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  4258   Mon Feb 7 21:23:11 2011 ranaConfigurationPSLPSL FSS Temperature Sensor Interface box removedI noticed that the RMTEMP channel was spiking
myteriously when Kiwamu opened the PSL door.
We found out that the LEMO connectors would
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  4266   Wed Feb 9 23:48:12 2011 SureshConfigurationCamerasVideo Cable work: New Labels[Larisa, Aidan,Steve,Suresh]
   Today was the first
session for implementing the new video cabling
  
  4273   Fri Feb 11 09:27:03 2011 steveConfigurationVACRGA scanThe RGA scan is normal at day 52 of this
pump down.
Light power BS 1064nm ~25mW, ETMX
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  4301   Tue Feb 15 11:57:06 2011 steve, valeraConfigurationPSLPMC swap We swapped the PMC s/n 2677 for s/n
lho006.
The table below summarizes the power
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  4331   Sun Feb 20 21:22:33 2011 rana, kiwamu, valeraConfigurationIOOMC Servo ChangeFor some reason, Kiwamu   
  4335   Tue Feb 22 00:18:47 2011 valeraConfiguration c1ioo and c1ass work and related fb crashes/restartsI have been editing and reloading the c1ioo
model last two days. I have restarted the
frame builder several times. After one of
  
  4345   Wed Feb 23 16:34:42 2011 valeraConfiguration pmc lens stagedI put the PMC last mode matching lens (one
between the steering mirrors) on a translation
stage to facilitate the PMC mode matching.
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  4350   Thu Feb 24 16:47:26 2011 steveConfigurationPSL shutter is back on the PSL outputUniblitz mechanical shutter was placed
into the beam path of the PSL output with
razor beam trap. The output power was 1.39W
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  4367   Wed Mar 2 16:51:53 2011 steveConfigurationGreen Lockingmech shutter in place at the south endI moved old POX shutter from ITMY optical
table to the south end. MEDM POX mechanical
shutter screen is now closing the green beam 
  
  4368   Wed Mar 2 17:19:58 2011 AidanConfigurationGreen LockingMoved PDH PD on end tableAs previously noted, there are multiple
beams coming back from the ETM surface onto
the PDH PD on the end table. They are spread
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  4402   Thu Mar 10 17:03:48 2011 Larisa ThorneConfigurationElectronicscalculations for passive low pass filter on X arm[Kiwamu, Larisa] 
 
We want to increase gain in the lower
  
  4407   Sun Mar 13 00:00:58 2011 jzweizig, ranaConfigurationDAQNDS2 code change and restart John has changed the NDS2 code and
restarted it on Mafalda. The issue is that
it goes off the rails everytime the DAQD
  
  4416   Fri Mar 18 17:55:58 2011 SureshConfigurationGreen LockingWork Plan for Y-end Aux laser installationA rough
time-table and the various tasks are given
below: 
  
  4422   Tue Mar 22 00:03:29 2011 BryanConfigurationGreen LockingPSL vs Y arm laser temperature pairing OK. Today we did the same type of
measurement for the Y arm laser as was done
for the X arm laser here: 
 PSL_vs_Y_arm_Temperatures.png 
  4423   Tue Mar 22 00:23:20 2011 JenneConfigurationGreen LockingPSL vs Y arm laser temperature pairing


   
        
            
  
  4425   Tue Mar 22 19:03:45 2011 BryanConfigurationGreen LockingPSL vs Y arm laser temperature pairing

    

       
            
  
  4437   Thu Mar 24 13:50:30 2011 BryanConfigurationGreen LockingY arm laser Just a quick update... the Lightwave
laser has now been moved up to the end of
the Y arm. It's also been mounted on the
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  4439   Thu Mar 24 15:30:59 2011 BryanConfigurationGreen LockingPSL vs Y arm laser temperature pairingFine-grained temperature  Temp_Beating_Day02_html_m2d719182.jpg 
  4440   Thu Mar 24 16:33:32 2011 BryanConfigurationGreen LockingPSL vs Y arm laser temperature pairingX_arm and Y_arm vs PSL  PSL_vs_X-end_T_data_fine.jpg 
  4459   Wed Mar 30 02:55:02 2011 SureshConfigurationElectronicsRF System : Status and PlansI have prepared several diagrams outlining
the current state of the RF System.
These are uploaded into the svn40m
  
  4460   Wed Mar 30 16:32:29 2011 AidanConfigurationComputer Scripts / ProgramsAdded a sitemap aliasI added an alias to the sitemap MEDM screen
in /cvs/cds/caltech/target/cshrc.40m
Now you can enjoy launching sitemap
  
  4463   Wed Mar 30 18:50:57 2011 KojiConfigurationComputer Scripts / ProgramsAdded a sitemap aliasI thought that "m40m" was the
traditional alias for the sitemap...
rossa:~>alias
  
  4464   Wed Mar 30 19:43:33 2011 BryanConfigurationGreen LockingThe wonderful world of mode-matchingRight. I've got a whole load of info and
data and assorted musings I've been saving
up and cogitating upon before dumping it
  
