List of Publications

The full list of my publications can be downloaded as a PDF file.
The list of my main publications can be downloaded as a PDF file.

Link to the references in inSPIRES HEP

Journals with referees

F. Acernese et al. (Virgo collaboration) Class. Quantum Grav. 35 (2018) 20,
Calibration of advanced Virgo and reconstruction of the gravitational wave signal h(t) during the observing run O2 (doi, arXiv:1807.03275, corresponding author)
B.P. Abbott et al. (LIGO et Virgo collaborations), PRL 119, 161101 (2017),
GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral (arxiv:1710.05832).
B. P. Abbott et al. (LIGO et Virgo collaborations), PRL 119,141101 (2017),
GW170814: A three-detector observation of gravitational waves from a binary black hole coalescence (arxiv:1709.09660).
T. Accadia et al. (Virgo collaboration), Class. Quantum Grav. 31 (2014) 165013 (arXiv:1401.6066, abstract, corresponding author)
Reconstruction of the gravitational wave signal h(t) during the Virgo science runs and independent validation with a photon calibrator
T. Accadia et al. (Virgo collaboration), Class. Quantum Grav. 28 (2011) 025005 (arXiv:1009.5190v1, abstract, corresponding author)
Calibration and sensitivity of the Virgo detector during its second science run
P. Eger, G. Rowell, A. Kawamura, Y. Fukui, L. Rolland, C. Stegmann, A&A 526 (2011) A82 (arXiv:1009.1724v1)
A multi-wavelength study of the unidentified TeV gamma-ray source HESS J1626-490
M. de Naurois et L. Rolland, Astroparticle Physics 32 (2009) pp. 231--252 (astro-ph arXiv:0907.2610., abstract).
A high-performance likelihood reconstruction of gamma-rays for Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes.
F.A. Aharonian, et al. (H.E.S.S. collaboration), A&A 503 (2009) pp.817--825 (astro-ph arXiv:0906.1247., abstract)
Spectrum and variability of the Galactic Center VHE gamma-ray source HESS J1745-290
F.A. Aharonian, et al. (H.E.S.S. collaboration), Physical Review Letters, 97 (2006) 221102 (astro-ph arXiv:0610509, abstract, corresponding author)
HESS Observations of the Galactic Center Region and Their Possible Dark Matter Interpretation
F.A. Aharonian, et al. (H.E.S.S. collaboration), Astropart.Phys., 22 (2004) pp.109-125 (astro-ph arXiv:0406658, abstract , corresponding author)
Calibration of cameras of the H.E.S.S. detector

In the framework of my participation to the Virgo experiment, I have contributed to other Virgo collaboration papers since October 2007.
In the framework of my participation to the H.E.S.S. calibration and analysis development, I have contributed to the other H.E.S.S. collaboration papers up to 2007.

My PhD and HDR reports

June 2015: report for my Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches at tel-01163891
Calibration of the interferometre and reconstruction of the gravitational wave strain signal: from Virgo to Advanced Virgo.
The summary is available both in English and French, and the full report is available in French (with related papers in English). The slides of my oral presentation are available at the same link.
June 2005: report for my PhD at tel-00010019
Calibration of the cameras of the H.E.S.S. gamma-ray experiment and observations of the Galactic Centre above 100 GeV.
The PhD report is available in French (in Postscript or in PDF). The abstract is available in French and in English.
The slides of my oral presentation are here: OpenOffice, pdf.

Reports of my PhD's students

2017-, Dimitri Estevez:
Reconstruction à faible latence du signal d'ondes gravitationnelles d'Advanced Virgo pour les recherches en-ligne de coalescences de systèmes binaires compacts
2014-2017, Vincent Germain:
De l'étalonnage d'Advanced Virgo à la recherche d'ondes gravitationnelles émises par des coalescences de binaires compactes
2009-2012,Timothée Accadia:
Vérification de la reconstruction du signal d'onde gravitationnelle de Virgo ` l'aide d'un dispositif d'étalonnage utilisant la pression de radiation laser
The abstract and the full PhD report is available here (in French): tel-00788599

