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10474
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Tue Sep 9 00:34:34 2014 |
Jenne | Update | LSC | Figuring out where to do DARM->AS55 | This afternoon, after Q and Manasa finished
recovering from the activities of the morning,
I aligned the IFO, and went to the Yend to |
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10473
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Mon Sep 8 16:23:25 2014 |
Larry | HowTo | Computer Scripts / Programs | accessing 40m data remotely with python |
Attached is an example script showing
how to access 40m data remotely. The only |
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10472
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Mon Sep 8 15:50:47 2014 |
ericq | Update | Computer Scripts / Programs | +15V PSL Sorensen replaced | We replaced the +15V sorensen at 1X1, and
brought the power supplies back up symmetrically,
and everything seems fine. I noted that a |
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10471
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Mon Sep 8 14:14:13 2014 |
Jenne | Update | Green Locking | new Y Green PDH measurements | These are plots and notes from last week's
PDH adventures.
For the PDH servo box re-design, |
6x |
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10470
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Mon Sep 8 12:11:36 2014 |
manasa | Update | Computer Scripts / Programs | preparing vac system to reboot |
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10469
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Mon Sep 8 11:34:47 2014 |
rana | Update | Computer Scripts / Programs | preparing vac system to reboot | FYI: in that rack, the +15V pulls ~0.5
A more than -15V usually. I think this is
due to some RF amplifiers which are powered |
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10468
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Mon Sep 8 11:10:26 2014 |
ericq | Update | Computer Scripts / Programs | preparing vac system to reboot |
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10467
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Mon Sep 8 08:24:49 2014 |
Steve | Update | Computer Scripts / Programs | preparing vac system to reboot | Q and Steve will follow elog 10028
entry to prepare the vacuum system for safe
reboot |
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10466
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Mon Sep 8 07:50:40 2014 |
Steve | Update | SUS | PRM damping restored | |
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10465
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Sun Sep 7 17:06:38 2014 |
rana | Update | Green Locking | new X Green PDH measurements | 600 Hz seems ~OK. From the measured reflectivities
for 532
nm, the green Finesse = 108. So |
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10464
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Sat Sep 6 14:49:12 2014 |
ericq | Update | Green Locking | new X Green PDH measurements | I used a modulation depth of 0.3, which,
if I recall correctly, is what we aimed for
on the Y-arm when we adjusted the LO signal |
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10463
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Sat Sep 6 01:48:54 2014 |
rana | Update | Green Locking | new X Green PDH measurements |
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10462
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Fri Sep 5 21:13:57 2014 |
Jenne | Update | LSC | Green PDH out of loop | I locked the arms with IR, and measured
the beatnote spectra to get the out of loop
noise for the PDH boxes. |
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10461
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Fri Sep 5 16:25:36 2014 |
Steve | Update | SUS | center ITMY oplev |
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10460
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Fri Sep 5 16:13:00 2014 |
ericq | Update | Green Locking | new X Green PDH measurements | I measured the noise spectra and
loop TF of the green PDH with the newly stuffed
board. Unfortunately, I never took the noise |
6x |
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10459
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Fri Sep 5 15:28:38 2014 |
Steve | Update | SUS | HeNe laser test preparation | The SRM qpd was moved to accommodate the
HeNe laser qualification test for LIGO Oplev
use. |
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10458
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Fri Sep 5 05:32:57 2014 |
Jenne | Update | LSC | Green PDH box boosts | [Rana, Jenne, EricQ]
* Too much gain overall on Yend box,
needed attenuator on output to get lock. |
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10457
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Fri Sep 5 04:07:44 2014 |
ericq | Update | Green Locking | X end uPDH Box Replaced | Just a quick note, plots and data will
come tomorrow:
I grabbed an unused uPDH board from |
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10456
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Fri Sep 5 03:36:00 2014 |
rana | Update | Computer Scripts / Programs | martian wireless tweak | I changed the Martian wireless router
to use channel 10 instead of something random
(as it was). Using the Android app 'Wifi |
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10455
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Fri Sep 5 00:56:00 2014 |
rana | Summary | Optical Levers | ITM OLs recentered: violations found | I re-centered the ITMX & ITMY Optical
lever beams today since they were off. First
I aligned the beam into the vacuum so that |
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10454
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Thu Sep 4 18:30:13 2014 |
Gabriele | Summary | ASC | Optimal Gouy phase for POP QPD | Jenne asked me to simulate the signals
on POP QPD when moving different mirrors,
as a function of the Gouy phase where the |
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10453
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Thu Sep 4 18:16:20 2014 |
ericq | Update | LSC | Recycling cavity lengths | Koji correctly points out that I naïvely
overlooked various factors. With a similar
analysis to the wiki page, I get: |
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10452
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Thu Sep 4 16:45:10 2014 |
Jenne | Update | LSC | Green PDH box boosts | As EricQ mentioned in last night's elog,
the modifications were made to the Yend (SN
17) uPDH board. |
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10451
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Thu Sep 4 10:10:23 2014 |
Koji | Update | LSC | Recycling cavity lengths | Com'on. This is just a 60ppm change of
the mod frequency from the nominal. How can
it change the recycling cav length by more |
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10450
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Thu Sep 4 03:12:55 2014 |
ericq | Update | LSC | Green PDH box boosts | Jenne made her board modifications, and
the measured TF agreed with the design. Alas,
the green would not lock to the arm in this |
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10449
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Thu Sep 4 01:28:32 2014 |
ericq | Update | LSC | Recycling cavity lengths | Going off some discussion we had
at lunch today, here is my current knowledge
of the state of cavity lengths. |
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10448
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Thu Sep 4 00:56:44 2014 |
Jenne | Update | LSC | Green PDH box boosts | Okay, went back to the drawing board with
Rana and Koji on PDH box stuff.
