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Category |
Subject |
Text |
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499
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Fri Jan 17 13:27:07 2025 |
Tyler | Update | TCS | FROSTI Pre-disassembly | [Tyler, Ma, Cece, Jon, Luke, Cynthia, Michael]
On
Tuesday, we prepared the FROSTI for disassembly
in anticipation of the APS filming that is |
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350
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Tue Mar 19 15:22:27 2024 |
Aiden | Update | Clean & Bake | FROSTI Legs Clean and Bake | [Aiden, Luke]
Cleaned and baked the
Cal Tech FROSTI legs and showed Luke the
procedure on how to clean parts. |
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455
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Wed Oct 2 14:49:59 2024 |
Liu | Update | | FROSTI ETM actuation | Proposed FROSTI ETM actuation on the HOM7
resonance.
Animation |
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501
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Wed Jan 22 10:50:08 2025 |
Tyler | Update | TCS | FROSTI Disassembly | [Tyler, Ma, Cece, Luis, Shane, Luke, Cynthia,
Liu, Jon]
On Tuesday (Jan 21), we took
the FROSTI apart in front of a filming crew. |
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291
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Mon Dec 11 16:20:17 2023 |
Jon | Summary | TCS | FROSTI Assembly Procedure | Below is the procedure we will follow to
assemble the FROSTI prototype.
Install SS guide rods and |
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345
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Wed Feb 28 17:49:18 2024 |
Tyler | Update | TCS | FROSTI Assembly - Days 2-3 | [Aiden, Jon, Luis, Luke, Michael, Tyler]
FROSTI
assembly was completed today. The RTD and
power wires were terminated at the DB-25 |
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341
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Mon Feb 26 21:23:27 2024 |
Jon | Update | TCS | FROSTI Assembly - Day 1 | [Jon, Tyler, Luis, Luke, Mohak, Cynthia, Michael,
Aiden]
FROSTI assembly began today. After
a final set of RGA scans were taken, the |
7x |
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542
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Tue Mar 25 12:56:47 2025 |
Tyler | Update | TCS | FROSTI Analysis Finalization | Upon final review of the FROSTI analysis
included in the (hopefully) soon-to-be submitted
instrument paper, I've made some adjustments |
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622
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Tue Aug 5 12:21:04 2025 |
Liu | Update | Interferometer Simulations | FROSTI A# optimization | A# multi-ring FROSTI optimization |
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667
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Thu Jan 8 12:51:03 2026 |
Tyler | Update | TCS | FROSTI A# Update 01/08/2026 | Slides |
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673
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Thu Jan 22 14:06:00 2026 |
Xuesi Ma | Update | TCS | FROSTI A# Reflector Update | Slides |
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669
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Thu Jan 15 13:52:55 2026 |
Xuesi Ma | Update | TCS | FROSTI A# Reflector Update | Slides |
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665
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Thu Dec 4 12:10:19 2025 |
Tyler | Update | TCS | FROSTI A# Profiles and Element Width Optimization | Slides |
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666
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Thu Dec 18 12:51:13 2025 |
Tyler | Update | TCS | FROSTI A# Profiles Update | Slides |
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709
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Tue May 5 12:58:53 2026 |
Tyler | Update | TCS | FROSTI A# Profiles 05/07/2026 Group Meeting | Slides
detailing the incorporation of minimizing
curvature overlap between FROSTI and ring |
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664
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Thu Nov 20 13:54:34 2025 |
Tyler | Update | TCS | FROSTI A# Optimization and Mesh Convergence Analysis | Attached below are slides discussing FROSTI
A# Irradiance optimization and mesh convergence
analysis for penetration depth. |
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118
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Mon Jun 12 12:15:10 2023 |
Pamella | Update | FLIR | FLIR- Take data in the closest point. | [Pamella]
Used the closest point
possible for the reflector in front of the
FLIR camera.
