Gravity Probe B Presentations
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Science Advisory Committee (SAC) Meeting #20 Presentations � September 3, 2010
- Parallel Processing by Magid Al Meshari & John Conklin (1MB MSPowerPoint)
Parallel Processing by Magid Al Meshari & John Conklin (670KB PDF)
Parallel Processing by Magid Al Meshari & John Conklin (200 MB MPEG4 Video)
Technology Reviews
- GSS Review (8MB PDF)
- Science Instrument Review (5 MB PDF)
- Telescope Readout Review (5 MB PDF)
- Gyro Readout Review (3 MB PDF)
- On-Orbit Performance of the Gravity Probe B Drag-Free Translation Control System 600 KB PDF)
- On-Orbit Performance of the Gravity Probe B Drag-Free Translation Control and Orbit Determination (900 KB PDF)
- The Design and Testing of the Gravity Probe Suspension and Charge Control Systems (732 KB PDF)
- Multilayer Films of TiC, Ti, and Cu for the Gravity Probe B Relativity Mission Gyroscopes (896 KB PDF)
- Generic Drag-Free Control Simulation—Lessons Learned from Gravity Probe B (3 MB PDF)
Science Advisory Committee (SAC) Meeting #19 Presentations � September 4, 2009
- Presentation 01: GP-B Introduction & Status (12-min Flash with embedded & synchronized audio narration)
Presentation 02: GP-B Introduction & Status (12-min PDF-9 with embedded & synchronized audio narration 8 MB)
Presentation by Francis Everitt
- Presentation 02:GP-B Data Analysis Overview (50-min Flash with embedded & synchronized audio narration)
Presentation 02: GP-B Data Analysis Overview (50-min PDF-9 with embedded & synchronized audio narration 48MB)
Presentation by John Conklin
Summer 2009 — HEPL/Aero Astro Seminar Talks
- Gravity Probe B Overview (PDF)
Talk by Barry Muhlfelder, June 17
- Effects of Patch Potentials on the GP-B Performance—Results and Lessons Learned (PDF)
Talk by Sasha Buchman, June 24 - Misalignment and Resonance Torques and Their Treatment in GP-B Data Analysis (Flash)
Misalignment and Resonance Torques and Their Treatment in GP-B Data Analysis (PDF-9)
Talk by Mac Keiser, July1 - Polhode Motion, Trapped Flux, and the GP-B Science Data Analysis (PDF)
Talk by Alex Silbergleit, July 8 - The Gravity Probe B Experiment: Data Analysis Journey (Flash)
The Gravity Probe B Experiment: Data Analysis Journey (PDF-9)
Talk by Michael Heifetz, July 29
April 2007 — GP-B Talks at the American Physical Society Meeting, Jacksonville, FL
- First Results from Gravity Probe B (PDF)
Plenary talk by GP-B Principal Investigator, Francis Everit - Lessons Learned from Gravity Probe B for STEP, LISA and other Experiments (PDF)
Talk by GP-B Research Scientist, Paul Worden - Proper Motion of the GP-B Guide Star (PDF)
Talk by Irwin Shapiro, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics - The Gravity Probe B Science Instrument (PDF)
Talk by GP-B Co-Principal Investigator, John Turneaure - The Development Challenges of Gravity Probe-B—an Ongoing Partnership Between Physics and Engineering (PDF)
Talk by GP-B Co-Princiipal Investigator, Brad Parkinson - Gravity Probe B Data Analysis Challenges, Insights, and Results (PDF)
Talk by GP-B Chief Scientist, Mac Keiser
Talks & Lectures by GP-B Prinicpal Investigator, Francis Everitt
- Gravity Probe B: The Engineering of a Physics Experiment in Space & the Role of Students in it (PDF)
Stanford Aeronautics & Astronautics 50th Anniversary Celebration Talk, May 9, 2008 - Testing Einstein in Space: The Gravity Probe B Mission (PDF)
Stanford Brainstorm Public Lecture Series, May 18, 2006
Miscellaneous Talks & Lectures
- GP-B Presentation to SF Bay Area Chapter of the National Property Managers Association, June 25, 2009 (Flash)
GP-B Presentation to SF Bay Area Chapter of the National Property Managers Association, June 25, 2009 (PDF-9)
Talk by Tom Langenstein, GP-B Deputy Program Manager
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