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  144   Tue Jul 4 15:35:38 2023 PamellaUpdateFLIRFLIR - 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 about the problem so I tested the position without the mask, just with the old bridge and I got the same problems, in the middle of the screen we have a very good image but if we move we have the visualization problem and we don't see the reflection very well (intensity, emissivity) in FLIR. For this test I used very low current (0.04 A) for keep everything safety. I also think that problem is not in the focal point of the reflector because we can see very well in the center of the screen, but maybe it is because in the parabolic reflector the reflection in the focal point is "extremely" straight, so for you to see the reflection in this point you need keep close to the middle of the screen, to see around the reflector, at the extremes, we need to change the position for the cable or the light to "change" how the flashes of light reflect and thus achieve exactly the position on the camera. It is something like the sketch/ photo attached below.
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  127   Mon Jun 19 11:20:57 2023 PamellaUpdateFLIRFLIR - Fixed some problems
[Pamella]
  • 08:59 am: Turned on the electronic device (current on) for started taking data.
  • 09:37 am: Tried understanding the error in the focal point. I realized the pillars was in the wrong place and because of that we got problems to keep the reflector in the correct position to FLIR focus.
  • 09:58 am: Started checking the temperature and the parameters.Changed the pillars to the original position (0.5645m) just for checking with the problem was the pillar in the wrong place.
  • 10:06 am: Changed the reflector to point (0.3282m) and now in the correct position for the pillars. Started take snap and collecting data. I moved up and down the reflector for got data to compare later.
  • 10:37 am: Used the closest point possible for the reflector in front of the FLIR camera with the correct spot for the pillars.(0.2032m)
  • 11:00 am: Started taking snap after kept the current on for a few hours. Parameters: Current: 0.10A , Volt: 1.3V and Temperature: 41.9 C.
  • I attached below the snap in the most close point possible, now i can see a better photo and I think a fixed the problem about the focal point in the reflector for have more uniformity between the triangles, isn't perfect yet but now is just some adjustments. Furthermore after that I should be change the reflector position and also the optical focus distance in the FLIR camera and try use the black wall.
    Attachment 1: AcquisitionImage(Jun-19-2023_11_00).jpg
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      125   Fri Jun 16 16:17:13 2023 PamellaUpdateFLIRFLIR - Change the position
    [Pamella]
      Today I change the distance between the FLIR camera and reflector (3D-Mask with mirrors and light). Now the distance is 0.3282 m.
    • Note: In this distance is possible move up and down the reflector and take data to compare.
    • The focal point inside the reflector keeping like little problem, every time I tried adjust this I got some triangles is not with "perfect emission" (looks like different than the others). Also if I move up or down the focal point inside the reflector have some issues as well.Therefore I am working on that.
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      53   Wed Mar 22 12:16:20 2023 JonInfrastructureCleanroomExperimenting with HEPA fan speeds

    Jon, Cao

    In effort to try to reduce the noise level inside the cleanroom, we have dialed all four HEPA fan-filter units (FFUs) down from HIGH to MEDIUM speed. These dials can only be accessed from inside the cleanroom, by bringing in the large ladder and opening adjacent ceiling tiles.

    We tested three configurations, in each case with all the FFUs on either HIGH (initial state), MEDIUM, or LOW. We measured the ambient noise in each configuration.

    Fan speed Noise inside cleanroom (dB) Noise outside cleanroom (dB)
    HIGH 80 70
    MEDIUM 74 66
    LOW 71 66

    Going from HIGH to MEDIUM yields the largest improvement, reducing the ambient sound intensity by 6 dB (i.e., by a factor of 4, corresponding to a ~35% reduction in perceived volume).

    An additional 3 dB of noise reduction can be achieved by further reducing the fan speeds to LOW. However, even after allowing some extended settling time (few hours), we found the particle counts to be fluctuating right at the threshold zone for ISO Class 5. Thus we dialed the fan speeds back up to MEDIUM with the expectation that this will be sufficient for Class 5 performance.

    The cleanroom now needs to be recertified with a fresh round of five-zone particle count measurements.

      395   Fri Jul 5 14:23:13 2024 LiuUpdateInterferometer SimulationsEngineering 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 are available in the group Git Repo. With those, we will initiate a discussion with the ceramics supplier for an estimate of the feasibility and benefits of the straight edge element over the curved element in terms of manufacturing cost and time.
      493   Thu Dec 19 12:00:44 2024 LukeUpdateVACEnd of bake

    The vacuum chamber has stopped baking. 

    Current state as of 11:40, 12/19/2024:

    The gate valve is open, and the filament of the RGA is on.

    The temperatures were steady at:

    PID right: barrel upper: 129°C,  RGA volume: 125°C

    PID left: barrel lower: 125°C, Lid: 114°C

    The RGA flange was 37°C

    Cleanroom was 26°C

    Note the upper barrel was very close to the emergency shut off temp of 130°C. In the future we may want to either rewire some of the heating tape or lower the set temperature of the right PID controller.

    Luis and I are planning on taking an RGA scan of the MR on Sunday before the campus shuts down for the holidays.

