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LIGO at the start of continuous observation Prospects and Challenges

LIGO at the start of continuous observation Prospects and Challenges. Albert Lazzarini LIGO Scientific Collaboration Presentation at NSF 21 October 2005. Introductions. Patrick Brady - University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee Co-chair of Data Analysis Working Group on coalescing binary searches

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LIGO at the start of continuous observation Prospects and Challenges

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  1. LIGO at the start of continuous observationProspects and Challenges Albert Lazzarini LIGO Scientific Collaboration Presentation at NSF 21 October 2005

  2. Introductions • Patrick Brady - University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee • Co-chair of Data Analysis Working Group on coalescing binary searches • Chair of Data Analysis Software Working Group (DASWG) • ITR2003 co-PI • Jolien Creighton - University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee • Member, Data Analysis Working Group on coalescing binary searches • DASWG Software Librarian • iVDGL, ITR2003 senior investigator • John McNabb - Penn State University • Member, Data Analysis Working Group on burst and transient searches • Member, LSC Computing Committee -- representing PSU Tier 2 center • Scott Koranda - University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee • GripPhyN, iVDGL, ITR2003 senior investigator • Albert Lazzarini - Caltech • LSC Computing Committee Chair • LIGO Laboratory Data & Computing Group Leader • Member, Data Analysis Working Group on stochastic background searches • Fred Raab - Caltech • Head, LIGO Hanford Observatory • Member, Data Analysis Working Group on burst and transient searches • Peter Saulson - Syracuse University • Spokesperson, LIGO Scientific Collaboration • Member, Data Analysis Working Group on burst and transient searches LIGO Laboratory at Caltech

  3. Agenda for today 0930 - 0945 Brief introductory remarks Albert Lazzarini, LIGO Laboratory Caltech 0945 - 1005 LIGO Status from the Collaboration Peter Saulson, Syracuse, LSC Spokesman 1005 - 1030 LIGO Science Nuggets - recent results Jolien Creighton, UW Milwaukee 1030 - 1045 Break 1045 - 1105 LIGO and Grid Activities Patrick Brady, UW Milwaukee 1105 - 1120 LIGO impact on the grid Scott Koranda, UW Milwaukee 1120 - 1140 LIGO broader impact and outreach Fred Raab, LIGO Hanford Observatory 1140 - 1200 Closing remarks & discussion Patrick Brady, UW Milwaukee LIGO Laboratory at Caltech

  4.  Radio CMB x-ray GW sky?  sky? GRBs LISA band: 100 Hz < f < 10 mHz Adv. LIGO band: 10 Hz < f < 8 kHz  The EM Window on the Universe New Window on Universe • GRAVITATIONAL WAVES WILL GIVE A NEW AND UNIQUE VIEW OF THE DYNAMICS OF THE UNIVERSE. • EXPECTED SOURCES: • BLACK HOLES, • SUPERNOVAE, PULSARS AND • COMPACT BINARY SYSTEMS • THE EARLY UNIVERSE • POSSIBILITY FOR THE UNEXPECTED IS VERY REAL! LIGO Laboratory at Caltech

  5. Interferometers are aligned along the great circle connecting the sites Hanford, WA MIT 3002 km (L/c = 10 ms) <- Livingston, LA Caltech Livingston, LA Hanford, WA -> The LIGO Observatories LIGO Laboratory at Caltech

  6. The LIGO Scientific Collaboration 500 scientists at 42 institutions27 US & 15 international

  7. Orbiting observatories GEO: 0.6km On-line VIRGO: 3km 2005 - 2006 LIGO-LHO: 2km, 4km On-line TAMA: 0.3km On-line LCGT: 3 km planned LIGO-LLO: 4km On-line AIGO: (?)km Proposed Growing International Network of GW Interferometers • Operated as a phased array: • - Enhance detection confidence • - Localize sources • - Decompose the polarization of gravitational waves • - External triggers from EM observatories LIGO Laboratory at Caltech

  8. LIGO is embarking on an exciting observational campaign! • We have honed our analysis methods on a series of science runs that have produced 9(7 PRD + 2 PRL) published results to date (including accepted for publication) • More publications are in the pipeline • Scientific output of LIGO is ramping up • Advanced LIGO start expected for FY2008 • OPPORTUNITIES for the Collaboration: • The upcoming S5 science run will provide at least 1 year of integrated science data at design • There will be time for one or more additional long observations • Operation in coincidence with other detectors to corroborate detections • Virgo (French-Italian 3km interferometer) • GEO600 (UK/German 600m interferometer - part of LSC) • Coordination with -ray observatories (HETE 2, Swift) • Outreach and education, broader impact • CHALLENGES for the Collaboration : • Maintaining the impetus of a 24x7 campaign of production analysis that will enable timely discovery • The LSC has embraced and is fully reliant on the NSF-supported grid computing model that needs to be operated 24x7 for the collaboration by the few institutions with expertise & resources - Tier 0/1/2 centers of the LIGO Data Grid LIGO Laboratory at Caltech

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