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Date |
Author |
Type |
Category |
Subject |
Text |
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8136
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Fri Feb 22 11:12:16 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | pumpdown completed | IFO P1 pressure is 1
mTorr. It is ready for high power light.
The Maglev took over the pumping |
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8155
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Mon Feb 25 08:22:03 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | pumpdown at day 4 | All normal, IFO pressure 1.5e-5 Torr
RGA is pumped by TP-3 in back ground
mode. |
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8206
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Fri Mar 1 14:50:36 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | pumpdown day 8 | Atm1, RGA background scan with TP3
pumping at day 7
Atm2, IFO CC1 = 1.1e-5 |
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8231
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Tue Mar 5 14:59:32 2013 |
Steve | HowTo | VAC | dry-forepump replaced | TP3 turbo pump's dry-foreline pump was
replaced.
How to do it: |
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8238
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Wed Mar 6 08:40:03 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | first scan of this pumpdown | Pumpdown 75 - Maglev - day 12
Precondition: 66 days at atm, installed
TIP-TILTs with coils that replaced |
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8311
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Tue Mar 19 17:00:14 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | large window quote of Cascade | Optical quality 6.5" OD window specs
and quotes for vacuum view ports and optical
table enclosure are on the 40m wiki_ Aux |
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8664
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Mon Jun 3 09:46:40 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | RGA scan at day 100 | Vacuum normal condition at pumdown
day 100
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8847
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Mon Jul 15 14:12:15 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | RGA scan at day 144 | Pumpdown 75, vacuum normal condition
at day 144
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8904
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Tue Jul 23 08:21:31 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | Vent has started |
Thanks for the good preparation.
IFO pressure P1=20 Torr |
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8907
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Tue Jul 23 14:00:03 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | the vent is completed | The 40m IFO has reached atmospher
in 5 hours. It is ready to open chamber condition.
The RGA is pumped with the maglev. |
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8914
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Tue Jul 23 22:55:13 2013 |
Jenne | Update | VAC | BS, ITMY doors to be opened in the morning | We will open the BS and ITMY doors first
thing tomorrow morning. I plan to try to
be in around 9 am. The first order of business |
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8915
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Wed Jul 24 10:35:41 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | BS, ITMY doors are removed |
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8933
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Mon Jul 29 16:04:40 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | AC removed | Manasa, Eric, Evan, Koji and Steve,
Access connector removed in order
to complete alignment. Light aluminum with |
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8934
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Mon Jul 29 16:15:13 2013 |
Koji | Update | VAC | AC removed | Prior to the access connector removal,
Manasa and I aligned the IFO mirrors.
The arms were locked and aligned by |
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8946
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Wed Jul 31 10:27:00 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | instrument grade air is discontinoued | We have been using Air Liquide Instrument
Grade Air for venting the 40m vacuum envelope.
It is no longer available. |
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8963
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Mon Aug 5 10:50:48 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | RGA background | RGA background at day 12 of this
vent . The maglev is pumping on the rga through
VM2 |
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8970
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Tue Aug 6 10:06:29 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | Pumpdown is at 500Torr | The pumpdown has started at 8:38am
Manasa was here to confirm good alignment
of the IFO |
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8973
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Tue Aug 6 16:45:31 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | Pumpdown is completed | IFO P1=1mT PSL shutter is opened
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8976
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Wed Aug 7 10:51:49 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | Pumpdown at 26hrs | Cold cathode gauge CC1 -h (horizontal)
just coming on 9.2e-5 Torr
P2 is the fore line pressure of the |
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8978
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Wed Aug 7 15:36:29 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | TP2 drypump replaced |
TP2's fore line - dry pump
replaced at performance level 600 mTorr after |
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8984
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Thu Aug 8 07:57:23 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | pumpdown at 48 hrs |
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8985
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Thu Aug 8 10:31:28 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | few reminders of this vent | 1, Vacuum envelope grounds must be
connected all times! After door removal
reconnect both cables immediately. |
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9011
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Wed Aug 14 08:24:20 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | pumpdown at day 8 |
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9017
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Fri Aug 16 09:35:18 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | Vacuum Normal state recognition is back |
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9029
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Mon Aug 19 11:12:54 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | RGA scan at day 13 |
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9084
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Wed Aug 28 11:23:41 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | crane repair sheduled |
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9085
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Wed Aug 28 15:41:42 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | RGA scan at day 23 | Valve configuration: Vacuum Normal
pd76-m-d23
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9111
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Thu Sep 5 10:47:58 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | vertex crane folding issue |
[Fred Goldbar, Mike Gerfen,
Dennis Coyne and Steve] |
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9115
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Fri Sep 6 09:27:10 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | 31 days after pumpdown |
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9117
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Mon Sep 9 15:33:06 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | vertex crane repair is scheduled |
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9119
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Tue Sep 10 09:18:22 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | dry pump is getting loud |
TP3 foreline's dry pump is
getting noisier and noisier. Turbo |
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9120
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Tue Sep 10 15:43:01 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | TP3' dry pump is replaced |
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9129
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Mon Sep 16 10:57:11 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | RGA scan at day 41 |
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9139
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Wed Sep 18 14:57:12 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | vertex crane folding arm removed | The folding beam removed as shown.
Two man supporting it while I hammering it
out. Pin was dry and it gulled into supporting |
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9146
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Fri Sep 20 16:37:30 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | vertex crane folding arm is back on |
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9173
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Mon Sep 30 08:53:22 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | vertex crane repair schedule has changed |
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9185
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Wed Oct 2 14:25:39 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | vertex crane is still out of order |
The smoke alarms were turned off
and surrounding areas were covered with plastic. |
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9223
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Wed Oct 9 11:48:10 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | RGA scan at day 65 |
Valve configuration: Vacuum
Normal |
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9359
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Thu Nov 7 11:19:04 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | crane work POSTPONED to Monday |
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9372
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Wed Nov 13 08:46:03 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | vertex crane repair completed |
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9424
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Fri Nov 22 16:32:08 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | RGA scan at day 108 |
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9467
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Fri Dec 13 16:34:20 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | PS will be replaced next week |
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9506
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Fri Dec 20 20:04:01 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | power supply replaced with a short vent |
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9508
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Fri Dec 20 23:00:41 2013 |
Koji | Update | VAC | power supply replaced with a short vent | I'm leaving the 40m now. IFO is aligned. Everything
look good. |
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9510
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Sat Dec 21 10:53:35 2013 |
Steve | Update | VAC | power supply replaced with a short vent-pumpdown completed | The recovery- pumpdown reached valve configuration
vacuum normal at 20 hours, cc1 7.7e-6 Torr
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9514
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Thu Jan 2 10:50:24 2014 |
Steve | Update | VAC | vacuum monitor is still blank | The date is correct on this monitor.
Last stored RGA scan data Dec 20,
2013 |
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9515
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Thu Jan 2 13:35:06 2014 |
Koji | Update | VAC | vacuum monitor is still blank | We probably need to restart the machine,
but I didn't want to touch c1vac1 and c1vac2. |
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9516
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Fri Jan 3 11:18:41 2014 |
Steve | Summary | VAC | power supply replaced with a short vent |
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9550
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Mon Jan 13 16:50:55 2014 |
Steve | Update | VAC | Maglev controller needs service |
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9562
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Tue Jan 21 17:26:59 2014 |
Jenne | Summary | VAC | Rebooted RGA computer and reset RGA settings | [Jenne, Steve]
Steve noticed that the RGA was not
logging data and that not all the correct |
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