11:32 am : Turned |
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112
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Wed May 31 16:55:55 2023 |
Pamella | Update | FLIR | FLIR- Focus distance | [Pamella and Tyler]
We changed
the FLIR Focus Distance for around 0.55 m.
Note:
The old focus distance was 1.3 m.
We |
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117
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Thu Jun 8 14:51:58 2023 |
Pamella | Update | FLIR | FLIR- Distance | [Pamella, Tyler]
Today we change
the distance between the FLIR camera and
reflector (3D-Mask with mirrors and light). |
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106
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Wed May 24 14:06:27 2023 |
Pamella | Update | FLIR | FLIR project - Tests | [Pamella]
Initial tests
10:30 am : Started trying take some test
with the new position/configuration between |
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113
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Thu Jun 1 14:41:36 2023 |
Pamella | Update | FLIR | FLIR project - Test without the black wall. | [Pamella]
Test without the black
wall.
General test:.
11:15 am : Started running the code. Parameters: |
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114
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Fri Jun 2 14:28:40 2023 |
Pamella | Update | FLIR | FLIR project - Test without the black wall. | [Pamella]
Test without the black
wall.
Note: So today i collected
data for some positions in axis Y (height) |
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105
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Tue May 23 16:52:56 2023 |
Pamella | Update | FLIR | FLIR project - Reinstalling the mask and Reconfiguration FLIR position. | [Pamella]
Reinstalling the mask
and Reconfiguration FLIR position.
Today i change the aluminum foil inside the |
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149
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Thu Jul 6 18:03:19 2023 |
Pamella | Update | FLIR | FLIR project - New configuration | [Pamella]
Cao suggested using the project
without the reflector and mask because in
this case we probably got good images around |
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104
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Mon May 22 17:08:50 2023 |
Pamella | Update | FLIR | FLIR project - Installing the mask. | [Pamella]
The new mask
for the reflector.
1:40
pm: Started reconfiguration on the FLIR camera |
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58
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Wed Mar 29 16:00:36 2023 |
Pamella | Update | Cameras | FLIR project |
Today Pamella and Tyler started work in
the updates for the FLIR project.
We trie
for the first time cover the mirrors with |
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73
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Wed Apr 19 17:39:50 2023 |
Pamella | Update | FLIR | FLIR project |
FLIR project updates- Initial tests
10:00: Starting test
in position 2 cm to the black wall.
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143
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Mon Jul 3 18:38:13 2023 |
Pamella | Update | FLIR | FLIR project | [Pamella]
I was able to work
on the python code to do analysis on the
FLIR-Reflector data.
I could plot |
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442
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Mon Sep 16 14:59:51 2024 |
Tyler | Update | TCS | FLIR RIN Update 09/16 |
Below is the dark noise spectrum of the
Red Pitaya, which was measured over the course
of a weekend. Additionally, I have successfully |
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3
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Thu Jun 2 21:55:02 2022 |
Jon | Update | Cameras | FLIR Camera Setup | The new FLIR A70 infrared camera has arrived.
Tyler and I unpacked it in the lab yesterday.
In less than an hour, we succeeded in powering |
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4
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Fri Jun 3 13:03:33 2022 |
Jon | Update | Cameras | FLIR Camera Setup | Summary
I have installed the
requisite software on chimay for interfacing
the FLIR A70 camera in Python. There are |
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5
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Mon Jun 6 17:11:48 2022 |
Jon | Update | Cameras | FLIR Camera Setup | Today I tested the Spinnaker/PySpin software
installations (detailed in ELOG
#4) with the FLIR camera connected to |
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243
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Mon Oct 23 11:28:05 2023 |
Tyler | Update | Cameras | FLIR Camera Code Updates | The past week I've been spending time going
through the FLIR code on gitlab. Initially,
it had appeared that our measurements with |
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144
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Tue Jul 4 15:35:38 2023 |
Pamella | Update | FLIR | FLIR - reflexion problem | [Pamella]
I was testing all the positions
we need to cover when moving the FLIR camera
or the reflector. I tried to find out more |
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127
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Mon Jun 19 11:20:57 2023 |
Pamella | Update | FLIR | FLIR - Fixed some problems | [Pamella]
08:59 am: Turned
on the electronic device (current on) for
started taking data.
