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  4254   Sat Feb 5 23:03:04 2011 rana, kojiSummaryElectronicsAnalog Frequency Discriminator: splitter + mixer + long cableThis diagram shows the setup  mixer.pdfUntitled.pngfsm.png 
  4259   Tue Feb 8 10:23:02 2011 AidanSummaryGreen LockingDigital Frequency Discriminator - reference 
Here's the reference for the self-reference
frequency detection idea. See Figure 2.
  
  4260   Tue Feb 8 13:26:11 2011 AidanSummaryGreen LockingTemperature dependence of phase change of green on reflection I did a quick back of the envelope
calculation of the expected green phase change
on reflection from the aLIGO ITM.
  
  4293   Mon Feb 14 23:29:04 2011 ranaSummarySUSETMX Fitlers moved aroundAll of the SUS used to have only 1 filter
module for SIDE. They now have 3 filter modules
for SIDE just like the other DOFs.
  
  4294   Tue Feb 15 02:13:16 2011 kiwamuSummaryASCa daytime task : small signals on ETMX OLRana
and I found that the QPD for the optical
lever at X end are showing small signals.
  
  4299   Tue Feb 15 11:53:02 2011 kiwamuSummaryGeneraltoday's missionsI
think this week is going to be an "alignment
week".
  
  4310   Thu Feb 17 00:43:13 2011 kiwamuSummaryGeneralto do list for tomorrowLet's
share our tasks ! 
  
  4317   Thu Feb 17 22:51:04 2011 josephb, valeraSummary dither alignment modelWe made a model for the dither angular
stabilization system c1ass.mdl. The attached
file shows the diagram.
 ass-model.png 
  4322   Fri Feb 18 00:35:21 2011 kiwamuSummaryGeneralto do list for Feb. 18thDAYTIME
  -  more
  
  4326   Fri Feb 18 18:46:08 2011 kiwamuSummarySUSf2p done on ETMX and ITMX
The f2p measurements are done on
 f2p_ITMX.pngf2p_ETMX.png 
  4327   Fri Feb 18 20:06:59 2011 kiwamuSummarySUScheck f2p function on ETMX  The
plot below shows how the f2p filters work.
 f2p_ETMX.png 
  4328   Fri Feb 18 20:17:07 2011 JoonhoSummaryElectronicsIsolation of Voltage regulatorToday I was working on RF distribution
box.
So far I almost finished to electronically
  
  4329   Sat Feb 19 01:58:20 2011 ranaSummaryElectronicsLow Noise BJT Pre-AmpFrank put his low noise preamp info here.
I suggest that we build these (using
  
  4333   Mon Feb 21 17:29:57 2011 ranaSummaryIOOMyterious data loss: FB needs investigationLooks like there was a mysterious loss
of data overnight; since there's nothing
in the elog I assume that its some kind of
 Untitled.png 
  4334   Mon Feb 21 23:00:06 2011 ZachSummaryelogrestarted again   
  4343   Wed Feb 23 10:37:02 2011 josephbSummaryIOOMyterious data loss: FB needs investigationFriday: 
In addition to the other fixes, Alex
rebuilt the daqd process.  I failed to
  
  4357   Fri Feb 25 13:28:14 2011 kiwamuSummaryGeneralto do list Because it maybe useful to share
this kind of information among us, I just
  
  4359   Fri Feb 25 14:50:16 2011 KojiSummaryGeneralto do list- Put priority on the list
- Put names on the items
- Where is the CDS TO DO ==> Joe
  
  4364   Mon Feb 28 11:22:40 2011 josephbSummaryGeneralto do list

   
        
            
  
  4371   Wed Mar 2 22:57:57 2011 sureshSummaryGeneralStuff from LLOHere is a partial list of stuff which is
being packed at LLO to be shipped to CIT. 
The electronics ckt boards are yet to be
 eLIGO_items_from_LLO_for_Caltech.xls 
  4375   Thu Mar 3 20:30:03 2011 ranaSummaryPSLPMC Sweeps @ different input power levels to measure the FinesseIts been well
noted in the past that sweeping the PMC
at high power leads to a distortion of the
  
  4381   Mon Mar 7 17:58:14 2011 sureshSummaryGeneralStuff from LLO
Here is the updated list. These lists were
used as packing lists and therefore are organised
 eLIGO_items_from_LLO_for_Caltech_Sheet1.pdf 
  4382   Mon Mar 7 18:20:01 2011 kiwamuSummaryGreen Lockingplans
This
week's goal is to investigate the source
of the differential noise and to lower it.
  
