13th International Laser Ranging Workshop

Session	Title	Primary Author
Overview of Space Geodesy Techniques (J. Degnan and M. Pearlman)
	SLR Contribution to the International Terrestrial Reference Frame	Zuheir Altamimi

Scientific Achievements, Applications, and Future Requirements (R. Noomen and S. Klosko)
	Time-Variable Gravity Analysis Using Satellite-Laser-Ranging as a Tool for Observing Long-Term Changes in the Earth’s Systems -- INVITED	Christopher Cox
	The SLR Contribution to Precision Orbit Determination in the GPS Era	Scott Luthcke
	Evaluation of potential systematic bias in GNSS orbital solutions	Graham Appleby
	Contributions of SLR to the Success of Satellite Altimeter Missions -- INVITED	Remko Scharroo
	SLR and the CHAMP Gravity Field Mission -- INVITED	Rolf König
	Prospects for an Improved Lense-Thirring Test with SLR and the GRACE Gravity Mission -- INVITED	John Ries
	Lunar Geophysics, Geodesy, and Dynamics -- INVITED	James G. Williams
	Seasonal Changes in the Icecaps of Mars from Laser Altimetry and Gravity	David Smith
	Future Interplanetary Laser Ranging: Science Goals and Methods -- INVITED	Ken Nordtvedt
	Geophysical Applications of SLR Tidal Estimates -- INVITED	John Wahr
	Laser Ranging Contributions to Monitoring and Interpreting Earth Orientation Changes -- INVITED	Richard Gross
	Monitoring The Origin of the TRF with Space Geodetic Techniques -- INVITED	Erricos Pavlis
	Absolute Earth Scale from SLR Measurements -- INVITED	Peter Dunn
	First results of the French Transportable Laser Ranging Station during the 2002 Corsica campaign for the JASON-1 calibration and validation experiment	Joëlle Nicolas
	Preliminary orbit determination of GRACE satellites using laser ranging data	Milena Rutkowska
	The Development of NASA Gravity Field Models and their Dependence on SLR – Invited	Frank Lemoine

Lunar Laser Ranging (P. Shelus and J.F. Mangin)
	Recent contributions to LLR analysis	Jean Chapront
	The OCA LLR Station: An Update	Jean-Francois Mangin
	APOLLO: Multiplexed Lunar Laser Ranging	Thomas Murphy
	LLR Developments at Mount Stromlo: Towards Millimeter Accuracy	Ben Greene

Improved or Upgraded Systems - Poster Session (F. Pierron and Y. Fumin)
	SLR2000 Software: Current Test Results and Recent Developments	Jan McGarry
	McDonald Ranging: 30 Years and Still Going	Peter Shelus
	Replacement of the LURE Telescope Controller Using COTS Components Using Commercial Off-The-Shelf Components	Daniel O'Gara
	System Stability Improvement of Changchun SLR System	You Zhao
	Improving SALRO Accuracy	Abdallah Azzeer
	Ultra mobile station FTLRS: Software Control	Monique Pierron
	The New MLRS Encoder System: Progress Report	Jerry Wiant
	Improvements of the French Transportable Laser Ranging Station to high accuracy level	Francis Pierron
	Upgrading of the Simeiz-1873 SLR Station	Sergiy Filikov
	First Laser Ranging Results of the new Potsdam SLR System	Ludwig Grunwaldt
	System Upgrades of the NASA SLR Network	David Carter
	Upgrades of Shanghai Satellite Laser Ranging Station	Yang Fumin
	NASA SLR Network MCP PMT Upgrade	Howard Donovan
	GUTS – A New SLR System for Japan	Thomas Oldham
	Integration of 1.5m Telescope and ranging system in CRL	Hiroo Kunimori

Station Performance Evaluation (C. Luceri and R. Wood)
	The stability of the SLR stations coordinates determined from monthly arcs of LAGEOS-1 and LAGEOS-2 laser ranging in 1999-2001	Stanislaw Schillak
	MyStationPerformance.COM	Van Husson
	Results of the triple laser ranging collocation experiment at the Grasse observatory, France (September - November 2001)	Joëlle Nicolas
	Status of the KACST SLR Program -- Past, Present and Future	Turki Al-Saud
	Range Bias vs Applied System Delay	Toshimichi Otsubo
	Absolute and Relative Range Bias Detection Capabilities	Van Husson
	The Precise Data Processing in MCC Analysis Center	Vladmir Glotov

Station Operational Issues (W. Gurtner and V. Husson)
	Creating a Consolidated Laser Ranging Prediction Format	Randy Ricklefs
	Operational Issues from the Stations	Werner Gurtner
	Operational Issues from an ILRS Central Bureau Perspective	Van Husson
	Operational Issues from the Viewpoint of the SLR Data Analysis	Graham Appleby

Target Design, Signatures, and Biases (G. Appleby and V. Vasiliev)
	Laser Retroreflector Array (LARA) for IRS Mission	Kattimuthu Elango
	Velocity Aberration	David Arnold
	Retroreflector Array Transfer Functions	David Arnold
	Difference of LAGEOS satellite response from raw data analysis of the collocation experiment between the Grasse Satellite and Lunar Laser Ranging stations	Joëlle Nicolas
	Design of a laser retro-reflector for the first satellite ranging mission in S. Korea on an elliptical orbit	Seungbum Kim
	Recovery of target response function for centre-of-mass corrections of spherical satellites	Toshimichi Otsubo
	Reflector arrangement on H2A-LRE satellite	Toshimichi Otsubo
	International experiment in space for investigation of a novel-type laser retroreflector	Vladimir Vasiliev
	LAGEOS-2 spin rate and orientation	Robert Sherwood
	Development and on-orbit performance of moderate-cost spherical retroreflector arrays for the STARSHINE program	Robert Kessel
	The Atmospheric Neutral Density Experiment: a Mission Overview	Andrew Nicholas

