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ID Date Author Typeup Category Subject Text Attachments
  210   Thu Jul 17 02:19:20 2014 KojiMechanicsCharacterizationI1OMC vibration testSummary
- The breadboard has a resonance
at 1.2kHz. The resonant freq may be chagned
 6x 
  211   Sun Jul 20 17:19:50 2014 KojiMechanicsCharacterizationI1OMC vibration test ~ 2nd roundImproved
vibration measurement of the OMC
Improvement
 9x 
  213   Mon Jul 21 01:02:43 2014 KojiMechanicsCharacterizationSome structual mode analysisPrisms
Fundamental: 12.3kHz Secondary: 16.9kHz
 6x 
  218   Tue Sep 9 20:59:19 2014 KojiMechanicsCharacterizationStructural mode analysis for the PZT mirrorStructural analysis of the PZT mirror with
COMSOL.
Inline figures: Eigenmodes
 6x 
  296   Wed May 30 16:40:38 2018 KojiMechanicsCharacterizationEOM mount stability testhttps://awiki.ligo-wa.caltech.edu/wiki/EOM_Mount_Stability   
  314   Fri Feb 1 12:52:12 2019 KojiMechanicsGeneralPZT deformation simulationA simple COMSOL simulation was run to see
how the PZT deforms as the voltage applied.

Use the geometry of the ring PZT
 pzt.png 
  320   Thu Mar 28 16:36:52 2019 KojiMechanicsCharacterizationOMC(002) PZT characterization As
performed in the ELOG 202, the PZTs of
the OMC 002 were tested.
 PZT_Scan.pdfOMC_PZT_Response.pdf 
  328   Thu Apr 11 12:15:31 2019 KojiMechanicsConfigurationPZT sub assy mirror orientations   PZT_subassy.pngPZT_subassy.pdf 
  329   Thu Apr 11 21:22:26 2019 KojiMechanicsGeneralOMC(004): PZT sub-assembly gluing[Koji Stephen]

The four PZT sub-assemblies were
glued in the gluing fixtures. There were
 IMG_7561.jpgIMG_7567.jpg 
  358   Thu May 9 16:07:18 2019 StephenMechanicsGeneralImprovements to OMC Bonding Fixture[Stephen, Koji]

As mentioned in eLOG
331, either increased thermal cycling
 image_of_issue_with_OMC_PZT_bonding_fixture_from_D16003336-v3.pngimage_02_of_issue_with_OMC_PZT_bonding_fixture_from_D16003336-v3.PNG 
  400   Mon Nov 9 22:06:18 2020 KojiMechanicsGeneral5th OMC Transport FixtureI helped to complete the 5th OMC Transport
Fixture. It was built at the 40m clean room
and brought to the OMC lab. The fixture hardware
 IMG_0211.jpgIMG_0221.jpg 
  478   Sat Jan 28 00:38:56 2023 KojiMechanicsGeneralOMC #1 cable bracket replacement / OMC #1 repair completedThe AL metal bracket was replaced with
a PEEK version.

Attachments 1/2: Before the replacement.
 PXL_20230128_011405446.jpgPXL_20230128_011401778.jpgPXL_20230128_013509885.jpgPXL_20230128_014001006.jpgPXL_20230128_014035044.jpg 
  479   Sat Jan 28 00:46:21 2023 KojiMechanicsGeneralOMC #4: Replaced the locks of the transport fixture Yesterday, we noticed that we could not
close the transport fixture for OMC #4. We
could not fully rotate the knobs of the locks.
 PXL_20230128_022952669.jpg 
  480   Wed Feb 1 01:33:03 2023 KojiMechanicsGeneral5th OMC Transport FixtureThe transport fixture was brought to the
40m clean room to use as an assembly reference.
 PXL_20230201_005912224.jpg 
  481   Wed Feb 1 01:39:41 2023 KojiMechanicsGeneralDCPD housing / QPD housingInserted 4-40 and 2-56 helicoils into the
DCPD/QPD housings for the 4th OMC. The retainer
caps were also fastened to the housings.
 PXL_20230201_021505299.jpgPXL_20230201_021455728.jpg 
  4   Wed Jun 20 20:37:45 2012 ZachOpticsConfigurationTopology / parameter selectionEDIT (ZK): All the plots here were generated  8x 
  5   Thu Jun 21 03:07:27 2012 ZachOpticsConfigurationParameter selection / mode definitionEDIT 2 (ZK): As with the   geom_bowtie.pnggeom_non-bowtie.png 
  6   Fri Jun 29 11:26:04 2012 ZachOpticsCharacterizationRoC measurement setupHere is the proposed RoC measurement
setup. Koji tells me that this is referred
to as "Anderson's method".
 RoC_measurement_setup.pngRoC_measurement_setup.graffle.zip 
  8   Wed Jul 18 23:20:13 2012 KojiOpticsCharacterizationMode scan results of ELIGONic Smith sent me a bunch of elog lists
where the results of the mode scan can be
found.
  
