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Date |
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Category |
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326
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Wed Feb 20 16:24:37 2008 |
steve | Update | PSL | the laser is recovering slowly | Head temp is still 20.5C and decreasing slowly.
Power output 2.9W
NPRO power 22 mW is increasing as head is |
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327
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Thu Feb 21 09:56:26 2008 |
steve | Update | PSL | the laser is back | The laser and the psl recovered.
The water chiller temp is 19.98C and head
temp 18.4C
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335
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Fri Feb 22 14:45:06 2008 |
steve | Update | MOPA | laser power levels |
At the beginning of this 1000 days plot shows
the laser that was running at 22C head temp
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351
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Mon Mar 3 09:25:33 2008 |
steve | Update | VAC | rga scan logging is working now | [quote][quote]The rga head and controller
are running fine, but the data logging is
not.[/quote]
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352
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Mon Mar 3 13:58:10 2008 |
steve | Update | Computers | RFM Network are down | The CODAQ_RFNETWORK are down, except C1SUSVME
& AWG |
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365
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Fri Mar 7 19:04:39 2008 |
steve | Omnistructure | PSL | laser pointer | Green laser pointer was found in my desk.
I blamed Rana for not returning it to me
after a conference talk.
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385
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Thu Mar 20 15:28:20 2008 |
steve | Update | VAC | tp2 's drypump replaced | The fore pump of tp2 was replaced at fore
line pressure 998m Torr |
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388
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Fri Mar 21 09:02:03 2008 |
steve | Update | VAC | tp 2 failed | Small turbo #2 is the forepump of the maglev.
It failed last night, shut down the maglev
and interlock closed V1
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409
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Wed Apr 2 15:03:51 2008 |
steve | Update | General | reflectivity of black glass | The reflectivity of black glass, shade 12
was supplied by Donald O'Shea
of Emerald Glass Inc., Westlake, OH 44145
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417
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Mon Apr 7 18:58:49 2008 |
steve | Update | General | reflectivity of SS304 | The reflectivity of stainless steel 304 super
polished # 8 was measured the same way as
elog entry 409
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418
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Tue Apr 8 09:08:54 2008 |
steve | Configuration | PEM | weather station disconnected | We can not leave cables in the walkways and
go on vacation.
I disconnected the weather station from the |
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423
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Thu Apr 17 15:00:59 2008 |
steve | Update | VAC | vac controller computer to be replaced | Now that Rosalba is up and running someone
should step forward to volunteer for this
job.
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443
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Thu Apr 24 15:57:53 2008 |
steve | Configuration | SAFETY | Safety at AP-ISCT | I measured the output power of the psl after
the mechanical shutter.
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450
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Fri Apr 25 15:44:21 2008 |
steve | Update | PSL | scattering measurments | In pursuit of a low back scattering, high
power beam dump we looked at materials such:
polished copper, polished aluminum, diamond |
6x |
462
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Thu May 1 08:31:51 2008 |
steve | Update | SUS | earthquake trips etmy & mc1 | Earthquake at Lake Isabel magnitude 4.4 at
1am today shakes the 40m
ETMY and MC1 watchdogs tripped.
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465
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Mon May 5 15:53:14 2008 |
steve | Update | VAC | drypump replaced & readbacks are out | The small turbo pump of the annulus system
is tp3
It's drypump was replaced at 1.4 Torr after |
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472
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Fri May 9 08:40:24 2008 |
steve | Update | SUS | ETMY sus damping restored | ETMY lost damping at 19:10 last night.
There was no seismic event than.
Sus damping was restored this morning. |
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474
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Tue May 13 10:15:52 2008 |
steve | Update | SUS | restored damping of BS & PRM | I think our janitor was cleaning too heavy
handedly.
The BS and PRM sus damping were lost.
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475
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Tue May 13 10:38:28 2008 |
steve | Update | Computers | rfm network is down | The RFM network went down yesterday around
5pm
Only c1susvme1 is alive but it's timing is |
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478
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Thu May 15 10:40:21 2008 |
steve | HowTo | General | Lisa Goggin, PhD | Lisa Goggin successfully defended her thesis
on May, 13 2008
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487
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Mon May 19 11:49:57 2008 |
steve | Update | SUS | etmy oplev laser replaced | The 9 years old Uniphase HeNe was replaced
by a new JDSU 1103P
Power output ~3.5 mW, reflected light back |
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488
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Tue May 20 09:28:42 2008 |
steve | Bureaucracy | SAFETY | safety traning for 40m | Tara Chalernsongsak, new gradstudent for K.
Libbrecht was introduced to the basics of
the 40m operations. |
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491
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Thu May 22 11:21:45 2008 |
steve | Bureaucracy | SAFETY | early surf sudent | Caltech under grad Eric Mintun received the
40m safety training.
Now he has to read and sign SOP of laser |
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502
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Wed May 28 14:19:47 2008 |
steve | Update | PSL | kaleidoscope of psl | atm 1: scattering psl table optics from the
top of the output periscope f4, 60s @MOPA
3 W
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504
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Thu May 29 16:32:09 2008 |
steve | Update | SUS | etmy oplev is back | I relayed the optics for ETMY-oplev as shown
in pictures below.