      289   Sat Dec 9 12:34:12 2023 JonUpdateGeneralElectronics workshop migrated to 1129

    [Jon, Tyler, Shane, Luis]

    On Wednesday we completed the migration of the electronics workshop from 1119 to the large new workbenches in 1129. The two workstations pictured closest to the front of the room are for electronics assembly and testing, while the two in the rear will house LIGO CDS workstations. We moved all of the tools, cabling, and soldering and test equipment from 1119 to this new location. We also moved the large tool chest to 1129, as pictured, and moved the smaller tool chest to 1119 in its place.

    The electronics workbench is ready for use. 

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      217   Tue Aug 29 22:07:38 2023 AidenUpdateGeneralElectronic Bench
    Dr Richardson is working on mounting more power supplies in the server rack and is using the electronics bench. Be aware to not move anything on the bench itself.
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      447   Mon Sep 23 15:11:21 2024 TylerUpdateScripts/ProgramsEffective Emissivity Analysis and RIN Update

    A quick update on the effective emissivity analysis for the CIT FROSTI testing:

    I was able to (roughly) match the OPD data to a referenced COMSOL model, with an applied power of 12.6 W (as seen below). However, when changing the emissivity of the ETM in COMSOL, the dT profiles do not seem to change much. I am not sure as to why this is the case at the moment, and will continue to look further.

    Additionally attached are the current RIN measurements of the FROSTI prototype. Shown is the PSDs of both channels, in reference to their individual backgrounds.

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      404   Mon Jul 15 09:36:44 2024 LiuUpdateInterferometer SimulationsETM 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 the beam size weighted curvature is removed by the current RH. The parameters of the profile being explored are the location, width, and total power for the Gaussian Annulus. As shown in the attached series of plots, the optimal location is 9.9 cm, with a width of 7.7 cm, and a total FROSTI power of 12.7 W (for 1 W of Gaussian beam absorption). The residual RMSE is 1.2 nm. About 0.5% of the FROSTI power is lost at the edges of the TM.

    For comparison, without FROSTI, the residual RMSE after the beam size weighted curvature removed by the current RH is 44.5 nm. When the width of the Annulus is set to be 3 cm however, the residual RMS is 3.1 nm, with much smaller FROSTI power needed at 4.7 W, and less power loss at 0.02%.

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      332   Tue Feb 20 18:08:24 2024 AidenUpdateGeneralDegassing 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 data was 2.39 e-8 torr in the main volume. Note that the main chamber was fully valved off for the degas and the main chamber pressure quickly rose to e-6 torr. Further investigation of this rise should be done as this might be the main culprit for the leaking.
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      151   Sat Jul 8 14:26:17 2023 PamellaUpdateFLIRData 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 snaps for more than one hour and a half. I'll repeat this one more time to make sure we have enough data to do analysis. I attached snap data below. This images is processed on python code.
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      167   Wed Jul 19 19:10:31 2023 PamellaUpdateFLIRData 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 positions on the screen (I shifted the all coordinates). I extracted the data for the center point and plot the Gaussian with this extracted data for temperature. I attached the all plots below
    • Also I took a snap using the black wall and with the heater at 120.1 C (0.30 A) try to have less noise but we can see this is not very good. At this temperature, we have noise on the top and I don't understand why because the heater is not in this location. I attached a snap below.
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      169   Thu Jul 20 21:00:23 2023 PamellaUpdateFLIRData 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 than we be using to have a better calibration of the FLIR collected data. I attached the new plot below. Also, I did the same plot for each region as on the Elog 167 but I have more than 20 pics because I was using a big number of data so I just attached one example below.
    • To access the Elog, click here.

    • Also I think we have some real (non-ideal) heat diffusion by the screen and not noise like Dr. Richardson suggested. I was testing today and we can see the first pic before the start heater source turns on, the second pic is at 120.2 C (0.31A) with the heater on and the last pic is after the heater source cooled back down to room temperature. Just in the second pic, we have a strong spot on the top, so it looks like a non-ideal diffusion.
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      139   Fri Jun 30 15:57:28 2023 PamellaUpdateFLIRData and python code update
      [Pamella]
      Updates: Problems with the emission intensity and python code.
    • Yesterday I was working on get data from FLIR reflector but unfortunately we got some problems:
      1. I realized than if I move the reflector a to left or right the screen doesn't get data very well(I attached a photo below). This is a problem because our idea is have the same type of emission every part on screen. Tyler and I worked to tried fix that but don't had success.
      2. Dr. Richardson gave me the idea to move the FLIR camera to left or right (The same happens if I move up and down) and keep the refletor on the same position every time but unfortunately we got the same problem, the screen doesn't get data very well(I attached a photo below). Now I am working to tried fix that.
    • Also I was able to work on the code to isolate the triangle shape for analyzes, I attached the image for that below.
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      276   Wed Nov 22 15:46:50 2023 ShaneUpdateCDSDB25 signal connections for FROSTI heaters
    [Shane, Jon]

    Installed new DC smart switch in electronics rack, configured power connections. Images attached. Attached is a diagram of the male DB25 signal connections to be used for FROSTI heaters. Also included below is table detailing pin and signal configuration.

