TUESDAY, April 28

LIGO Seminar, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, SCR, 351 W. Bridge POSTPONED
"Model Waveform Accuracy Standards for Gravitational Wave Data Analysis," Lee Lindblom, Theoretical Astrophysics, Caltech.


Abstract: POSTPONED
Model waveforms are used in gravitational wave data analysis to detect and then to measure the properties of a source by matching the model waveforms to the signal from a detector. This talk will present simple derivations of accuracy standards for model waveforms which are sufficient to ensure that these data analysis applications are capable of extracting the full scientific content of the data, but without demanding excessive accuracy that would place undue burdens on the model waveform simulation community.