LISA Science Group (LSG)
Access: Full members
Contact: lsg-chairs[at]lisamission.org
Governance:
- lead: John Gair
- deputy: Elena Maria Rossi
- deputy: Michele Vallisneri
Purpose
The LISA Science Group is the body tasked with implementing the scientific vision of the consortium. In particular, the group will ensure the development needed to allow the consortium to deliver on its promised science goals and products. The group will provide the forum where the work and ideas of the science working groups (Astrophysics, Fundamental Physics and Cosmology) is brought together and implemented and tracked as projects.
Responsibilities
The charge of the LSG is to:
- Aid in the definition of the Consortium’s key science questions;
- Ensure key science questions will be answered;
- Manage the work packages needed to deliver the science of the Consortium;
- Manage the high-priority, urgent science questions arising from the daily development of the project;
- Manage the interface between the pipeline design and pipeline implementation;
- Initiate and coordinate preparation of follow-up observations of GW events;
- Develop validation protocols for the consortium science deliverables.
Structure
The Groups of Work Packages are:
- Waveforms
- Data Analysis Tools (1)
- Instrument Response Modelling
- Low-latency Pipelines (1)
- Individual and global source identification codes (1)
- Source Catalogues
- Multi-messenger/band astronomy
- Interpretation, key science projects
(1) In strong collaboration with the LISA Data Processing Group