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Today I wanted to check that AS and REFL beams are real and contain proper information about interferometer. For this I locked YARM using AS55_I and REFL11_I. Then I compared spectrum with POY11_I locking. Everything is the same. I've also adjusted phase rotations of AS55 (0.2 ->24) and REFL11 (-34.150 -> -43).
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I studied more carefully beam path inside DRMI using PRM face camera and found that beam is clipping on PR3 edge.
Step 1: PRCL LOCK, MICH LOCK, power build up 30.
Note: left is right and vice versa on the PRM camera
Step 2: PRLC - UNLOCK, MICH - LOCK, PRM is still aligned. Right photo is AS port. I've slightly misaligned ITMs such that disturbance of AS beam is clearly seen.
 
Step 3: PRCL - UNLOCK, MICH - LOCK, PRM misalined in yaw such such that the beam LASER -> PRM -> PR2 -> PR3 -> BS -> ITMX -> BS -> PR3 -> PR2 -> PRM -> PR2 -> PR3 is completely clipped on the TT edge. AS beam is now not clipped.
 
So the conclusion is that when PRC is not locked and beam is thin, it can avoid clipping. When PRC locked, beam size grows and it starts to clip. I think we need to move the mount next to PR3 because of it we to not have enough space to align the TT.
Step 4: PSL shutter is closed.
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