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  4837   Mon Jun 20 09:28:19 2011 JamieUpdateCDSShutting down low-voltage DC power in 1X1/1X2 racksIn order to install the BO module in 1X2,
I need to shut down all DC power to the 1X1
and 1X2 racks.
  
  4838   Mon Jun 20 10:45:43 2011 JamieUpdateCDSPower restored to 1X1/1X2 racks. IOO binary output module installed.All power has been restored to the 1X1
and 1X2 racks.  The modecleaner is locked
again.
  
  4839   Mon Jun 20 11:04:03 2011 NicoleUpdateSUSWork Plan for Week 2Here is my work plan for this week:
Current Week Plan (Week 2)
  
  4840   Mon Jun 20 11:38:49 2011 kiwamuUpdateABSLI-P curve of LightWave M126-1064-700The
I-P curve of the LightWave NPRO (M126-1064-700),
which was taken out from the MOPA box, was
 IP_curve.png 
  4841   Mon Jun 20 13:48:25 2011 KojiUpdateABSLI-P curve of LightWave M126-1064-700Hmm. Was the current within the operating
range? (i.e. Is it a 700mW laser or a 1W
one?)
  
  4842   Mon Jun 20 16:44:02 2011 steveUpdateABSLI-P curve of LightWave M126-1064-700 
 Put the serial numbers into
the elog. So we can identify the laser and
  
  4843   Mon Jun 20 17:58:00 2011 ranaUpdateCDSGateway program killedThere was a rogue, undocumented, gateway
process running on NODUS since ~4 PM. This
guy was broadcasting channels back into the
  
  4844   Mon Jun 20 18:12:20 2011 NicoleUpdateSUSSmall Table Cleaned and Levelled    P6220198.JPGP6220199.JPG 
  4845   Mon Jun 20 18:36:49 2011 SureshUpdateLSCREFL55 PD update[Suresh, Koji]
   I used a matlab code
written by Koji to analyse the transimpedance
 REFL55_response.pdf 
  4846   Tue Jun 21 00:38:21 2011 SonaliUpdateGreen Lockingrepositioned "QPDY_PD"1.The aim is the laser frequency stabilisation
of PSL and AUX.
2.As a first step we want to couple
 ETMY_table_2011_June20.pngETMY_table_change1.jpg 
  4847   Tue Jun 21 16:11:13 2011 steveUpdateSAFETYsurf safety training40m surfs:  Nicole Ing, Iswita Saikia
and Sonali Mohapatra received 40m specific
safety training  today.
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  4848   Tue Jun 21 19:10:29 2011 SureshUpdateEnvironmentETMY end table[Suresh, Sonali]
There were small pieces of glass,
remnants
  
  4849   Tue Jun 21 19:54:33 2011 SureshUpdateGreen LockingLightWave NPRO power supply shifted to ETMY end tableThe Lightwave NPRO power supply which
is being shared between the AS table and
the ETMY table has been shifted back to the
  
  4850   Tue Jun 21 20:35:50 2011 kiwamuUpdateLSCa script to measure sensing matrixLast
night I was making a script which will measure
the sensing matrix using the realtime LOCKIN
 elog.png 
  4851   Tue Jun 21 23:29:41 2011 kiwamuUpdateLSCsensing matrix measurementI
am now measuring the sensing matrix in the
DRMI configuration.
  
  4852   Wed Jun 22 01:59:43 2011 SonaliUpdateGreen Lockingfibre-coupling of the IR beam  What
I did today.
1. Collimation of a beam.
 ETMY_june_21.jpgcollimation_700nm_21_june.JPG 
  4853   Wed Jun 22 12:24:44 2011 NicoleSummarySUSMidweek 2 Work SummaryI
have made my transfer function model
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  4854   Wed Jun 22 12:29:57 2011 IshwitaSummaryAdaptive FilteringWeekly summaryI started on the 16th with a very intense
lab tour & was fed with a large amount
of data (I can't guarantee that I remember
  
  4855   Wed Jun 22 15:24:10 2011 kiwamuUpdateABSLgot a laser controller for LightWavePeter
King came over to the 40m with a laser controller
and gave it to us.
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  4856   Wed Jun 22 17:35:35 2011 IshwitaUpdateGeneralHot air stationThis is the new hot air station for the
40m lab.........
 
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  4857   Wed Jun 22 17:42:03 2011 kiwamuUpdateLSCsensing matrix measurementThe sensing
matrix was measured in the DRMI configuration
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  4858   Wed Jun 22 18:41:23 2011 NicoleSummarySUSBROKEN bread board circuit box and L9337 LED Current Versus Voltage CurveNOTE: The potentiometers on the  LED_I_vs_V_exp_plot.png 
  4859   Wed Jun 22 18:50:45 2011 JamieSummaryGeneralJuly 2011 vent planKiwamu and I have started to put together
a vent plan on the 40m wiki:
http://blue.ligo-wa.caltech.edu:8000/40m/vent/201107
  
  4860   Wed Jun 22 18:51:47 2011 SureshUpdateIOOWFS2 RF responseI have shifted the Jenne laser back to
the small table where we do RF PD characterisation
(RFPD table).  I found several 25pin
  
  4861   Wed Jun 22 21:36:41 2011 ranaSummaryGeneralJuly 2011 vent planI
put a paper Peet's bag with half of the Mini-Moos
into George. 
  
