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Date |
Author |
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Category |
Subject |
Text |
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3347
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Mon Aug 2 10:26:15 2010 |
steve | Configuration | VAC | very slow pumpdown completed |
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3371
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Fri Aug 6 08:09:15 2010 |
steve | Update | PSL | PSL preparation work |
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3394
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Tue Aug 10 17:21:48 2010 |
steve | Update | General | PSL optical table is at 30" height | Mike Gerfen, Koji and Steve,
Our old ( 6 x 10 x 1 ) ft Newport |
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3404
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Thu Aug 12 10:56:31 2010 |
steve | Update | Environment | dusty floor work in progres | I powered down 1Y1 and 1Y2 instrument racks
of MC and RF-systems this morning.
Both racks, SP table, clean tools-parts |
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3410
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Thu Aug 12 16:18:46 2010 |
steve | Update | Environment | tiles and adhesive removed |
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3422
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Fri Aug 13 18:32:48 2010 |
steve | Update | PEM | new legs attached to optical table | Koji, Rana and Steve
The floor preparation continued today. |
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3430
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Tue Aug 17 14:09:15 2010 |
steve | Update | PEM | PSL optical table schedule | Tuesday, 17 August : fill tunnel, set table
height, level table and balance load
Wednesday : grout tripod legs and |
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3435
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Wed Aug 18 16:42:14 2010 |
steve | Update | PEM | PSL optical table legs load balanced |
Rana, Koji, Alberto and Steve,
Tuesday afternoon |
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3444
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Thu Aug 19 16:03:59 2010 |
steve | Update | PEM | grouting of PSL tripod legs | The 10' x 6' optical table is seating on
6 tripods. Each tripod leg has 3 feet. They
are supported by jack screws against copper |
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3448
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Fri Aug 20 15:49:14 2010 |
steve | Update | PEM | grouting is done | The preparation for pouring concrete is
continuing. The grout forms were removed.
Half inch ribbed steel bars were epoxied |
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3449
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Fri Aug 20 16:17:35 2010 |
steve | Update | PEM | PEM-count channels are not working | C1: PEM-count channels are dead since August
12, 2010 |
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3455
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Mon Aug 23 08:28:27 2010 |
steve | Update | SUS | ETMY sus damping restored | |
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3462
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Tue Aug 24 11:23:32 2010 |
steve | Update | PEM | tripod leg installation completed | Bertine Robby, Bertin and Jerry completed
the installation by pouring concrete yesterday
and cleaning up today. |
7x |
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3472
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Wed Aug 25 16:13:32 2010 |
steve | Summary | PEM | PSL optical table is back into operation at 32.75" level | The tile work was done yesterday after
noon.
This morning Mike Gerfen and me lowered |
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3477
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Fri Aug 27 11:27:33 2010 |
steve | Update | PEM | crane safety document | I posted the crane safety document on the
40m wiki, vacuum page as 26 August 2010
Please add your comments and corrections. |
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3493
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Tue Aug 31 10:44:17 2010 |
steve | Update | PEM | concrete sealed | The PSL -leg concrete was sealed with a
single coat of SCOFIELD Cureseal-S to minimize
shedding of particles. |
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3495
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Tue Aug 31 13:31:00 2010 |
steve | Update | PEM | room temp lowered | I lowered room 101 thermostat setting from
74F to 72F |
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3496
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Tue Aug 31 14:47:53 2010 |
steve | Configuration | PEM | toilet upgrade | Our toilets were replaced by a green Gerber
1.6 gpf ( 6 lpf ) last week. |
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3505
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Wed Sep 1 10:54:15 2010 |
steve | Update | PEM | more crane balancing | Crane balancing at the south end is continuing
today. |
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3513
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Thu Sep 2 14:11:17 2010 |
steve | Summary | PEM | south end crane balancing is completed | The crane I -beam now leveled at all degrees
of rotation. The lower hinge was moved
southward about 1/4 of an inch. |
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3514
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Thu Sep 2 16:41:32 2010 |
steve | Configuration | SAFETY | laser is ON: safety glasses required! | I hooked up interlock to the Innolight
2W 1064 nm in the enclosure. The manual shutter
is closed on this unit. |
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3547
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Wed Sep 8 16:17:58 2010 |
steve | Update | PEM | particle counter problem | I played with the particle counter this
morning. Now it's running and reading the
correct numbers on the old COCHECKLIST.adl |
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3549
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Thu Sep 9 08:23:45 2010 |
steve | Update | SAFETY | main laser turned off | Innolight 2W 1064nm main laser was turned
off for more enclosure related work.
The electrician re rooting the power- |
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3550
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Thu Sep 9 11:17:15 2010 |
steve | Update | SAFETY | main laser is back ON |
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3551
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Thu Sep 9 11:31:54 2010 |
steve | Update | PEM | accelerometer cable connection | I turned off/on the power to the accelerometers
in order to re rout their connections. I
found cable connector body-nut #3 loose |
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3585
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Fri Sep 17 17:35:35 2010 |
steve | Update | PEM | cleaned up at 1Y1 PSL rack | Cleaned up cables on the top and bottom.
