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  18018   Wed Dec 6 15:52:11 2023 RadhikaSummaryGeneralITMY table levelingITMY table re-leveled;
AS1 damping restored

Attachments
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  18017   Wed Dec 6 15:32:08 2023 JCUpdateGeneralUPS Battery Replacement Koji and I replaced the batteries
to the SMART-UPS in the control room.
The batteries which were replaced
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  18016   Wed Dec 6 10:16:39 2023 JCUpdateGeneralSpecgramSpectrograph
Update 

After a good amount
of fiddling around with the spectrogram code
  
  18015   Tue Dec 5 17:37:41 2023 KojiUpdateBHDFaraday Base issuesWe got Faraday Rotator Base (D2200378)
and it came back from the C&B.

I tried to build the assembly and
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  18014   Tue Dec 5 17:10:07 2023 PacoUpdateGeneralTP2[Koji, Paco]

We spent some time investigating
the TP2 situation. Basically, the issue is
  
  18013   Tue Dec 5 16:41:49 2023 KojiUpdateGeneralLab TempI made a stone-age air flow sensor (stick
and a flag) to see if the A/C is actually
doing anything. (I know that the photos do
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  18012   Tue Dec 5 14:20:57 2023 RadhikaSummaryCDSAdded EPICS channels for lab temperature in F[Yuta, Paco, Radhika]

Fahrenheit lab temperature
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  18011   Tue Dec 5 10:27:31 2023 RadhikaSummaryGeneralAS beam alignmentWait for ITMY chamber
leveling to verify AS alignment?

Since
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  18010   Tue Dec 5 10:15:10 2023 KojiUpdateGeneral40m BHD current status / plan To Do list clean up. Here is the latest
tasks.

In-vac
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  18009   Tue Dec 5 00:58:25 2023 KojiUpdateBHDMost of the BHD Optics populated / OMC mode matching / OMC servo actuator rangePopulating
the BHD Optics


Mounted Thorlabs NB1-K14
 7x 
  18008   Mon Dec 4 21:02:20 2023 KojiUpdateGeneralLab TempLooks like the last setting change didn't
make any effect.
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  18007   Mon Dec 4 14:56:01 2023 JCUpdateVACVac Maintenance Work.TP1
has been reinstalled and TP2 investigation
has begun

This morning,
  
  18006   Fri Dec 1 22:30:42 2023 KojiUpdateBHDBHD Optics moved to BHD cleanroom / More OMC lockingI've finished more BHD optic mounts:
- Downstream HWP
- BHDBS
  
  18005   Fri Dec 1 08:38:32 2023 JCUpdateBHDBHD Platform PartsProductive
Day for C&B

Beam Dump
Bases (D1102371), PEEK Shims D1102372, Two
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  18004   Fri Dec 1 02:16:39 2023 KojiUpdateBHDBHD Optics moved to BHD cleanroom / More OMC locking
AS3/LO3 were assembled (Attachment
1)
The BHD Platform extension
plate was attached to the platform. This
 8x 
  18003   Thu Nov 30 17:35:37 2023 KojiUpdateGeneralMissing PEM signals -> fixedI
saw FB1 was pushed into the rack
(Attachment 1). Thank you very much for the
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  18002   Thu Nov 30 15:08:23 2023 RadhikaSummaryElectronicsPRM UL sensor counts normal[Murtaza, Radhika]

PRM UL counts normal

We
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  18001   Thu Nov 30 14:25:42 2023 RadhikaUpdateGeneralLab TempYEND thermostat was restored from 67
°F ---> 69 °F.
  
  18000   Thu Nov 30 13:22:43 2023 KojiUpdateGeneralLab TempThe attached was the 2 days trend

Maybe I said X and Y moxed up in
the meeting? The Yend A/C is the good one.
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  17999   Thu Nov 30 09:55:12 2023 JCUpdateGeneralLab TempI made modifications to the thermostats
this morning in the lab:

X Arm
  
  17998   Wed Nov 29 18:45:54 2023 KojiUpdateGeneral40m BHD current status / plan In-vac
alignment / clipping


[Done] SUSs aligned: TTs
  
  17997   Wed Nov 29 12:53:25 2023 JCUpdateFrequency noise measurementSpectrogram Using GWpyI started using this new code that Rana
and I got from a random Git. It is for a
Live Specgram. I was finally able to get
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  17996   Tue Nov 28 19:47:22 2023 RadhikaUpdateBHDBHD Optics moved to BHD cleanroomAS2/AS3/BHD BS/LO3/LO4
moved to BHD cleanroom

Attachment
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  17995   Tue Nov 28 18:28:10 2023 KojiUpdateBHDBHD Optics PrepContinued on the BHD Optics Prep:

The following mounts were prepared
(they are not 100% tightened yet)
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  17994   Tue Nov 28 17:24:44 2023 RadhikaUpdateGeneralLO/POP beams aligned[Paco, Vittoria, Murtaza, Radhika]

LO/POP alignment

We
 7x 
  17993   Tue Nov 28 14:37:00 2023 KojiUpdateGeneralLab TempLab temperature trend for 20 and
400 days:

- The lab temp significantly raised
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  17992   Tue Nov 28 11:56:06 2023 RadhikaUpdateGeneralVertex optics alignment OKHorizontal beam centering
along XARM

I tried to improve
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  17991   Tue Nov 28 02:01:38 2023 KojiUpdateBHDOMC lockedThe OMC was locked with Moku Pro.