    Pin Signal
    1 V+ Heater 1
    2 V+ Heater 2
    3 V+ Heater 3
    4 V+ Heater 4
    5 V+ Heater 5
    6 V+ Heater 6
    7 V+ Heater 7
    8 V+ Heater 8
    9 N/C
    10 N/C
    11 N/C
    12 N/C
    13 N/C
    14 RTN heater 1
    15 RTN heater 2
    16 RTN heater 3
    17 RTN heater 4
    18 RTN heater 5
    19 RTN heater 6
    20 RTN heater 7
    21 RTN heater 8
    22 N/C
    23 N/C
    24 N/C
    25 N/C
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      277   Thu Nov 23 12:34:44 2023 JonUpdateCDSDB25 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 of the rack and is assigned a static IP address of 192.168.1.12 and an NDS hostname of relay1.

    The controller can be remotely accessed through an SSH command line interface as well as an HTML webpage, which can be opened from any web browser on the lab network by navigating to the above IP address (the login credentials are the same as for the workstation computers).

    There is also an unofficial Python package for interfacing with the controller: dlipower. We will investigate using this package to interface the controller with soft EPICS channels hosted on the CyMAC. This will allow us to create a custom MEDM screen for controlling the FROSTI heater elements.

    Edit: The login credentials were set up to be the same as for the CDS workstations.

      290   Mon Dec 11 12:58:57 2023 Shane, LuisUpdateCDSDAC-ADC loopback test debugging
    [Luis, Shane] Working on debugging last week's weird results for the ADC-DAC loopback test for channels 14 and 15. With DAC output channels 12-15 connected to ADC input channels 12-15: tried setting matrix coefficients for channels 12-15 to 1, and as with last week's results, DAC is outputting as expected for all three channels and ADC is not reading in the signal (hovering around -4,-5) for channels 14 and 15. Channels 12 and 13 still reading in correctly. Tried switching DAC output plug into channels 0-3, with ADC input plugged into channels 12-15, and all input/output signals were reading correctly. Then switched to plugging in DAC output to channels 12-15 and ADC input to channels 0-3, and saw that channels 0-3 were only able to receive the first two ADC input values. This shows that channels 12-15 are capable of receiving the correct inputs from other channels, but are failing to produce outputs for channels 14 and 15.
      434   Tue Sep 3 18:24:17 2024 TylerUpdateCDSCymac Timing Chassis Issue
    [Tyler, Jon]

    The timing chassis used for the cymac has been shut off due to an unknown issue causing its supplied current to fluctuate. All real-time models will be suspended until a solution is found.

      610   Mon Jul 14 23:50:22 2025 TylerUpdate Cymac ADC update

    I've been looking into the performances of individual channels on the Cymac by computing their individual PSDs and corresponding CSDs that show their noise relation to each other. It appears some channels do have lower noise floors than others, and some combinations of these actually do perform similar to the Red Pitaya (showing below the CSD between CHs 3 and 5), although it doesn't look like it's much of an improvement. The best method as of now still appears to be phase-locking two separate ADCs to reduce the correlated noise floor further.

    This can be further discussed at the July 22, 2025 group meeting.

    Attachment 1: cymac_ADC_PSDs.pdf
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    Attachment 2: ch35_ADC_comps.pdf
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      570   Tue May 6 12:25:03 2025 TylerConfigurationCDSCymac ADC CSD measurement
    An initial measurement of the cymbal ADC CSD is attached below. As of now, it seems that the sensitivity limit is roughly the same as that of the Red Pitaya.
    Attachment 1: cymac_adc_rin_v1.pdf
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      265   Mon Nov 13 11:23:54 2023 Jon UpdateCDSCyMAC testing

    [Jon, Shane, Luis]

    My repair of the internal ribbon connecting the ADC to the adapter board resolved the timing signal problem. After this repair, we were able to start the front-end IOP model and checked out the RTS diagnostic screens (pictured below). All indicator lights were green except for the DK flag (indicating the DAC outputs are not enabled) and the DAQ flag (indicating that the system is recording data to disk). Those were both as expected, because the DAQD data acquisition service was not set up yet and the DAC outputs are not enabled until at least one user model (which outputs signals to the DAC) is started. I created and installed a simple user model (C1MSC) and confirmed that the DK flag clears once this model starts.

    I later attempted to set up the DAQD service, which is needed to save data, but am yet to successfully debug it. I have received some guidance from one of LIGO's CDS experts and will try it at my next opportunity for lab work.

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      254   Thu Nov 2 17:14:36 2023 Shane, Jon UpdateCDSCyMAC set up permanentized
    CyMAC connections have been finalized and made permanent. Also tested voltages, which are all looking good.

    Warning: power is on. Do not touch power supply terminals or screws connected to grounding cables (see attached images 4 and 5; green wires on back of power supply with black and yellow covers, and exposed positive and negative terminals on back of power supply).

