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ID Date Author Type Category Subject Text Attachments
  3902   Fri Nov 12 00:13:34 2010 SureshUpdateSUSETM assembly started[Jenne,
Suresh]
Selection
  
  3901   Thu Nov 11 23:35:23 2010 KojiSummaryCDSfound poor contact of DAC cable, previous A2L results were wrong[Koji / Yuta]
There were
 IMG_3698.jpgbad-boys.pngIMG_3705.jpgIMG_3706.jpg 
  3900   Thu Nov 11 21:07:49 2010 josephbUpdateCDSPlugged c1iscex into DAQ network - still causes network slowdownI connected the c1iscex computer to the
dedicated DAQ network switch (located in
1X7).
  
  3899   Thu Nov 11 18:05:55 2010 valeraUpdatePSLPMC mode matching at full laser power The
PMC mode matching was initially done at low
power ~150 mW. It was expected and found
 scan.pdfpmc2-abcd.png 
  3898   Thu Nov 11 17:47:36 2010 kiwamuUpdateGreen Locking80MHz VCO : improve PLL hold-in range and put a boostIn order
to enlarge the hold-in range I modified the
 vco_pll.pngVCO_lfb.png 
  3897   Thu Nov 11 15:27:43 2010 valera, steveConfiguration ISS AOM installed We installed the ISS AOM in the PSL.
The AOM was placed right after the EOM. The
beam diameter is ~600 um at the AOM. The
  
  3896   Thu Nov 11 13:54:05 2010 kiwamuUpdateGreen Locking80MHz VCO : about PLL hold-in range

The hold-in
 range_green.pngPLL.png 
  3895   Thu Nov 11 11:51:30 2010 KojiSummaryCDSfound poor contact of DAC cable, previous A2L results were wrongThe cause is apparent!
The connectors on the cables are wrong!
  
  3894   Thu Nov 11 11:08:26 2010 steveBureaucracyPEMAP table found openPlease remember to cover the optical tables
!
  
  3893   Thu Nov 11 07:26:03 2010 AlbertoUpdateElectronicsREFL11 Photodiode Not Working


   
        
            
  
  3892   Thu Nov 11 05:56:04 2010 yutaSummaryIOOsetting up temporary oplev for coil balancing of MCs(Suresh, Yuta)

Background:
 MC2coils.png 
  3891   Thu Nov 11 04:32:53 2010 yutaSummaryCDSfound poor contact of DAC cable, previous A2L results were wrong(Koji, Jenne, Yuta)

  
  3890   Thu Nov 11 02:17:27 2010 KevinUpdateElectronicsREFL11 Photodiode Not Working[Koji and Kevin]
I was trying to characterize the
REFL11 photodiode by shining a flashlight
  
  3889   Thu Nov 11 01:34:27 2010 JenneUpdateSUSNew-Old ETM towers assembled[Suresh, Jenne]
We have put together the new-old
ETM towers.  These are the ones which
  
  3888   Wed Nov 10 22:29:42 2010 kiwamuUpdateIOOmisaligned the wideband EOMFor Yuta's
business, I intentionally misaligned the
  
  3887   Wed Nov 10 14:28:33 2010 KojiSummaryIOOlimitation of current MC aligning1. Look at the Faraday.
2. Look at the wiki. There is the
optical layout in PNG and PDF.
  
  3886   Wed Nov 10 12:21:18 2010 yutaSummaryIOOlimitation of current MC aligning1. We didn't measure the aperture size
last night. We have to check that.
  
  3885   Wed Nov 10 11:46:19 2010 KojiSummaryIOOlimitation of current MC aligningIt didn't make sense in several points.
1. Is the Faraday aperture really
3mm? The beam has the gaussian radius of
  
  3884   Wed Nov 10 02:51:35 2010 yutaSummaryIOOlimitation of current MC aligning(Suresh, Yuta)

Summary:
 MCalignNov9.png 
  3883   Tue Nov 9 05:40:12 2010 yutaSummaryIOOMC aligning going on(Suresh, Yuta)

Background:
 MCalignNov9.png 
  3882   Mon Nov 8 18:30:33 2010 SureshUpdateIOOMC Trans Mon QPD gain increased by 50xIncreased
the transimpedance gain of the MC-Trans-Mon
QPD ckt 
  
  3881   Mon Nov 8 16:03:46 2010 kiwamuUpdateGreen Locking80MHz VCO : PLL open loop looks good


   
        
            
  
  3880   Mon Nov 8 14:30:15 2010 josephb, yutaUpdateCDSAdded LIGONDSIP setting to cshrc.40mWe added the following line to the cshrc.40m
file in the 64-bit linux and 32-bit linux
sections:
  
  3879   Mon Nov 8 10:48:58 2010 kiwamuUpdateGreen Locking80MHz VCO : PLL open loop looks good   vco_pll.pngVCO_PLL.png 
  3878   Mon Nov 8 10:37:14 2010 KojiUpdateIOOThe 10% pick-off for MCREFL was replaced to a HR mirrorAs MC2 Trans mon QPD is temporary removed
for fixing, we needed a reference for the
MC alignment.
  
