Jenne, Rana
We scoped out the PMC situation yesterday.
Summary: Not broke. UGF ~ 500 Hz. Needs some electronics work (notches, boosts, LPFs)
Ever since we swapped out the PMC because of the broken PZT of the previous one, the UGF has been
limited to a low value. This is because the notches no longer match the mechanical resonant
frequencies of the body. The old one had a resonance at 31.3 kHz which we were notching using
the LC notch on the board as well as a dangling Pomona box in the HV line to the PZT. The one
has a resonance at ~14.5 kHz which we don't yet have a notch for. Jenne has all the real numbers and
will update this entry with them.
Todo:
- Implement the 4th order Grote low pass after the mixer.
- Replace the AD797 with an OP27.
- Change servo filter to have a boost (need DC gain)
- Make a 14.5 kHz notch for the bode mode.
- Put a 20 lb. gold-foil wrapped lead brick on the PMC.
Here's the link about the modified PMC board which we installed at LHO:
LHO PMC elog 2006 |