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  8996   Mon Aug 12 13:30:33 2013 JamieUpdateCDSX-End Green ASS - Roundup

    

       
            
  
  9044   Wed Aug 21 00:18:03 2013 MasayukiSummaryGreen LockingX-arm PDH OLTF measurement[Manasa Masayuki]
Today we measured the openloop transfer
function of the PDH green lock of the x-arm.
 IMG_1226.JPGIMG_1228.JPG 
  9047   Wed Aug 21 19:37:25 2013 MasayukiSummaryGreen LockingX-arm PDH OLTF measurement[Manasa, Masyauki]

Today we measured OLTF of PDH green
 OLTF_PDH_Glock_6_5_2.png 
  4490   Tue Apr 5 21:20:11 2011 KojiSummaryGreen LockingX-arm cavity locked with LB1005 servo boxLast Thursday, I tested Newport
Servo Controller LB1005 with the X_arm
green PDH servo.
 servo.pngOLTF.pdf 
  717   Tue Jul 22 22:11:58 2008 YoichiUpdateLSCX-arm g factor measurementAlberto, Yoichi

We measured the g factor of the X-arm by
  
  7224   Sat Aug 18 03:55:12 2012 YoichiSummaryLSCX-arm locking againTonight, I worked on the X-arm locking
again. I did not have any significant progress,
but observed several issues and will give
 MC_Trans.png 
  11978   Fri Feb 5 15:02:13 2016 gautamUpdateGreen LockingX-end NE cable[Steve, gautam]

Steve thinks that the X-end Innolight
does not come with the noise-eater option
  
  4615   Tue May 3 15:59:22 2011 steveFrogsPhotosX-mas comes earlyThe little red all terrain cargo wagon
40" x 18"  has just arrived
on pneumatic wheels.
 P1070634.JPG 
  9584   Tue Jan 28 23:32:12 2014 KojiUpdateGeneralX/Y arm locked with the IR beam[Koji EricQ]
The both arms have been locked
with IR and aligned by ASS.
 good_alignment.png 
  10492   Wed Sep 10 22:17:29 2014 KojiSummaryLSCX/Y green beat mode overlap measurement[Koji Manasa]
We made quantitative inspection of
the X/Y green beat setup on the PSL table.
  
  11368   Mon Jun 22 12:57:09 2015 ericqSummaryLSCX/Y green beat mode overlap measurement redoneI took measurements at the green beat setup
on the PSL table, and found that our power
/ mode overlap situation is still consistent
  
  11370   Mon Jun 22 14:53:37 2015 ranaSummaryLSCX/Y green beat mode overlap measurement redone
Why is there a factor of 20 power
difference? Some of it is the IR laser power
difference, but I thought that was just a
  
  12587   Fri Oct 28 15:46:29 2016 gautamSummaryLSCX/Y green beat mode overlap measurement redoneI've been meaning to do this analysis
ever since putting in the new laser at the
X-end, and finally got down to getting all
  
  12531   Tue Oct 4 22:18:24 2016 JohannesUpdateGeneralX/YARM loss measurement[gautam, johannes]

We let the PSL shutter closed overnight
and observed the POXDC, POYDC and ASDC offsets.
 anomalousData.png 
  17531   Thu Mar 30 09:51:41 2023 PacoUpdateALSXALS / YALS power normalized and noise spectraAfter the XAUX - XARM lock was recovered
the C1:ALS-TRX_GAIN was set from 0.002 to
0.0006 to normalize the green transmission
 Screenshot_2023-03-30_10-07-34_ALS_OOL.png 
  8554   Wed May 8 22:36:42 2013 KojiUpdateASSXARM ASS (YARM ASS - faster and more precise convergence)Same ASS setup for the X arm has been
done.
Now
 XARM_ASS.png 
  16732   Thu Mar 17 16:50:53 2022 PacoUpdateBHDXARM AUX alignment[Ian, Paco]

We opened the ITMX chamber and


Inspected PR2 and LO1 and
  
  16735   Fri Mar 18 17:15:19 2022 PacoUpdateBHDXARM AUX alignment cont.[Paco, Ian]

First, we re-balanced the ITMX
OSEMs so that they would damp at around half-a-shadow.
 Screen_Shot_2022-03-18_at_4.09.38_PM.png 
  16739   Mon Mar 21 18:00:05 2022 Ian MacMillanUpdateBHDXARM AUX alignment cont.[Ian, Paco]