  4387   Tue Mar 8 15:33:09 2011 kiwamuSummaryGreen Lockingplan on Mar.8th
  
  4391   Wed Mar 9 17:29:11 2011 steveSummaryVACsingle O-ring protectionWe 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
 so1.jpgP1070458.JPG 
  4394   Thu Mar 10 01:28:47 2011 joe, jamie, rana, chrisSummaryCDSSimSuspension !Today was a banner day for  40mETMY.pngdvsim.pngredpill_bluepill.jpg 
  4412   Fri Mar 18 14:18:00 2011 kiwamuSummaryGeneralnew laser pointersJust for a record. We got 4 new laser
pointers (2 greens, 1 blue, and 1 green and
 DSC_2883_ss.jpg 
  4419   Mon Mar 21 16:49:11 2011 kiwamuSummaryGreen Lockingplan for this week- Plan for this
week
  
  4421   Tue Mar 22 00:01:25 2011 kiwamuSummaryGreen Lockingplan for daytime tasksSome
tasks for the daytime tomorrow.
  * Beam profile measurements
  
  4433   Wed Mar 23 14:19:35 2011 KojiSummaryGeneralGrand PlanThis is the grand plan we talked about
in the beginning of the meeting.

    (Kiwamu) X-end Green cleaning
  
  4435   Wed Mar 23 19:16:17 2011 AidanSummaryGreen LockingY-END green equipment is all availableWith the exception of a 2" mirror
mount, I've confirmed that we have everything
for the Y-end green production and mode-matching.
 three-quarter_inch_pedestal.jpg 
  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
  
  4471   Wed Mar 30 21:43:31 2011 Aidan, KiwamuSummaryGreen LockingCalculation of the green contrast on the RF PDSkip to final thought ...
Kiwamu and I have set about measuring
the contrast of the signal on the RF PD.
  
  4479   Thu Mar 31 20:37:10 2011 AidanSummaryGreen LockingRF amplitude source I gutted one of the $2 red laser
pointers to build a laser source whose amplitude
we could modulate at RF frequencies. Basically,
 P1000543.jpgP1000544.jpgP1000545.jpg 
  4480   Thu Mar 31 20:46:11 2011 AidanSummaryGreen LockingGreen beat note PD DC responseI measured the DC response of the Green
PD
  
  4483   Fri Apr 1 23:49:24 2011 kiwamuSummaryGreen Lockingtwo states in green beat-noteAccording
to the measurement done by Aidan and me,
there are two beat-note state.
  
  4487   Tue Apr 5 17:04:36 2011 steveSummarySAFETYcranes inspected and load testedMike Caton of Konecranes inspected and
loadtested all 3  of the 40m cranes
at max reach trolley positions with 1 ton.
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  4488   Tue Apr 5 17:31:59 2011 steveSummaryGeneralnew laser pointers

    

       
            
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  4489   Tue Apr 5 19:54:39 2011 KojiSummaryGreen LockingHamamatsu S3399 testSince last Friday I have been testing the
broadband RF photodetector in order to
figure out the capability of S3399 with the
 S3399_test_110405.pngS3399_test_110405.pdf 
  4490   Tue Apr 5 21:20:11 2011 KojiSummaryGreen LockingX-arm cavity locked with LB1005 servo boxLast Thursday, I tested Newport
Servo Controller LB1005 with the X_arm
green PDH servo.
 servo.pngOLTF.pdf 
  4494   Wed Apr 6 19:36:32 2011 AidanSummaryGreen Locking(In)sanity check of Green PD - some inconsistenciesI moved the Hartmut Green PD to the Jenne
laser bench to try to determine if the response
at RF was reasonable or somehow very much
 PD_measurement.pngplot_PD_RF_ratios.pdf 
  4497   Thu Apr 7 11:51:13 2011 steveSummarySAFETYnew crane operator inaugurated

    

       
            
 P1070535.JPG 
  4500   Thu Apr 7 16:09:17 2011 AidanSummaryGreen Locking(In)sanity check of Green PD - some inconsistenciesI think I had underestimated the responsivity
of the Silicon PD at 1064nm. The previous
value was based on a rough search online
  
  4501   Thu Apr 7 19:28:02 2011 KojiSummaryGreen Locking(In)sanity check of Green PD - some inconsistenciesResponsivity of SGD-444A


 SGD-444A.png 
  4502   Thu Apr 7 21:58:57 2011 AidanSummaryGreen LockingBeat note amplitudeHaving convinced myself that the green
Hartmut PD is giving an acceptable response
at RF frequencies I decided to double-check
  
  4504   Fri Apr 8 19:43:03 2011 kiwamuSummaryIOORF combiner eases impedance mismatchingAn RF combiner should  modulationBox.png 
  4505   Fri Apr 8 20:43:46 2011 kiwamuSummaryIOORF combiner + resonant box : impedance and reflection coefficient The
input impedance of the resonant box was measured
when an RF combiner was attached to the box.
 imp_refl.png 
  4517   Tue Apr 12 18:15:07 2011 kiwamuSummaryIOORF combiner is more like attenuator 
I realized
 reflection_test.png 
  4538   Mon Apr 18 13:05:57 2011 kiwamuSummaryLSCdemod board modificationHere
is the idea how we upgrade the demodulation
boards. 
 demod_board.png 
  4549   Wed Apr 20 23:20:49 2011 jamieSummaryComputersinstallation of CDS tools on pianosaThis is an overview of how I got (almost)
all the CDS tools running on pianosa, the
new Ubuntu 10.04 control room work station.
  
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