    Also established connections from Anti-Aliasing chassis to ADC adapter board, Anti-Imaging chassis to DAC adapter board, and binary in/out chassis to BIO card, all mounted within Cymac host computer. Turned on CyMAC and ran test model, received error message likely pointing to timing signal not being successfully passed to the adapter boards. Next steps are checking to make sure correct timing signal is actually being output, and then checking internal ribbon cable in host chassis, which is another potential cause of the error.
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      250   Mon Oct 30 18:15:13 2023 ShaneUpdateCDSCyMAC chassis mounted and progress on power connections
    All CyMAC chassis mounted in electronics rack today, and shelf for monitor also mounted. Images attached. Assembled grounding cables for power connections, and attached the timing chassis to power & gnd. Powered on successfully with correct voltages in expected places. After power test, everything was turned off and unplugged. Next steps: attach grounding cables to other four power supply chassis. Also attach anti-aliasing, anti-imaging, binary input and binary output chassis to power supply.
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      Draft   Tue Oct 1 19:41:23 2024 ShaneUpdateCDSCyMAC Timing Chassis Issue
    [Shane, Luis] Summary of the issue we've been having with the timing chassis: when we connect only the Valon 5015 to power, the timing signal comes out of it sinusoidal as expected and the status lights are steady and all looks good. As soon as we connect the 3010 to power, the signal (both coming out of the 5015 and coming out of the 3010) go flat and the status lights of the 5015 start to flicker. We think what may be going on is that the 5015 is drawing just enough power to survive on its own, but when the current gets split to go to the 3010 as well, the 5015 takes more than it needs and becomes overpowered, and thus no longer outputs anything. We want to test further by powering them with two separate power supplies, but we need another one of the power connectors for the 3010 (the only one we have branches out from the connector to the 5015 and we don't want to cut any of the wires). Images of the inside of the chassis, along with two roughly sketched circuit diagrams (one showing the current setup, in which they're powered by the same source, and one showing a possible test set up, in which they're powered separately.
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      252   Wed Nov 1 18:24:01 2023 ShaneUpdateCDSCyMAC Power connections made
    Finished power connections today for the CyMAC chassis. Images attached. Had to switch the shrink fork terminals on the power supply cables to shrink ring terminals, but was able to get everything connected and secured. Upcoming work: turning on power supply and testing voltages/checking everything is turning on and lighting up correctly. Configuration is as follows:
    • Topmost Sorensen: +24V (reserved for FROSTI)
      • Positive terminal:
        • unconnected for now
      • Negative terminal: [negative terminal is grounded]
        • jumper to Sorensen ground screw
    • Sorensen 2nd from the top: +18V
      • Positive terminal:
        • white power cable wire for AA chassis
        • white power cable wire for AI chassis
        • white power cable wire for BI chassis
        • white power cable wire for BO chassis
      • Negative terminal: [negative terminal is grounded]
        • jumper to Sorensen ground screw
        • black power cable wire for AA chassis
        • black power cable wire for AI chassis
        • black power cable wire for BI chassis
        • black power cable wire for BO chassis
    • Sorensen 3rd from the top: -18V
      • Positive terminal:[positive terminal is grounded]
        • jumper to Sorensen ground screw
        • green power cable wire for BI chassis
        • green power cable wire for BO chassis
      • Negative terminal:
        • green power cable wire for AA chassis
        • green power cable wire for AI chassis
    • Bottommost Sorensen: +6V
      • Positive terminal:
        • white power cabe wire for timing chassis
      • Negative terminal: [negative terminal is grounded]
        • jumper to Sorensen ground screw
        • green power cable wire for timing chassis
        • black power cable wire for timing chassis
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      626   Tue Aug 12 12:35:19 2025 TylerUpdate CyMAC ADC Update
    [Christina, Ma, Tyler]

    Updated CyMAC measurement, comparing 260 hrs of measurement time vs. 405 hrs.

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      607   Tue Jul 8 12:15:04 2025 TylerUpdateTCSCyMAC ADC Noise Update
    [Tyler, Christina, Ma, Mary]

    Below is attached the ADC noise floor of two CyMAC channels vs the Red Pitaya.

    The frequency resolution of these RIN spectra are 16 Hz, with N_meas = 19,308,426 for the CyMAC, and N_meas = 263,024.

    Attachment 1: ADC_comps.pdf
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      595   Tue Jun 17 12:46:47 2025 TylerUpdateElectronicsCyMAC ADC Noise
    Below are results from power spectra measurements of the CyMAC ADC, computed form 30 hours of time series data, compared to the performance of the Red Pitaya. The frequency resolution for the initial Cymac CSD is 2 Hz, and 216,000 spectra measurements are averaged together. As of now, it still looks like we haven't reached the correlated noise floor of the CyMAC. We have a few days worth of data to take from, so I'll look into using a longer period of time.
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      2   Thu Jun 2 16:14:58 2022 JonHowToGeneralCustom conda environment on JupyterHub

    Cross-linking instructions: How to run a Jupyter notebook in your custom Conda environment

