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Date |
Author |
Type |
Category |
Subject |
Text |
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4233
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Mon Jan 31 16:12:11 2011 |
steve | Update | VAC | Vertex crane upgrade shorth coming |
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4273
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Fri Feb 11 09:27:03 2011 |
steve | Configuration | VAC | RGA scan | The RGA scan is normal at day 52 of this
pump down.
Light power BS 1064nm ~25mW, ETMX |
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4391
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Wed Mar 9 17:29:11 2011 |
steve | Summary | VAC | single O-ring protection | We have one single O-ring on the 40m vacuum
envelope. It is on the OOC west side, facing
the AP table. This O-ring has to be protected |
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4654
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Fri May 6 15:59:40 2011 |
steve | Update | VAC | TP3 fore pump replaced | Dry fore pump of TP3 replaced by brand
new Varian SH-110 at 1.1 Torr_75,208
hrs |
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5016
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Fri Jul 22 10:13:41 2011 |
steve | Update | VAC | RGA scan at day 213 | |
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5017
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Fri Jul 22 10:24:34 2011 |
steve | Update | VAC | pressure plot at day 213 | Dec 21, 2010 we pumped down the MARK4 rebuilt
40m-IFO and the malev has been pumping on
it since than |
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5047
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Wed Jul 27 15:38:01 2011 |
steve | Update | VAC | beam traps for vacuum | We have cleaned, baked, rga scaned traps
for vacuum. Thorlabs LB1 on 1" OD ss
posts and forks. The effective surface area |
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5080
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Mon Aug 1 08:52:37 2011 |
steve | Update | VAC | preparation to vent | Both arms locked easely around 1V transmited.
We should recenter oplevs. |
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5104
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Wed Aug 3 09:40:13 2011 |
steve | Update | VAC | vent | The vacuum system is coming up to atm.
The vent was started with slow N2 flow. The
PSL output is blocked 2 places on the table. |
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5105
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Wed Aug 3 11:34:59 2011 |
kiwamu | Update | VAC | Re: vent | An
important rule during the in-vac work :
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5111
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Wed Aug 3 16:18:30 2011 |
steve | Update | VAC | vent is almost finished | P1 at 750 Torr, Vent valve VV1 is
left open to atm. It will reach equilibrium
in an hour. The PSL power is not turned down |
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5142
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Mon Aug 8 15:52:39 2011 |
steve | Update | VAC | back ground rga scan | The RGA region is beeing monitored during
the vent. This will tell us how clean the
RGA itself is. |
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5159
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Tue Aug 9 16:54:47 2011 |
steve | Update | VAC | scratch on vac door | Jenne found a big scratch on the north
vac door of ITMY. Fortunately it does not
reach the inner annulos 0 -ring seal. |
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5180
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Wed Aug 10 22:47:22 2011 |
rana | Summary | VAC | Vacuum Workstation (linux3) re-activated | For some reason the workstation at the
vac rack was off and unplugged. Nicole and
I plugged its power back in to the EX rack. |
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5276
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Mon Aug 22 11:40:08 2011 |
steve | Update | VAC | cranes checked | Cranes are checked and they are ready
for lifting. At the east end will use the
manual Genei-lift to put door on. |
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5289
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Tue Aug 23 16:23:33 2011 |
Jenne | Update | VAC | Access connector in place | [Steve, Bob, Jamie, Kiwamu, Valera, Jenne]
The access connector is now in place,
in preparation for pump-down. Tomorrow |
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5303
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Thu Aug 25 17:14:49 2011 |
steve | Update | VAC | clean room fashion changes | Jamie is modeling our next generation
in-vac
& clean room bonny suit that Jenne |
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5331
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Thu Sep 1 11:03:22 2011 |
steve | Update | VAC | back ground rga scan | The RGA back ground at day 29 of this vent. |
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5354
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Wed Sep 7 00:47:51 2011 |
Jenne | Update | VAC | PUMP is a GO! | Steve and Jamie: After Jamie checks
the ITM free swingings, |
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5357
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Wed Sep 7 12:03:49 2011 |
steve | Update | VAC | Pump down has started | Jamie and Steve
We closed ITMX and ITMY chambers
and started pumping around 11am |
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5361
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Wed Sep 7 18:19:37 2011 |
steve | HowTo | VAC | stop pump down for overnight |
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5363
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Wed Sep 7 21:45:16 2011 |
kiwamu | Update | VAC | pump stopped. Pressure is at 450 mtorr | I stopped puming at 9:30 PM and the pressure
in P1 is at 450 mtorr.
I followed exactly he procedure that |
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5365
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Thu Sep 8 10:50:44 2011 |
steve | Update | VAC | pumpdown #71 comleted | Vacuum status: " vacuum normal"
CC1 pressure 5e-5 Torr
Slow roughing through butterfly valve |
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5497
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Wed Sep 21 11:35:07 2011 |
steve | Update | VAC | RGA scan | RGA scan with maglev pumping speed at day
14 of the pump down.
