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  35   Thu Nov 8 13:24:53 2012 KojiOpticsCharacterizationMore wedge measurementA1
Horiz Wedge    0.497   
+/-    0.004 deg
 wedge_measurement_overall.pdf 
  36   Thu Nov 8 19:47:55 2012 KojiElectronicsConfigurationSolder for PZTsRich saids:
I
  
  37   Thu Nov 8 19:52:57 2012 KojiOpticsGeneralHow to apply UV epoxyKA's question:
Do
 UVepoxy.jpg 
  38   Thu Nov 8 20:12:10 2012 KojiOpticsConfigurationHow many glass components we need for a plateOptical prisms 50pcs (A14+B12+C6+E18)
Curved Mirrors 25pcs (C13+D12)
  
  39   Fri Nov 9 00:43:32 2012 KojiOpticsCharacterizationFurther more wedge measurementNow it's enough for the first OMC (or even
second one too).
Today's measurements all distributed
 wedge_measurement_overall.pdf121108a_A1.pdf 
  40   Sat Nov 17 02:31:34 2012 KojiOpticsCharacterizationMirror T testMirror T test
The mirror was misaligned to have
~2deg incident (mistakenly...) angle.
  
  41   Mon Nov 19 13:33:14 2012 KojiOpticsCharacterizationResuming testing mirror RoCsIn order to resume testing the curvatures
of the mirrors, the same mirror as the previous
one was tested.
 Cav_scan_response_zoom_20121016.pdf 
  42   Mon Nov 26 01:40:00 2012 KojiOpticsCharacterizationMore RoC measurementC1: RoC: 2.57845 +/− 4.2e−05m
 RoC_measurement.pdf 
  43   Thu Nov 29 21:18:23 2012 KojiOpticsGeneralOMC Mounting Prisms have come   PB293030.JPGPB293032.JPG 
  44   Tue Dec 18 20:04:40 2012 KojiOpticsCharacterizationPrism Thickness MeasurementThe thicknesses of the prism mirrors (A1-A5)
were measured with micrometer thickness gauge.
Since the thickness of the thinner
 prism.png 
  45   Wed Dec 19 18:47:03 2012 KojiCleanGeneralFirst Contact Training with MargotSteve and I visited Margot to have a training
session for application of First Contact
on optics.
  
  46   Wed Dec 26 14:33:33 2012 KojiFacilityGeneralLase Interlock wiredTwo switches are connected in series.  PC263073.jpgPC263074.jpgPC263075.jpg 
  47   Mon Dec 31 01:45:04 2012 KojiGeneralGeneralWork completed in Nov and Dec [!]Completed work of the previous months:
[Jul]
[Aug]
  
  48   Mon Dec 31 03:10:09 2012 KojiOpticsGeneralSolidWorks model of the OMC breadboard   D1201439_aLIGO_Breadboard_layout_assy_121224.pngD1201439_aLIGO_Breadboard_layout_assy_130105.easm 
  49   Mon Dec 31 03:11:45 2012 KojiOpticsCharacterizationFurther more RoC measurementTotal (excluding C2, C7, C8): 2.575 +/-
0.005 [m]
New results
 Cav_scan_response_zoom_20121125_C6_9.pdf 
  50   Wed Jan 2 07:35:55 2013 KojiOpticsCharacterizationThickness of a curved mirrorMeasured the thickness of a curved mirror:
Took three points separated by 120
degree.
  
  51   Wed Jan 2 07:45:39 2013 KojiOpticsCharacterizationFirst Contact testConclusion:
Good. First contact did not damage the coating
surface, and reduced the loss
 Cav_scan_response_zoom_20121125_C2_before.pdfCav_scan_response_zoom_20121125_C2_after.pdf 
  52   Sun Jan 6 23:22:21 2013 KojiMechanicsGeneralSolidWorks model of the OMC suspension    D0900295_AdvLIGO_SUS_Output_Mode_Cleaner_Overall_Assembly.pngD0900295_AdvLIGO_SUS_Output_Mode_Cleaner_Overall_Assembly.easm 
  53   Thu Jan 10 18:37:50 2013 KojiOpticsCharacterizationWedging of the PZTsYesterday I measured the thickness of the
PZTs in order to get an idea how much the
PZTs are wedged.
 PZT_wedging.pdf 
  54   Wed Jan 16 14:10:50 2013 KojiOpticsCharacterizationAutocollimator tests of optics perpendicularity/parallelismThe
items:
- Autocollimator (AC) borrowed from
  
  55   Fri Jan 18 13:25:17 2013 KojiOpticsConfigurationAutocollimator calibrationAn autocollimator (AC) should show (0,0)
if a retroreflector is placed in front of
the AC.
 autocollimator_calibration.pdf 
  56   Sat Jan 19 20:47:41 2013 KojiOpticsCharacterizationWedge measurement with the autocollimatorThe wedge angle of the prism "A1"
was measured with the autocollimator (AC).
The range of the AC is 40 arcmin.
 autocollimator_wedge_measurement.pdf 
  57   Tue Jan 22 11:10:25 2013 KojiFacilityGeneralEyeware storage and hooks for the face shields are installedA carpenter has come to install the eyeware
storage and hooks for the face shields.
 P1223116.JPG 
  58   Tue Jan 22 17:56:32 2013 KojiMechanicsGeneralRotary stage selectionNewport UTR80

    Sensitivity: 4 arcsec
  
  59   Mon Feb 4 00:39:08 2013 KojiOpticsCharacterizationWedge measurement with the autocollimator and the rotation stageMethod:

    Mount the tombstone prism
on the prism mount. The mount is fixed on
 autocollimator_wedge_measurement.pdf 
  60   Wed Feb 6 02:34:10 2013 KojiOpticsCharacterizationWedge measurement with the autocollimator and the rotation stageMeasurement:

    A6:   α
= 0.665 deg, β = +3.0 arcmin (1.5 div
  
  61   Thu Feb 7 21:35:46 2013 KojiGeneralGeneralDmass's loan of LB1005 / A2&C2 sent to Fullerton / First Contact @40mDmass
borrowed the LB1005 servo amp from the OMC
lab.
 P2053119.jpgP2053120.JPG 
  62   Thu Feb 7 23:01:45 2013 KojiOpticsCharacterizationUV epoxy gluing test [Jeff, Yuta, Koji]
Gluing test with UV-cure epoxy
Optocast 3553-LV-UTF-HM
  
  63   Thu Feb 21 18:44:18 2013 KojiOpticsConfigurationPerpendicularity testPerpendicularity test of the mounting
prisms:
The perpendicularity of the prism
 perpendicularity_test.pdfP2203206.JPG 
  64   Wed Feb 27 18:18:48 2013 KojiOpticsConfigurationMore perpendicularity testMounting Prisms:
(criteria: 30arcsec = 145urad =>
0.36mm spot shift)
  
  65   Fri Mar 1 23:06:15 2013 KojiOpticsConfigurationMore perpendicularity test finalPerpendicularity of the "E" mirror
was measured.

Mounting Prisms:
  
  66   Fri Mar 1 23:52:18 2013 KojiOpticsCharacterizationWedge measurement with the autocollimator and the rotation stageMeasurement:

    E1:   α = 
0.672 deg, β = +0.0  arcmin (0 div up)
  
  69   Thu Mar 7 15:53:47 2013 KojiMechanicsGeneralOMC Transportation fixture, OMC PD/QPD mounts   P3073218.JPGP3073219.JPGP3073223.JPGP3073225.JPGP3073227.JPG 
  70   Thu Mar 14 17:06:21 2013 KojiMechanicsGeneralOMC SUS work @LLOEDIT (ZK): All photos on
Picasa. Also, I discovered that
 2013-03-14_16.03.40.jpg2013-03-14_16.04.07.jpg 
  71   Thu Mar 14 22:18:23 2013 KojiGeneralGeneralNew loans for the diode testALL
returned

Loan
from ATF:
  
  72   Fri Mar 15 02:15:45 2013 KojiElectronicsCharacterizationDiode testingDiode testing
o Purpose of the measurement
- Test Si QPDs (C30845EH) for ISC
 QPD_GR_TEST_130316.pdf 
  73   Sun Mar 17 21:59:47 2013 KojiElectronicsCharacterizationDiode testing ~ DCPD- For the dark noise measurement, the lid
of the die-cast case should also contact
to the box for better shielding. This made
 OMCPD_TEST_130317.pdf 
  75   Sat Mar 23 02:32:23 2013 KojiFacilityGeneralN2 cylinder deliveredPreparation for ionized N2 blow
- 99.9998% N2 cylinder delivered
(ALPHAGAZ 2 grade by AIR LIQUIDE) ALPHAGAZ
 P3233349.jpg 
  76   Sat Mar 23 02:41:00 2013 KojiOpticsGeneralBlack glass beam dumps for the first OMCReceived black glass beam dumps from
MIT
- gluing by EP30-2 looks pretty fine.
 P3223314.JPGP3223319.jpgP3223320.jpg 
  77   Sat Mar 23 13:34:14 2013 KojiOpticsGeneralPZT assembly prototype glued 
Prototype
PZT assembly
 P3223322.jpgP3223323.jpgP3233336.jpgP3233348.jpg 
  78   Sat Mar 23 16:36:15 2013 KojiElectronicsCharacterizationDiode QE measurementQuantum efficiencies of the C30665GH
diodes were measured. 
- The diode was biased by the FEMTO
 P3213308.JPGP3213310.JPG 
  79   Mon Mar 25 02:04:05 2013 KojiGeneralGeneralOMC building plan / procedure ~ WB18WB 18 March 

    Diode test
    
        Dark current
  
  80   Mon Mar 25 18:34:25 2013 KojiGeneralGeneralOMC building plan / procedure ~ Mar 25 Mon25 March (Mon): 
Inspect the test PZT assembly

    => Give it to Bob. 
  
  81   Mon Mar 25 19:31:16 2013 KojiOpticsGeneralOMC Top-side gluing[Koji Jeff Zach]  
AAA
 P3253353.jpgP3253372.jpgP3253394.jpgP3253400.jpg 
  82   Tue Mar 26 22:33:07 2013 KojiGeneralGeneralLoan for the OMC buildingLoan from PSL Lab
- 300mm mirror with Ultima mount
and pedestal
  
  83   Wed Mar 27 20:54:45 2013 KojiGeneralGeneralOMC building plan / procedure ~ Mar 26 Mon26 March (Tue):
- Curved mirror characterization
(Koji, done)
  
  84   Wed Mar 27 20:54:54 2013 KojiGeneralGeneralOMC building plan / procedure ~ Mar 27 Wed27 March (Wed)
- AOM drift investigation (Lisa,
Zach)
  
  85   Wed Mar 27 20:55:10 2013 KojiGeneralGeneralOMC building plan / procedure ~ Mar 28 Thu28 March (Thu): 

    Rebuild the bottom template
in the lab
    Place the bottom
  
  88   Mon Apr 1 03:13:41 2013 KojiOpticsGeneralFailure of PZT-glass joints[Koji, Jeff, Zach, Lisa]
We glued a test PZT-mirror assembly
last week in order to make sure the heat
  
  89   Mon Apr 1 03:23:48 2013 KojiOpticsGeneralUV power calibration[Koji Lisa Jeff Zach]
Eric G bought a UV power meter from
American Ultraviolet.
  
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