Attachment 1: Electrical
setup. The RF part of the REFL PD signal
 9x 
  17990   Sun Nov 26 16:06:22 2023 KojiUpdateBHDBHD/OMC table work- Setup the fiber
protection and stray beam shields
- Replaced brand new wedged Y1-45P
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  17989   Sat Nov 25 19:41:27 2023 KojiUpdateGeneralLab TempVertex is extremely hot. I'm reluctant
to go into the HEPA with clean garbings....

It seems that it started about
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  17988   Wed Nov 22 19:55:21 2023 KojiUpdateBHDBHD Platform Inventory
PDR1V rotation stage was found
2"
pedestal post x Qty 1 / top and bottom vent
holes machined -> to be C&Bed
2.5"
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  17987   Tue Nov 21 19:02:00 2023 RadhikaUpdateGeneralAll beam spot measurements after in-vacuum alignment work[Yuta, Radhika]

PRY locked and PRM/PR2/PR3
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  17986   Fri Nov 17 17:27:19 2023 VittoriaUpdateGeneralPRMI Flashing Recovered; PRM OPLEV Centered[Yuta, Vittoria, Radhika]

PRMI flashing recovered;
  
  17985   Fri Nov 17 13:06:27 2023 KojiUpdateBHDBHD Platform InventoryI went through the inventory list and the
parts in hand to figure out what
was still missing
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  17984   Thu Nov 16 18:46:30 2023 KojiUpdateGeneralREFL path bug huntingI took over the IFO after Radhika left.
She found the REFL beam earlier and the PRM
alignment offset for the refl beam on the
  
  17983   Thu Nov 16 18:29:52 2023 RadhikaUpdateGeneralREFL path bug huntingToday Yuta and I opened the BS chamber
and found that the REFL beam was misaligned
in pitch and yaw [Attachment 1]. We steered
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  17982   Thu Nov 16 14:39:34 2023 JCUpdateBHDUpdate on BHD Parts and Cleanroom AccomodationsTask Completed Today :


D2200122 Spacer Rings have
been machined and ready for C&B
The
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  17981   Wed Nov 15 18:50:23 2023 RadhikaUpdateGeneralREFL path bug hunting[Paco, Vittoria, Radhika]

Yesterday and today I noticed that REFLDC/REFL
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  17980   Wed Nov 15 17:37:17 2023 KojiUpdateSUSPRM SUS UL PD not respondingRadhika reported that the PRM UL OSEM PD
is not responding. This PD has been identified
to have a shorting problem, but the short
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  17979   Wed Nov 15 15:49:34 2023 JCUpdateDaily ProgressInput Chamber Door Removed[Koji, Paco, JC]

The door of the Input
  
  17978   Tue Nov 14 18:30:45 2023 RadhikaUpdateGeneralBeam spot position measurements after in-chamber alignment[Murtaza, Paco, Radhika]

After the input beam path alignment
was complete (arm flashing recovered), we
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  17977   Mon Nov 13 16:08:47 2023 JCUpdateCDSFB1 fan replacement (fb1 alarm)I
checked how FB1 is and it has no alerting
red LED anymore! Great
  
  17976   Mon Nov 13 16:01:17 2023 JCUpdateCDSFB1 fan replacement (fb1 alarm)[KA: Copied from JC's entry on Mon
Nov 13 14:15:40 2023]

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  17974   Mon Nov 13 03:14:43 2023 KojiUpdateBHDOMC input beam alignmentTo Do:


Set up the OMC refl optical
path and the refl PD
Set up a
  
  17973   Mon Nov 13 00:53:02 2023 KojiUpdateGeneralEP30-2 kit brought from DownsEP30-2 Kit + Bonding Kit (= Two bottles
of silica powder) were returned to Modal
Lab @ Downs.
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  17972   Mon Nov 13 00:34:56 2023 KojiUpdateBHDOMC input beam alignmentThe polarization and alignment of the fiber
for the OMC setup were adjusted. The polarization
ratio before the PBS was 50:1. Then, the
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  17971   Fri Nov 10 20:19:13 2023 KojiSummaryGeneralIn-vacuum beam centering for input opticsNice recovery of the lock!

Do you think the spot distance
at PR2 makes sense if we consider the dispersion?
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  17970   Fri Nov 10 16:59:15 2023 RadhikaSummaryGeneralIn-vacuum beam centering for input optics[Murtaza, Paco, Shoki, Radhika]

IR arm cavity flashing
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  17969   Thu Nov 9 15:18:50 2023 RadhikaSummaryGeneralIn-vacuum beam centering for input optics[Murtaza, Tomo, Paco, Radhika]

LInk to google
photos album for today.
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  17968   Wed Nov 8 16:57:00 2023 RadhikaSummaryGeneralBeam centering strategies around vertex[Murtaza, Tomo, Radhika]

In preparation for alignment of
vertex optics, went through the exercise
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