I tried to align and lock Y arm for the first time after pumping.
But I couldn't lock Y arm for more than ~1 sec. Why?


What I did:
  1. Centered IPANG/IPPOS using input TT1/TT2.

  2. Restored ITMY/ETMY slider values when it was aligned before pumping. I saw tiny flashes in TRY PD at this point.

  3. Replaced Ygreen REFL camera with ETMYT camera to see transmitted beam mode.

  4. Used TT1/TT2 and ITMY/ETMY to get ~ 0.4 peak in normalized TRY PD output (C1:LSC_TRY_OUT).

  5. Centered POY beam on POY11 PD.

  6. Changed I/Q mixing angle (C1:LSC-POY11_PHASE_R) from -61 deg to -16 deg to get good PDH signal in I_ERR (attached).

  7. Ran LSCoffsets script (now on LSC_OVERVIEW screen) to adjust PD offsets.

  8. Tried to lock Yarm with different gains, but failed. When lock is acquired, TRY fluctuates ~50 % and unlocks suddenly.


What I found:
  1. There was some OFFSETs left turned on in suspension screens. Don't leave them on!! They change alignment of the optics. I will leave it on until we complete Yarm alignment.

  2. C1:SUS-(ITMY|ETMY)_ASC(PIT|YAW) was kept oscillating the optic since Dec 17, 2013. I think this is from interrupted ASS script. Your script should restore everything when interrupted!


Next:
  - Beamspot on ITMY looks off-centered. Maybe A2L is causing unstable lock?
  - Maybe F2A is causing unstable lock?
  - More alignment?
  - FSS related? crontab related?