  4465   Wed Mar 30 19:54:19 2011 BryanConfigurationGreen LockingThe wonderful world of mode-matching   laser_output_non_circular.png 
  4466   Wed Mar 30 20:08:34 2011 BryanConfigurationGreen LockingThe wonderful world of mode-matchingStep 2: Getting the beam  Beam_Matching_02c_Vertical.pngBeam_Matching_02c_Horizontal.png 
  4467   Wed Mar 30 20:14:17 2011 BryanConfigurationGreen LockingThe wonderful world of mode-matchingAdditional:   
  4468   Wed Mar 30 20:31:30 2011 BryanConfigurationGreen LockingThe wonderful world of mode-matchingStep   
  4469   Wed Mar 30 20:50:43 2011 BryanConfigurationGreen LockingThe wonderful world of mode-matchingStep  After_Faraday.pngAfter_Faraday_and_Rotated_Lens.png 
  4470   Wed Mar 30 21:21:15 2011 BryanConfigurationGreen LockingThe wonderful world of mode-matchingStep 4: Matching into  Oven_Lens_Solution_66mm.pngMatching_Into_Green_Oven_zoomed_out.pngMatching_Into_Green_Oven_zoomed_in.png 
  4473   Thu Mar 31 02:59:49 2011 KojiConfigurationGreen LockingThe wonderful world of mode-matching I went through the entries.
1. Give us a photo of the day. i.e.
Faraday, tilted lens, etc...
  
  4475   Thu Mar 31 11:30:51 2011 steveConfigurationGeneralstrain relieved rf cablesI strain relieved RF cables labeled 33
MHZ LO and 166 MHZ to EOM at 1X2  This
is a temporary setup for the 11 MHZ
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  4476   Thu Mar 31 14:10:00 2011 BryanConfigurationGreen LockingThe wonderful world of mode-matching

    

       
            
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  4477   Thu Mar 31 15:23:14 2011 BryanConfigurationGreen LockingThe wonderful world of mode-matching

    

       
            
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  4481   Fri Apr 1 18:54:41 2011 BryanConfigurationGreen LockingY end doubling ovenThe doubling oven is now ready to go for
the Y arm. The PPKTP crystal is mounted in
the oven:
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  4485   Mon Apr 4 14:20:32 2011 BryanConfigurationGreen LockingThe wonderful world of mode-matching   Waist_Fits_from_laser.pngWaist_Fits_Bench_Position.png 
  4486   Mon Apr 4 18:58:44 2011 BryanConfigurationGreen LockingA beam of purest greenWe now have green light at the Y end. 
The set-up (with careful instructions
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  4493   Wed Apr 6 18:55:49 2011 Jamie, LarisaConfigurationLSCmajor AP table cleanupWe ripped out all of the old AS, PLL, and
REFL paths, green, orange, and cyan respectively
on the old
  
  4495   Wed Apr 6 22:13:24 2011 BryanConfigurationGreen LockingResonating green light!Every so often things just work out. You
do the calculations, you put the lenses on
the bench, you manually adjust the pointing
  
  4520   Wed Apr 13 16:56:08 2011 BryanConfigurationGreen LockingY-ARM Green-Locked! Locked!
The Y-arm can
  
  4521   Wed Apr 13 23:32:07 2011 Aidan, JamieConfigurationLSCAS PD and Camera installedI spent some time tracking down the AS
beam which had vanished from the AP table.
Eventually, by dramatically mis-aligning
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  4525   Thu Apr 14 17:45:59 2011 BryanConfigurationGreen LockingI leave you with these messages...OK…
the Y-arm may be locked with green light,
which was the goal, and this is all good
  
  4532   Fri Apr 15 13:43:23 2011 BryanConfigurationGreen LockingI leave you with these messages...Y-end PDH electronics.  Y_End_Electronics_TF.png 
  4536   Fri Apr 15 22:57:38 2011 Aidan, JamieConfigurationLSCAS PD and Camera installedAS port ITMX YAW  range where AS beam
was visible = [-1.505, -1.225] - these extrema
put the beam just outside of some aperture
  
  4540   Mon Apr 18 17:47:41 2011 kiwamuConfigurationLSCLSC rack's ADC cablingTo
understand the situation of the ADC cabling
at the LSC rack I looked around the rack
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  4541   Mon Apr 18 21:09:45 2011 JamieConfigurationComputersnew control room machine: pianosaI've just installed the new control room
machine: "pianosa".   It is
a replacement for the old sun machine "op440m"
  
  4542   Mon Apr 18 21:14:53 2011 JamieConfigurationComputersnew control room machine: pianosaAlso, op440m's Sun monitor did not work well
with pianosa, so I'm lending pianosa my HP
monitor until we can get a suitable replacement.
  
  4547   Wed Apr 20 21:53:01 2011 SureshConfigurationRF SystemRF system: Stray heliax cableWe found a stray unused heliax   rogue_cable_1.png 
  4603   Tue May 3 00:44:02 2011 KojiConfigurationComputersMartian WIreless BridgeThe Martian wireless bridge has the ethernet
cable inserted in the wrong connector.
It should be inserted to one of the
  
  4612   Tue May 3 14:35:44 2011 Larisa ThorneConfigurationElectronicsJenne-Seismometer LPF project I was charge with making a Non-Inverting
Op Amp Low Pass Feedback circuit for Jenne,
which may somehow be integrated into a seismometer
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  4625   Wed May 4 13:51:51 2011 valeraConfiguration Intermittent MC3 UL PD signalThe attached plot shows the 30 day trend
of the MC3 UL PD signal. The signal dropped
to zero at some point but now it is close
 mc3ulpdmon.pdf 
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