      374   Mon Jun 3 14:59:44 2024 CynthiaUpdateInterferometer SimulationsCreated cavity scan with LG modes
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      141   Mon Jul 3 14:32:24 2023 CaoInfrastructureVACCooling down vacuum chamber
    [Cao]

    After leaving the the chamber to bake at 120 deg C from Thursday 3:41 pm. Today I started to cool the chamber down to room temperature at 11:30 am (total bake duration: 91 hours 49 minutes). Ideally, this process should be ramped down slowly, approx. 6 degree per hour. However we had no ramping function with out controller. The only method to tune this cool/ heat rate is to tune the PID parameters, which are:

    1. Pb : Proportional band, this quantity is inversely proportional to the P-gain
    2. ti : Integral time. Increasing integral time makes the output response slower to error, thus the opposite effect of increasing integration gain
    3. td : Differential time
    Since the differential term doesn't contribute to rise time significantly, we neglect it for now and first change Pb and ti . The factory default settings :
    1. Pb : 50
    2. ti : 100 s
    3. td : 25 s
    Initially Ichanged Pb from 50 to 200 (max) and ti to 999 s (max) but there is a large offset error. Currently, Pb and ti are sitting on the following settings:
    1. Pb : 200
    2. ti : 800 s

    At this setting it takes 25-30 mins to drop 6 degrees, which is not as slow as we want but we will have to tune our PID more carefully. At the first stage, I dropped the temperature to 60 deg C. After 3 hours, we dropped the setpoint to 25 degrees and let the vacuum chamber to cool to room temperature.
      8   Fri Jul 22 13:20:28 2022 PhoebeUpdate Comsol
    I will be using comsol until 1:30 pm today. I will be updating the model for the heater mount to be thicker in certain areas, so that it can feasibly be 3D printed. Specifically, the radius of the center cartridge mount has been increased to add thickness to the pipe and the arms of the bridge. This will allow us to print with a much smaller chance for error, as the printer can print objects with a minimum length of 1 mm.
      382   Mon Jun 24 21:38:25 2024 PooyanInfrastructureComputersComputer server changes in 1119 and 1129

    [Jon, Pooyan, Tyler]

     

    A few computer machine changes have been made. 

     

    • Logrus moved from 1119 to 1129. It is up and running with the same IP address as before. 
    • A new Windows machine (host name: spica, IP:192.168.1.14) is installed in the 1119 server rack. It is connected to the RGA scanner with the serial port and is specifically used for that purpose. 
      • Update: The machine was off on 6/25, although it was left on 6/24. We think that it might have been because of Windows' default setting to suspend/hibernate the machine after idleness. To resolve this, I used  "powercfg /change" command to set all the following parameters equal to zero. The machine is still running on 6/26. 
    
        monitor-timeout-ac
        monitor-timeout-dc
        disk-timeout-ac
        disk-timeout-dc
        standby-timeout-ac
        standby-timeout-dc
        hibernate-timeout-ac
        hibernate-timeout-dc
    
    • A new Debian machine (hostname: megatron, IP:192.168.1.16) is installed in the 1129 server rack. This machine is intended to be used for FEA/simulation work. A new 2TB WD Green SSD is used as its main disk drive. 

       At the moment, “controls” is the only user, and there are no apps/libraries installed on the machine.

      • Update: Jon installed LIGO cds-workstation tools and MiniConda on 6/26. 
      • Update: Pooyan and Liu set the following conda environments:
        • Env named “finesse” with Python 3.12.3 and Finesse version 3.0a24 installed. Finesse was installed via the source code. The subdirectory “/home/controls/packages” is used to store the package sourcecodes.
        • Env named “fenicsx” with the same version of Python and Finesse as the previous env, with the latest version of FEniCSx (0.8) and the test-mass-thermal-state installed.  
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      132   Fri Jun 23 15:47:06 2023 PamellaUpdateFLIRCollecting data - Moving horizontal and vertical on screen.
    [Pamella]
    • 02:09 pm: Turned on the device (current on)
    • 02:42 pm: Started taking snap on position one (Reference point: 0,-0.062). Parameters:0.10A,1.5V,41.5C
    • I took multiplier snap on the same position for compare after on data analyzes. I just wanted one/two minute break between the snaps. I did that same for every position.
    • 02:55 pm: Started taking snap on position two (Reference point:-0.10,-0.062 ). Parameters: 0.10A,1.5v,43 C
    • 03:01 pm: Started taking snap on position three (Reference point:0.05 ,-0.062). Parameters: 0.1A,1.4V,42.8C
    • 03:07 pm: Started taking snap on position four (Reference point: 0.05,0.045). Parameters:0.10A,1.5V,43.6 C
    • 03:15 pm: Started taking snap on position five (Reference point: 0,0.045). Parameters:0.10A, 1.4V, 44.1C
    • 03:22 pm: Started taking snap on position six (Reference point: 0,0.045). Parameters: 0.10A,1.4V,43.3 C
    • We can see in the photos attached below than have some differences between every position so I should be starting analyzes on that.
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      241   Fri Oct 20 16:38:02 2023 Shane, AidenUpdateCleanroomCleanrooom cleaning and particle count
    [Aiden, Shane]

    cleaning cleanroom and particle count

    • 3:16 pm: started particle count.