The larger inserted box contains |
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5529
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Fri Sep 23 16:25:01 2011 |
steve | Update | VAC | vac rack UPS battery replaced | APC Smart -UPS 2200 model: SUA2200RM2U
batteries were replaced by compatible
RBC43, 8x 12V5A |
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5590
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Fri Sep 30 18:35:42 2011 |
steve, kiwamu | Update | VAC | vacuum set for poweroutage | We did the following:
1, closed V1, VM1, annuloses:
VASE, VASV, VABS, VAEV, VAEE and VA6 |
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5599
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Mon Oct 3 08:38:21 2011 |
steve | Summary | VAC | Recovery from the power shutdown is completed |
I failed to start Rana's favorit
anciant desktop computer at the vac rack. |
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5662
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Thu Oct 13 21:40:59 2011 |
rana | Summary | VAC | Recovery from the power shutdown is completed | As it turns out Steve is not crazy
in this particular instance: the vacuum computer,
linux3 , has some issues. I can login just |
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5759
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Fri Oct 28 18:33:59 2011 |
steve | Update | VAC | leaking nitrogen line fixed | I was lucky to notice that the nitrogen
supply line to the vacuum valves was leaking.
Closed ALL valves. Open supply line to atm. |
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5767
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Mon Oct 31 08:55:19 2011 |
steve | Update | VAC | pressure plot at day 53 |
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5887
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Mon Nov 14 15:46:14 2011 |
steve | Update | VAC | TP2's forepump changed | The foreline pressure of TP2 was 1.4 Torr
this morning. This drypump worked well for
ten months. |
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5950
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Fri Nov 18 16:37:14 2011 |
steve | Update | VAC | preparing for ac power interruption | The vacuum is ready for no AC power for
1 hr on Sunday morning at 10am
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5962
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Sun Nov 20 13:51:54 2011 |
steve | Update | VAC | vacuum is back up after ac interruption | State condition: Vac Normal,
CC1 ~8e-6 Torr
The IFO pressure peaked at |
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6790
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Fri Jun 8 15:24:08 2012 |
steve | Update | VAC | RGA scan at day 276 and pressure plots |
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6894
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Fri Jun 29 11:02:00 2012 |
steve | Update | VAC | the vent is at 500 torr |
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6895
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Fri Jun 29 13:11:31 2012 |
steve | Update | VAC | 40m IFO at atm | The 4 hrs vent plot at 3 torr/min
rate.
Nitrogen was used from 1e-6 torr |
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6897
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Fri Jun 29 22:56:35 2012 |
Jamie | Update | VAC | input telescope beam clipping on Faraday | [Yuta, Koji, Jamie]
We went into ITMX chamber to inspect
the situation there. We looked for |
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6906
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Tue Jul 3 17:23:50 2012 |
steve | Update | VAC | pumpdown completed | Vacuum Normal State is reached in 9 hours.
CC1 = 2e-5 Torr
Aux dry pump #3 is still running. |
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6929
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Fri Jul 6 09:27:40 2012 |
steve | Update | VAC | 4 days at atm | I'm looking for some movement indicators
of the vent-pump down events.
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6930
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Fri Jul 6 09:52:35 2012 |
steve | Update | VAC | pump down hick up | I can not understand what really
happened here with CC1 gauge or there was
really a pressure glitch. |
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6970
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Thu Jul 12 16:27:04 2012 |
steve | Update | VAC | drypump changed | TP2 dry_pump was changed at intake
pressure 982 mTorr at 84,889 hrs This
seal hold up for one year. |
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7044
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Fri Jul 27 14:28:36 2012 |
steve | Update | VAC | cold cathode gauges | Our cold
cathode 423 gauges are 10 years old.
They get insulated by age and show no ionization |
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7051
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Mon Jul 30 15:49:16 2012 |
steve | Update | VAC | cc1 switched |
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7056
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Tue Jul 31 08:01:22 2012 |
steve | Update | VAC | cc1 switched |
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7089
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Mon Aug 6 10:53:32 2012 |
steve | Update | VAC | status: vauum normal |
The power outage did not have
any effect on the vacuum system. I |
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7272
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Fri Aug 24 16:03:39 2012 |
Steve | Update | VAC | Vacuum related work at atm | Vacuum related work at atmosphere:
Atm1, Check all chamber dog
clamps tightness with torque wrench, |
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7278
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Sun Aug 26 20:58:21 2012 |
Jenne | Update | VAC | Don't vent!!!! | [Koji, Jenne]
Steve, do not vent tomorrow morning!
We are still not prepared, and will not finish |
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7293
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Tue Aug 28 09:37:33 2012 |
Steve | Update | VAC | RGA scan at day 56 | RGA scan, Maglev pumping speed at
day 56
CC1 is dying. CC4 is real. |
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7300
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Tue Aug 28 17:59:03 2012 |
Jenne | Update | VAC | VENT: GO! | I have turned of the high voltage supplies
for PZT1 and PZT2. The OMC PZT high
voltage supplies were already off, since |
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7306
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Wed Aug 29 11:47:21 2012 |
ericq | Update | VAC | Venting | [Steve, Eric]
I've been helping Steve vent this
morning. The following things were done (from |
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