Continuing with the previous alignment
that we stoped on friday, we re set up my
 PXL_20220322_015247138.jpg 
  16399   Wed Oct 13 15:36:38 2021 HangUpdateCalibrationXARM OLTFWe did a few quick XARM oltf measurements.
We excited C1:LSC-ETMX_EXC with a broadband
white noise upto 4 kHz. The timestamps for
 Screenshot_2021-10-13_15-32-16.png 
  16363   Tue Sep 28 16:31:52 2021 PacoSummaryCalibrationXARM OLTF (calibration) at 55.511 Hz[anchal, paco]

Here is a demonstration of the
methods leading to the single (X)arm calibration
 OLTF_Calibration_Scheme.jpgXARM_POX_Lock_Model_TF.pdfXARM_OLTF_Total_Model.pdfXARM_OLTF_55p511_Hz_timeseries.pdfGmag_55p511_Hz_ASD.pdf 
  16369   Thu Sep 30 18:04:31 2021 PacoSummaryCalibrationXARM OLTF (calibration) with three lines[anchal, paco]

We repeated the same procedure
as before, but with 3 different lines at
 XARM_OLTF_Model_and_Meas.pdfGmag_ASD_nb_withTRX.pdf 
  7170   Tue Aug 14 04:37:06 2012 YoichiSummaryLSCXARM Open Loop GainYoichi, Rana
Here is the open loop gain of the
XARM loop.
 xarm-opltf.png 
  16303   Mon Aug 30 17:49:43 2021 PacoSummaryLSCXARM POX OLTFUsed diaggui to get OLTF in preparation
for optimal system identification / calibration.
The excitation was injected at the control
 XARM_POX_OLTF.pdfXARM_POX_Coh.pdf 
  16304   Tue Aug 31 14:55:24 2021 ranaSummaryLSCXARM POX OLTFthis model doesn't seem to include
the analog AA, analog AI, digital AA, digital
AI, or data transfer delays in the system.
  
  16351   Tue Sep 21 11:09:34 2021 AnchalSummaryCDSXARM YARM UGF Servo and Oscillators addedI've updated the c1LSC simulink model
to add the so-called UGF servos in the XARM
and YARM single arm loops as well. These
  
  16354   Wed Sep 22 12:40:04 2021 AnchalSummaryCDSXARM YARM UGF Servo and Oscillators shifted to OAFTo reduce burden on c1lsc, I've shifted
the added UGF block to to c1oaf model. c1lsc
had to be modified to allow addition of an
  
  16830   Wed May 4 15:08:59 2022 TegaUpdateBHDXARM alignment to get flashing[Yuta, Tega]

We aligned the BS, ITMY, and ETMY
PIT and YAW to get the flashing on X-arm
 IFO_XY_ARMS_Flashing.png 
  16352   Tue Sep 21 11:13:01 2021 PacoSummaryCalibrationXARM calibration noiseHere are some plots from analyzing the
C1:LSC-XARM calibration. The experiment is
done with the XARM (POX) locked, a single
 XARM_signal_asd.pdfXARM_demod_timeseries.pdfXARM_demod_asds.pdfXARM_cal_0921_timeseries.pdf 
  16353   Wed Sep 22 11:43:04 2021 ranaSummaryCalibrationXARM calibration noiseI would expect to see some lower frequency
effects. i.e. we should look at the timeseries
of the demod with the excitation on and off.
  
  17300   Tue Nov 22 20:46:11 2022 RadhikaUpdateALSXARM green laser lock debugging[Paco, Anchal, Radhika]

We tried to debug why the XARM
green laser isn't catching lock with
  
  17306   Wed Nov 23 17:12:34 2022 RadhikaUpdateALSXARM green laser lock debuggingI tested the mixer by feeding it a 300
kHz signal sourced from a Moku:Go. I kept
the LO input the same - 231.25 kHz from
  
  17330   Fri Dec 2 15:59:55 2022 RadhikaUpdateALSXARM green laser lock debuggingI took a transfer function measurement
of the XEND PDH servo box, from servo input
to piezo output [Attachment 1]. The servo
 XEND_green_pdhservo_TF.pdfG1_PDHbox_TF.png 
  17340   Tue Dec 6 15:29:35 2022 RadhikaUpdateALSXARM green laser lock debugging[Radhika, JC]

