LISA October 3, 2005 LISA Laser Interferometer Space Antenna Using Gravitational Waves To Probe Black Hole Physics and Astrophysics Jo van den Brand NIKHEF – WAR

LISA Present APP research in NL -astronomy, DM searches: – ANTARES HE cosmic rays, GZK limit: – LOFAR Gravitational waves:

LISA APP - Proposal T. Bauer LISA, VIRGO  NIKHEF makes strategic choice for APP – (Inter)national priority (FOM) – Beyond LHC  NIKHEF commitment – APP about 30% of program – Personnel – 2006: 7 FTE – 2010: 19 FTE – Annual budget – 2006: 830 k€ – 2010: 1630 k €  NIKHEF responsibilities – ANTARES/KM3NET – LISA and VIRGO  VU responsibility – Start effort on gravitational physics – JvdB, TK, HJB (and JWvH)

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LISA Logistics  SRON – Netherlands Institute for Space Research  Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen – Department of astrophysics  NIKHEF – National institute for nuclear and particle physics  Vrije Universiteit - Amsterdam – Subatomic physics group Interest expressed by astronomy groups of both Leiden & Utrecht Universities LISA data analysis studies Signals from inflation and phase transitions Algorithms for stochastic foregrounds and backgrounds Data management problems

LISA Logistics – LISA allocated resources Interest expressed by astronomy groups of both Leiden & Utrecht Universities +T. Bauer +H.J. Bulten

LISA Summary  Collaborate on LISA and VIRGO – Consistent with APP plan – Organize community, includes SRON, RUN, UU, LU  LISA commitment – Data analysis effort (GRID) – ASICS development for(ET)  VIRGO commitment – Data analysis effort (GRID) – Mechanics for VIRGO, VIRGO+, Advanced VIRGO (EA, MA) Formal discussions need WAR backup