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  744   Mon Aug 3 12:23:03 2026 PooyanInfrastructureCDSCymac backup schedule

Backup plan for
the CyMAC machine:
  
  743   Thu Jul 30 14:15:52 2026 JoshuaUpdateGeneralHBT SURF Update #5 - Group Meeting SlidesAttached are my group meeting slides and some
calculations from Mary which predict the
photon bunching cross correlation signal.
 group-meeting-slides-july-30.pdfHBT_V2.pdf 
  742   Wed Jul 29 23:56:29 2026 CynthiaUpdateInterferometer SimulationsPre-figuring meeting 7/28 summery Pre-figuring meeting 7/14: 

 - using
the change in surface from annealing, Hiro
did some study on HOM scattering/losses from
 IMG_6504.jpg 
  741   Sun Jul 26 13:07:04 2026 CeceUpdateInventoryVacuum Part InventoryTook a more comprehensive inventory of the
vacuum chamber parts on the optical table
in 1129. Made note of scratches, chips, stains
 Issues_with_parts.pdf 
  740   Tue Jul 21 17:58:36 2026 PooyanUpdateCDSCymac DAQ channel add for long-term recordingChanged the sample rate of Cymac ADC channels
V3 and VREF6 to 65 kHz for long-time recording.
(65536 to be exact)
 Screenshot_20260721_193849.png 
  739   Tue Jul 21 15:47:55 2026 JoshuaUpdateGeneralHBT SURF Update #4 - Alignment & First Measurement
HBT Alignment & First Measurement




HBT
setup was aligned for maximum power on the
transmissive arm, then the beamsplitter was
  
  738   Thu Jul 16 13:14:26 2026 CynthiaUpdateInterferometer SimulationsLIGO pre-figuring team meeting summary Pre-figuring meeting 7/14: 

 - the
non-uniformity brought by annealing for ETM14
and 11 seems to be higher than expected,
  
  737   Thu Jul 16 10:52:02 2026 JoshuaUpdateGeneralHBT SURF Update #3 - group meeting slides   group-meeting-july-16.pdf 
  736   Thu Jul 16 10:29:19 2026 JoshuaUpdateGeneralHBT SURF Update #3

[Joshua, Mary, Ma, Abhi]




On Wednesday (7/15), the particle
count measurement was sufficient, so the
 IMG_8060.jpgIMG_8057.jpg 
  735   Wed Jul 15 21:53:32 2026 JoshuaInfrastructureCleanroomCleanroom cleaning[Joshua, Mary, Ma]

On Wednesday (7/15), a particle
count measurement was performed in the clean
 2026-07-20_11-22-54_cleanroom_chart.png 
  734   Tue Jul 14 21:23:40 2026 XuesiInfrastructureCleanroomCleanroom cleaning[Joshua, Cece, Ma, Mary, Abhi, Jacob, Dhatri]

The clean room (1119) was re-cleaned
on Tuesday (7/14). A particle count measurement
 2026-07-14_21-08-30_cleanroom_chart.png 
  733   Thu Jul 9 13:35:08 2026 MaryUpdateInterferometer Simulations    gt_Current_gt1_landscape.pnggt_Current_gt1_2d.png 
  732   Thu Jul 9 12:46:49 2026 Xuesi MaInfrastructureCleanroomCleanroom cleaning[Shane, Joshua, Cece, Ma, Mary, Abhi, Jacob]

The clean room (1119) was re-cleaned
on Tuesday (7/7). All surfaces were wiped
 2026-07-09_12-40-56_cleanroom_chart.png 
  731   Thu Jul 9 12:27:20 2026 Joshua MarmorUpdateGeneralWeek 2 HBT Surf ProjectSlides for group meeting, updates on HBT measurement  group-meeting-july-9.pdf 
  730   Thu Jul 9 12:13:02 2026 Abhiram SharmaUpdateInterferometer Simulations Update on MCMC SURF project  Week_2_-_Group_Meeting_Update_Abhi.pdf 
  729   Tue Jul 7 13:54:37 2026 Xuesi MaInfrastructureCleanroom [Shane, Joshua, Cece, Ma, Mary, Abhi, Jacob]

The clean room (1119) was re-cleaned
on Thursday (7/2). All surfaces were wiped
 IMG_20260707_133309.png2026-07-07_13-5-50_cleanroom_chart.png 
  728   Mon Jul 6 18:25:26 2026 shaneUpdateInventoryCleaning/PPE inventory


The cleaning
supply/PPE inventory has now been fully updated
and the spreadsheet can be viewed here.
  
  727   Thu Jul 2 14:46:19 2026 XuesiUpdate FROSTI Reflector DesignUpdate on the FROSTI reflector design
slides
  
  726   Thu Jul 2 13:27:48 2026 Joshua MarmorUpdateGeneralHBT SURF Update #1Update on the progress for the HBT measurement.  group-meeting-july-2.pdf 
  725   Thu Jul 2 13:26:16 2026 Abhiram SharmaUpdateInterferometer Simulations Update on MCMC SURF project  Week_1.pdf 
  724   Thu Jul 2 11:09:09 2026 Cece OchoaUpdateInventoryPPE/Cleaning Supplies Inventory[Shane, Cece]

Shane has made a Google Form
to take inventory of  PPE
and cleaning supplies.

Additionally,
  
  723   Thu Jun 25 13:45:11 2026 CynthiaUpdateInterferometer SimulationsPoster Drafthttps://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1tpYjs-gOfZgFFkffU0kv7rYKHu0xtfPyMZqF1qXHIOQ/edit?usp=sharing   
  722   Thu Jun 25 13:21:31 2026 CeceUpdateInventoryOptics Inventory Update[Shane, Ma, Cece]

Updated optics inventory here.

