WS1 - Gravitational wave astronomy: The new window to the universe

Title of workshop: Gravitational wave astronomy: The new window to the universe
Venue: Birla Institute of Scientific Research, Jaipur
Date: 6 March 2017 (Mon)
Participants limit: 30
Details: This workshop would primarily target graduate students and young scientists who would be interested in exploring the interface of astronomy & astrophysics with gravitational wave (GW) physics. The workshop will feature of a small number of talks elucidating the astrophysical implications of the recent LIGO observations and the potential of upcoming GW observations as new tool of astronomy. The afternoon session will provide a hands-on training session on working with the open science data from LIGO. The aim of the workshop is two-folds: 1) to facilitate more active research in the interface area of astronomy & astrophysics and gravitational wave physics, 2) provide training to astronomers to work with the open LIGO data, thus enabling new discoveries.
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Scientific Program
Gravitational wave astronomy: The new window to the universe  
Satellite workshop on gravitational-wave astronomy 
Venue: Birla Institute of Scientific Research, Jaipur (Hall A) 
Date: 6 March 2017 (Monday)
TimeDetails
09:30 - 10:00Arrival and registration 
Chair: Sumit Kumar (ICTS, Bangalore)
10:00 - 11:00Rajesh Nayak (IISER Kolkata): LIGO discovery of gravitational waves and its astrophysical implications
11:11 - 11:15 Tea break
11:15 - 12:15Varun Bhalerao (IIT Bombay): The search for the electromagnetic counterparts of gravitational wave signals
12:15 - 12:30Discussions and preparations for the hands-on session
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch Break  
 
13:30 - 17:30Hands on session on LIGO open data  
Tutors: Abhirup Ghosh (ICTS, Bangalore), Sumit Kumar (ICTS, Bangalore), Ajit K Mehta (ICTS, Bangalore), Gayathri Vivekanandan (IISER, Thiruvananthapuram), Muhammed Saleem (IISER, Thiruvananthapuram)
16:00 - 16:15 Tea break
This program is organized with support from the Max Planck Partner Groups at ICTS, Bangalore and IISER, Thiruvananthapuram.