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3762
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Fri Oct 22 16:59:21 2010 |
Jenne | Update | Electronics | Epic Takeover | As the suspension work winds down (we'll
be completely done once the ETMs arrive,
are suspended, and then are placed in the |
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3777
|
Mon Oct 25 11:39:06 2010 |
Jenne | Update | SUS | Magnets glued to PRM | This morning I glued the magnets to the PRM.
Now we wait, and tomorrow afternoon (at
the earliest), Suresh and I can balance the |
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3786
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Tue Oct 26 15:57:10 2010 |
Jenne | Update | SUS | One magnet broken, reglued | [Jenne, Suresh, Thanh (Bram's Grad Student)]
When we removed the grippers from
the magnets on the PRM, one of the face magnets |
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3789
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Tue Oct 26 21:27:02 2010 |
Jenne | Update | CDS | fixed OPLEV stuff and MCL filters | Since MC2_TRANS is, in fact, MC2 Transmission,
and not an oplev at all (it's not red, and
it's not a lever, although it does use a |
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3790
|
Tue Oct 26 22:57:37 2010 |
Jenne | Configuration | Computers | Why doesn't DTT work?!? | DTT has only SUS and "X02" channels
under C1 in the drop down channel selection
menu. Basically, we can't measure any |
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3824
|
Fri Oct 29 14:16:26 2010 |
Jenne | Update | SUS | PRM baking | [Suresh, Jenne]
We took a look-see at the PRM after
the gluing from last night. The balance |
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3826
|
Fri Oct 29 16:39:01 2010 |
Jenne | Update | Treasure | Old Green suspension towers disassembled | [Jenne, Joonho]
At Koji's request, we disassembled
2 of the old Green suspension towers that |
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3840
|
Mon Nov 1 17:27:47 2010 |
Jenne | Update | SUS | PRM ready for installation into chamber | [Jenne, Suresh]
Over the weekend, Bob and Daphen
gave the PRM a 48hr. vacuum bake. This |
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3848
|
Tue Nov 2 16:49:02 2010 |
Jenne | Configuration | Cameras | Cabling on the PSL table | Dear whomever setup the camera on the SW
corner of the PSL table,
It would be handy if, even for temporary |
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3871
|
Fri Nov 5 19:33:18 2010 |
Jenne | Update | Electronics | The beginnings of the new phase of the RF work | Joon Ho and I took a look at the RF stuff
that Alberto left, and we determined that
we've got most everything that we need. |
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3889
|
Thu Nov 11 01:34:27 2010 |
Jenne | Update | SUS | New-Old ETM towers assembled | [Suresh, Jenne]
We have put together the new-old
ETM towers. These are the ones which |
|
3917
|
Sun Nov 14 16:40:46 2010 |
Jenne | Update | Treasure | Activities related to OSEM measurement | [Valera, Jenne]
We pondered the idea of clamping
the PRM optic to measure the OSEM noise. |
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3925
|
Mon Nov 15 16:09:44 2010 |
Jenne | Update | VAC | ETMX, ETMY, ITMY chambers opened | [Steve, Jenne, Suresh, Koji]
The remaining test mass chambers
have been opened, and have light doors in |
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3942
|
Wed Nov 17 23:45:20 2010 |
Jenne | Update | SUS | A bad day for suspensions | [Jenne, Suresh]
Today has been a downright miserable
day in the world of suspension work. Thumbs |
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3956
|
Fri Nov 19 16:13:09 2010 |
Jenne | Update | SUS | ETMU05: magnets glued to optic | [Jenne, Suresh]
