Hosted and supported Dipongkar Talukder working on optimal radiometer analysis by combining all detectors together.
(inspiral searches)
follow-up MCMC code for Bayesian parameter estimation (C. Röver)
LAL/LALApps based pipeline for injecting binary black hole inspiral-merger-ring down phenomenological waveforms ( A. Parameswaran).
Hosted and supported Sukanta Bose for a one-year visit to work on coherent follow-up analysis and analysis of one month of S5 data
(burst searches)
Collaborating with Florida group (Sergei Klimenko, Chris Pankow) in the search for binary black holes using coherent burst search algorithms customized for BBH parameter space ( A. Parameswaran).
Collaborated with Adam Mercer in producing burst MDCs for non-spinning binary black-hole phenomenological waveforms ( A. Parameswaran).
(computing)
Designed and built a large cluster environment (ATLAS) for GW analysis (H. Fehrmann, B. Allen, C. Aulbert)
Operating ATLAS cluster (~5400 cores) (H. Fehrmann, B. Allen, C. Aulbert)
Data management for AEI/Hannover (C. Aulbert, O. Bock, H. Fehrmann)
Preparation to stage VIRGO data for LDR system (C. Aulbert, H. Fehrmann, O. Bock)
(CW searches)
Einstein@Home S4 postprocessing and paper (B. Allen, H. Pletsch)
Einstein@Home S5R1 postprocessing (H. Pletsch, B. Machenschalk, O. Bock)
Einstein@Home project maintenance (B. Allen, B. Machenschalk)
Einstein@Home application support and improvement (B. Allen, B. Machenschalk, R. Prix, O. Bock)
Einstein@Home development of a radio pulsar search (C. Messenger, B. Allen, H. Pletsch, R. Prix)
Study of random template banks and relaxed lattices (C. Messenger, R. Prix, MA Papa)
Study of flat-metric approximation for continuous-wave searches (R. Prix)
Study of parameter-space correlations of the optimal detection statistic (H. Pletsch)
Development of an incoherent search pipeline for Low-Mass X-Ray binaries (also used in our RXTE search) (C. Messenger, R. Prix)
The performance of a highly sensitive search for Sco X-1 using archive RXTE X-Ray data (C. Messenger, R. Prix)
Search for a CW signal from Cas A with Karl Wette and Ben Owen (C. Messenger, MA Papa, R. Prix)
(other)
preparation and organization of LSC October 07 meeting (C. Aulbert, H. Fehrmann, B. Allen)
testing and implementation of new Twiki system for CW group and other groups (O. Bock, R. Prix)
GEO600 calibration, data collection and movement (M. Hewitson)
R. Prix is member of the Computing Committee
C. Messenger is member of the Review Committee for the String Burst Search
Plans for Aug08-Aug09
(inspiral searches)
further development of Bayesian follow-up code, extension to coherent analysis (C. Röver)
Development of inspiral+merger+ring down waveform injection pipeline for (non-precessing) spinning black holes ( A. Parameswaran).
IMR injection pipeline with waveforms containing higher harmonics from non-spinning black-hole binaries ( A. Parameswaran).
Development of a template bank for the non-spinning binary black-hole phenomenological waveforms ( A. Parameswaran).
(burst searches)
Continue collaborating with the Florida group in customising the CoherentWaveburst algorithm with spinning/higher harmonics waveform injections ( A. Parameswaran).
(hardware)
continued operation and possibly expansion of current resources (C. Aulbert, H. Fehrmann, B. Allen)
take over some GEO data duty from Steffen Grunewald (C. Aulbert, H. Fehrmann, M. Hewitson)
(CW searches)
Einstein@Home S5R1 postprocessing (H. Pletsch, B. Machenschalk, O. Bock)
Einstein@Home project maintenance (B. Allen, B. Machenschalk, O. Bock)
Einstein@Home application support and improvement (B. Allen, B. Machenschalk, R. Prix, O. Bock)
Einstein@Home development of a radio pulsar search (C. Messenger, B. Allen, H. Pletsch, R. Prix)
prepare paper on random template-banks and relaxed lattices (C. Messenger, R. Prix, MA Papa)
prepare paper on flat-metric approximation for CW searches (R. Prix)
prepare paper on parameter-space correlations of the optimal detection statistic (H. Pletsch)
study optimization of Hierarchical search algorithms (R. Prix)
study detection statistic for "transient" (lasting ~few days) CW signals (R. Prix)
Implement and develop the "sideband" search for low-mass X-Ray binaries (C. Messenger)
Apply the RXTE Sco X-1 search to other X-Ray sources (C. Messenger, R. Prix)
Prepare paper on the RXTE Low-mass X-Ray binary searches (C. Messenger)
Implement an XML format for reading/writing intermediate and final CW search results, including full history trails (R. Prix, O. Bock)
Set up and run a new Einstein@Home search on S5-data (S5R4) (B. Allen, B. Machenschalk, R. Prix. O. Bock)
Development of a generalized Einstein@Home/BOINC workunit-generator in order to simplify setting up new BOINC projects (O. Bock, R. Prix)
Search for a CW signal from Cas A with Karl Wette and Ben Owen (C. Messenger, MA Papa, R. Prix)
(computing)
Operating and extension ATLAS cluster (~5400 cores) (H. Fehrmann, B. Allen, C. Aulbert)
Data management for AEI/Hannover (C. Aulbert, O. Bock, H. Fehrmann)
Computing support for Einstein@Home postprocessing and future searches (B. Allen, C. Aulbert, H. Fehrmann, O. Bock, B. Machenschalk)
(other)
Improvement of DASWG development process and version control scheme (O. Bock, R. Prix)
Maintenance and improvement of Twiki system for CW group and other groups (O. Bock, R. Prix)
GEO600 calibration, data collection and movement (M. Hewitson)