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  4022   Tue Dec 7 18:37:15 2010 SureshUpdateSUSETMU05 ready for bakingThe ETMU05 has been removed
from the suspension and put into
the little foil house. 
  
  4092   Thu Dec 23 08:54:32 2010 SureshUpdateelogthe delhi univ syndromeSorry folks!  I couldnt get to the
elog and didnt know that the elog was crashing
every time I tried to access it. 
  
  4106   Tue Jan 4 15:12:33 2011 SureshUpdateIOOMC Trans Mon QPD gain decreased by 10 Decreased
the gain of MC-Trans-Mon QPD ckt
The
  
  4137   Tue Jan 11 17:08:43 2011 SureshConfigurationPSLreplaced the pzt-steering mirror on PSL[Rana,
Jenne, Suresh]
Yesterday,
  
  4143   Wed Jan 12 17:22:47 2011 SureshConfigurationLockingMC demod phase adjusted to minimise the I output[Koji, Suresh]
We wanted to check and make sure
that the relative phase of the two inputs
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  4147   Wed Jan 12 22:39:16 2011 SureshUpdateIOOPut MC PZT offset onto MC board, instead of on awkward cart


   
        
            
 P1120508.JPGP1120509.JPGD040180-B_with_5V_offset.pdf 
  4161   Sun Jan 16 02:20:59 2011 SureshUpdateLockingcomparing the PSL with the X-end-NPRO through the green beatObjective:
      We
wish to study the coherence of the two NPROs
 P1160510.JPGP1160511.JPGP1160515.JPGP1160516.JPG 
  4166   Wed Jan 19 03:37:30 2011 SureshUpdateLockingcomparing the PSL with the X-end-NPRO through the green beat 
 
 [Kiwamu, Suresh]
 Phase_noise_in_digital_frequency_dividers.pdf 
  4187   Sat Jan 22 01:56:04 2011 SureshUpdateGreen LockingExamining the stability of VCO PLL at low frequencies[Kiwamu,
Suresh, Rana]
Our
 VCO_PLL_stability.pngVCO_PLL_stability.png 
  4225   Sat Jan 29 00:31:05 2011 SureshUpdateGeneralVertex crane upgrade completedThe
Vertex crane is smarter and safer now. 
 6x 
  4243   Thu Feb 3 04:43:58 2011 SureshUpdateElectronicsAdded two new DAQ channels[Suresh, Joe]
We added the following two new DAQ
channels into the c1:GCV model.  The
  
  4248   Fri Feb 4 11:10:27 2011 SureshUpdateGreen LockingVCO PLL Frequency noiseThis measurement pertains to the BL2002
VCO PLL unit.
 
 VCO_calibration.pngVCO_PLL_Servo.pngVCO_Gain.pngVCO_Transfer_Functions.pngVCO_PLL_Freq_Noise.png 
  4266   Wed Feb 9 23:48:12 2011 SureshConfigurationCamerasVideo Cable work: New Labels[Larisa, Aidan,Steve,Suresh]
   Today was the first
session for implementing the new video cabling
  
  4272   Fri Feb 11 00:20:58 2011 SureshUpdateElectronicsREFL11: Photodiode requires replacement 
This is with reference to Kevin and
Jenne's elogs  # 3890,
 REFL11_10Feb2011.jpg 
  4275   Sat Feb 12 08:08:05 2011 SureshUpdateElectronicsREFL11 Photodiode replacedA new photodiode ( Perkin and Elmer Model
no. C30642GH Sl No.1526) has been installed
in the place of the old photodiode. 
 C30642_datasheet-1.pdf40mUpgradeREFL11schematic.pdfP2120572.JPGP2120565.JPGP2120571.JPG 
  4279   Sun Feb 13 16:20:53 2011 SureshUpdateElectronicsREFL11 Photodiode replacedIt is 0.375 mW as in the calculation. 
The total diode output is just 1mW and it
is divided with a 50/50 beam splitter... 
  
  4284   Mon Feb 14 07:37:13 2011 SureshUpdateElectronicsRF Generation Box: capacitors across power lines 
There were several parts in this
box which did not have shunting capacitors
  
  4285   Mon Feb 14 07:58:43 2011 SureshUpdateCDSToday's CDS problems 
  I am concentrating on the
RF system just now and will be attending
  
  4296   Tue Feb 15 06:15:07 2011 SureshUpdateASCno signal from IP_ANG_Seg1[Valery, kiwamu, Jenne, Suresh]
    I first interchanged
the two QPD's on the Y end table to see if
 Y-end_beam.JPG 
  4314   Thu Feb 17 13:20:06 2011 SureshUpdateVIDEOSome more labels[Larisa, Kiwamu, Steve and Suresh]
 
  We continued the labeling
  
  4315   Thu Feb 17 14:17:27 2011 SureshUpdateElectronicsRF Distribution box and REFL11 
The Distribution box is several steps
nearer to completion.
  
  4330   Sat Feb 19 05:25:20 2011 SureshUpdateElectronicsRF: Distribution boxMost of the RF cables required for the
box are done.   There are two remaining
and we will attend to these tonight. 
  