Conferences

2014
- L. Rolland, for the Virgo collaboration and the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Advanced Virgo and the international network of gravitational wave detectors
  3rd International Conference on New Frontiers in Physics, Kolymbari, Crete, Greece (2014) (slides)
2011
- P. Eger, G. Rowell, A. Kawamura, Y. Fukui, L. Rolland, C. Stegmann, A Multi-Wavelength Study of the Unidentified TeV Gamma-ray Source HESS J1626-490,
  Proceedings of the ICRC 2011, (arXiv:1110.1252v1 [astro-ph.HE])
2009
- L. Rolland, for the Virgo collaboration, Virgo calibration and reconstruction of the gravitationnal wave strain h(t) during VSR1,
  8th Edoardo Amaldi Conference, Columbia University, New-York City (2009) (slides, proceedings: Journal of Physics: Conference Series 228 (2010) 012015)
- L. Rolland, Status of Virgo,
  44th Rencontres de Moriond (Very High Energy Phenomena in the Universe), La Thuile (2009) (poster, proceedings: Edited by J. Dumarchez and J. Tran Thanh Van. The Gioi Publishers. The status of VIRGO, L. Rolland, pp 513-515)
2007
- D. Buskulic and L. Rolland, Search for coalescing binaries gravitational wave signal associated with GRB070219A using the Virgo detector,
  7th Edoardo Amaldi Conference on GW, Sidney (2007) (poster)
2006
- L. Rolland, Review of the Galactic Centre region as seen by H.E.S.S.,
  IAU XXVIth General Assembly, Prague (2006) (talk)
- L. Rolland, Gamma-ray astronomy review,
  2006 Aspen Winter Conference : "Particle Physics at the Verge of Discovery", Aspen, Colorado (2006) (talk)
2005
- L. Rolland and J. Hinton, Spectrum and variability of the VHE Galactic Centre source observed with H.E.S.S.,
  29th International Cosmic-Ray Conference, Pune (2005) (proceedings)
- L. Rolland, Dark matter constraints from Galactic Centre observations with H.E.S.S.,
  5th International APC Workshop 2005, High Energy Phenomena in the Galactic Centre, Paris (2005)
- L. Rolland, Observations of the Galactic Centre source with H.E.S.S.,
  French Society of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Strasbourg (2005) (proceedings)
- L. Rolland, Observations of the Galactic Centre with H.E.S.S. in 2004,
  Rencontres de Moriond : Very High Energy Phenomena in the Universe, La Thuile (2005) (proceedings)
2004
- L. Rolland, Model-based analysis of the Galactic Centre with H.E.S.S. during Summer 2003,
  International Symposium on High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy, Heidelberg (2004) (proceedings)
- L. Rolland, M. de Naurois, Off-axis performances of semi-analytical model analysis with the H.E.S.S. experiment,
  International Symposium on High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy, Heidelberg (2004) (proceedings)
- L. Rolland, M. de Naurois, J. Raux, First results from the H.E.S.S. experiment with an analysis based on semi-analytical shower model,
  French Society of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Paris (2004) (proceedings)

The web pages of the conferences I have participated are listed:

2014
- 3rd International Conference on New Frontiers in Physics, Kolymbari, Crete, Greece (2014)
2009
- 8th Edoardo Amaldi Conference, Columbia University, New York (2009)
- 44th Rencontres de Moriond, La Thuile (2009)
2007
- 7th Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves, Sidney (2007)
2006
- IAU XXVIth General Assembly, Prague (2006) (Division VII page)
- Aspen Winter Conference "Particle Physics on the Verge of Discovery", Aspen Colorado (2006)
2005
- 29th International Cosmic-Ray Conference, Pune (2005)
- 5th International APC Workshop 2005, High Energy Phenomena in the Galactic Centre, Paris (2005)
- Rencontres de Moriond, VHE Phenomena in the Universe, La Thuile (2005)
2004
- International Symposium on High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy, Heidelberg (2004)
- French Society of Astronomy and Astrophysics (SF2A), Paris (2004)