Timing Devices (E. Samain and P. Gibbs)
	Range comparison results for various Eurolas SR timers	Philip Gibbs
	A010 Family of Time interval Counters Adapted to SLR Applications	Yuri Artyukh
	ILRS Timing Devices: Specifications, Error Analysis, BEST Calibration Practices	Van Husson
	An ultra stable event timer	Etienne Samain
	Counter Calibrations at Zimmerwald	Werner Gurtner
	Portable Pico Event Timer Upgrade	Karel Hamal
	Operational Performance of GPS Steered Rubidium Oscillators	Loyal Stewart

System Calibration (I. Prochazka and U. Schreiber)
	Portable Calibration Standard Mission Review	Karel Hamal
	Use of free surface of liquids in interferometric methods: application to split corner cubes	Jean-Louis Oneto
	Portable Calibration Standard Capabilities	Ivan Prochazka
	High accuracy short range laser rangefinder for system calibration and installation	Peter Sperber
	An experimental common detector, coaxial Cassegrain laser telescope and its calibration	Matti Paunonen
	Local Surveys at Goddard	Jim Long
	Local Survey Relationships to System Calibration and Bias Identification	Paul Stevens

Atmospheric Correction and Multiwavelength Ranging (S. Riepl and E. Pavlis)
	Preliminary estimation of the atmospheric nonlinear frequency dispersion and absorption effects on the pulse SLR accuracy	Yuri Galkin
	Biaxial Rayleigh- and Raman-LIDAR for applications in atmospheric sounding and SLR	Ulrich Schreiber
	Wavelength Dependence of Range Correction	David Arnold
	Atmospheric Contribution to the Laser Ranging Jitter	Ivan Prochazka
	Validation of Mapping Functions	Stefan Riepl
	Zimmerwald Dual-wavelength Operation: First Experiences	Werner Gurtner
	A Database of Atmospheric Refractivities from GPS Radio Occultations	Manuel de la Torre Juárez
	Modification of Laser Ranging Equation	Xiong Yaoheng
	Two-color laser ranging with the MLRO system	Giuseppe Bianco
	Atmospheric Refraction at Optical Wavelengths: Problems and Solutions	Virgilio Mendes

Detectors and Optical Chain Components (G. Kirchner and L. Grunwaldt)
	New Detection Package at Graz	Georg Kirchner
	The advantages of Avalanche Photodiode (APD) arrays in laser ranging applications	Jana Strasburg
	Characterization of a Microchannel Plate Photomultiplier Tube with a High Sensitivity GaAs Photocathode	Paul Hink
	Time walk compensation of a SPAD with linear photo detection	Etienne Samain
	SPAD Detector Package for Space Born Applications	Ivan Prochazka
	Testing of MCP PMTS: Use of Fiber Optic Coupled Gbps Laser Drivers to Create Ersatz Laser Return Pulses	Tomas Cuff

Laser Technology Development (K. Hamal and Howard Donovan, for Y. Gao)
	Kilohertz Laser Ranging at Graz	Georg Kirchner
	Mechanical measurement of laser pulse duration	Jean-Louis Oneto
	Lasers for Multiwavelength Satellite Laser Ranging	Karel Hamal
	High-Power, Short-Pulse Microlaser - Power Amplifier System	Yelena Isyanova

Automation and Control Systems (J. McGarry and F. Koidl)
	SLR2000 Closed Loop Tracking with a Photon-Counting Quadrant Detector	Jan McGarry
	Improvements in the Automation of the Zimmerwald SLR Station	Werner Gurtner
	Infrared Sky Camera -- The Production Model	Anthony Mallama
	Automated operational software at Shanghai SLR station	Zhongping Zhang
	Berne/Herstmonceux Timebias Service	Roger Wood
	Sun Avoidance Software	Zhongping Zhang
	Intelligent Scheduler, Prioritize in the Fly	Christopher Clarke
	Incorporation of GPS Data into HTSI Prediction Cycle to Support the ICESat Mission	Julie Horvath

Advanced Systems and Techniques (B. Greene and T. Murphy)
	SLR2000: Progress and Future Applications	John Degnan
	Optimization of the Correlation Range Receiver Parameters in SLR2000	John Degnan
	Photon-Counting Airborne Microlaser Altimeter	John Degnan
	Time Transfer by Laser Link	Etienne Samain
	Millimeter Ranging Accuracy -- The Bottleneck	Ivan Prochazka
	Installing TIGO in Concepcion	Stefan Riepl
	Overview of Data for the SLR2000 Tracking Mount Performance Testing	Donald Patterson
	Laser Tracking of Space Debris	Ben Greene
	The MLRO Project: a Status Report	Giuseppe Bianco
	A satellite laser ranging system based on a micro-chip laser	Jun Amagai

A document of all submitted abstracts is available in MS Word or PDF formats; an addendum to the published abstract booket is also available (Word, PDF).