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  2230   Tue Nov 10 19:21:53 2009 AlbertoUpdateABSLPLL AlignmentI've been trying to lock the PLL for the
AbsL Experiment but I can't see the beat
(between the auxiliary NPRO and the PSL).
  
  2236   Wed Nov 11 12:29:44 2009 AlbertoFrogsPSLMC Locked on the wrong mode?This morning, after Steve pointed out that
the readout RFAMPD_DC was zero, I thought
of realigning the beam on the photodiode.
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  2238   Wed Nov 11 15:04:52 2009 AlbertoUpdateABSLWorking on the AP tableI've opened the AP table and I'm working
on it.
  
  2239   Wed Nov 11 16:18:57 2009 AlbertoUpdateABSLWorking on the AP table


   
        
            
  
  2249   Thu Nov 12 10:45:02 2009 AlbertoUpdatePSLAbandoned Frequency GeneratorThis morning I found a frequency generator
connected to something on the PSL table sitting
on the blue step next to the sliding doors.
  
  2250   Thu Nov 12 10:45:36 2009 AlbertoUpdateABSLWorking on the AP tableI've opened the AP table and I'm working
on it.
Also auxiliary NPRO turned on and
  
  2252   Thu Nov 12 11:34:38 2009 AlbertoUpdateABSLWorking on the AP table


   
        
            
  
  2253   Thu Nov 12 12:50:35 2009 AlbertoUpdateComputersStochMon calibrated channels added to the data trendI added the StochMon calibrated channels
to the data trend by including the following
channel names in the C0EDCU.ini file:
  
  2254   Thu Nov 12 12:51:45 2009 AlbertoUpdateABSLWorking on the AP table

    
        
  
  2256   Thu Nov 12 16:13:05 2009 AlbertoUpdatePSLMC Trans OffsetOn Rana's suggestion I checked the MC
transmission QPD (C1:IOO-MC_TRANS_SUM). I
found that the readout is almost zero when
  
  2257   Thu Nov 12 16:53:59 2009 AlbertoUpdateABSLWorking on the AP table


   
        
            
  
  2261   Thu Nov 12 18:10:27 2009 AlbertoUpdateABSLPLL LockedI locked the PLL and made some first measuremtns
of the spectrum of the error signal. I'll
post them later.
  
  2271   Sun Nov 15 18:42:10 2009 AlbertoUpdateLockingInterferometer fully locked for 3331 secondsThis afternoon, I tried to lock the interferometer
again after a few days.
After a couple of failed attempts,
  
  2302   Thu Nov 19 16:04:48 2009 AlbertoConfigurationelogElog debugging output - Down time programmed today to make changesWe want the elog process to run in verbose
mode so that we can see what's going. The
idea is to track the events that trigger
  
  2303   Thu Nov 19 18:49:55 2009 AlbertoConfigurationelogElog debugging output - Down time programmed today to make changes

    
        
  
  2308   Fri Nov 20 13:54:45 2009 AlbertoOmnistructureEnvironmentNew Paper and Cardboard Recycling Bins Introduced to the 40mThe 40m produces a large amount of paper
and cardboard waste. It would be worth it
if we disposed those kind of garbages for
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  2321   Tue Nov 24 14:33:22 2009 AlbertoUpdateABSLworking on the AP tableI'm working on the AP table. I also opened
the auxiliary NPRO shutter. The auxiliary
beam is on its path on the AP table and PSL
  
  2324   Tue Nov 24 19:16:02 2009 AlbertoUpdateABSLworking on the AP table


   
        
            
  
  2326   Wed Nov 25 08:43:08 2009 AlbertoUpdateABSLWorking on the AP tableI'm working on the AP table. I also opened
the auxiliary NPRO shutter. The auxiliary
beam is on its path on the AP table and PSL
  
  2328   Wed Nov 25 10:20:47 2009 AlbertoUpdateABSLAbsL PLL not able to lockLast night something happened on the
beat between the PSL beam and the auxiliary
NPRO beam, that spoiled the quality of the
  
  2329   Wed Nov 25 11:02:54 2009 AlbertoUpdateABSLAbsL PLL not able to lock

    
        
  
  2334   Wed Nov 25 15:42:27 2009 AlbertoUpdateABSLWorking on the AP table


   
        
            
  
  2337   Wed Nov 25 20:14:58 2009 AlbertoUpdateABSLAbsL PLL not able to lock: problem fixed

    
        
  
  2338   Wed Nov 25 20:24:49 2009 AlbertoUpdateABSLPLL Open Loop Gain MeasuredI measured the open loop gain of the PLL
in the AbsL experiment.
I repeated the measurement twice:
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  2339   Wed Nov 25 20:28:17 2009 AlbertoUpdateABSLStopped working on the AbsLI closed the shutter of the NPRO for the
night.
  