Meetings of research groups

L. Rolland, Constraints on Dark matter at the Galactic Centre, GdR SUSY, Annecy (October 2005) (ppt)
L. Rolland, Review of the H.E.S.S. results and constraints on Dark matter at the Galactic Centre, ENTApP Visitor Programme and Workshop on Dark Matter, Trieste (October 2005) (ppt)
L. Rolland, Constraints on Dark matter at the Galactic Centre, GdR SUSY, Grenoble (April 2005) (sxi)
L. Rolland, The galactic plane scan with HESS, GdR PCHE, Paris (October 2004) (here or sxi)
L. Rolland, Analysis of the Galactic Centre with HESS in 2003 and 2004, GdR PCHE, Paris (September 2004) (here or sxi)
L. Rolland, Analysis of the Galactic Centre with HESS, dark matter interpretation, GdR SUSY, Clermond-Ferrand (July 2004) (here or sxi)

Seminars

2016
- Sévrier (October 2016):
  seminar at Rencontres Nationales du Réseau des Technologies du Vide: Nouvelles des ondes gravitationnelles - Eléments du syst&eagrave;me de vide de Virgo.
- CEA-Saclay/SPhN (April 2016):
  Observation of gravitational waves from a binary black hole merger - GW150914
2011
- LPNHE-Paris (September 2011):
  A la recherche des ondes gravitationnelles avec Virgo et LIGO
- CEA-Saclay/SPP (January 2011):
  A la recherche des ondes gravitationnelles avec Virgo et LIGO
2010
- LPC Clermont-Ferrand (October 2010):
  A la recherche des ondes gravitationnelles avec Virgo et LIGO (pdf, OpenOffice)
2006
- APC Paris (April 2006):
  H.E.S.S. analysis methods and recent results
- LAPP Annecy (March 2006):
2005
- LPNHE (June 2005):
  Review of the results of the H.E.S.S. experiment
- LPNHE Paris, IPNL Lyon, LAPP Annecy, LLR Palaiseau, Subatech Nantes, LPSC Grenoble:
  Summary of the H.E.S.S. results and analysis of the Galactic Centre (OpenOffice)
2004
- JJC 2004 (October 2004), with Anne Lemière:
  Introduction to the H.E.S.S. experiment and first results (proceedings)
- LPNHE (February 2004)
  The H.E.S.S. experiment and the gamma-rays above 100 GeV (OpenOffice)

Outreach

General
- Member of the Virgo outreach group formed in 2014.
  Participation to the setup of the AdV outreach web site.
- Member of the LAPP outreach group since 2007.
  Setup of a permanent exhibition stand about Virgo at LAPP.
  Participation to the organisation of open doors at LAPP in 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014.
  Participant to present Virgo during LAPP visits by students.
2016
- Lecture about gravitational waves at the Journées Nationales de l'Association des Professeurs de Mathématiques de l'Enseignement Public at Lyon (October 2016).
- Lecture about gravitational waves at the French Teacher Program at CERN (October 2016).
- Coordinator of the Fête de la Science organised at LAPP in October 2016.
- Participation to a "apéro scientifique" about gravitationnal waves, organised by the LAPP in Annecy in September 2016.
- Participation to the European Researcher Night organized at Dijon end of September 2016.
- Discussion about the discovery of gravitational waves and merging black holes at Lycée Lachenal (Argonay).
- Participation to a "café scientifique" organised at Chambéry in March 2016
- Guide for the French journalists visiting the Virgo site at the occasion of the press conference about the discovery of gravitational waves on 11th February 2016.
2015
- Participation to the Oufs d'Astro festival organized by the planetarium of Vaulx-en-Velin.
  Subject: Light.
2014
- Co-author of a publication published in the journal Planetarium in 2015
- Interview for a paper published in Sciences et Avenir in January 2015
2013
- Participation to the Oufs d'Astro festival organized by the planetarium of Vaulx-en-Velin.
  Subject: Time, and its relation with space.
2012
- Conception of the brochure about Virgo for the LAPP visitors.
2011
- Participation to the Oufs d'Astro festival organized by the planetarium of Vaulx-en-Velin.
  Subject: Gravitation.
2008
- Phone live interview for radio France Bleu Savoie: presentation of the Fête de la Science 2008 at LAPP.
2006
- Press release (February 2006) :
  L'expérience H.E.S.S. découvre un accélérateur cosmique en pleine action au coeur de la Voie Lacté
- Interview for the paper "Au coeur de l'ultraviolence cosmique" published in Sciences et Avenir (May 2006)

