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  59   Fri Jun 25 10:47:08 2010 AidanMiscaLIGO ModelingUploaded aLIGO axicon+ITM COMSOL model to the 40m SVNI added a COMSOL model of the aLIGO ITM
being heated by an axicon-formed annulus
to the 40m SVN. The model assumes a fixed
 aLIGO_axicon_spacing_post-magnification_optimization.jpg 
  58   Fri Jun 25 00:11:13 2010 James KMiscHartmann sensorSURF Log -- Day 7, SLED Beam Characterization 
 BeamData.xlsxbeam_pdfs.zipbeamdata.mgsbeam.m 
  57   Wed Jun 23 22:57:22 2010 James KMiscHartmann sensorSURF Log -- Day 6, Centroiding So in addition to taking steps towards
starting to set stuff up for the experiment
in the lab, I spent a good deal of the day
 10x 
  56   Wed Jun 23 06:49:48 2010 AidanMiscHartmann sensorSURF Log -- Day 5, more Hartmann image preliminary analysisNice work!
 

  
  55   Tue Jun 22 22:30:24 2010 James KMiscHartmann sensorSURF Log -- Day 5, more Hartmann image preliminary analysis Today I spoke with Dr. Brooks and
got a rough outline of what my experiment
for the next few weeks will entail. I'll
 13x 
  54   Tue Jun 22 00:21:47 2010 James KMiscHartmann sensorSurf Log -- Day 4, Hartmann Spot Flickering Investigation I started out
the day by taking some images from the CCD
 7x 
  53   Sat Jun 19 17:31:46 2010 James KMiscHartmann sensorSURF Log -- Day 3, Initial Image Analysis   7x 
  52   Thu Jun 17 22:03:51 2010 James KMiscHartmann sensorSURF Log -- Day 2, Getting StartedFor Thursday, June 17:
Today I attended a basic laser safety
training orientation, the second Introduction
  
  51   Thu Jun 17 07:40:07 2010 James KMiscHartmann sensorSURF Log -- Day 1, Getting Started For Wednesday, June 16:   
  50   Wed Jun 16 11:47:11 2010 AidanMiscHartmann sensorSpot displacement maps - temperate sensitivity tests - PRISMI think that the second plot is just showing
PRISM and converting it to its radial components.
This is due to the fact that the sign of
 Prism_as_radial_vector.pdf 
  49   Tue Jun 15 16:30:10 2010 Peter VeitchMiscHartmann sensorSpot displacement maps - temperate sensitivity testsResults of initial measurement of temperature
sensitivity of Hartmann sensor
"Cold" images were taken
 spot_displacements_same_temp_0611.jpgspot_displacements_diff_temp_0611.jpg 
  48   Thu May 27 17:49:02 2010 AidanElectronicsHartmann sensorHartmann sensor cooling fins added - base piece added Back to Configuration 1 again - this
time the fins were bolted very securely to
the camera.
 HWS_CONFIG1-tight.jpg 
  47   Thu May 27 15:42:06 2010 AidanElectronicsHartmann sensorHartmann sensor with just the base pieceI switched in just the base piece of the
Hartmann sensor. The cooling fins are removed.
I bolted the camera securely to the base
 HWS_CONFIG4.jpg 
  46   Thu May 27 13:18:51 2010 AidanElectronicsHartmann sensorRemoved Cooling fins from Hartmann sensorI removed the cooling fins from the Hartmann
sensor to see what steady-state temperature
it reached without any passive cooling elements.
 HWS_CONFIG3.jpg 
  45   Thu May 27 08:25:37 2010 AidanElectronicsHartmann sensorHartmann sensor cooling fins added - base piece removed 8:10AM - I removed the base plate
from the Hartmann sensor. I want to know
what steady-state temperature the HWS achieves
 HWS_CONFIG2.jpg 
  44   Wed May 26 14:58:04 2010 AidanMiscHartmann sensorHartmann sensor cooling fins added14:55 -  Mindy stopped by with the
copper heater spreaders and the cooling fins
for the Hartmann sensor. We've set them all
 HWS_CONFIG1.jpg 
  43   Wed May 26 06:47:02 2010 AidanLaserSLEDSwitched off SLED - 6:40AM    
  42   Mon May 24 19:17:32 2010 AidanLaserHartmann sensorReplaced Brass Plate with Invar Hartmann PlateI just replaced the brass Hartmann plate
with the Invar one. The camera was off during
the process but has been turned on again.
  
