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  543   Mon Mar 31 11:26:45 2025 Luke JohnsonUpdateScripts/ProgramsHeatmaps of power delivery performance These plots show the required temperature
to release 100W of power and the efficiency
of a particular configuration with half-width
 temp_required.pngefficiency.png 
  134   Tue Jun 27 14:04:42 2023 Sophia A. UpdateMeasuring Noise in InterferometerInterferometer set up and connection to red pitayaToday we (Sophia and Tyler) constructed the
set-up for the electrical noise calculation
that I will be conducting this summer. I
 IMG_6756.jpgIMG_6754.jpgIMG_6755.jpg 
  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
 Screenshot_(74).pngScreenshot_(75).pngScreenshot_from_2022-08-15_11-24-40.pngAcquisitionImage(Aug-15-2022_14_16).jpg 
  274   Tue Nov 21 14:47:24 2023 TylerUpdateLore1129 Workbench Assembly Update 1
[Tyler, Shane, Mohak, Cynthia, Luke,
Michael, Luis]


Started assembly of the workbench
 IMG_7569.jpgIMG_7568.jpg 
  278   Mon Nov 27 14:22:30 2023 TylerUpdateLore1129 Assembly Update[Tyler, Michael, Luke, Cynthia]


The
tabletops have been attached to the workbench
frames. Unfortunately, one of the tabletops
 IMG_7669.jpgIMG_7668.jpg 
  281   Thu Nov 30 13:50:32 2023 TylerUpdateLoreWorkbench Assembly Completed[Tyler, Luke, Aiden]



The workbenches
are now completely assembled and put into
their final places. Additionally, the tool
 IMG_7686.jpg 
  321   Tue Feb 13 01:26:30 2024 PeterUpdateInterferometer SimulationsCARM Power SimulationsCao's simulations of the circulating power
and gouy phase through a single arm cavity
of the interferometer have been reproduced.
 Scenario_3_CARM.pdfScenario_3_CARM_Gouy.pdf 
  322   Tue Feb 13 04:05:32 2024 MichaelUpdateInterferometer SimulationsShoelaces 1 Layout Simulated in GTraceI've worked on and have completed a first
simulation of Cosmic Explorer's Shoelaces
1 layout. This is based off of Pooyan's original
 shoelaces1_dxf.JPGshoelaces1_desmos.JPG 
  324   Tue Feb 13 12:26:23 2024 TylerUpdateInterferometer SimulationsBS Code Update I reproduced Cao's CE beamsplitter code
(see below for example plots). I received
the current info on the beamsplitter parameters
 thickness1.pdfbs_opd_homloss_h6cm_w2cm.pdf 
  326   Tue Feb 13 13:02:41 2024 PooyanUpdateInterferometer SimulationsCacity sacn of Fabry-Perot Created a simple model of Fabry-Perot cavity
in SIS, and did a cavity scan. Total power
in the cavity, 00 mode, and HOMs is measured.
 IFOSim_update_2_13_24.pdf 
  334   Wed Feb 21 23:15:07 2024 MichaelUpdateInterferometer SimulationsLong Shoelaces 1 Layout Created in Gtrace and Fixed Ghosting in BeamsplitterI have created the long shoelaces 1 layout
for cosmic explorer using gtrace, a slight
modification from the shoelaces 1 layout
 long_shoelaces1_desmos.JPGAR_side_with_reflection.PNGAR_side_without_reflection.PNG 
  342   Tue Feb 27 03:26:28 2024 MichaelUpdateInterferometer SimulationsReverse aLIGO Layout Created in GtraceI've created the simulation for reverse aLIGO
layout in gtrace. Attached are the desmos
model and the output dxf file. From here
 reverse_aligo_desmos.JPGreverse_aligo_dxf.JPG 
  343   Tue Feb 27 09:06:29 2024 Cynthia UpdateInterferometer Simulationscavity scan with higher order input laserI performed a few cavity scan with the inputing
laser with a different mode (not pure 00).
For each laser I included a graph for just
 ligoPre_2_27.pdf 
  357   Sun Apr 7 13:42:51 2024 MichaelUpdateInterferometer SimulationsUpdate on status of gtrace project[Pooyan, Michael]

