Virtual QNet Summer Workshop 2018: Using Gravitational Wave Data
Objectives
Participating Teachers Will:
- Be able to use the LIGO e-lab to identify levels of seismic background noise
- Describe the changes that occur in gravitational waves emitted from a compact binary system as the system moves towards coalescence.
- Use gravitational wave measurements and relevant equations to calculate the chirp masses and astronomical distances of binary systems.
- Give an overall or general summary of the process that scientists would use to extract information about astrophysical sources from gravitational wave data.
Wednesday July 11th
Arrive at Hotel
Comfort Inn Portland - 8225 NE Wasco, Portland, OR 97220 - 503-408-8000
Thursday July 12th
Tour of LIGO
7:30 am Departure from Hotel
Friday July 13th
9:20 AM Depart from Hotel
Tour of Vernier
Speed of Cosmic Ray Muons (with QuarkNet Data)
Lunch
Review of LIGO elab and 2016 GW Workshop
- Use elab to identify significant siesmic events
- Use elab to identify noise
Beyond LIGO elab
LIGO Educational Outreach Page
- Calculations with Simulated Data from Penn State Center for Gravitational Wave Physics
- Calculations with Real Data
Reflections
Dinner
Saturday July 14th
Totem Masterclass
Reflections
Lunch
Depart