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  3513   Thu Sep 2 14:11:17 2010 steveSummaryPEMsouth end crane balancing is completedThe crane I -beam now leveled at all degrees
of rotation.  The lower hinge was moved
southward  about 1/4 of an inch. 
 P1060798.JPGP1060800.JPGP1060804.JPG 
  3545   Wed Sep 8 11:56:24 2010 kiwamuSummaryCDSSeptember CDS test plan Joe and Kiwamu
We discussed about our CDS plan for
this September. The summary of the plan
  
  3567   Mon Sep 13 12:09:42 2010 kiwamuSummaryGeneralelog restarted Elog didn't respond, so I restarted
it with the script.
Before killing the process somehow
  
  3576   Wed Sep 15 14:34:57 2010 josephbSummaryCDSPlan for RFM switch overSteps for RFM switch over:
1) Ensure the new frame builder code
is working properly:
  
  3579   Wed Sep 15 19:29:13 2010 valeraSummary PSL power budget
    
        

            Location
  
  3596   Thu Sep 23 02:23:04 2010 koji,taraSummaryElectronicsTesting new TTFSS I tested the new table top
frequency stabilization system(TTFSS), 
  
  3597   Thu Sep 23 02:45:30 2010 KojiSummaryComputersnodus gracefully rebootedZach> Nodus seemed to be working fine
again, and I was browsing the elog with no
  
  3603   Thu Sep 23 23:24:43 2010 rana, johnny, taraSummaryPSLAM modulate AOM to measure RefCav Thermo-Optic coefficientBig Johnny and I hacked a function
generator output into the cross-connect of
the 80 MHz VCO driver so that we could modulate
  
  3620   Wed Sep 29 12:08:28 2010 josephb, alexSummaryCDSLast burt save of old controlsThis is being recorded for posterity so
we know where to look for the old controls
settings.
  
  3647   Tue Oct 5 11:42:20 2010 kiwamuSummaryGreen Lockingdeveloping green locking plant With a help from Joe, I made a diagram
of the simulated plant for green locking
in order to get better understanding and
 green_sm3.png 
  3655   Tue Oct 5 18:27:18 2010 Joonho LeeSummaryElectronicsCCD cable's impedenceToday
I checked the CCD cables which is connected
to the VIDEOMUX.
  
  3657   Wed Oct 6 00:32:01 2010 ranaSummaryDAQNDS2This is the link to the NDS2 webpage:
https://www.lsc-group.phys.uwm.edu/daswg/wiki/NetworkDataServer2
We should install this so that we
  
  3660   Wed Oct 6 14:49:54 2010 ranaSummaryloreSteve on the sea   jacques.jpg 
  3685   Sun Oct 10 18:09:02 2010 KojiSummaryCOCPhase map interferometer calibration for the data on Oct 8th, 2010 Summary:
Calibration
of the phase map interferometer was calculated
for the data on Oct 8th, 2010.
 calibration.pdf 
  3686   Sun Oct 10 18:28:25 2010 kiwamuSummarySUSITMX OSEM offsetsBecause of the in-vac work on Oct. 4th
(see this
entry) , ITMX's OSEM offsets were
 OSEM.png 
  3689   Mon Oct 11 16:09:10 2010 yutaSummarySUScurrent OSEM outputsBackground:
 The output range of the OSEM
is 0-2V.
  
  3694   Mon Oct 11 23:55:25 2010 Joonho LeeSummaryElectronicsCCD cables for output signalToday
I checked all the CCD cables which is connected
output channels of the VIDEOMUX.
  
  3738   Mon Oct 18 18:33:46 2010 KojiSummaryCOCSummary of the main mirrors & their phasemap measurementI have made a summary web page for the
40m upgrade optics.
https://nodus.ligo.caltech.edu:30889/40m_phasemap/
  
  3739   Mon Oct 18 22:11:32 2010 Joonho LeeSummaryElectronicsCCD cables for input signalToday
I checked all the CCD cables which is connected
input channels of the VIDEOMUX.
  
  3749   Thu Oct 21 01:11:48 2010 ranaSummaryComputerselog change and rossa texI deleted
a bunch of categories from the elogd.cfg
  
  3753   Thu Oct 21 13:05:19 2010 KojiSummaryComputerselog change and rossa texThis is cool    
  3765   Fri Oct 22 19:53:27 2010 yutaSummaryCDSconversion failure in digital filters(Rana, Joe, Yuta)

We now understand that we never succeeded
  
  3770   Sat Oct 23 14:42:01 2010 yutaSummaryCDSdamped MC suspensionsAfter replacing filters, MC suspensions
damped  last night.
Further measurement next time.
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  3771   Sun Oct 24 18:06:35 2010 kiwamuSummaryLockingsetup for green beat   green_beat_note.png 
  3774   Mon Oct 25 02:14:38 2010 KojiSummaryLockingsetup for green beat- What is the actual photocurrent for the
beam1 and beam2? We don't care how much power
do you have before the BS, but care how much
  
  3815   Thu Oct 28 23:17:15 2010 yutaSummaryCDS[EMERGENCY] accidentally deleted daqdRana showed me that if c1sus machine runs
c1mcs stuff(and c1x02 stuff) only, we can
use dataviewer without crashing fb.
  
