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  604   Mon Jul 7 16:39:18 2025 ChristinaUpdateTCSPomona Box Drawings Below are the drawings for the pomona
box modifications 
 pbdwg1.PDFpbdwg2.pdf 
  605   Mon Jul 7 17:44:04 2025 TylerUpdateGeneralLab Organization[Tyler, Pooyan, Ma, Cece, Luke, Luis, Christina,
Maple]

After acquiring some new equipment
for the labs, a few of us spent time on Thursday
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  606   Tue Jul 8 11:46:55 2025 Maple MatznerUpdateTCSUpdate on SURF progress for Jul 8   Maple_TCS_update_jul_8.pdf 
  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.
 ADC_comps.pdf 
  608   Thu Jul 10 16:41:18 2025 ChristinaUpdateTCS  [Christina, Ma, Tyler] 

 Pomona
Box completed and is now on the server rack
in 1119. Additionally, the photodetectors
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  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
 cymac_ADC_PSDs.pdfch35_ADC_comps.pdf 
  611   Tue Jul 15 10:40:23 2025 ChristinaUpdateTCS  [Christina, Ma, Tyler] 

 Yesterday,
Ma and I started taking data for the PSD/CSD
measurements while the photodetectors and
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  614   Tue Jul 15 13:13:48 2025 ChristinaUpdateTCSPhotodetector optical post assembly   pdreassembly.png 
  615   Tue Jul 22 12:20:29 2025 ChristinaUpdateTCS  [Ma, Christina, Tyler] 
 Figure
1 shows the following PSDs for channels 0-15
from the 14 hour test. Figure 2 shows the
 PSDch0-15.pngCSD2hz_16hz.png 
  616   Tue Jul 29 11:27:57 2025 LiuUpdateInterferometer SimulationsMulti-ring FROSTI optimization for A#   Update.pdfscene-export-temp.htmlscene-export-deformation.html 
  617   Tue Jul 29 11:45:19 2025 MapleUpdateTCSMeeting update   Maple_TCS_update_jul_29.pdf 
  619   Tue Jul 29 12:30:00 2025 ChristinaUpdateTCS260 hour ADC update [Ma, Christina, Tyler] 

ADC CyMAC
260 hr, 8192Hz sampling rate channels V3
and Vref6
 CSD_06_28_25_270hr.png 
  620   Thu Jul 31 14:26:58 2025 Xuesi MaUpdate  [Tyler, Ma, Christina, Maple, Cece, Mary,
Pooyan, Audrey]
We started by cleaning outside of
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  621   Tue Aug 5 11:25:17 2025 MaryUpdate 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
 point_absorber_A#.pdf 
  622   Tue Aug 5 12:21:04 2025 LiuUpdateInterferometer SimulationsFROSTI A# optimizationA# multi-ring FROSTI optimization  Update.pdf 
  623   Wed Aug 6 16:31:37 2025 Xuesi MaUpdate  
    Date and Time:
Around 4:20 PM on Auguest 6, 2025
    Location and Temperature:
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  624   Mon Aug 11 22:19:50 2025 ChristinaUpdateTCSRed Pitaya Data Streaming [Ma, Tyler, Christina] 

 This past week, we were able to
set up the data streaming for continuous
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  625   Tue Aug 12 12:16:21 2025 LiuUpdateInterferometer SimulationsMulti-ring FROSTI optimization for A#Multi-ring FROSTI optimization for A# with
static polishing
 Update.pdf 
  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.
 CSD_magnitude.pngchi_sq.png 
  627   Tue Aug 12 13:28:00 2025 TylerUpdateTCSRH Fenicsx v. HV   Profile_comparison.png1W_diff.png50W_diff.png 
  628   Tue Aug 12 13:32:43 2025 LiuUpdateInterferometer Simulations Differences in Fused Silica parameters.  Screenshot_2025-08-12_at_1.31.11_PM.pngScreenshot_2025-08-12_at_1.31.17_PM.png 
  629   Tue Aug 12 13:46:56 2025 ChristinaUpdate     3.png3-1.png 
  630   Tue Aug 12 13:49:24 2025 MaryUpdate point absorber and coated aperture in A#   Aug12.pdf 
  631   Tue Aug 19 12:08:40 2025 ChristinaUpdateTCSRP Initial vs CyMAC Plot Comparisons[Tyler, Ma, Christina]


These are the
frequency averaged and veto binned plots
for the initial Red Pitaya and CyMAC systems.
 11hzCSD.png11hzstrain.png 
  632   Tue Aug 19 12:33:59 2025 PooyanUpdateTCSA# BS Update   A#_beamsplitter_thermal_lensing.pdf 
  633   Tue Aug 26 12:14:24 2025 LiuUpdateInterferometer SimulationsMulti-ring FROSTI design for A# with ring heater optimization Multi-ring FROSTI design for A# with ring
heater optimization 
 Update_(1).pdf 
  634   Tue Aug 26 12:18:36 2025 MichaelUpdateInterferometer SimulationsSqueezing Plots for SRC Parameter SpaceI've run a few plots of observed squeezing
in the LIGO interferometer to fully ensure
that the point we have selected is the optimal
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  635   Tue Aug 26 12:45:41 2025 Christina, Ma, TylerUpdateCDSRIN UpdateSlides   
  636   Tue Aug 26 13:09:03 2025 TylerUpdateTCSO6 RH Update[Tyler]

 Below are slides giving an
update on RH O6 design progress. 