      NOTE: we are not within the ISO class 5 standard for any size ranges in zone 3. ~6000 above limit in 0.3 u, ~2000 above in 0.5, ~200 above in 1.0

      • zone 3:
        • 0.3 u: 16,711
        • 0.5 u: 5612
        • 1.0 u: 1039
      • zone 4:
        • 0.3 u: 6817
        • 0.5 u: 2369
        • 1.0 u: 249
    • 3:35 pm: began surface check and wipedown, including softwalls
    • 3:50 pm: started vacuuming the floor
    • 4:00 pm: finished vacuuming the floor
    • 4:01 pm: started mopping the floor
    • 4:06 pm: finished mopping the floor
    • 4:07 pm: started cleaning the buckets
    • 4:08 pm: started mopping with IPA wipes
    • 4:14 pm: finished mopping with IPA wipes
    • 4:15 pm: changed sticky floor mats
    • 4:18 pm: started particle count
      • zone 3:
        • 0.3 u: 23,113
        • 0.5 u: 9686
        • 1.0 u: 1371
      • zone 4:
        • 0.3 u: 7191
        • 0.5 u: 2951
        • 1.0 u: 290
      45   Mon Mar 6 18:48:43 2023 PamellaUpdateGeneralCleanroom update
    Today Pamella and Julian finished cleaning of the new lab cabinets. Also we wiped the computer and put inside the cleanroom so now the computer is not move out side anymore. We saw some dirty parts in the cleanroom floor again and is possible for the next step we should be clearing the floor one more time. Possible is necessary order more IPA wipes for keep cleaning in nexts weeks. A photos of the cabinets and the computer are attached below.
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      93   Mon May 8 12:00:03 2023 Pamella, Shane, JulianUpdateGeneralCleanroom particle counts and cleaning the cleanroom.
    [Pamella,Julian, Shane]
      Today we cleaned the clean-room (floor, surfaces) and particle count.
      10:00 am: Started particle count.
    • Zone 3:
    • 0.3u: 1330
    • 0.5u: 540
    • 1.0u: 415
    • Zone 4:
    • 0.3u: 290
    • 0.5u: 83
    • 1.0u: 0
      Clean-room:
    • 10:30 am: Started wiping down the surfaces inside the clean-room
    • 10:41 am: Finished wiping down the surfaces inside the clean-room and Started vacuuming the clean-room.
    • 10:58 am: Finished vacuuming the clean-room.
    • 11:00 am: Started mopping on the floor.
    • 11:20 am: Finished mopping on the floor and started wiping on the floor.
    • 11:34 am: Finished wiping on the floor.
    • 11:35 am: Started the particle count.
    • 11:57 am: Finished the particle count.
    • Zone 3
    • 0.3u: 997
    • 0.5u: 290
    • 1.0u: 207
    • Zone 4
    • 0.3u: 374
    • 0.5u: 207
    • 1.0u: 207
      268   Thu Nov 16 17:12:42 2023 Luis, Shane, MohakUpdateCleanroomCleanroom cleaning and particle count
    [Shane, Luis, Mohak]

    cleaning cleanroom and particle count

    • 3:37 pm: started particle count
      • zone 3:
        • 0.3 u: 1205
        • 0.5 u: 748
        • 1.0 u: 249
      • zone 4:
        • 0.3 u: 1496
        • 0.5 u: 748
        • 1.0 u: 290
    • 3:57 pm: began surface check and wipedown, including softwalls. NOTE: vacuum chamber insulation crumbling at edges, dropping loose flakes. Scatters residue whenever jostled, so wiping it down just releases more. Not enough flakes are being released for it to be a major issue, but definitely something to keep an eye on.
    • 4:18 pm: started vacuuming the floor
    • 4:29 pm: finished vacuuming the floor
    • 4:30 pm: started mopping the floor
    • 4:35 pm: finished mopping the floor
    • 4:36 pm: started cleaning the buckets
    • 4:41 pm: started mopping with IPA wipes
    • 4:52 pm: finished mopping with IPA wipes
    • 4:52 pm: changed sticky floor mats
    • 4:53 pm: started particle count
      • zone 3:
        • 0.3 u: 3367
        • 0.5 u: 1787
        • 1.0 u: 914
      • zone 4:
        • 0.3 u: 1039
        • 0.5 u: 498
        • 1.0 u: 249
      362   Wed Apr 17 15:07:04 2024 ShaneUpdateCleanroomCleanroom cleaning and particle count
    [Mohak, Luke, Luis, Shane, Cynthia, Michael, Xuesi]

    cleaning cleanroom and particle count

      NOTE: particle counter was found dead, with the charging dock unplugged. For future reference, if you need to unplug the dock, please either plug it back in when you're done, or make a note in an elog so someone else can come down and charge it.