  3877   Sat Nov 6 16:13:14 2010 ranaSummaryCDS40m computer slow down solvedAs part of the effort to debug what was
happening with the slow computers, I disabled
the auto MEDM snapshots process that Yoichi/Kakeru
  
  3876   Sat Nov 6 07:26:54 2010 yutaSummaryIOOreduced common mode displacement of the beam through MC1 to MC3(Koji, Suresh, Yuta)

Summary:
 A2LMCalign.png 
  3875   Sat Nov 6 01:54:15 2010 FrankSummaryComputersvirus definition file update on laptop for dinocami took
some pictures with the dinocam this afternoon.
I used the laptop computer next to it using
  
  3874   Sat Nov 6 00:49:04 2010 KojiUpdateIOOIMC table work[Suresh, Koji]
- Removed MCT optics in the
  
  3873   Fri Nov 5 23:05:43 2010 ranaConfigurationIOOioo.db file changed in c1iool0 to get back MC TRANS 
We like to have the MC TRANS channels
so that we can run all of our old scripts
  
  3872   Fri Nov 5 21:49:12 2010 ranaSummaryCDS40m computer slow down solved


   
        
            
  
  3871   Fri Nov 5 19:33:18 2010 JenneUpdateElectronicsThe beginnings of the new phase of the RF workJoon Ho and I took a look at the RF stuff
that Alberto left, and we determined that
we've got most everything that we need. 
  
  3870   Fri Nov 5 16:40:22 2010 josephb, alexUpdateCDSc1ioo now has working awgtpmanProblem:
We couldn't set testpoints on the
c1ioo machine.
  
  3869   Fri Nov 5 15:20:18 2010 josephb, alexSummaryCDS40m computer slow down solvedProblem:
The 40m computers were responding
sluggishly yesterday, to the point of being
  
  3868   Fri Nov 5 14:06:19 2010 yutaUpdateIOOtried to align MC by A2L measurement(Suresh, Kiwamu, Yuta)

Summary:
 A2LmeasurementFigures.png 
  3867   Fri Nov 5 09:08:14 2010 steveUpdateSUSepoxyPhysical Electronics: Vac-Seal #288-6000
arriving Monday. Our last bag used last week
had a p/n 1002003 with expiration date  
 11081001.PDF 
  3866   Thu Nov 4 19:26:51 2010 SureshUpdateLockingChanges to the Video MUX reversedAll the
temporary changes to the video cables and
the video MUX ( 3843
  
  3865   Thu Nov 4 19:00:57 2010 SureshUpdateLockingFibre coupling 1064nm light at the south-end tableThe Fluke
Visual Fault locator (Visifault) arrived
and I used it to couple 1064nm light into
  
  3864   Thu Nov 4 17:57:27 2010 steveUpdateGeneralBeamScanner is working againKoji, Suresh and Steve,
The beam scanner is back from repair. 
Koji and Suresh helped to move the I/O address
 P1070024.JPG 
  3863   Thu Nov 4 17:53:29 2010 yutaUpdateCDSprimitive python script for A2L measurementSummary:
 
I wrote
 a2ltest.png 
  3862   Thu Nov 4 17:24:49 2010 steveUpdateGeneralconflat flanges for MIT8 pieces of 10" CF blanks were shipped
to MIT
 P1070020.JPG 
  3861   Thu Nov 4 15:27:33 2010 josephb, yutaUpdateCDSc1ioo test points not workingProblem:
We can't access any of the c1ioo
computer testpoints.  Dataviewer and
  
  3860   Thu Nov 4 15:15:43 2010 josephbUpdateCDSModified feCodeGen.pl, fmseq.pl, and suspension screensFeature Requested:
Have the CPU_meter change change
color at various alarm levels.  These
  
  3859   Thu Nov 4 03:13:46 2010 SureshUpdateLockingFibre coupling 1064nm light at the south-end table[Kiwamu,
Suresh]
We
  
  3858   Wed Nov 3 23:58:45 2010 ranaUpdateElectronicsCougarsI looked at this web page: http://www.teledyne-cougar.com/Index.asp
for the RF company that Rich has recently
started using.
  
  3857   Wed Nov 3 21:19:40 2010 yutaUpdateCDSput LOCKIN to c1ioo model and checked(Joe, Yuta)

Summary:
 Screenshot_C1IOO_LOCKIN.png 
  3856   Wed Nov 3 19:14:00 2010 ranaUpdatePSLPMC mode matching updateI moved the lens just before the PMC to
check the mode matching landscape. The PMC
trans went up from ~6.5 to ~6.8. That's 5%
  
  3855   Wed Nov 3 17:01:01 2010 josephbSummaryCDSComparison of RFM read times Problem:
RFM reads are slow.  Rolf has
said it should take 2-3 microseconds per
  
  3854   Wed Nov 3 16:49:31 2010 steveUpdateGeneralstorage cabinet is in placeThe south end of IFO room 104 was reshuffled.
The flow bench was moved all the way to the
south end to create more room for the crane
 P1070018.JPG 
  3853   Wed Nov 3 15:13:55 2010 josephbUpdateCDSTemporary RFM slow read work aroundProblem:
Each RFM read in the c1mcs model
is adding ~7 microseconds to the cycle time. 
  
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