LISA Science Analysis Workshop Schedule


Day 1: Galactic Binaries and Backgrounds

8:30 - Welcome and Opening Remarks (Sam Finn, Penn State)
9:00 - Institution Roundup
9:30 - LISA Status: Preparing for the Future (Tom Prince, JPL/Caltech)
10:00 - Discussion
10:15 - Coffee Break
10:30 - Analysis for Resovable Galactic Binaries (Louis Rubbo, Penn State)
11:00 - Discussion
11:30 - Characterizing the Binary Confusion Limit (Joe Romano, Cardiff University)
12:00 - Discussion
 
12:30 - Lunch
 
2:00 - Characterizing the Binary Confusion Limit (Matt Benacquista, MSU-Billings)
2:30 - Discussion
3:00 - Characterizing the Binary Confusion Limit (Soumya Mohanty, UT Brownsville)
3:30 - Discussion
4:00 - Coffee Break
4:30 - Discussion: Analysis demonstration problems for galactic binaries and backgrounds (Moderators: Matt Benacquista, Soumya Mohanty)
5:30 - Adjourn

Day 2: EMRIs,SMBH, & Multi-class Analysis

9:30 - Approximately Equal Mass Black Holes (Cole Miller, University of Maryland)
10:00 - Discussion
10:30 - Coffee Break
11:00 - Analysis in the presense of multiple sources of different classes (Jeff Crowder, MSU-Bozeman)
11:30 - Discussion
 
12:00 - Lunch
 
2:00 - Breakout Sessions: Demonstration problems for LISA Analysis
4:00 - Coffee Break
4:30 - Breakout Session Reports (Moderators: Shane Larson, Louis Rubbo)
5:00 - LISA Framework document (David Thompson, NASA Ames Research Center)
5:30 - Adjourn

Day 3: Community Involvement

9:00 - Collaborative Infrastructure: Introduction (Matt Benacquista)
9:15 - Collaborative Infrastructure: Sharing source simulations, constellation simulations and analysis results (Sam Finn, Shane Larson)
10:30 - Coffee Break
11:00 - Back to the Future: Beyond Proof of Principle (Sam Finn)
11:30 - Discussion
12:30 - Adjourn