Currently (at least for the Yend), |
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10447
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Wed Sep 3 20:38:40 2014 |
ericq | Update | Green Locking | uPDH Box Checkup | The traces were from the front panel output
BNCs, but the VGA preamp exhibited this asymmetric
saturation at its output. |
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10446
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Wed Sep 3 18:42:43 2014 |
Jenne | Update | LSC | Green PDH box boosts | From EricQ's simulations reported in elog
10390, we want to transition from ALS |
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10445
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Wed Sep 3 14:07:18 2014 |
rana | Configuration | General | netgpibdata is working again now |
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10444
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Wed Sep 3 04:17:21 2014 |
Jenne | Update | LSC | Y green ALS (not PDH) needs investigation | Q put the X PDH box back, so that I could
try locking, and remember which end is up
after a week away. |
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10443
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Wed Sep 3 00:17:22 2014 |
rana | Update | Green Locking | uPDH Box Checkup | What monitor point is being plotted here?
Or is it a scope probe output?
If this saturation is in the uPDH-X |
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10442
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Tue Sep 2 22:54:27 2014 |
Koji | Summary | LSC | phase tracker UGF | FYI and FMI
Phase tracker UGF is Q_AMP
* G * 2 PI / 360 where Q_AMP is |
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10441
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Tue Sep 2 20:02:06 2014 |
ericq | Update | Green Locking | uPDH Box Checkup | I narrowed down the saturation point in
the X green PDH box to the preamp inside
the AD8336, but there is still no clear answer |
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10440
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Tue Sep 2 16:22:24 2014 |
Jenne | Update | General | Game plan: 2 Sept | Slightly updated Game Plan. Mostly,
Q is continuing to check out the Xend PDH
box saturation, and I am thinking on what |
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10439
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Fri Aug 29 23:53:35 2014 |
ericq | Update | Green Locking | uPDH Box Checkup | I had pulled out both X and Y servo boxes
for inspection, put the Y box back, soldered
in a missing op amp power capacitor on the |
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10438
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Fri Aug 29 17:28:07 2014 |
rana | Update | Green Locking | uPDH Box Checkup |
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10437
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Thu Aug 28 17:34:20 2014 |
ericq | Update | Green Locking | uPDH Box Checkup | I had noticed in the past, that the digital
control signal monitor for the X end would
saturate well before the ADC should saturate |
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10436
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Thu Aug 28 11:02:53 2014 |
Steve | Update | Calibration-Repair | SR785 repair | SN 46,795 of 2003 is back. |
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10435
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Thu Aug 28 08:31:16 2014 |
Steve | Update | General | one good day | |
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10434
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Thu Aug 28 01:41:03 2014 |
ericq | Update | LSC | Phase Tracker UGF normalization | We want both the X and Y phase trackers
to have the same UGF, so that the X and Y
ALS signals are subject to the same phase |
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10433
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Wed Aug 27 18:03:47 2014 |
ericq | Update | Green Locking | uPDH Box Checkup | Quick post of plots and data; I'll
fill in more detail tonight.
TL;DR: I pulled both green PDH boxes |
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10432
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Wed Aug 27 09:12:47 2014 |
Koji | Update | IMC | WFS tuneup | I'm sure that the 1~3Hz motion comes from
the mirror motion, but not 100% sure what
is causing |
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10431
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Tue Aug 26 23:46:55 2014 |
ericq | Update | IMC | WFS tuneup | I decided to see what I could do
with the new WFS setup.
First, I adjusted the WFS digital |
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10430
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Tue Aug 26 23:16:49 2014 |
ericq | Configuration | Green Locking | Gain changes on Green Y PDH | Yesterday I measured the spectra
and OLTF of the Y-Arm green PDH, after the
LO touch-up and 60Hz hunt from last week. |
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10429
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Mon Aug 25 15:49:44 2014 |
Steve | Update | PSL | HEPA turned on | The PSL HEPA was off. It was turned on
and it is running at 30VAC now. |
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10428
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Mon Aug 25 09:56:21 2014 |
Steve | Update | IMC | IMC WFSs upgrade |
The Napa earth quake magnitude
6 did not have any effect on the suspensions. |
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10427
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Fri Aug 22 18:05:02 2014 |
Andres | Update | IMC | Upgrade of the IMC WFSs for the reflection | Upgrade of IMC Reflection Optical
Setup
Nick and I upgrade the IMC.
We move both WFSs and placed them facing |
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10426
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Fri Aug 22 18:00:08 2014 |
jamie | Omnistructure | CDS | ubuntu12 awgstream installed | I installed awgstream-2.16.14 in /ligo/apps/ubuntu12.
As with all the ubuntu12 "packages",
you need to source the ubuntu12 ligoapps |
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10425
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Fri Aug 22 15:58:02 2014 |
Steve | Summary | IOO | MC WFS activity |
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