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Subject |
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509
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Fri Feb 7 12:25:56 2025 |
Luke | Summary | VAC | Started bake | [Luke, Luis]
The
vacuum chamber is currently baking. |
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508
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Mon Feb 3 13:17:21 2025 |
Xuesi Ma | Update | | | [Ma]
changed all zip ties to peek zip
ties, and grouped wires together. The setup |
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507
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Sat Feb 1 17:25:52 2025 |
Luke | Summary | General | Cleanroom cleaning | [Luke, Cece, Luis]
Particle Count Measurements:
Pre-cleaning (12:15 |
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506
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Fri Jan 31 15:03:09 2025 |
Xuesi Ma | Update | | Heater Element Circuit Check |
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505
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Tue Jan 28 13:30:46 2025 |
shane | Update | CDS | Serial comms testing update | Attempted to communicate with the smaller
vac pump (TwissTor 74) via Agilent software
today. Was able to communicate with the pump |
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504
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Mon Jan 27 23:35:28 2025 |
Xuesi Ma | Update | | | [Ma]
Installed all the pins to the peek
DB 25 connectors |
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503
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Mon Jan 27 11:29:38 2025 |
Xuesi Ma | Update | | Heater Element Test | [Ma, Cece, Luke, Mary, Shane]
On Friday (Jan 24), we installed
the heater elements on the stand. The heater |
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502
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Sat Jan 25 18:19:39 2025 |
Luke | Update | General | Ringheater modeling Update | Here
is a quick update on some of the things I
have been working on regarding my project. |
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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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500
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Tue Jan 21 10:12:02 2025 |
Luke | Summary | General | Frosti toy model | [Luke, Liu]
Over the winter break I have been
working on this |
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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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498
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Tue Jan 14 10:27:14 2025 |
Tyler | Update | TCS | RIN Updates | [Tyler]
Attached below are updated
plots for the FROSTI RIN measurements for
Jan 14 group meeting.
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497
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Wed Jan 8 17:35:57 2025 |
Luke | Summary | Cleanroom | Cleanroom cleaning | [Luke, Tyler, Cynthia, Shane, Michael]
Summary of Cleaning Activities:
We began cleaning Room 1119 at 2:00 |
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496
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Thu Jan 2 17:52:58 2025 |
Luis | Update | VAC | MR Testing Continuation | [Luis, Luke]
RGA Volume:
T = 22°C, P = 2.10e-9 Torr
Main Volume: |
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495
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Mon Dec 23 14:33:36 2024 |
Tyler | Update | TCS | Latest RIN Measurement Results | Attached below are the measurements I took
from the FROSTI from 12/18-12/22. |
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494
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Sun Dec 22 20:43:35 2024 |
Luis | Update | VAC | MR Testing | [Luis, Luke]
RGA Volume:
T = 23°C, P = 3.0e-9 Torr
Main Volume: |
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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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492
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Wed Dec 18 15:41:56 2024 |
Tyler | Update | TCS | FROSTI RIN | [Tyler]
I have begun the (hopefully)
final RIN measurements at 3:30 PM today.
If you need to go into the cleanroom at any |
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491
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Tue Dec 17 13:53:53 2024 |
Luis | Update | VAC | Vacuum system status | [Luis]
The vacuum system is being
baked. I disconnected the digital gages and
the magnets, opened the Ar leak and started |
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490
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Mon Dec 16 21:32:21 2024 |
Luis | Update | VAC | MR Testing | [Luis, Luke]
The MR material was
placed in the vacuum chamber following standard
procedures to ensure the vacuum remained |
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489
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Sat Dec 14 07:58:25 2024 |
Luis | Update | VAC | Vacuum sytem staus and Viton O-rings | [Luis]
RGA Volume:
T = 23°C, P = 1.71e-9 Torr
Main Volume: |
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488
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Thu Dec 12 13:06:39 2024 |
Luis | Update | VAC | RGA Scan and vacuum system updates | [Luis, Luke]
RGA Volume:
T = 21°C, P = 1.74e-9 Torr |
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487
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Wed Dec 11 16:06:05 2024 |
Luis | Update | VAC | RGA Status | [Luis]
I rebooted Spica and I
was able to connect the RGA again. After
Connecting the RGA, I left the filament on. |
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486
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Wed Dec 11 13:39:30 2024 |
Tyler | Update | Electronics | RIN Update 12/11/2024 | [Tyler]
Attached below are updated
ASD plots for the FROSTI RIN measurements.