We retook transfer function measurements
of the XEND PDH servo box, this time setting
 XEND_PDH_servo_TF_boost_on_off.pdf 
  17341   Tue Dec 6 15:59:46 2022 RadhikaUpdateALSXARM green laser lock debugging[Radhika, Paco]

Paco suggested that alignment could
still be the primary reason why the XEND
  
  17358   Wed Dec 14 12:37:20 2022 RadhikaUpdateALSXARM green laser lock debuggingOn Monday I aimed to measure the transfer function
of the x-arm AUX PDH loop while momentarily
  
  17396   Thu Jan 12 15:31:27 2023 RadhikaUpdateALSXARM green laser lock debugging[Radhika, Anchal, Paco]

AUX
PDH Loop Stability
 IMG_4166.jpg 
  17420   Wed Jan 25 12:49:14 2023 RadhikaUpdateALSXARM green laser lock debugging   XEND_PDHservo_boost_on_gain2.pdfXEND_PDHservo_boost_on_gain4.pdfXEND_PDHservo_boost_on_gain6.pdfXEND_PDHservo_boost_on_gain8.pdfXEND_PDHservo_boost_on_gain10.pdf 
  17437   Wed Feb 1 09:56:00 2023 RadhikaUpdateALSXARM green laser lock debugging   7x 
  17439   Wed Feb 1 12:55:14 2023 RadhikaUpdateALSXARM green laser lock debuggingI reconnected the green REFL monitor channel
and acquired its spectra when the laser was
(mostly) locked. During the collection window,
 xend_green_locked_final.png 
  17469   Thu Feb 16 15:25:52 2023 RadhikaUpdateALSXARM green laser lock debuggingAfter seeing a 560 Hz peak in the XAUX
REFL PD signal, I took spectra of the
PDH error signal (post-demod) [Attachment
 xaux_pdh_err_spectrum.pdfbeatx_beaty_spectrum1.pdfbeatx_beaty_spectrum2.pdf 
  17470   Thu Feb 16 18:40:13 2023 RadhikaUpdateALSXARM green laser lock debugging[Rana, Radhika]

Yesterday we looked at the out-of-loop
PDH error signal of the AUX laser and determined
 IMG_4494.JPG 
  17475   Tue Feb 21 19:04:15 2023 RadhikaUpdateALSXARM green laser lock debuggingI retook the last spectrum measurement
of ALS beatnote fluctuations, with the HEPA
on and off. The top plot corresponds to BEATY,
 beatx_beaty_spectrum_hepa_on_off.pdf 
  15884   Tue Mar 9 10:57:06 2021 Paco, AnchalSummaryIMCXARM lock and POX spectra[Paco, Anchal]

- Upon arrival, MC is locked, and
we can see light in MON5 (PRM) (usually dark).
 20210309_POX11_Spec_XARMLocked.pdf20210309_XARM_Locked.tar.gz 
  11845   Thu Dec 3 19:10:28 2015 yutaroUpdateLSCXARM lock with ITMX actuated and related change on ASSTo avoid the strange kicking of ETMX, I
locked XARM with ITMX actuated instead of
ETMX so that I changed elements of C1LSC_OUTPUT_MTRX;
 40.png 
  11860   Mon Dec 7 15:56:35 2015 yutaroUpdateLSCXARM lock with ITMX actuated and related change on ASSI changed the snapshot file for ASS, /opt/rtcds/caltech/c1/scripts/ASS_DITHER_ON.snap
as follows:
  
  69   Tue Nov 6 15:36:03 2007 robUpdateLSCXARM lockedEasily, after resetting the PSL Uniblitz shutters.
 There's no entry from David or Andrey about
the recovery from last week's power outage,
  
  5804   Fri Nov 4 00:13:24 2011 KojiUpdateLSCXARM locked with POX11XARM lock was achieved by POX11_I
Summary:
- The  whitening gains of POX11_I
 POX11.pdf 
  12528   Mon Oct 3 21:24:02 2016 JohannesUpdateGeneralXARM loss measurement[gautam, johannes]

I started a script on Friday night
to collect some data for a reflection armloss
 ReflectionLoss.pdf 
  16975   Wed Jul 6 19:58:16 2022 PacoSummaryNoiseBudgetXARM noise budget[Anchal, Paco, Rana]

We locked the XARM
using POX11
 xarm_nb_2022_07.pdf 
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