09:37 |
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125
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Fri Jun 16 16:17:13 2023 |
Pamella | Update | FLIR | FLIR - Change the position | [Pamella]
Today I change the distance
between the FLIR camera and reflector (3D-Mask
with mirrors and light). Now the distance |
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53
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Wed Mar 22 12:16:20 2023 |
Jon | Infrastructure | Cleanroom | Experimenting with HEPA fan speeds | Jon, Cao
In effort to try to reduce the noise
level inside the cleanroom, we have dialed |
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395
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Fri Jul 5 14:23:13 2024 |
Liu | Update | Interferometer Simulations | Engineering drawings for straight edge heater element designs for FROSTI | Step files and engineering drawings for the
straight edge heater element designs have
been created in COMSOL and SolidWorks. They |
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493
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Thu Dec 19 12:00:44 2024 |
Luke | Update | VAC | End of bake | The
vacuum chamber has stopped baking.
Current state as of 11:40, 12/19/2024: |
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289
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Sat Dec 9 12:34:12 2023 |
Jon | Update | General | Electronics workshop migrated to 1129 | [Jon, Tyler, Shane, Luis]
On Wednesday we completed the migration
of the electronics workshop from 1119 to |
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217
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Tue Aug 29 22:07:38 2023 |
Aiden | Update | General | Electronic Bench | Dr Richardson is working on mounting more
power supplies in the server rack and is
using the electronics bench. Be aware to |
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447
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Mon Sep 23 15:11:21 2024 |
Tyler | Update | Scripts/Programs | Effective Emissivity Analysis and RIN Update | A quick update on the effective emissivity
analysis for the CIT FROSTI testing:
I was able to (roughly) match |
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404
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Mon Jul 15 09:36:44 2024 |
Liu | Update | Interferometer Simulations | ETM Profile Optimization for FROSTI | This is to optimize the FROSTI heating
profile for ETM, by minimizing the residual
RMSE of the HR surface deformation after |
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332
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Tue Feb 20 18:08:24 2024 |
Aiden | Update | General | Degassing the RGA | I took an RGA measurement before and after
degassing the RGA. Both data was taken with
the Argon open. The pressure before taking |
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151
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Sat Jul 8 14:26:17 2023 |
Pamella | Update | FLIR | Data with the new configuration without the mask and reflector. | [Pamella]
I started collecting data by moving
the camera FLIR and covering all six positions
on the screen (2x3). I was looking and taking |
6x |
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167
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Wed Jul 19 19:10:31 2023 |
Pamella | Update | FLIR | Data plot FLIR and updates. | [Pamella]
Today I was able to plot
a graph for the isolation point on the center
of the heater. I got data from six different |
8x |
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169
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Thu Jul 20 21:00:23 2023 |
Pamella | Update | FLIR | Data plot FLIR and updates about the black body | [Pamella]
Today I got more data
to plot the Gaussian. So I took more snaps
in each position for the six different spots |
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139
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Fri Jun 30 15:57:28 2023 |
Pamella | Update | FLIR | Data and python code update |
[Pamella]
Updates: Problems
with the emission intensity and python code.
Yesterday I was working on get |
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276
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Wed Nov 22 15:46:50 2023 |
Shane | Update | CDS | DB25 signal connections for FROSTI heaters |
[Shane,
Jon]
Installed new DC smart switch in electronics |
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277
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Thu Nov 23 12:34:44 2023 |
Jon | Update | CDS | DB25 signal connections for FROSTI heaters | Update: I was able to put the
FROSTI power controller on the lab network.
It is connected to the switch in the top |
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