The parameters set for this are the following: |
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485
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Thu Dec 5 10:31:13 2024 |
Luis | Update | VAC | RGA Scan and RGA updates |
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484
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Wed Dec 4 16:01:23 2024 |
Shane | Update | CDS | Vac serial interfacing troubleshooting update | Update on the issue with serial interfacing
for the TV 551 turbo pump: Tried a new test
today, to see if the commands being sent |
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483
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Mon Dec 2 13:35:45 2024 |
Luke | Update | General | Clean and bake of Viton O-rings | [Luke, Luis]
We couldn't access the bake log on
the wiki. (see attached) So we looked in |
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482
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Mon Dec 2 00:11:23 2024 |
Michael | Update | Interferometer Simulations | Status Update on Toroidal Mirrors Project Work | As it has been significant time from my last
update on this project, I compiled a few
notes about what I have been working on, |
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481
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Sat Nov 30 12:41:42 2024 |
Luke | Update | VAC | Vacuum bake end | The
vacuum chamber has stopped bakeing.
Current state as of 12:10, 11/30/2024: |
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480
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Wed Nov 27 16:23:58 2024 |
Luke | Update | VAC | Started bake | [Luke, Luis]
The
vacuum chamber is currently baking. |
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479
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Wed Nov 27 13:48:01 2024 |
Tyler | Update | Electronics | RIN Update | [Tyler]
I downgraded the Red Pitaya
back to OS 2.00-18 due to runtime errors
during measurement. Once I did this, the |
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478
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Wed Nov 27 12:27:45 2024 |
Luke | Summary | VAC | Summary of vacuum work | [Luke, Luis]
Update of current state of vacuum
chamber |
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477
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Wed Nov 20 12:59:37 2024 |
Tyler | Update | Electronics | RIN Update | I went ahead and compared the noise spectrum
of the ADC to those of the photodetectors
with the FROSTI on and off. As discussed |
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476
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Wed Nov 20 12:31:24 2024 |
Luis | Update | VAC | Leak test RGA Scan after vacuum repairs | [Luke, Luis]
After the gasket replacement performed
on Monday (11/18/24) we let the vacuum pump |
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474
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Tue Nov 19 17:10:34 2024 |
Luke | Update | VAC | Leak check | Chamber temperature: 23C
Chamber Initial Pressure: ~1.8e-8
main, ~3.5e-8 rga |
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473
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Thu Nov 14 11:58:05 2024 |
Shane | Update | CDS | Turbo pump connection troubleshooting | Attempted connection to the TV551 turbo pump
through Varian/Agilent's software on spica.
Successful connection established, and we |
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472
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Thu Nov 14 10:46:20 2024 |
Luke | Summary | Cleanroom | Cleanroom cleaning |
[Luke, Luis, Michael]
cleaning cleanroom and particle count |
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471
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Wed Nov 13 14:06:00 2024 |
Luke | Update | General | | slides |
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470
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Wed Nov 13 14:03:32 2024 |
Tyler | Update | Electronics | RIN Update | [Tyler]
We've added two low-pass filters
in hopes of reducing any potential aliasing
that may be introducing additional noise |
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469
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Wed Nov 6 13:48:55 2024 |
Liu | Update | Interferometer Simulations | QN modeling update | Slides |
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468
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Tue Nov 5 11:08:40 2024 |
Luis Martin | Update | VAC | ISO Test |
[Luis, Luke, Ma Michael]
The isolation test
was conducted on the vacuum system. Every |
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467
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Tue Nov 5 09:56:04 2024 |
Luis Martin | Update | Clean & Bake | MR Bake | [Luke, Luis]
On Friday, 11/1/24,
the MR was unpackaged and cleaned under the |
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466
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Tue Oct 29 16:37:35 2024 |
Tyler | Update | Electronics | Red Pitaya OS Update | The Red Pitaya ecosystem has been upgraded
to OS 2.00-35, with a key feature
being greater freedom in adjusting the sampling |
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465
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Fri Oct 25 10:56:30 2024 |
Shane | Update | CDS | Timing Chassis fixed and reinstalled |
[Ma, Shane]
We
replaced the 1A breaker in the timing chassis
today with a 4A one, and tested that all |
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Draft
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Wed Oct 23 12:33:54 2024 |
Luke | Update | | Zernike calculation update | PowerPoint
slides new
PowerPoint |
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463
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Wed Oct 23 12:08:36 2024 |
Luis Martin | Update | VAC | RGA Scan | [Luke, Luis, Mary, Ma]
On 10/22/24 Luke, Ma, Mary and myself
ran a RGA scan, the results are displayed |
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462
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Wed Oct 23 11:48:06 2024 |
Luis Martin | Update | VAC | Leak Test Results | [Luke, Luis, Mary, Ma]
On 10/22/24 Luke, Ma, Mary and myself
ran a leak test, the results are displayed |
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461
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Thu Oct 17 13:24:23 2024 |
Shane | Update | CDS | Timing Chassis issue identified |
[Ma,
Luis, Shane]
Working theory for the
timing chassis issues had been that the 1A |
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460
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Wed Oct 16 14:13:31 2024 |
Liu | Update | | FROSTI with non uniform absorption scattering sources | Slides |
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459
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Wed Oct 16 13:58:59 2024 |
Luis Martin | Update | VAC | RGA Scan | The following figure displays data acquired
on 10/09, and it shows that we are no longer
below the cleanliness standard. Also, the |
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