Slides
  
  637   Tue Sep 2 11:53:34 2025 TylerUpdateTCSRIN Infrastructure Update (09/02/2025)[Ma, Tyler]


Below are slides discussing
RIN infrastructural updates related to the
CyMAC.
  
  638   Tue Sep 2 12:34:02 2025 Xuesi MaUpdate Updata for self heating effect on HOMhttps://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19I1fx5BLEzYb4Qnc9P4rJnYAvWI8NqE2dsj9gSPyYzg/edit?usp=sharing   
  639   Tue Sep 2 12:41:33 2025 LiuUpdateInterferometer SimulationsMulti-ring FROSTI design for A# with ring heater optimization[Tyler, Liu]

Ring heater optimization,
continued
 Update.pdf 
  641   Tue Sep 9 12:01:38 2025 Tyler, MaUpdate  Slides   
  642   Tue Sep 9 12:06:38 2025 TylerUpdateTCSRH O6 UpdateSlides   
  643   Tue Sep 9 12:13:38 2025 LiuUpdateInterferometer SimulationsMulti-ring FROSTI optimization for A# with grid searchMulti-ring FROSTI optimization based on IFO
metrics for A# with grid search
 Update.pdf 
  644   Tue Sep 9 13:08:44 2025 Xuesi MaUpdate  Slides   
  645   Tue Sep 16 12:18:09 2025 LiuUpdateInterferometer SimulationsGrid search optimization for single-ring FROSTIGrid search optimization for single-ring FROSTI  Update.pdf 
  646   Tue Sep 16 12:47:29 2025 Xuesi MaUpdateInterferometer SimulationsFrosti actuation impact analysisSlides   
  647   Tue Sep 23 12:39:29 2025 LiuUpdateInterferometer SimulationsMulti-ring FROSTI optimization for A#   Update.pdf 
  648   Tue Sep 23 13:10:07 2025 TylerUpdateTCSRH O6 Update 09/23/25Slides   
  649   Tue Sep 30 12:26:15 2025 LiuUpdateInterferometer SimulationsFROSTI optimization for A#   Update.pdf 
  650   Tue Sep 30 12:51:23 2025 TylerUpdateTCSO6 RH Update 09/30/2025Slides   
  652   Thu Oct 9 12:18:14 2025 LiuUpdateInterferometer SimulationsMulti-ring FROSTI optimization for A#   Update.pdf 
  653   Fri Oct 10 14:40:23 2025 Xuesi MaUpdateVACPressure gauge Swap[Tyler, Ma]

We are suspecting a pressure
gauge problem. The electronic unit of the
main chamber pressure gauge and the electronic
  
  10   Wed Aug 17 16:04:30 2022 Phoebe ZylaSummaryLoreTesting the Cartridge Heater and Collecting FLIR DataWe have tested the heater to find emissivity,
mounted the heater system to the optical
table, and have taken irradiance maps of
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  19   Fri Feb 3 13:04:04 2023 shaneSummaryGeneralclean room particle counts 1/25/23Clean room count graphs for each zone (as
of January 25, 2023) attached
 cleanroomcountsJan25.pdf 
  29   Mon Feb 13 18:57:53 2023 AidenSummaryGeneralClean and Bake batch 2Cleaned second batch of SS parts with liquinox
for 20 min. Then put in oven for 5 steps;
1. Ramp, 100 degC, 15 min 2. Const, 100 degC,
  
  31   Tue Feb 21 17:51:04 2023 AidenSummaryGeneralClean and Bake batch 4Bagged and Tagged batch 3 parts by placing
no more than two part numbers per bag and
taped them with kapton tape and labeled them
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  38   Tue Feb 28 19:37:22 2023 AidenSummaryGeneralClean and Bake batch 5Bagged and Tagged batch 4 parts by placing
no more than two part numbers per bag and
taped them with kapton tape and labeled them
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  42   Fri Mar 3 19:13:33 2023 AidenSummaryGeneralClean and Bake Batch 6Started to clean the dirtiest of the valves.
I could not finish but I definitely made
good progress on it. The MDC valve is very
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