2002 Gravitational Wave Advanced Detector Workshop (GWADW)

几十年来，前沿主题的会议在物理学的发展中发挥了核心作用。引力波辐射的可能探测就是其中之一。关于引力波及其探测的六次白杨冬季物理会议系列在探索这一主题和激励社区方面非常成功。通常在1月或2月举行的白杨引力波冬季会议，称为引力波高级探测器研讨会（GWADW），2002年将不在白杨举行，而将由2002年5月19日至26日在意大利艾尔巴岛举行的类似会议取代。会议将于2003年1月或2月在白杨举行。埃尔巴研讨会的副标题是“走向全球探测网络”。目标是讨论在不久的将来，美国、欧洲（比萨和汉诺威）和日本将有干涉仪，这些干涉仪可以作为一个组合的全球阵列运行，考虑到这一点，可以实现的物理覆盖范围。还有一个共振探测器阵列可以被包括在内。最后，有一天可能会包括天基探测器。由于许多正在进行的研究和开发计划，灵敏度将得到提高。该提案要求为厄尔巴岛研讨会的与会者提供旅费支助。

Conferences on frontier topics have played a central role in the development of Physics for decades. The possible detection of Gravitational Wave Radiation is one of these topics. A series of six Aspen Winter Physics conferences on Gravitational Waves and Their Detection has been very successful in exploring this subject and in galvanizing the community. The Aspen Winter Conference on Gravitational Waves, called the Gravitational Wave Advanced Detector Workshop (GWADW), usually held in January or February, will not take place in Aspen in 2002, but is to be replaced by an analogous conference to be held in Isola d'Elba, Italy, May 19-26, 2002. The conference will return to Aspen in January or February, 2003.The subtitle of the Elba workshop is, "Toward a Global Detection Network". The goal is to discuss the physics coverage that can be achieved considering that, in the near future, there will be interferometers in the US, Europe (in Pisa and Hannover), and in Japan and these can be operated as a combined global array. There is, as well, an array of resonant detectors that can be included. Finally, space based detectors may be included someday. Sensitivity is going to improve thanks to the many ongoing Research and Development programs. This proposal requests travel support for participants in the Elba workshop.