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NERC Space Geodesy Facility, Herstmonceux
ILRS Fall 2005 Workshop
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  Thursday


9:00   Moving to kHz Ranging  Chairs:   G. Kirchner & J. McGarry
  • Is kHz ranging the key
    to 1 mm observations?
  • What is the analyst response
    to the new kHz SLR data?
  • What are the benefits and disadvantages
    of using high repetition lasers?
  • What developments have sites undergone to prepare for moving toward kHz ranging?
  • What software developments are necessary to operate at kHz?
  • What are the experiences of sites in preparing to operate a kHz?
  • What developments have site made in real time track detection? What are the problems that sites will face that they hope to overcome with track detection?
  • How should data be selected to form a normal point? (1 retro vs mean)
  • What developments have there been in the SLR2000 project?
Agenda
Session chair opening remarks (Kirchner)
Graz khz ranging (Kirchner)
SLR2000 status & issues (McGarry)
Hertmonceax (Gibbs)
Complete PC Board for kHz SLR
Open discussion of website topics

10:30 Tea Break

11:00 New Prediction Technique  Chairs:   R. Ricklefs
  • What is the status of CPF generation amd distribution?
  • What is the status of CPF station implementation?
  • What is the status of sample software and documentation?
  • What is the status of lunar and transponder predictions?
  • What (unexpected) challenges have the CPFs posed?
  • Are the prediction point separations adequate?
  • Are the prediction file sizes acceptably?
  • Are the acquisition and normalpoint results adequate?
  • What will the time table be for network implementation?
12:30 Lunch

13:30 Network Collaboration  Chairs:   G. Bianco
  • Are stations using the new Dynamic priorities list?
  • Would the network benefit from the unification of IRVs?
  • Are stations looking at the newly available time bias functions?
  • Are stations using the information on Eurolas?
  • Visiting operators, station managers and engineers: should a charter/agreement be set up?

14:30 Transponders  Chairs:   U. Schreiber & John Degnan
  • What is the first assessment of the potential use of this technology to extend the use of SLR?
  • What are the supported wavelengths?
15:30 Tea Break

16:00  Other Applications Chairs:   G. Appleby
  • Werner Gurtner: Dual use of the Zimmerwald  telescope for SLR and CCD astrometry.
  • Rob Sherwood: Photometric observations using the Herstmonceux SLR system
  • Graham Appleby: Directional Observations of satellites using the Herstmonceux SLR system
17:30  End

19:00 Evening Banquet
Group Evening Meal at the Conference Centre




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