Suresh
and I glued the intact-from-the-first-round |
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3966
|
Mon Nov 22 18:39:53 2010 |
Jenne | Update | SUS | ETMU07: magnets glued to optic. ETMU05: magnets removed | [Suresh, Jenne]
A |
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3977
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Tue Nov 23 14:52:28 2010 |
Jenne | Update | PEM | PEM Model Started | Joe showed me what was what with adding
DAQ channels, and I have begun building a simulink |
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3979
|
Tue Nov 23 18:08:28 2010 |
Jenne | Update | SUS | ETMU07: Balanced, standoff glued. ETMU05: Magnets glued to optic | [Koji, Jenne]
ETMU07 had its wire winched to the
correct height, was balanced, standoff glued. |
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3984
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Wed Nov 24 17:57:24 2010 |
Jenne | Update | SUS | ETMU07: Baking. ETMU05: Needs side magnets reglued | [Jenne, Koji]
We removed ETMU07 from the suspension
tower, after confirming that the balance |
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3985
|
Wed Nov 24 18:11:26 2010 |
Jenne | Update | PEM | Some progress on getting PEM channels | I have made a little bit of progress on
the PEM channels. I have begun writing
up detailed instructions in the |
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4000
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Tue Nov 30 18:15:52 2010 |
Jenne | Update | SUS | ETMX ready to be installed. ETMY ready for winching | [Jenne, Kiwamu]
We put ETMX back in its tower, and
confirmed its balance. It might be |
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4018
|
Mon Dec 6 23:33:15 2010 |
Jenne | Update | SUS | ETMU05 winched, balanced, glued!!!!!! | [Suresh, Jenne]
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4034
|
Thu Dec 9 01:54:15 2010 |
Jenne | Update | Electronics | Some Refl 11 fixes | The
Backstory:
Kevin was working on characterizing |
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4043
|
Fri Dec 10 12:55:27 2010 |
Jenne | Update | Computers | Backup should be running successfully now | [Joe, Jenne]
The nightly backup of the frames
and the /cvs/cds directories is back up and |
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4047
|
Mon Dec 13 18:06:43 2010 |
Jenne | Update | SUS | ETMY resuspended, ready to install. Tip Tilt realigned, ready to install. | [Koji, Jenne]
I wish I could use a bigger font
for this, but, |
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4061
|
Wed Dec 15 18:29:59 2010 |
Jenne | Update | PEM | Seismometer Channels Being Recorded Again | The Seismometer channels are once more
being recorded. Alastair brought Gur1
back from the ATF the other day, and today |
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4078
|
Mon Dec 20 22:56:20 2010 |
Jenne | Update | IOO | Plan for closing the vacuum chambers | Tuesday
If still everythig is
fine, put the BS heavy door.
- |
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4079
|
Mon Dec 20 23:10:25 2010 |
Jenne | Update | SUS | Pretty much ready for pump-down. A few final things.... | [Kiwamu, Jenne, Koji, Osamu]
We have mostly prepared the IFO for
pump down. |
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4103
|
Tue Jan 4 02:58:53 2011 |
Jenne | Update | IOO | Power into Mode Cleaner increased | What was the point:
I twiddled with several different |
|
4107
|
Tue Jan 4 18:37:18 2011 |
Jenne | Update | IOO | MCWFS aligned | I undid Yuta's
temporary setup, and put beam back on both |
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4116
|
Wed Jan 5 23:22:00 2011 |
Jenne | Update | Cameras | Aligned the Xarm, no big deal | [Kiwamu, Jenne]
We successfully aligned the X arm.