  4336   Tue Feb 22 00:41:34 2011 SureshUpdateElectronicsRF Distribution box: assembly completedThe mechanical assembly of RF distribution
box is 99% complete.  Some of the components
may be bolted to the teflon base plate if
  
  4342   Wed Feb 23 08:53:58 2011 SureshUpdateElectronicsRF Distribution box: Output power levelsWe wish to have roughly 2 dBm of output
power on each line coming out of the RF distribution
box.  So I adjusted the attenuators
 RF_Distribution_box_23rdFeb.jpg 
  4377   Fri Mar 4 09:47:46 2011 SureshUpdateElectronicsHarmonic distortion calculations for RF distribution box 
Fast work indeed! It would be nice
if we could have the following details filled
  
  4416   Fri Mar 18 17:55:58 2011 SureshConfigurationGreen LockingWork Plan for Y-end Aux laser installationA rough
time-table and the various tasks are given
below: 
  
  4436   Thu Mar 24 01:16:19 2011 SureshSummaryGreen LockingY-END green equipment is all availableThere was a 2" mirror mount among the spares
on the PSL table.  It has a window LW-3-2050
UV mounted in it.  I
  
  4459   Wed Mar 30 02:55:02 2011 SureshConfigurationElectronicsRF System : Status and PlansI have prepared several diagrams outlining
the current state of the RF System.
These are uploaded into the svn40m
  
  4474   Thu Mar 31 08:31:44 2011 SureshUpdateVIDEOCable laying...continuedThe video work has crossed a milestone.    
Kiwamu and Steve have shifted the
three quads from the control room to
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  4503   Fri Apr 8 01:05:45 2011 SureshUpdateRF SystemRF Source Harmonics 
 The measured power levels of
the RF source harmonics are given below:
 RF_Source_Harmonics_Sheet1.pdf 
  4511   Mon Apr 11 19:09:59 2011 SureshUpdateRF SystemInstalled low pass filters in the demod boards 
As part of the RF system upgrade
some of the demod boards in the lab were
  
  4547   Wed Apr 20 21:53:01 2011 SureshConfigurationRF SystemRF system: Stray heliax cableWe found a stray unused heliax   rogue_cable_1.png 
  4557   Fri Apr 22 09:05:53 2011 SureshUpdateRF SystemRF Source Harmonics
As seen in the previous measurement the first
harmonic of both the 11 MHz and 55 MHz outputs
  
  4558   Fri Apr 22 09:25:43 2011 SureshUpdateRF SystemRF Source: Temperature sensor relocatedRF Amp operating temperature
Earlier measurement reported by Alberto
in LIGO-T10004-61-v1 based on the LM34 temperature
 P4220056.JPG 
  4578   Thu Apr 28 06:46:30 2011 SureshUpdateRF SystemRF Source installedRF Source
box has been mounted in the 1X2 rack. 
 P4280064.JPG 
  4579   Thu Apr 28 07:14:34 2011 SureshUpdateRF SystemRF Distribution box installedRF Distribution box has been mounted in
the 1Y2 rack and is ready for use.
 
 P4280066.JPG 
  4591   Fri Apr 29 18:24:05 2011 SureshUpdateRF SystemRF system: 1X2 Rack cabling[Joe, Jamie, Suresh]
We have installed the IDE to SCSI
adaptor module into the 1X2 rack and have
 P4290070.JPG 
  4602   Mon May 2 23:29:57 2011 SureshUpdateElectronicstoo loose Heliax connectors on 1Y2 rackThe countersink
gives rise to another problem when we mount
the N-type-to-SMA bulkhead adaptor. 
  
  4621   Wed May 4 11:48:01 2011 SureshUpdateIOOMC Locking not working[Valera, Suresh]
The first time I noticed that the
MC was not locking was after I had finished
  
  4622   Wed May 4 12:07:48 2011 SureshUpdateRF SystemREFL55 installed on the AP tableREFL55
has been installed on the AP table. 
REFL11 has been moved to make space for a
  
  4628   Wed May 4 15:39:32 2011 SureshUpdateRF SystemRF Source Harmonics

I have measured the RF source harmonics in
 RF_Harmonics_Sheet1.pdf 
  4650   Fri May 6 06:36:18 2011 SureshUpdateRF SystemPD DC signals at each port connectedWe now
have the DC signal from three PDs available
in the ADC channels 14,15 and 16.  The
  
  4657   Sat May 7 10:59:11 2011 SureshUpdateRF SystemRF Source filters changed 
The
SLP-50 filters which were on the 55 MHz lines
 RF_Source_Schematic.pngRF_Source.jpg 
  4670   Mon May 9 17:23:25 2011 SureshUpdateRF SystemRF Cables near LSC Rack[Steve, Suresh]
We started to clean up the RF cables
(heliax and PD interface cables)  at
  
  4675   Tue May 10 01:39:41 2011 SureshUpdateRF SystemRF source troublesToday after Steve and I finished the RF
cabling work for the day, Kiwamu noticed
that there were no RF signals to be seen. 
  
  4698   Thu May 12 02:31:07 2011 SureshUpdateRF Systeminstallation of RF splitters in Demod boards[Jamie, Koji, Suresh]
We replaced splitters in several
demod boards as per the table given below:
  
  4703   Thu May 12 16:50:22 2011 SureshUpdateRF Systeminstallation of RF splitters in Demod boardsWe have no plan to change the AS11 PD.
 I was referring to the AS11 Demod board
which currently has the "Demodulator
  
  4708   Thu May 12 23:50:10 2011 SureshUpdateRF SystemPOY55_Demod board Hardware change completedThe Demod board with S. No. 022 (being
used earlier as REFL11) has been modified. 
It now has SCLF-65 as its input LP filter
  
  4711   Fri May 13 01:51:56 2011 SureshUpdateRF SystemRF Status updateI have posted the attached RF status update
and 1Y2 rack layout to the svn.
 1Y2_Rack_Layout.pdfRF_Work_Status.pdf 
  4714   Fri May 13 22:45:37 2011 SureshUpdateRF SystemThe full set of 8 Demod boards is ready for testingWe have Completed the hardware changes
to the full set of 8 demod boards. 
The last one completed today is AS11. 
  
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