  41   Thu May 20 17:08:36 2010 AidanElectronicsSLEDSLED module - and driver - LIGO D1000892 - and Hartmann sensorVerified that the test-point for the current
limit pot on the driver (Wavelength Electronics
- LDTC 0520) was at 0.5V. Driver is set to
 2010-05-20_hartmann_image_and_located_spot.jpg 
  40   Thu May 20 10:44:13 2010 AidanElectronicsSLEDQPhotonics 980nm source powerdV = 0.385V
Responsivity= 0.65A/W
Transimpedance = 1.5E4 V/A
  
  39   Thu May 20 08:20:54 2010 AidanComputingHartmann sensorCentroiding algorithm and code to generate simulated data Here's a copy of an email I distributed
today that describes the centroid and simulation
code I wrote.
 test_spot_generation_and_centroiding.mgenerate_simulated_spots.mcentroid_image.m 
  38   Tue May 18 09:33:44 2010 AidanComputingEPICSAdded defocus and other Hartmann sensor channels to EPICS and DAQ I've added the following channels
to the HWS softIoc in /cvs/cds/caltech/target/softIoc/HWS.db
  
  37   Mon May 17 19:41:13 2010 AidanComputingFrame GrabberC code that calls MATLAB engine and centroiding algorithmsThis is an amended version of simple_take.c.
 
 simple_hartmann.ccentroid_image.mget_defocus.mbuild_simple_hartmann.sh 
  36   Thu May 13 16:54:46 2010 AidanComputingHartmann sensorRunning MATLAB programs in C on CentOS - only use R2008b for less hassle After much effort trying to get a
MATLAB routine to compile in C I discovered
the following pieces of information.
  
  35   Tue May 11 10:32:00 2010 AidanComputingHartmann sensorPeak detection and centroiding code - reviewThis looks really efficient! However, I
think there's a systematic error in the calculation.
I tested it on some simulated data and it
 test_centroid_code.m 
  34   Thu May 6 21:32:26 2010 Won KimComputingHartmann sensorPeak detection and centroiding code 
 
 detect_peaks_uml.m 
  33   Thu May 6 12:32:11 2010 AidanComputingHartmann sensordalsa_to_epics Python script crashed ...Here's the error:
 
  
  32   Thu May 6 10:34:38 2010 AidanComputingHartmann sensorEPICS and MEDM screen for Hartmann sensor - part 2I added the camera parameters to EPICS
and the MEDM screen. These are available
as channels now in EPICS and eventually there
 dalsa_to_epics.pyGetCameraParameters.pyHWS.dbC4TCS.ini 
  31   Wed May 5 18:45:51 2010 AidanComputingHartmann sensorPython code to interface the Dalsa1M60 and export the temperature to EPICSPython script
I wrote a Python script, ~/scripts/dalsa_to_epics.py
 dalsa_to_epics.pyVerifyTemperature.pydalsa_1m60.cfg 
  30   Wed May 5 09:04:01 2010 AidanComputingHartmann sensorAdded /home/controls/scripts/modules directory to PYTHONPATH on hartmann I added the following line to ~/.bashrc
 
  
  29   Tue May 4 13:35:13 2010 AidanComputingHartmann sensorHartmann temperature channels in frame builder I've added the digitizer and sensor
board temperature readings from the HWS to
the frames. This was done in the following
  
  28   Tue May 4 10:30:07 2010 AidanComputingHartmann sensorEPICS and MEDM screen for Hartmann sensorI added the Dalsa 1M60 temperature measurements
to EPICS. The break down is as follows:
 Screenshot-C4HWS_medm_21.adl_(edited).pngScreenshot-StripTool_Graph_Window.pngHWS.dbHWS.cmdread_dalsa_temperature_write_to_epics.m 
  27   Tue May 4 09:18:15 2010 AidanComputingHartmann sensorAdded aliases and icons for EPICS commands and dataviewer etc. to hartmannI updated the .bashrc file in controls@hartmann
to include aliases for the ezca EPICS commands
and a few others. Details shown below:
  