Teaching and summer schools

2016
- Lecture given at the GraSPA school at LAPP-Annecy: The Virgo detector and a short overview about the GW discovery.
- Lecture given at the ESIPAP school (European School of Instrumentation in Particle and Astroparticle Physics) at Archamps.
2015
- Lecture given at the GraSPA school at LAPP-Annecy: The Virgo detector
2014
- Lecture given at the GraSPA school at LAPP-Annecy: The Virgo detector
2013
- Lecture given at the GraSPA school at LAPP-Annecy: The Virgo detector (LibreOffice slides).
2003
- Student at Cargese school, 4th-16th August 2003, Particle physics and cosmology: the interface
  My talk (sxi)

VIRGO "internal" publications

All the VIRGO internal notes can be found in the Virgo Technical Document Server. Public access is provided to most of the notes given below.

L. Rolland, Conceptual design of Advanced Virgo photon calbration (2015) VIR-0013A-15
L. Rolland, AdV mirror force requirements for calibration (2014) VIR-0239A-14
L. Rolland, Characterization of galvanometers for AdV in-vacuum benches (2014) VIR-0310A-14
L. Rolland, First tests of the DAC1955 mezzanine (version 1) (2014) VIR-0170A-14
L. Rolland, Ethernet and Computing needs from DAQ (2013) VIR-0560A-13
L. Rolland, Optocad layouts of the suspended pick-off benches of AdV: SNEB/SWEB and SPRB (2013) VIR-0254A-13
L. Rolland, Estimation of AdV racks needs and locations (2013) VIR-0234E-13
L. Rolland et al., Tests of the ADC to be used by the DAQ Box (2013) VIR-0122A-13
L. Rolland, Free Michelson calibration for Advanced Virgo: Constraints on minimum induced displacement of the mirrors and B1p photodiode power estimations. (2013) VIR-0119A-13
L. Rolland, h(t) reconstruction for VSR4 (2011) VIR-0704A-11
L. Rolland, VSR4 calibration - Stability from June 2010 to September 2011 (VSR3 and VSR4) (2011) VIR-0703A-11
L. Rolland, Constraints on the Advanced Virgo detection bench jitter from OMC alignment: an update (2011) VIR-0650A-11
L. Rolland, Preliminary VSR4 calibration (June 2011) (2011) VIR-0336A-11
L. Rolland, h(t) reconstruction for VSR3 (2011) VIR-0056A-11
L. Rolland, Constraints on the Advanced Virgo detection bench jitter from OMC alignment (2011) VIR-0054A-11
L. Rolland, Virgo calibration during VSR3 (2010) VIR-0610A-10
L. Rolland, Preliminary VSR3 calibration (July 2010) (2010) VIR-0477A-10
T. Accadia and L. Rolland, Power and timing calibration of the Photon Calibrator for VSR2 (2010) VIR-0404A-10
L. Rolland, Stability of the timing system during VSR2 (2010) VIR-0354A-10
L. Rolland, h(t) reconstruction for VSR2 (2010) VIR-0340B-10
L. Rolland, VSR2 mirror and marionette actuator calibration (2010) VIR-0076B-10
L. Rolland, Calibration status in September 2009 (2009) VIR-0576A-09
L. Rolland, Calibration status in February 2009 (2009) VIR-008A-09
L. Rolland et al., Mirror motion reconstruction for free swinging Michelson data (2008) VIR-112A-08
B. Mours, L. Rolland et al., h(t) reconstruction for VSR1 ; Version 2 and 3, (2008) VIR-078A-08
L. Rolland, et al., Use of photon calibrators for the VSR1 calibration, (2008) VIR-053A-08
L. Rolland, et al., VSR1 cavity finesse measurements, (2008) VIR-052A-08
L. Rolland, et al., Timing calibration during VSR1, (2008) VIR-028B-08
L. Rolland, et al., Mirror and marionette actuation calibration for VSR1, (2008) VIR-015B-08
L. Rolland, et al., Mirror actuation configuration during VSR1, (2008) VIR-051A-08
L. Rolland, et al., Determining the sign of h-rec with the photon calibrator, (2007) VIR-018A-07
L. Rolland, et al., VIRGO actuator gain calibration: methods and results. Period September 2006 to April 2007., (2007) VIR-005A-07