  9   Sun Jul 22 15:56:53 2012 ZachOpticsCharacterizationRoC measurement setupHere is a more detailed version of
the setup, so that we can gather the parts
we will need.
 detailed_RoC_setup.pngdetailed_RoC_setup.graffle.zip 
  22   Fri Oct 5 03:39:58 2012 KojiOpticsGeneralRoC Test setupBased on Zach's experiment design, I wrote
up a bit more detailed optical layout for
the mirror test.
 RoC_test_setup.pdfRoC_test_setup.png 
  23   Mon Oct 8 11:30:47 2012 KojiOpticsGeneralEG&G 2mm photodiode angle responseEGE&G 2mm photodiode angle response
measured by Sam T1100564-v1
  
  24   Tue Oct 9 04:59:24 2012 KojiOpticsGeneralOMC Test Optical Setup   OMC_test_setup.pngOMC_test_setup.pdf 
  26   Fri Oct 12 17:15:19 2012 KojiOpticsGeneralLoan from the 40m / ATF
    HWP set
         
    
  
  30   Wed Oct 17 20:36:04 2012 KojiOpticsGeneralRoC test cavity lockedThe RoC test setup has been built on
the optical table at ATF.
 detailed_RoC_setup.pdfomc_cav_lock_SCRN_SHOT.pngCav_scan_response_20121016.pdf 
  31   Thu Oct 18 20:23:33 2012 KojiOpticsCharacterizationImproved measurementSignificant
improvement has been achieved in the RoC
 Cav_scan_response_zoom_20121017.pdfdetailed_RoC_setup.pdf 
  32   Wed Nov 7 01:28:20 2012 KojiOpticsCharacterizationWedge angle test (A1)Wedge
angle test
Result: Wedge angle of Prism A1:
 wedge_measurement.pngwedge_measurement_setup.png 
  35   Thu Nov 8 13:24:53 2012 KojiOpticsCharacterizationMore wedge measurementA1
Horiz Wedge    0.497   
+/-    0.004 deg
 wedge_measurement_overall.pdf 
  37   Thu Nov 8 19:52:57 2012 KojiOpticsGeneralHow to apply UV epoxyKA's question:
Do
 UVepoxy.jpg 
  38   Thu Nov 8 20:12:10 2012 KojiOpticsConfigurationHow many glass components we need for a plateOptical prisms 50pcs (A14+B12+C6+E18)
Curved Mirrors 25pcs (C13+D12)
  
  39   Fri Nov 9 00:43:32 2012 KojiOpticsCharacterizationFurther more wedge measurementNow it's enough for the first OMC (or even
second one too).
Today's measurements all distributed
 wedge_measurement_overall.pdf121108a_A1.pdf 
  40   Sat Nov 17 02:31:34 2012 KojiOpticsCharacterizationMirror T testMirror T test
The mirror was misaligned to have
~2deg incident (mistakenly...) angle.
  