After meeting and
discussing the current state of our work
with Prof. Fulda a few weeks ago, we have
 Sequential_beam_trace_crab1.pngangle_of_incidence_yaml_example.png 
  358   Mon Apr 8 14:43:29 2024 PooyanUpdateInterferometer SimulationsSIS update single and coupled cavities[Pooyan, Cynthia]

Attached is a brief
recap PDF file. A video file showing separate
HOMs plots for the cavity scan with ETM08
 IFOSim_SIS__update_4_8_24.pdfScreen_Recording_2024-03-31_at_2.46.29_AM.mov 
  359   Mon Apr 8 14:57:41 2024 Cynthia, PooyanUpdateInterferometer Simulationsperformed cavity scans for O4 O5, and coupled cavity    LIGO_update_week1.pdf 
  361   Mon Apr 15 15:25:10 2024 CynthiaUpdateInterferometer Simulationsprogress on simulation so far   LIGO_update_week3_(2).pdf 
  363   Mon Apr 22 15:06:33 2024 Cynthia UpdateInterferometer Simulationscavity scan update[Cynthia,Pooyan]
Completed some simulations
injecting 0-10th order modes. Some graphs
will be used for the poster after some further
 LIGO_4_22.pdf 
  374   Mon Jun 3 14:59:44 2024 CynthiaUpdateInterferometer SimulationsCreated cavity scan with LG modes    ligo_update_6_3.pdf 
  381   Mon Jun 24 14:28:51 2024 Cynthia UpdateInterferometer SimulationsSIS cavity with thermal effecttried to run a cavity scan with thermal deformation
and ring heater for ITM04 ETM08 (aLIGO mirrors).
Not sure about the accuracy of the graph
 ETM08thermal.png 
  391   Mon Jul 1 11:45:45 2024 SidUpdateInterferometer Simulations Progress update: Most of last week was spent
getting set up with SIS, and learning how
to do basic simulations. The goal for this
  
  392   Mon Jul 1 15:19:42 2024 Cynthia UpdateInterferometer SimulationsO4 and O5 mirror cavity scans with thermal effect   cavityScan_07_01.pdf 
  393   Fri Jul 5 13:17:44 2024 LiuUpdateInterferometer SimulationsFour-quadrant FROSTI-like RH for astigmatic thermal actuation for CE opticsIn the CE corner layout design and down selection
study, interferometer layouts with large
incidence angles on some of the curved optics
 7x 
  394   Fri Jul 5 14:12:32 2024 LiuUpdateInterferometer SimulationsCE BS Mechanical ResonancesThe butterfly and drumhead mechanical modes
for the aLIGO BS were calculated in COMSOL.
The resonant frequencies for the two acoustic
 butterfly.pngdrumhead.png 
  395   Fri Jul 5 14:23:13 2024 LiuUpdateInterferometer SimulationsEngineering drawings for straight edge heater element designs for FROSTIStep files and engineering drawings for the
straight edge heater element designs have
been created in COMSOL and SolidWorks. They
  
  397   Mon Jul 8 12:26:10 2024 MichaelUpdateInterferometer SimulationsMinimizing Astigmatic Effects in the SRC of LIGOThis is the first look and analysis of the
effects of astigmatism in the aLIGO optical
layout which can lead to mode mismatch and
  
  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
 pdf_merged.pdf 
  406   Mon Jul 15 14:28:32 2024 PooyanUpdateInterferometer SimulationsaLIGO test mass surface profiles Created a Google Slides presentation to
summarize all the mirror surface map information
that we use for simulating interferometers. 
  