    • 1:07 pm: ran zero count test on particle counter
    • 1:26 pm: started particle count
      • zone 3:
        • 0.3 u:1787
        • 0.5 u:457
        • 1.0 u:41
      • zone 4: We were only able to charge the particle counter a small amount before starting the cleaning, so it died again halfway through this measurement, and we didn't get results for zone 4. In interest of time, we just put it on the charger and started the cleaning.
      • 1:49 pm: began surface check and wipedown, including softwalls
      • 2:16 pm: started vacuuming the floor
      • 2:24 pm: finished vacuuming the floor
      • 2:26 pm: started mopping the floor
      • 2:32 pm: finished mopping the floor
      • 2:32 pm: started cleaning the buckets
      • 2:35 pm: started mopping with IPA wipes
      • 2:43 pm: finished mopping with IPA wipes
      • 2:43 pm: changed sticky floor mats
      • 2:45 pm: started particle count
        • zone 3:
          • 0.3 u: 1288
          • 0.5 u: 124
          • 1.0 u: 0
        • zone 4:
          • 0.3 u: 415
          • 0.5 u: 290
          • 1.0 u: 0
      369   Thu May 16 15:23:14 2024 ShaneUpdateCleanroomCleanroom cleaning and particle count
    [Luis, Michael, Luke, Shane]

    cleaning cleanroom and particle count

    • 1:45 pm: ran zero count test on particle counter
    • 1:50 pm: started particle count
      • zone 3:
        • 0.3 u: 2660
        • 0.5 u: 332
        • 1.0 u: 41
      • zone 4:
        • 0.3 u: 8106
        • 0.5 u: 2494
        • 1.0 u: 831
    • 2:08 pm: began surface check and wipedown, including softwalls
    • 2:22 pm: started vacuuming the floor
    • 2:39 pm: finished vacuuming the floor
    • 2:43 pm: started mopping the floor
    • 2:53 pm: finished mopping the floor
    • 2:54 pm: started cleaning the buckets
    • 2:59 pm: started mopping with IPA wipes
    • 3:06 pm: finished mopping with IPA wipes
    • 3:10 pm: changed sticky floor mats
    • 3:06 pm: started particle count
      • zone 3:
        • 0.3 u: 1496
        • 0.5 u: 83
        • 1.0 u: 0
      • zone 4:
        • 0.3 u: 789
        • 0.5 u: 83
        • 1.0 u: 41
      456   Thu Oct 3 19:35:04 2024 ShaneUpdateCleanroomCleanroom cleaning and particle count
    [Luke, Michael, Cynthia, Mary]

    cleaning cleanroom and particle count

    • 12:25 pm: started particle count
      • zone 3:
        • 0.3 u: 4614
        • 0.5 u: 872
        • 1.0 u:83
      • zone 4:
        • 0.3 u: 2411
        • 0.5 u: 415
        • 1.0 u: 83
    • 12:48 pm: began surface check and wipedown, including softwalls
    • 1:20 pm: started vacuuming the floor
    • 1:30 pm: finished vacuuming the floor
    • 1:34 pm: started mopping the floor
    • 1:40 pm: finished mopping the floor
    • 1:40 pm: started cleaning the buckets
    • 1:42 pm: started mopping with IPA wipes
    • 1:50 pm: finished mopping with IPA wipes
    • 1:51 pm: changed sticky floor mats
    • 3:44 pm: started particle count
      • zone 3:
        • 0.3 u: 3207
        • 0.5 u: 624
        • 1.0 u: 83
      • zone 4:
        • 0.3 u: 916
        • 0.5 u: 83
        • 1.0 u: 0
      472   Thu Nov 14 10:46:20 2024 Luke SummaryCleanroomCleanroom cleaning

     

    [Luke, Luis, Michael]

    cleaning cleanroom and particle count

    • 8:30 am: started particle count
      • zone 3:
        • 0.3 u: 1195
        • 0.5 u: 177
        • 1.0 u: 132
      • zone 4:
        • 0.3 u: 619
        • 0.5 u: 0
        • 1.0 u: 0
    • 9:00 am: began surface check and wipedown, including softwalls
    • 9:35 am: started vacuuming the floor
    • 9:43 am: finished vacuuming the floor
    • 9:45 am: started mopping the floor
    • 9:55 am: finished mopping the floor
    • 9:56 am: started cleaning the buckets
    • 10:00 am: started mopping with IPA wipes
    • 10:05 am: finished mopping with IPA wipes
    • 10:20m: started particle count
      • zone 3:
        • 0.3 u: 2213
        • 0.5 u: 398
        • 1.0 u: 0
      • zone 4:
        • 0.3 u: 1150
        • 0.5 u: 177
        • 1.0 u: 44
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      497   Wed Jan 8 17:35:57 2025 Luke SummaryCleanroomCleanroom cleaning

    [Luke, Tyler, Cynthia, Shane, Michael]

    Summary of Cleaning Activities:

    We began cleaning Room 1119 at 2:00 PM.

    At 2:30 PM, we moved to Room 1129 and continued cleaning.

    Cleaning tasks included wiping down dust-collecting surfaces and vacuuming the floors.

    Once the labs were clean, we proceeded to the cleanroom. 

