Topical Lectures "Gravitational Waves"

19 Jun 2017, 09:30 → 21 Jun 2017, 17:30 Europe/Amsterdam

Nikhef

Monday, 19 June

09:30 → 10:30 Gravitational wave physics: introduction

Speaker: Chris Van Den Broeck

Slides Introduction.pdf

10:30 → 11:00 Coffee

11:00 → 12:30 General relativity and gravitational waves

Convener: Jan Willem v. Holten

slides GR2017-I.pdf

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 15:30 General relativity and gravitational waves

Speaker: Jan Willem v. Holten

Slides GR2017-II.pdf

15:30 → 16:00 Tea

16:00 → 18:00 Exercises

Slides binaries_exc.pdf

Tuesday, 20 June

09:30 → 10:30 Introduction to gravitational wave detection with interferometers

Speaker: Alessandro Bertolini

Slides ITF_GW_detectors_2017.pdf

10:30 → 11:00 Coffee

11:00 → 12:30 Thermal noise in gravitational wave detectors

Speaker: Giles Hammond

Slides Giles.pdf

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 15:00 The phase camera

Speaker: Laura Schaaf

Slides PhaseCameraPresentation.pptx

15:00 → 16:00 Einstein Telescope

Speaker: Harald LUECK

16:00 → 16:30 Tea

16:30 → 17:30 Space-based detectors

Speaker: Oliver JENNRICH

17:30 → 17:50 Discussion of exercises

Wednesday, 21 June

09:30 → 11:00 Data analysis: introduction and transient sources

Speaker: Chris Van Den Broeck

Slides Lecture_5.pdf

11:00 → 11:30 Coffee

11:30 → 12:30 Data analysis: continuous waves

Speaker: Henk Jan Bulten

Slides topical2017.pdf

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 15:00 Pulsar timing

Speaker: Gemma JANSSEN

Slides Nikhefjun2017-website.pdf

15:00 → 16:30 Exercises on data analysis

Speaker: Ka Wa TSANG

Slides matchedfiltering.pdf

16:30 → 17:30 Drinks