No big deal. Nothing to |
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4118
|
Wed Jan 5 23:45:33 2011 |
Jenne | Update | Cameras | Aligned the Xarm, no big deal | Correct. We can see the flashes clearly
on our new ETM camera, but we see absolutely
nothing on the ITM. |
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4120
|
Thu Jan 6 00:06:01 2011 |
Jenne | Update | IOO | Magical absorbing PZT mirror | [Kiwamu, Jenne]
We have a measely 465mW going into |
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4123
|
Fri Jan 7 00:49:16 2011 |
Jenne | Update | Green Locking | Recovered Xarm Green Lock, Preparation for Beat Note Measurement | [Kiwamu, Jenne]
We went this evening in search of
a beat note signal between the Xarm transmitted |
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4138
|
Tue Jan 11 18:41:43 2011 |
Jenne | Update | IOO | Put MC PZT offset onto MC board, instead of on awkward cart | [Larisa and Jenne]
We wanted to get rid of the awkward
cart that was sitting behind the 1Y1 rack. |
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4148
|
Thu Jan 13 03:00:01 2011 |
Jenne | Update | IOO | WFS shenanigans | My goal
this afternoon was to |
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4222
|
Fri Jan 28 13:07:31 2011 |
Jenne | Update | IOO | Beam is back on the WFS | The MC WFS have had beam dumps in front
of them for the past ~2 weeks, until I could
find the appropriate optic to put in the |
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4223
|
Fri Jan 28 15:50:44 2011 |
Jenne | Configuration | PSL | The PSL has a name! | Back in the days when we were talking about
getting a new 2W PSL, I was given naming
rights by Rana for this new laser. |
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4224
|
Fri Jan 28 18:19:21 2011 |
Jenne | Update | IOO | WFS2 has some kind of oil on it | Mystery solved!
I removed WFS2 from the AP table
(after placing markers so I can put it back |
|
4236
|
Tue Feb 1 17:34:21 2011 |
Jenne | Update | SUS | ETMX and PRM watchdogs tripped | I sat down in the control room to find
that ETMX and PRM's watchdogs had been tripped.
I don't know how long they've been crazy, |
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4263
|
Tue Feb 8 16:44:43 2011 |
Jenne | Update | Computers | LIGO Grid Cluster client upgraded on Rossa | I did a yum-install of the latest ldg-client
(to get onto the LIGO Clusters) on Rossa.
I followed the instructions on the |
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4267
|
Thu Feb 10 00:23:25 2011 |
Jenne | Update | Green Locking | Green TRX DC PD installed on PSL | Using a stray beam that is generated as
the transmitted green beam from the Xarm
goes through the viewport to the PSL table, |
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4289
|
Mon Feb 14 15:59:49 2011 |
Jenne | Update | IOO | WFS quantum efficiency as a function of angle | [Larisa and Jenne]
A few weeks ago (on the 28th of January)
I had tried to measure the quantum efficiency |
|
4298
|
Tue Feb 15 11:43:53 2011 |
Jenne | Update | Computers | Occasional error with NDS2 | Just in case anyone has encountered this
/ knows how to fix it....
I'm running NDS2 on Rossa, trying |
|
4303
|
Tue Feb 15 17:48:22 2011 |
Jenne | Update | IOO | Mode Cleaner resonating again | [Valera, Jenne]
After Steve and Valera switched out
the PMC, the Mode Cleaner resonance needed |
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4305
|
Wed Feb 16 01:03:59 2011 |
Jenne | Update | IOO | MC alignment work | So.... Kiwamu and I were concerned (still
a little concerned) that ETMY is not damping
as nicely as it should be. (It's fine, |
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4316
|
Thu Feb 17 14:52:27 2011 |
Jenne | Update | IOO | MC alignment work | I worked a little bit more on optimizing
the mode matching to the MC, but it's still
not great. I've only gotten a visibility |
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4348
|
Thu Feb 24 10:56:04 2011 |
Jenne | Update | WienerFiltering | One month of H1 S5 data is now on Rossa | Just in case anyone else wants to access
it, we now have 30 days of H1 S5 DARM data
sitting on Rossa's harddrive. It's |
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4423
|
Tue Mar 22 00:23:20 2011 |
Jenne | Configuration | Green Locking | PSL vs Y arm laser temperature pairing |
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4452
|
Mon Mar 28 21:12:14 2011 |
Jenne | Update | PSL | New PMC Base Riser Design | I (think) I have finished the new PMC base
riser. The eDrawing of it (so you can
view it on any computer) has been uploaded |
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