Vacuumed both areas. We still have some remaining
shading from the MOPA umbilical and more |
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3591
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Mon Sep 20 17:10:10 2010 |
steve | Configuration | PSL | enclosure beam guides to IFO are installed | The PSL out 2" OD beam guide
tube was cut 1.5" shorter to 13.5"
The 10" OD 0.25" |
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3592
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Tue Sep 21 15:33:02 2010 |
steve | Metaphysics | Treasure | Wagonga alart | John Miller has arrived from Australia
with 3 bags of Wagonga Coffee. Trade
bargaining has started on |
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3605
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Fri Sep 24 16:31:35 2010 |
steve | Configuration | General | open frame- rack is moved | The squeezing open frame rack was moved
from the south side of the PSL enclosure
to the north side of the SP table. |
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3611
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Mon Sep 27 08:59:50 2010 |
steve | Configuration | VAC | slow vent has started | Blocked PSL output beam into IFO
Checked: HV at IOO & OMC are
off, jam nuts in position, |
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3616
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Tue Sep 28 14:12:14 2010 |
steve | Update | General | vertex crane drive is out of order | The vertex crane drive is overheating,
it stopped functioning. Service man will
be here tomorrow morning. |
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3624
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Thu Sep 30 09:34:58 2010 |
steve | Update | General | vertex crane trolly drive fixed |
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3626
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Thu Sep 30 13:43:29 2010 |
steve | Update | SAFETY | propane gas smell in control room | The control room's north west corner smelled
like propane gas yesterday around 16:30
We all agreed that the smell was |
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3637
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Fri Oct 1 16:46:20 2010 |
steve | Bureaucracy | SAFETY | Yuta received 40m-101-safety training | Our visiting graduate student Yuta Michimura
received 40m specific basic safety training
today. |
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3646
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Tue Oct 5 09:26:04 2010 |
steve | Configuration | PEM | moved accelerometers | Accelerometers xyz were moved from IOO-south/west
corner to under PSL table. They were turned
off for ~20 minutes. |
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3654
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Tue Oct 5 17:39:21 2010 |
steve | Configuration | VAC | west access connector removed | Kiwamu, Koji, Yutah, Rana, Jan and Steve
We removed the west access connector
this afternoon. |
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3664
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Thu Oct 7 08:39:39 2010 |
steve | Bureaucracy | SAFETY | Joonho receives safety training | Our new undergrad Joonho Lee received 40m
specific basic safety training yesterday.
Yuta and Joonho are scheduled to |
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3670
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Thu Oct 7 15:21:51 2010 |
steve | Update | PSL | RF filter for PMC | We got two small RF filter for the PMC
from Valera They are made by http://www.larkengineering.com/
"MC35.5-3-AB" sma, 29300-01 |
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3676
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Fri Oct 8 07:41:42 2010 |
steve | Configuration | SAFETY | 2W laser shutter is closed | The 2 W Innolight shutter is closed and
enclosure door removed. Beam path blocked.
Do not change this condition. |
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3677
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Fri Oct 8 10:38:03 2010 |
steve | Configuration | SAFETY | 2W laser shutter is closed |
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3682
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Fri Oct 8 17:36:16 2010 |
steve | Frogs | Photos | visiting undergrads | Prof Alan Weistein guided the 24 student
through the 40m. His performance was rated
as an enthusiastic 9.5 |
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3688
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Mon Oct 11 10:51:36 2010 |
steve | Update | SUS | OSEMs, OSEMs, OSEMs...those lovely little OSEMs | |
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3698
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Tue Oct 12 16:35:17 2010 |
steve | Configuration | PSL | PSL output monitor in place | Innolight
PSL laser is set to @2.1A , ~1.6W output |
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3733
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Mon Oct 18 09:01:48 2010 |
steve | HowTo | General | How not to | This BNC cable is crying for help. Please
do not do this to me. It should be
reported to the abused center.Throw |
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3745
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Wed Oct 20 16:41:41 2010 |
steve | Omnistructure | General | laser chiller leaving for MIT | |
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3751
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Thu Oct 21 10:44:56 2010 |
steve | Metaphysics | Treasure | 1987 supernova tapes plus....? | I'm cleaning out to make room for our new
optical cabinet. Are we keeping these? There
are ~20 pieces of 10" od |
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3792
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Wed Oct 27 09:02:29 2010 |
steve | Update | Electronics | HP4195A is NOT fixed | www.avalontest.com has fixed the 25MHz
oscillation. Contact: Jim Burnham 760-536-0191
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3808
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Thu Oct 28 09:16:17 2010 |
steve | Update | PEM | welding in the vertex area | Fire-smoke sensors in the vertex area #2-31,
2-30 east, 2-32 south/MC2 and 2-37 old control
room area are turned off to accommodate the |
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3810
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Thu Oct 28 13:01:34 2010 |
steve | Update | PEM | crane repair guys left for the day |
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3832
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Mon Nov 1 10:17:55 2010 |
steve | Update | General | breakers relabelled | Pedro of the electrical shop helped to
retrace wires from the racks to the breakers.
Many wrong labels were replaced. These labels |
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