Changes made: removed thrown out optics
  
  721   Thu Jun 25 12:48:29 2026 Xuesi MaInfrastructureCleanroom    3981.jpg3982.jpg 
  720   Thu Jun 25 11:42:29 2026 MaryUpdateTCSBeam position optimization algorithm
Weight Calibration:
this study looks at how the thermal-compensation
  
  719   Thu Jun 18 12:36:46 2026 MaryUpdate Beam position optimization algorithmSlides   
  718   Thu Jun 18 08:40:07 2026 MaryInfrastructureGeneralFume hood[Ma, Mary]


The tape residue on the fume hood
was cleaned using acetone; however, the acetone
 Fume_hood.pdf 
  717   Mon Jun 15 22:30:09 2026 Cece OchoaInfrastructureInventoryOptics Inventory Spreadsheet of all tabletop optical parts
in 1129 (Cabinet 1) 
linked here
 
Note that a couple
 Optics_Inventory_(1).xlsxOptics_Inventory_-_Sheet1.pdf 
  716   Thu Jun 4 13:30:46 2026 CynthiaUpdateInterferometer SimulationsO5 Test mass Presentation   Nonspherical_polishing_profile_design_recommendation.pdf 
  715   Thu Jun 4 11:21:29 2026 MaryUpdateVACVacuum designhttps://autode.sk/43S0ZbK  Convection.pngVC_Design_-_06-04-2026.pdf 
  714   Thu May 28 12:54:38 2026 CynthiaUpdateInterferometer SimulationsO5 Test mass    5_28_update_(1).pdf 
  713   Thu May 14 13:42:57 2026 CynthiaUpdateInterferometer Simulationsless-roll-off coating    e6caa8cf-2a96-49d8-a8b7-b84feab55404.png 
  712   Thu May 14 12:37:17 2026 CynthiaUpdateMeasuring Noise in InterferometerO5 Test mass design   update_5_13.pdf 
  711   Thu May 7 13:35:14 2026 CynthiaUpdateInterferometer SimulationsO5 Test mass    Screenshot_2026-05-07_133453.png 
  710   Tue May 5 14:13:45 2026 DhatriSummaryInterferometer SimulationsMode mismatch[Pooyan, Tyler, Ceci, Dhatri] 

Attached are the plots generated by
running the newer code here for input power
 llo_power_up_1461976383.pdf 
  709   Tue May 5 12:58:53 2026 TylerUpdateTCSFROSTI A# Profiles 05/07/2026 Group MeetingSlides
detailing the incorporation of minimizing
curvature overlap between FROSTI and ring
  
  708   Sun May 3 21:13:14 2026 PooyanInfrastructureCleanroomCleanroom HEPA fan install[Ma, Cece, Pooyan, Tyler]
We installed the repaired HEPA fans
on top of the cleanroom, and cleaned the
 1119.pdf 
  707   Thu Apr 30 13:23:55 2026 CynthiaUpdateInterferometer SimulationsO5 Test mass frequency locations of 5-8th order mode across
arm power of 0-800kW
 scan_5-8.png 
  706   Thu Apr 30 12:52:26 2026 MaryUpdateInterferometer SimulationsFull interferometer simulation   Full_interferometer.pdf 
  705   Thu Apr 30 12:08:02 2026 MaryUpdateVACNew Vacuum designhttps://autode.sk/3QFUGF8   
  704   Fri Apr 24 23:55:50 2026 DhatriSummaryInterferometer Simulations   [Sidd, Pooyan, Dhatri]  In the group meeting on 04/23/26, we   
  703   Thu Apr 23 12:47:05 2026 CynthiaUpdateInterferometer SimulationsO5 Test mass    4_23_26.pdf 
  702   Thu Apr 23 11:32:48 2026 Cece OchoaUpdateInterferometer SimulationsCE Cavity Design UpdateUpdate on CE Mirror RoC, simulation with FROSTI
and cavity locking

View Presentation
  
  701   Sun Apr 19 15:22:08 2026 PooyanInfrastructureCleanroomHEPA fan air flow measurment[Ma, Mary, Tyler, Pooyan]
HEPA fan air flow measurements are
done with the fans sitting on their side
  
  700   Thu Apr 16 14:04:46 2026 MaryUpdateInterferometer SimulationsBeam position optimization algorithm   beam_position_optimization.pdf 
  699   Thu Apr 16 13:14:42 2026 TylerUpdateTCSA# FROSTI Profiles Optimization 04/02/2026

Slides
discussing including overlapped irradiance
profiles at the center of an A# ITM.


  
  698   Thu Apr 16 12:53:30 2026 CynthiaUpdateInterferometer SimulationsO5 Test mass    4_16_update.pdf 
  697   Thu Apr 9 12:50:28 2026 CynthiaUpdateInterferometer SimulationsO5 Test mass https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1vJPZ9H_umgsZacCLgsqAUZWjn7-6l77np3E_YgaSy_M/edit?usp=sharing   
  696   Thu Apr 9 12:40:24 2026 Xuesi MaUpdateTCSA# Ring Heater Design
Slides
discussing for A# Ring Heater design.
  
  695   Thu Apr 2 12:23:40 2026 MichaelUpdateInterferometer SimulationsUpdate Plots and Squeezing Behavior With Toroidal Mirrors   Update_4-2-26.pdf 
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