  3816   Fri Oct 29 01:18:03 2010 KojiSummarySUSPRM standoff glued[Suresh Koji]
The standoff glued. The incandescent
lamp set for curing the epoxy.
 IMG_3674.jpg 
  3821   Fri Oct 29 11:25:15 2010 josephb, yutaSummaryCDS[EMERGENCY] accidentally deleted daqdProblem:
Missing daqd file, i.e. the framebuilder
executable.
  
  3828   Fri Oct 29 18:37:33 2010 yutaSummaryCDSdaqd and current CDS statusBackground:
  Before Joe left(~ 1 hour ago),
fb was working for a while. But after he
 06-25-2009.NN_24ThreatLevel.GJH2L69BK.1.jpg 
  3829   Sat Oct 30 05:27:53 2010 yutaSummaryCDSCDS time delay measurementMotivation:
  We want to know the time delay
of CDS in the IOP scheme.
 delaysetup.pngCDSdelay.png 
  3830   Sat Oct 30 14:35:43 2010 KojiSummaryCDSCDS time delay measurementUnsatisfactory.
Neglecting the digital anti-imaging
 CDS_system_investigation_090323.pdf 
  3831   Sun Oct 31 00:19:35 2010 ranaSummaryComputer Scripts / ProgramsHP3563A netGPIB functionI've wheeled the old HP audio frequency
signal analyzer into the control room to
debug the GPIB/python interface. The wireless
  
  3838   Mon Nov 1 15:47:15 2010 yutaSummaryCDSCDS time delay measurementBackground:
  I measured CDS time delay last
week, but because of my lack of understanding
 downupsampling.pngCDSdelay2.png 
  3839   Mon Nov 1 16:43:24 2010 KojiSummaryCDSCDS time delay measurementUm, Beautiful.   
  3841   Mon Nov 1 19:32:08 2010 yutaSummaryCDSfb crashed? during c1ioo and c1mcs connection at ASCFrame builder
died again!!
  
  3849   Wed Nov 3 02:23:11 2010 yutaSummaryCDSchecking whitening filter boardSummary:
  Last night, I found that some
of the input channels have wrong hardware
 MC3SEN.png 
  3850   Wed Nov 3 02:37:39 2010 yutaSummaryGreen Lockingcoarse locked green beat frequency(Kiwamu, Yuta)

 Screenshot_LowFreqLock.png 
  3851   Wed Nov 3 03:00:47 2010 KojiSummaryGreen Lockingcoarse locked green beat frequencyWow! Great guys!!   
  3852   Wed Nov 3 09:32:00 2010 ranaSummaryCDSEurocard board swapping When swapping Eurocard boards, it
is safest to first turn down the power supplies
and then do the swapping. 
  
  3855   Wed Nov 3 17:01:01 2010 josephbSummaryCDSComparison of RFM read times Problem:
RFM reads are slow.  Rolf has
said it should take 2-3 microseconds per
  
  3869   Fri Nov 5 15:20:18 2010 josephb, alexSummaryCDS40m computer slow down solvedProblem:
The 40m computers were responding
sluggishly yesterday, to the point of being
  
  3872   Fri Nov 5 21:49:12 2010 ranaSummaryCDS40m computer slow down solved


   
        
            
  
  3875   Sat Nov 6 01:54:15 2010 FrankSummaryComputersvirus definition file update on laptop for dinocami took
some pictures with the dinocam this afternoon.
I used the laptop computer next to it using
  
  3876   Sat Nov 6 07:26:54 2010 yutaSummaryIOOreduced common mode displacement of the beam through MC1 to MC3(Koji, Suresh, Yuta)

Summary:
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  3877   Sat Nov 6 16:13:14 2010 ranaSummaryCDS40m computer slow down solvedAs part of the effort to debug what was
happening with the slow computers, I disabled
the auto MEDM snapshots process that Yoichi/Kakeru
  
  3883   Tue Nov 9 05:40:12 2010 yutaSummaryIOOMC aligning going on(Suresh, Yuta)

Background:
 MCalignNov9.png 
  3884   Wed Nov 10 02:51:35 2010 yutaSummaryIOOlimitation of current MC aligning(Suresh, Yuta)

Summary:
 MCalignNov9.png 
  3885   Wed Nov 10 11:46:19 2010 KojiSummaryIOOlimitation of current MC aligningIt didn't make sense in several points.
1. Is the Faraday aperture really
3mm? The beam has the gaussian radius of
  
  3886   Wed Nov 10 12:21:18 2010 yutaSummaryIOOlimitation of current MC aligning1. We didn't measure the aperture size
last night. We have to check that.
  
  3887   Wed Nov 10 14:28:33 2010 KojiSummaryIOOlimitation of current MC aligning1. Look at the Faraday.
2. Look at the wiki. There is the
optical layout in PNG and PDF.
  
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