Programme Schedule
|
Day |
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Lecture 1 |
Lecture 2 |
Afternoon |
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GW Theory |
Theory of Expt |
Lab |
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1 |
Mon |
Inauguration, Intro of the experiment modules - 1 (lectures) |
Intro to experiment modules - 2 (lectures) |
Intro to experiments / Demo (hands-on) |
|
2 |
Tue |
Sanjit: GW General Introduction |
Manasa: Optics |
Lab session 1a |
|
3 |
Wed
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Sanjit: Interferometer design - Shot noise limit, standard quantum limit |
Suresh: Mechanics |
Lab session 1b |
|
4 |
Thu |
Sanjit: Interferometer noise limits - Vacuum, thermal noise, seismic noise |
Shivaraj: Controls & Noise |
Lab session 2a |
|
5 |
Fri |
Sanjit: Interferometer Global network response / localisation, Future detectors, |
Shivaraj: Intro to LIGO subsystems |
Lab session 2b |
|
6 |
Mon |
Manasa: Th. of Module - Fabry-Perot cavity |
Suresh: Th. of Module: Seismic Isolation |
Lab session 3a |
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7 |
Tue |
Suresh: Th. of Module: Suspensions |
Saravanan: Th. of Module- Michelson interferometer |
Lab session 3b |
|
8 |
Wed |
Manasa: Finesse simulations-1 |
Manasa: Finesse simulations-2 |
Lab session 4a |
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9 |
Thu |
Manasa: Advanced optics |
Suresh: Advanced suspensions |
Lab session 4b |
|
10 |
Fri |
Saravanan: Advanced seismic |
Shivaraj: Advanced controls |
Feedback session and finale |
Experiments [afternoons] will take place in SITARA.
Tea and Biscuits: Weekdays, 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM; Lunch & Dinner as per IUCAA canteen timings
Special Dinner: Friday, 5/12/2025, 8:00 PM at Recreation Centre/Chittaranjan
Living Review Articles:
- Interferometer techniques for gravitational-wave detection https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41114-016-0002-8
- Gravitational Wave Detection by Interferometry (Ground and Space) https://link.springer.com/article/10.12942/lrr-2000-3
- Fundamentals of Interferometric Gravitational Wave Detectors, Peter Saulson, https://doi.org/10.1142/10116
Experiment modules:
- Michelson
- Suspension
- Seismic
- Fabry-Perot