The reflected beam goes directly to the qpd |
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505
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Thu May 29 16:49:49 2008 |
steve | Bureaucracy | Photos | Yoichi has arrived | Yoichi had his first 40m meeting. We welcomed
him and Tobin, who is visiting, by sugar
napoleons that
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516
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Wed Jun 4 10:18:52 2008 |
steve | Update | PSL | wedged SS beam trap | I moved the SS trap over to the psl table.
Texas super # 8 was used from the large shipment.
TXs#8 scattering measured as before, meaning |
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523
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Fri Jun 6 15:56:00 2008 |
steve | Bureaucracy | SAFETY | Yoichi received safety training | Yoichi Aso received 40m specific safety training. |
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524
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Fri Jun 6 16:10:51 2008 |
steve | Update | PSL | HEPA filters are running at 100% | The psl HEPA filters were turned up to run
at 100% to accommodate beam trap work on
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 |
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528
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Tue Jun 10 08:37:18 2008 |
steve | Update | PSL | beam trap is being tested | High power beam trap is being tested just
west of FSS area on psl enclosure.
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529
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Wed Jun 11 11:45:25 2008 |
steve | Update | PSL | ss trap works | The trap works well at 3 W level. No back
reflected beam coming out of the trap on
low power
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550
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Fri Jun 20 17:42:48 2008 |
steve | Update | PSL | SS trap scattering compared to black glass trap | Circular SS304 trap was compared to wedged
black glass trap.
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581
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Fri Jun 27 09:20:15 2008 |
steve | Frogs | PEM | dust particle count is up & alarm handler is on | This 3 years plot show the trend of seasons.
When outside air quality goes bad ( 0.5 micron
> 1 million ) the lab follows.
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600
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Mon Jun 30 08:59:23 2008 |
steve | Update | IOO | IOO-MC_DEMOD_LO is low | The alarm handler is beeping relentlessly:
asking for help in high partical count and
low demod signal |
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608
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Tue Jul 1 09:26:33 2008 |
steve | Update | Computers | RFM network is down | |
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609
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Tue Jul 1 10:15:22 2008 |
steve | Update | PSL | eventfull two days | The laser recovered from a short temp rise.
The MZ was aligned and realigned. The suspentions
were kicked up accidentally.
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624
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Wed Jul 2 15:14:42 2008 |
steve | Update | General | added beam traps | I placed baked razor beam trap after INJ_SM1
and flipper in the injection path on the
AP table
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642
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Mon Jul 7 16:30:08 2008 |
steve | Update | PSL | PSL-PEM 16 days trend | This morning the laser head temp was up to
20.3C because the laser chiller was overflowing.
I removed 700 cc water.
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645
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Tue Jul 8 08:16:56 2008 |
steve | Update | PSL | PMC problem | The PMC is unhappy. PMC auto locker is not
working.
DC output slider adjust has to be moved from |
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646
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Tue Jul 8 10:20:10 2008 |
steve | Update | PEM | HEPA turned on | It is specially important to run the PSL-HEPA
filters when inside counts is peaking at
30,000 counts
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652
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Wed Jul 9 15:04:22 2008 |
steve | Metaphysics | Photos | SURFs helping hands | Surf students are helping out with baffle
cleaning. |
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659
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Fri Jul 11 09:29:02 2008 |
steve | Update | PSL | the PMC still hangs up | Morning alarms:
PMC high voltage is railing, it's auto locker |
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670
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Tue Jul 15 09:47:09 2008 |
steve | Update | PEM | lab temps and particles | All air condtion units were serviced last
Friday.
AC filters are trying to control our particle |
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672
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Tue Jul 15 10:24:57 2008 |
steve | Update | PSL | PMC temp & pzt voltage | The PMC pzt HV was happy with no HEPA temp
stability.
Can we thermally insulate the pmc ? |
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677
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Wed Jul 16 09:27:17 2008 |
steve | Update | ALARM | PSL-FSS_RMTEMP alarm is false | Morning alarm sound is good for people who
does not drink coffee.
Our 40m alarm is on every morning.
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688
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Thu Jul 17 08:30:15 2008 |
steve | Update | PSL | PMC relocked manually | The PMC pzt HV and the servo gain adj. are
railing at max this morning
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705
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Mon Jul 21 10:00:42 2008 |
steve | Update | PEM | ifo room temp | Five years of temp trend with 5 C fluctuation.
The campus chilled water supply was upgraded
~ 1 year ago.
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708
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Mon Jul 21 15:52:22 2008 |
steve | Bureaucracy | SAFETY | fire alarms test | The fire alarm test and evacuation drill was
successfully completed at 13:45 Wednesday,
July 16, 2008
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712
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Tue Jul 22 09:24:17 2008 |
steve | Update | PSL | laser power | Laser power reality of 120 days |
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716
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Tue Jul 22 16:50:09 2008 |
steve | Metaphysics | Environment | professorial clean up of work bench | Atm1: is showing the spiritual satisfaction
after work bench clean up by the professor
himself.
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