  26   Mon May 3 17:43:48 2010 AidanComputingFrame GrabberSuccessful image capture with EDT frame grabberI noticed that when i ran /opt/EDTpdv/camconfig
and selected camera 331, which appeared to
 20100503_dalsa1m60_configuration_notes.txt2010-05-03_dalsa1m60_image_test_pattern_and_spots.tif2010-05-03_dalsa1m60_image_test_pattern_right_side.tifdalsa_1m60.cfg 
  25   Mon May 3 17:42:20 2010 AidanComputingEPICSEPICS install by AlexAlex Ivanov came in on Friday and demonstrated
his EPICS kung-fu. His EPICS knig-fu is strong.
We fixed the IP address of the Hartmann
 history.txthistory_root.txt 
  24   Thu Apr 22 08:22:18 2010 AidanComputingFrame Grabberfrom the manual install.pdf


   
        
            
  
  23   Thu Apr 22 08:20:51 2010 AidanComputingHartmann sensorInstalled MATLAB and Windows XP Virtualization on Hartmann machineI installed a Windows XP virtualization
on the Hartmann machine. It can be accessed
from the desktop, or by running 
  
  22   Thu Apr 22 01:48:33 2010 Won KimComputingFrame Grabberfrom the manual install.pdf 
Regarding the installation of EDT
software, I overlooked a note from the install.pdf
  
  21   Wed Apr 21 06:49:51 2010 AidanComputingFrame GrabberInstalling CentOS 5.3 and the EDT frame-grabber - Part 1Yesterday, I installed CentOS 5.3 on the
Gateway GT5482 machine that housed the EDT
frame-grabber.
  
  20   Tue Apr 20 18:05:24 2010 AidanComputingHartmann sensorImages off the Dalsa Camera in CentOS I installed CentOS on the machine
with the EDT frame-grabber. I then installed
the frame-grabber software from the CD.
 Screenshot-PCI_DV_Display.pngScreenshot-PCI_DV_Display-1.png-opt-EDTpdv.png 
  19   Thu Apr 15 01:47:47 2010 Won KimComputingHartmann sensorNotes on installing EDT PCIe4 DV frame grabber* EDT PCIe4 DV frame grabber: installation
notes for linux system 
  
  18   Mon Apr 12 17:25:01 2010 AidanElectronicsHartmann sensorFiber-Camera Link demonstration I installed the EDT PCIe4 DV C-Link
frame grabber in a spare Windows XP PC and
connected the Dalsa 1M60 camera directly
 hartmann_sensor.JPGFiber_Camera_Link_1.jpgFiber_Camera_Link_3.jpg 
  17   Mon Apr 12 08:55:37 2010 AidanComputingHartmann sensorEDT frame grabber is here The EDT PCIe4 DV C-Link frame grabber
arrived this morning. There is a CD of drivers
and software with it that I'll back up to
  
  16   Fri Feb 12 21:00:06 2010 AidanElectronicsRing HeaterRing heater step function response - time seriesHideously slow internet at airport is making
me write a brief entry. This is the times
series of the hesilver watlow heater radiative
 silver_watlow_heater_step_function_response_2010-02-12.pdf 
  15   Fri Feb 12 11:39:28 2010 AidanElectronicsRing HeaterRing heater transfer functionI applied a step function to the silver
WATLOW heater and measured the response with
the photodiode. The power spectrum of the
 watlow_heater_transfer_fn.jpg 
  14   Thu Feb 11 21:46:23 2010 AidanElectronicsRing HeaterRing heater time constant measurement - start timeAfter leaving the ring heater off for several
hours I turned on a 40V, 0.2A supply at a
gps time of 949 988 700
  
  13   Thu Feb 11 18:04:08 2010 AidanLaserRing HeaterRing heater time constantI've been looking to see what the time
constant of the ring heater is. The attached
plot shows the voltage measured by the photodiode
  
  12   Mon Feb 8 17:44:38 2010 AidanElectronicsPre-amplifierreplace Pot with fixed Resistor

    

       
            
  
  11   Mon Feb 8 10:45:50 2010 Steve O'ConnorElectronicsPre-amplifierreplace Pot with fixed Resistor 
  
  10   Fri Feb 5 12:42:19 2010 SteveElectronicsPre-amplifierChanges to boardTest entry   
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