    • Wiping down surfaces and soft walls
    • Vacuuming, mopping the floor, and finishing with IPA wipes

    Particle Count Measurements:

    • Pre-cleaning (2:30 PM):
      • Zone 3:
        • 0.3 µm: 973
        • 0.5 µm: 354
        • 1.0 µm: 132
      • Zone 4:
        • 0.3 µm: 486
        • 0.5 µm: 177
        • 1.0 µm: 0
    • Post-cleaning (4:10 PM):
      • Zone 3:
        • 0.3 µm: 619
        • 0.5 µm: 132
        • 1.0 µm: 0
      • Zone 4:
        • 0.3 µm: 397
        • 0.5 µm: 0
        • 1.0 µm: 0

     

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      507   Sat Feb 1 17:25:52 2025 Luke SummaryGeneralCleanroom cleaning

    [Luke, Cece, Luis]

    Particle Count Measurements:

    • Pre-cleaning (12:15 PM):
      • Zone 3:
        • 0.3 µm: 1325
        • 0.5 µm: 265
        • 1.0 µm: 0
      • Zone 4:
        • 0.3 µm: 618
        • 0.5 µm: 132
        • 1.0 µm: 44
    • Started Cleaning (3:20 pm)
    • Finished Cleaning (4:20 pm)
    • Post-cleaning (4:35 PM):
      • Zone 3:
        • 0.3 µm: 1106
        • 0.5 µm: 221
        • 1.0 µm: 0
      • Zone 4:
        • 0.3 µm: 530
        • 0.5 µm: 44
        • 1.0 µm: 0

     

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      520   Sun Feb 23 12:11:43 2025 Luke SummaryCleanroomCleanroom cleaning

    [Luke, Mary, Luis]

    Particle Count Measurements:

    • Pre-cleaning (8:40 am):
      • Zone 3:
        • 0.3 µm: 441
        • 0.5 µm: 44
        • 1.0 µm: 0
      • Zone 4:
        • 0.3 µm: 353
        • 0.5 µm: 176
        • 1.0 µm: 44
    • Started Cleaning (3:16 pm)
    • Finished Cleaning (4:10 pm)
    • Post-cleaning (4:15 pm):
      • Zone 3:
        • 0.3 µm: 574
        • 0.5 µm: 265
        • 1.0 µm: 132
      • Zone 4:
        • 0.3 µm: 177
        • 0.5 µm: 44
        • 1.0 µm: 0

     

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      574   Fri May 9 20:06:27 2025 Luke SummaryCleanroomCleanroom cleaning

    [Luke, Mohak, Luis]

    We were also able to remove the residue that has built up on the soft walls by donning a skinny bunny suit and with two wipes rubbing both sides of the soft walls at the same time. The wipes would get gummy very quickly and need to be replaced frequently.

    Particle Count Measurements:

    • Pre-cleaning (1:20 pm):
      • Zone 3:
        • 0.3 µm: 3577
        • 0.5 µm: 1369
        • 1.0 µm: 485
      • Zone 4:
        • 0.3 µm: 1062
        • 0.5 µm: 442
        • 1.0 µm: 177
    • Started Cleaning (3:00 pm)
    • Finished Cleaning (4:00 pm)
    • Post-cleaning (4:22 pm):
      • Zone 3:
        • 0.3 µm: 3577
        • 0.5 µm: 618
        • 1.0 µm: 132
      • Zone 4:
        • 0.3 µm: 2031
        • 0.5 µm: 397
        • 1.0 µm: 132

     

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      599   Wed Jun 25 15:44:47 2025 Luke UpdateCleanroomCleanroom cleaning

    [Luke, Luis, Tyler, Ma, Christina, Maple]

    We started by cleaning outside of the cleanroom wiping down the cable channel and working our way down. We replaced the air filter in the HEPA filter with what seemed to be the last one in storage. We then vacuumed outside, before wiping down the inside of the cleanroom. We then vacuumed, mopped, and wiped down the floor inside the cleanroom.

    We are ready for venting the vacuum chamber which is planned to take place 6/26/25 at 10am. 

    Particle Count Measurements:

    • Pre-cleaning (12:00 pm):
      • Zone 3:
        • 0.3 µm: 2517
        • 0.5 µm: 662
        • 1.0 µm: 176
      • Zone 4:
        • 0.3 µm: 177
        • 0.5 µm: 44
        • 1.0 µm: 0
    • Post-cleaning (1:45 pm):
      • Zone 3:
        • 0.3 µm: 619
        • 0.5 µm: 88
        • 1.0 µm: 0
      • Zone 4:
        • 0.3 µm: 177
        • 0.5 µm: 88
        • 1.0 µm: 0
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      15   Wed Jan 18 22:06:05 2023 JulianUpdateELOGCleanroom Update
    I wiped down all the inner walls of the cleanroom using alcohol wipes, as per Cao's instruction.
      22   Mon Feb 6 20:02:32 2023 JulianUpdateGeneralCleanroom Update
    I wiped down the main table (including frame, legs, and transparent shelf) and workbench using alcohol wipes. Once I cleaned all of the surfaces, I used the Hepa vacuum to pick up any fallen debris.
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