H.E.S.S. "internal" publications

Observation proposals

2005
- L. Rolland, et al., Proposal for 50 hours observation of the Galactic Centre in 2006, H.E.S.S. proposal (October 2005)
- L. Rolland, et al., Observations of potential dark matter sources: the Dwarf Spheroidal galaxies Sgr A Dwarf and Canis Major, H.E.S.S. proposal (October 2005)
- J.F. Glicenstein, L. Rolland, et al., Proposal for 20 hours observations of UHECRs clusters in 2006, H.E.S.S. proposal (October 2005)
- L. Rolland, et al., Testing the PWN connection of a TeV gamma-ray source discovered by H.E.S.S., XMM-Newton proposal (October 2005)
- L. Rolland, et al., Search for X-ray counterparts of compact unidentified H.E.S.S. Galactic sources, XMM-Newton proposal (October 2005)
- S. Funk, L. Rolland, et al., Investigation of X-ray properties of H.E.S.S. galactic unidentified sources, XMM-Newton proposal (October 2005)

HESS internal notes and meetings

My HESS internal notes and meetings can all be found here (internal only).

L. Rolland, French press release: "Emission gamma diffuse en direction du Centre Galactique" (2006)
L. Rolland, Calibation in Paris : Method and Results, note interne de HESS (2003) (pdf)
L. Rolland, GC paper status and preliminary analysis of 2005 data, HESS collaboration meeting, Dublin (March 2006)
L. Rolland, Status and needs of H.E.S.S. 2 simulations, analysis meeting, Paris (janvier 2006)
L. Rolland, Orders of magnitude - Status of simulations - Comparison of L2 algorithms, HESSII Level2 trigger meeting, Saclay (December 2005)
L. Rolland, Preliminary analysis of the 2005 Galactic Centre data, SNR/Pulsar HESS WG meeting, Paris (December 2005)
L. Rolland, Status of the Galactic Centre/dark matter paper, HESS collaboration meeting, Heidelberg (October 2005)
L. Rolland, Proposal for 50 hours observation of the Galactic Centre in 2006, HESS collaboration meeting, Heidelberg (October 2005)
L. Rolland, for M. de NauroisAnalysis of the micro-quasar LS5039, HESS collaboration meeting, Heidelberg (October 2005)
L. Rolland, M. de Naurois Analysis of the Galactic plane survey in 2004 and 2005, HESS collaboration meeting, Heidelberg (October 2005)
L. Rolland, Morphology constraints on the GC in 2004 and dark matter interpretation, meeting of the multi-wavelength HESS working group, Heidelberg (February 2005)
L. Rolland, Analysis of the Galactic Centre in 2004, meeting of the galactic centre HESS working group, Heidelberg (December 2004)
L. Rolland, B. Khelifi, Analysis of MSH15-5-2, meeting of the SNR/Pulsar HESS working group, Montpellier (October 2004)
L. Rolland, B. Khelifi, Calibration of the HESS cameras: paper, HESS collaboration meeting, Windhoek (September 2004)
L. Rolland, Off-axis performances of semi-analytical model analysis, HESS collaboration meeting, Durham (April 2004)
L. Rolland, Dark Matter: galactic centre and diffuse extragalactic background, HESS collaboration meeting, Berlin (September 2003)
L. Rolland, J.P. Tavernet, N. Leroy, Some remarks on the calibration, HESS collaboration meeting, Berlin (September 203)
L. Rolland, Paris calibration results, HESS software meeting, Paris (April 2003)
L. Rolland, DST production in Paris, Hillas cut optimisation, HESS software meeting, Paris (April 2003)
L. Rolland, Calibration in Paris, HESS software meeting, Heidelberg (November 2002)