Program
Paris EPTA Meeting Agenda
Monday 8th – 1:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Welcome coffee ---- 1:30 PM
Welcome talk & introduction of guests (Gilles) ---- 2:00 PM
Session -I-: Observations (led by Gemma) ---- 2:15 PM
-1 Cees: RFI mitigation
-2 Ramesh: UBB reciever update
-3 Andrea: SRT update
-4 Gemma: sourcelist updates
-5 Discussion & future goals
Session -II-: Database & pipeline (led by Patrick) ---- 3:15 PM
-1 Patrick: Progress update & new developments
-2 Patrick: Hands-on demo
-3 Discussion & future goals
Coffee Break ---- 4:15 PM
Session -III-: LEAP (led by Cees) ---- 4:45 PM
-1 Cees: Project overview
-2 KJ, Delphine, Kuo Mark: progresses & tool development
-3 Discussion & future goals
Tuesday 9th – 9:30 am – 1:00 pm
Session -IV-: Timing (led by Nicolas) ---- 9:30 PM
-1 Maura: Review of NANOGRAV
-2 Nicolas: Update of the timing group
-3 Kuo: Development of 2D template matching
-4 Discussion & future goals
Coffee Break ---- 11:00 PM
Session -V-: GW sources (led by Alberto S.) ---- 11:15 PM
-1 Alberto: Overview on expected GW signal and connection to the observed galaxy clustering
-2 Pablo: Look for MBHB candidates in the local Universe
-3 Chiara: Anisotropy in the GW background
-4 Steve: Anisotropy injections and searches
-5 Discussion & future goals
Lunch Break ---- 1:00 PM
Tour in Paris Observatory ---- 2:00 PM
Session -VI-: GW searches (led by Rutger) ---- 3:00 PM
-1 Antoine P. & Antoine L.: The single-source detection pipeline
-2 Stas: Statistics and upper limits on continuous GWs
-3 TempoNest: Tempo2 with non-linear fitting for all parameters
-4 Rutger: Upper limits on the GWB & Progress on DM variations and clock corrections
-5 Discussion & future goal
Coffee Break ---- 4:15 PM
Session -VII-: Discussion on GW search results Validating (led by Rutger & Alberto V.) ---- 4:30 PM
-1 How we validate the result(s) of a GW search on EPTA data
-2 How we assess the statistical significance of a detection (or upper-limit)
Wednesday 10th – 9:30 am – 1:00 pm
Session -VIII-: IPTA & Steering Committee (led by Ben) ---- 9:30 am
-1 New projects to be considered and our response to them
-2 How we ensure sufficient reward for those doing the hard work of timing
-3 New projects we might want to propose
-4 Update of IPTA _AT_ Krabi
Wednesday 10th – 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
working groups meetings, GRAMAP
Wednesday-Thursday: GRAMAP
A common session with GRAMAP workshop on GW and pulsar timing issues on Wednesday afternoon; you are welcome also for the Thursday sessions (Time Scale, Gravitation Theories, Reference Frames).