  4862   Thu Jun 23 02:12:12 2011 SonaliUpdateGreen Lockingwork schedule. June 22-June 24:
1.Coupling
light into fibre at the ETMY.
  
  4863   Thu Jun 23 05:22:51 2011 kiwamuUpdateLSCPRMI locking : not stable enoughI was trying   
  4864   Thu Jun 23 09:46:16 2011 ranaUpdateLSCPRMI locking : not stable enoughAll the suspensions are bad until you fix
them. But, ... there
  
  4865   Thu Jun 23 10:17:49 2011 steveUpdatePSLAP table is open to PSL againAccess to the north side of the PSL table
is blocked by the    8" beam
guard. This opens the beam pathways between
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  4866   Thu Jun 23 10:35:12 2011 steveUpdateComputersold computers leaving the labRod Luna picked up these computers for
Larry Wallace yesterday: Dell Inspiron 530,
Dell Dimension 4600 and SunBlade 1000
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  4867   Thu Jun 23 21:34:21 2011 kiwamuUpdateCDSno foton on the CentOS machines For
some reasons foton's deafault sample rate
is NOT correct when it runs on the CentOS
  
  4868   Thu Jun 23 21:35:46 2011 Jamie, Rana, KiwamuUpdateSUSFix calibration for sus sensorsWe have fixed the counts-to-micron (cts2um)
calibration for the suspension sensor filters.
 Each suspension sensor filter bank (e.g.
  
  4869   Thu Jun 23 22:00:22 2011 JamieUpdateSUSburt snapshotI recorded a burt snapshot of these settings:
/opt/rtcds/caltech/c1/burt/autoburt/snapshots/2011/Jun/23/21:40
  
  4870   Thu Jun 23 22:39:34 2011 JenneUpdatePSLPMC found unlockedI found the PMC unlocked.  Koji noticed
that the FSS Slow Actuator Adjust was railed
at the positive end of the slider. 
  
  4871   Thu Jun 23 22:53:02 2011 kiwamuUpdateCDSran activateDQ.pyI found some DQ channels (e.g. SENSOE_UL
and etc.) for C1SUS haven't been activated,
so I ran activateDQ.py.
  
  4872   Thu Jun 23 22:59:45 2011 kiwamuUpdateABSLI-P curve of LWE The  IP_curve_small.png 
  4873   Thu Jun 23 23:54:29 2011 KojiOmnistructureEnvironmentWe are savedSonali, Ishwita, and another anonymous
SURF saved the long-lasted water shortage
of the 40m
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  4874   Fri Jun 24 00:13:24 2011 kiwamuUpdateABSLbeam profile measurement of LWEThe
beam profile of the LWE (LightWave Electronics)
NPRO was measured.
 beam_profile.png 
  4875   Fri Jun 24 01:05:32 2011 NicoleSummarySUSTransfer Function Model Analysis Summary and New Posted LED V vs. I CurveI have updated   
  4876   Fri Jun 24 07:40:23 2011 steveUpdateSUSPRM damping restoredThe PRM sus damping restored. C1:SUS-PRM_SDPD_VAR
is still 20-30mV and going up.  Side
gain  turned on. This pulled it down
  
  4877   Fri Jun 24 07:49:23 2011 steveUpdateABSLI-P curve of LWE with serial numbers

    

       
            
  
  4878   Fri Jun 24 10:38:01 2011 steveUpdateCamerasITMY camera gets fixedITMY gets new Tamron M118FM50 that has
improved close focusing. It is a small fixed
focal length camera so the video tube cover
  
  4879   Fri Jun 24 17:04:25 2011 NicoleUpdateSUSBasic Laser Safety Training; Moved TT Mirror; Horizontal Displacement Mech PlanToday Ishwita,
Sonali, and I completed basic laser safety
 CompiledParts.JPGHorizontalDispMount.JPG 
  4880   Fri Jun 24 21:21:46 2011 SureshUpdatePSLPlaced labels on the zig-zag mirrors on PSL tableI put labels on the pair of beam steering
mirrors which are at the output end of the
PSL table.  I had changed one of these
  
  4881   Fri Jun 24 22:35:23 2011 ranaConfigurationCDSdataviewer broken on pianosaWhen I try to get minute trend, it says
"word too long". 
  
  4882   Sat Jun 25 00:00:28 2011 SonaliUpdateGreen LockingFibre Coupling. What I did today.
1. I tried to align the IR input
beam by aligning the two mirrors, to couple
 Fibre_coupling_successful_24_june.jpgBeam_output_on_screen.jpg 
  4883   Sat Jun 25 04:40:43 2011 SureshUpdateASCWFS1 Transimpedance measurementWFS1 Transimpedance
The
attached plots show the location of the ~29.5
MHz pole and the 59 MHz notch for each quadrant
 WFS1_transimpedance.pdfP6250224.JPGP6250223.JPG 
  4884   Sat Jun 25 06:09:38 2011 kiwamuUpdateLSCFriday lockingI
was able to measure the sensing matrix in
the PRMI configuration.
  
  4885   Sun Jun 26 16:02:12 2011 kiwamuUpdateIOOFriday MC activity[Rana / Kiwamu]
 Last Friday we did several
things for MC :
  
  4886   Sun Jun 26 16:17:22 2011 ranaUpdateCDSdiagonalization of MC input matrixI have updated the scripts/SUS/peakFit/  inMatDiag.pdf 
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