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Message ID: 621     Entry time: Tue Aug 5 11:25:17 2025
Author: Mary 
Type: Update 
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Subject: point absorber and coated aperture in A# 

Simulating how point absorber defects on Advanced LIGO mirrors affect cavity performance by modeling a 4km LIGO-like arm cavity with a point absorber fixed at 5cm off-center on the ITM. In this simulation, displaced the laser beam across a 21×21 grid while calculating the deformation, then measuring the resulting power loss in the cavity (~283W circulating power).

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