Completed work of the previous months: [Jul] [Aug] [Sep] [Oct] [Nov] [Dec]

• Work done
  • Wedge measurement (1st trial) [ELOG]
  • RoC measurement [ELOG]

• Work in progress
  
  • R&T measurement
  • Wedge measurement
• Work to be done
  • QPD/PD pre-selections (QE/noise)
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  • Misc. / Beaurocracy?
    • Continuous monitoring of the particle level
    • Replacing a file cabinet next to the south wall by a lockable cabinet
    • Ion gun safety issues: https://dcc.ligo.org/cgi-bin/private/DocDB/ShowDocument?docid=88631
    • Laser SOP / HV use? / UV?
• Things delivered
  • The ionized gun used in the clean room at Downs: made by Terra Universal.com (Jeff's room)
    http://www.terrauniversal.com/static-control/ionizing-blow-off-guns.php
  • Flow path: N2 cylinder - Filter - Gun (Jeff's room)
• Things ordered
  • Power strips Tripp Lite PS3612 (Ordered Nov. 8, Delivered Nov. 12)
  • Kapton tapes (1in x 6, 1/2in x 12 Delivered Nov. 15)
  • Sticky Mats (VWR 18888-216 Delivered Nov. 12 and 21992-042)
  • Duck tape (PK3) (Delivered Nov. 12)
  • Wipers 12"x12" 2ply x 119 pairs x case15 (Delivered Nov. 12)
  • Syringes (1mL&2mL) & Needles (20G x dozen)
  • Stainless trays with cover (Steve Delivered Nov. 12)
  • Gold Plated allen keys (Steve Delivered Nov. 12)
  • Forceps (Delivered Nov. 12) / Tweezers / Scissors (Delivered Nov. 12)
• Things to buy / get
  
  • OMC testing optics / opto-mechanics
  • Black Glass / Black Glass holder / AR ==> Some at the 40m, some from LLO
  • Ionized air blow
    • N2 or Air cylinder: 4N - UHP or 5N - Research Grade.  (... steal from Downs)
  • Clean tools, tray, storage
  • Supply
    
    • Additional clean supplies ~ glove 8.5,9,9.5
    • Stainless bats / Pure solvents (Metha / Aceton / Iso) / Syringes / Lint free cloth / Paper lens tissue
    • Lab coats
  • ATF
    • Tefron tape
    • Thorlabs 8-32 screw kit / Thorlabs HW-KIT1
    • Pedestal Shims - Newport
• Things to be done
  
  • Cavity ref/trans/finesse
  • PD Q.E. & Reflectivity measurement vs incident angle
  • Functionality test of QPD/PD (PeterK) /PZT
     

• Procedures to be decided
  • PZT alignment
  • UV glue? (heat) / gluing test
  • Balance
  • N2 cylinder/lines/filter
  • Shipping procedure: New shipping cage design on going (Jeff) => Plastic box similar to COC

• Design
  
  • Solidworks raytracing model
  • Mode design for HAM6 layout
     
• Things to be decided / confirmed
  • How to handle optics / assemblies (Talk to the prev people)
  • First contact? (Margot: applicable to a short Rc of ~2.5m)
  • Gluing templates to be designed (how to handle it?)

• Jitter noise?
• How to align the cavity mirrors, input mirrors, QPDs, PDs, beam dumps.

Electronics ==> Rich