  2345   Mon Nov 30 10:28:47 2009 AlbertoAoGall down cond.sea of red

    
        
  
  2346   Mon Nov 30 11:29:40 2009 AlbertoAoGall down cond.sea of red

    
        
  
  2350   Thu Dec 3 15:55:24 2009 AlbertoAoGLSCRF AM Stabilizer Output PowerToday I measured the max output power at
the EOM output of one of the RF AM Stabilizers
that we use to control the modulation depth.
  
  2365   Tue Dec 8 10:20:33 2009 AlbertoDAQComputersBootfest succesfully completedAlberto, Kiwamu, Koji,
this morning we found the RFM network
and all the front-ends down.
  
  2376   Thu Dec 10 08:40:12 2009 AlbertoUpdateComputersFronte-ends downI found all the front-ends, except for
C1SUSVME1 and C0DCU1 down this morning. DAQAWG
shows up green on the C0DAQ_DETAIL screen
  
  2378   Thu Dec 10 08:50:33 2009 AlbertoUpdateComputersFronte-ends down

    
        
  
  2384   Thu Dec 10 13:10:25 2009 AlbertoConfigurationLSC166 LO DisconnectedI temporarily disconnected the Heliax cable
that brings the 166MHz LO to the LSC rack.
I'm doing a couple of measurement
  
  2389   Thu Dec 10 17:05:21 2009 AlbertoConfigurationLSC166 MHz LO SMA-to-Heliax connection repairedI replaced the SMA end connector for the
166 MHZ Local Oscillator signal that goes
to the back of the flange in the 1Y2 rack.
  
  2393   Thu Dec 10 18:31:44 2009 AlbertoConfigurationLSC166 LO Disconnected


   
        
            
  
  2396   Fri Dec 11 11:42:26 2009 AlbertoConfigurationLSC166 LO Disconnected


   
        
            
  
  2397   Fri Dec 11 13:18:17 2009 AlbertoConfigurationVACpumpdown has started


   
        
            
  
  2402   Fri Dec 11 19:51:13 2009 AlbertoConfigurationLSC166 LO Disconnected


   
        
            
  
  2413   Mon Dec 14 14:16:14 2009 AlbertoUpdateTreasureLOCKSTARS


   
        
            
  
  2415   Mon Dec 14 19:33:04 2009 AlbertoUpdateGeneralArm Cavity Poles measured again after cleaning the optics last weekLast week we vented and we cleaned the
main optics of the arm cavities.
I measured the frequency of the cavity
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  2418   Tue Dec 15 05:29:31 2009 AlbertoUpdateGeneralArm Cavity Poles measured again after cleaning the optics last week 
 The Y arm cavity pole moved
down by 130 Hz, whereas the X arm moved by
  
  2420   Tue Dec 15 21:39:34 2009 AlbertoUpdateABSLbrief summary of this afternoon's measurementsI took measurements of the open loop
gain of the AbsL PLL with the old Universal
PDH Box.
I Also measured the
  
  2421   Wed Dec 16 11:21:20 2009 AlbertoUpdateABSLUniversal PDH Box Servo FiltersYesterday I measured the shape of the
servo filter of both the old and the new
Universal PDH boxes.
Here they
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  2422   Wed Dec 16 11:46:25 2009 AlbertoUpdateABSLAbsl PLL Open Loop GainYesterday I measured the Open Loop Gain
of the PLL in the absolute length experiment.
The servo I used was that of the old Universal
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  2427   Thu Dec 17 09:30:08 2009 AlbertoHowToComputersNodus sluggishThe elog has been quite slow for the last
two days. The cause is nodus, that has been
slowing down the access to it.
  
  2428   Thu Dec 17 17:13:50 2009 AlbertoOmnistructureEnvironmentSTACIS stuffOne of the electronics benches is currently
occupied by the STACIS equipment.
We
need that table If no one is working on the
  
  2429   Thu Dec 17 19:03:14 2009 AlbertoHowToComputersNodus sluggish


   
        
            
  
  2459   Mon Dec 28 15:19:19 2009 AlbertoUpdateComputersBurtrestored to Dec 26 at 20:00Since it wasn't sure whether all the front-ends
had been restored after the bootfest, I burtrestored
everything to Dec 26 at 20:00.
  
  2460   Mon Dec 28 15:34:14 2009 AlbertoUpdateABSLWorking on the AP tableI opened the auxiliary laser's shutter.
I'm currently working on the AP table.
  
  2461   Mon Dec 28 18:35:27 2009 AlbertoUpdateABSLWorking on the AP table


   
        
            
  
  2467   Wed Dec 30 10:58:48 2009 AlbertoUpdateGeneralAll watchdogs tripped this morningThis morning I found all the watchdogs
had tripped during the night.
I restored them all.
  
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