  41   Mon Nov 19 13:33:14 2012 KojiOpticsCharacterizationResuming testing mirror RoCsIn order to resume testing the curvatures
of the mirrors, the same mirror as the previous
one was tested.
 Cav_scan_response_zoom_20121016.pdf 
  42   Mon Nov 26 01:40:00 2012 KojiOpticsCharacterizationMore RoC measurementC1: RoC: 2.57845 +/− 4.2e−05m
 RoC_measurement.pdf 
  43   Thu Nov 29 21:18:23 2012 KojiOpticsGeneralOMC Mounting Prisms have come   PB293030.JPGPB293032.JPG 
  44   Tue Dec 18 20:04:40 2012 KojiOpticsCharacterizationPrism Thickness MeasurementThe thicknesses of the prism mirrors (A1-A5)
were measured with micrometer thickness gauge.
Since the thickness of the thinner
 prism.png 
  48   Mon Dec 31 03:10:09 2012 KojiOpticsGeneralSolidWorks model of the OMC breadboard   D1201439_aLIGO_Breadboard_layout_assy_121224.pngD1201439_aLIGO_Breadboard_layout_assy_130105.easm 
  49   Mon Dec 31 03:11:45 2012 KojiOpticsCharacterizationFurther more RoC measurementTotal (excluding C2, C7, C8): 2.575 +/-
0.005 [m]
New results
 Cav_scan_response_zoom_20121125_C6_9.pdf 
  50   Wed Jan 2 07:35:55 2013 KojiOpticsCharacterizationThickness of a curved mirrorMeasured the thickness of a curved mirror:
Took three points separated by 120
degree.
  
  51   Wed Jan 2 07:45:39 2013 KojiOpticsCharacterizationFirst Contact testConclusion:
Good. First contact did not damage the coating
surface, and reduced the loss
 Cav_scan_response_zoom_20121125_C2_before.pdfCav_scan_response_zoom_20121125_C2_after.pdf 
  53   Thu Jan 10 18:37:50 2013 KojiOpticsCharacterizationWedging of the PZTsYesterday I measured the thickness of the
PZTs in order to get an idea how much the
PZTs are wedged.
 PZT_wedging.pdf 
  54   Wed Jan 16 14:10:50 2013 KojiOpticsCharacterizationAutocollimator tests of optics perpendicularity/parallelismThe
items:
- Autocollimator (AC) borrowed from
  
  55   Fri Jan 18 13:25:17 2013 KojiOpticsConfigurationAutocollimator calibrationAn autocollimator (AC) should show (0,0)
if a retroreflector is placed in front of
the AC.
 autocollimator_calibration.pdf 
  56   Sat Jan 19 20:47:41 2013 KojiOpticsCharacterizationWedge measurement with the autocollimatorThe wedge angle of the prism "A1"
was measured with the autocollimator (AC).
The range of the AC is 40 arcmin.
 autocollimator_wedge_measurement.pdf 
  59   Mon Feb 4 00:39:08 2013 KojiOpticsCharacterizationWedge measurement with the autocollimator and the rotation stageMethod:

    Mount the tombstone prism
on the prism mount. The mount is fixed on
 autocollimator_wedge_measurement.pdf 
  60   Wed Feb 6 02:34:10 2013 KojiOpticsCharacterizationWedge measurement with the autocollimator and the rotation stageMeasurement:

    A6:   α
= 0.665 deg, β = +3.0 arcmin (1.5 div
  
  62   Thu Feb 7 23:01:45 2013 KojiOpticsCharacterizationUV epoxy gluing test [Jeff, Yuta, Koji]
Gluing test with UV-cure epoxy
Optocast 3553-LV-UTF-HM
  
  63   Thu Feb 21 18:44:18 2013 KojiOpticsConfigurationPerpendicularity testPerpendicularity test of the mounting
prisms:
The perpendicularity of the prism
 perpendicularity_test.pdfP2203206.JPG 
  64   Wed Feb 27 18:18:48 2013 KojiOpticsConfigurationMore perpendicularity testMounting Prisms:
(criteria: 30arcsec = 145urad =>
0.36mm spot shift)
  
  65   Fri Mar 1 23:06:15 2013 KojiOpticsConfigurationMore perpendicularity test finalPerpendicularity of the "E" mirror
was measured.

Mounting Prisms:
  
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