  408   Mon Jul 15 15:44:52 2024 Cynthia UpdateInterferometer Simulationsperformed cavity scans with thermal effects and ring heater   cavity_scan_07_15.pdf 
  409   Mon Jul 15 15:52:40 2024 MichaelUpdateInterferometer SimulationsaLIGO locking with varying SRC mirrors and measuring mode mismatch   SRC_Astigmatism_Analysis_7_15_24.pdf 
  413   Mon Jul 29 12:18:52 2024 LiuUpdateInterferometer SimulationsUpdate on FROSTI O5 ETM profile optimizationUpdate on FROSTI O5 ETM profile optimization
is attached. 
 pdf_merged.pdf 
  414   Mon Jul 29 12:20:56 2024 LiuUpdateInterferometer SimulationsUpdate on wavefront actuation with astigmatically driven RH for CEUpdate on wavefront actuation with astigmatically
driven RH for CE is attached. 
 SURF_nonastig_merged.pdf 
  415   Mon Jul 29 12:23:10 2024 LiuUpdateInterferometer SimulationsUpdate on mechanical resonances of CE BS with stiffener ringUpdate on mechanical resonances of CE BS with
stiffener ring is attached. 
 eigen_freqs_merged.pdf 
  Draft   Sun Aug 4 09:01:01 2024 MichaelUpdateInterferometer SimulationsUpdate on SRC Mode Mismatch AnalysisAn update on my analysis to minimize mode
mismatch/scattering by introducing toroidal
mirrors to the SRC.
 SRC_Mode_Mismatch_Update_8_2_24.pdfSRC_Mode_Mismatch_Update_8-12-24.pdf 
  421   Tue Aug 6 13:07:07 2024 XuejunUpdateInterferometer Simulations [Xuejun]

 The width and location of
the measured in-air change in temperature
profile has been determined to be 0.045m
 Thermal_model_image.pnggenerated_irradiance_profile.png 
  424   Mon Aug 12 17:09:04 2024 Cynthia UpdateInterferometer SimulationsO4 vs O5 cavity scans with ITM plume guess or ETMSo far the proposed solution for what to use
for O5 ITM mirror for SIS simulations is
either the plume guess file or using the
 O5_plots_and_tables.pdfO4_plots_and_tables.pdfETM12mapO5.pngScreenshot_2024-08-12_at_5.05.31_PM.png 
  426   Mon Aug 19 07:11:55 2024 CynthiaUpdateInterferometer Simulationscavity scans with FROSTI effects    LIGO_update_8_19.pdf 
  428   Mon Aug 26 14:42:04 2024 Cynthia UpdateInterferometer Simulationscurrent status on cavity scan with effects of FROSTII used the code and arm cavity model used
for previous O5 study on mirrors and HOM
(the pdf of the study and the result can
 LIGO_updates_8_26.pdf 
  430   Tue Aug 27 18:37:40 2024 LukeUpdateInterferometer SimulationsRingheater model updateUpdated the model to produce a more circular
deformation in the HR surface. The first
three attachments are from irradiance patterns
 Initial_1W.pngIncreased_rays_100W.pngIncreased_rays_more_100W.pngInitial_100W.png 
  436   Mon Sep 9 12:36:45 2024 MichaelUpdateInterferometer SimulationsUpdate on Analysis of Mode Mismatch Minimization in A#I have taken a closer look at the solution
curve in the mirror parameter space which
I have searched, focusing on the "resilience"
 SRC_Mode_Mismatch_Update_9_9_24.pdf 
  439   Mon Sep 16 07:28:16 2024 LukeUpdateInterferometer SimulationsRing heater update   20240916_Ringheater_updates.pptx 
  443   Mon Sep 16 15:18:59 2024 Cynthia UpdateInterferometer Simulationsa breakdown of FROSTI and thermal effects and the resulting cavity scan    ligo_update_9_16_(1).pdf 
  444   Mon Sep 23 08:29:49 2024 LukeUpdateInterferometer SimulationsRingheater update
Ringheater
Update
If the link does not work here is
 20240923_Update.pptx 
  446   Mon Sep 23 15:00:41 2024 Cynthia UpdateInterferometer Simulationscorrections on assumption for O5 coatingThe document recording ETM07 and ETM08 coating
(T2300093) was discussed: 

the current
plume files are not necessarily correct in
 Uncoated_S1_ETM07-v2.pdf 
  454   Wed Oct 2 13:38:00 2024 CynthiaUpdateInterferometer Simulationscavity scan with averaged O4 ETM coating as plume   O5plumevsCoating.pngO5CoatAvgpt5.pngO5AVgcoatingFROSTIpt5.PNG 
  469   Wed Nov 6 13:48:55 2024 LiuUpdateInterferometer SimulationsQN modeling updateSlides   
  482   Mon Dec 2 00:11:23 2024 MichaelUpdateInterferometer SimulationsStatus Update on Toroidal Mirrors Project WorkAs it has been significant time from my last
update on this project, I compiled a few
notes about what I have been working on,
  
  523   Tue Feb 25 01:37:00 2025 MichaelUpdateInterferometer SimulationsUpdates and Current Next Steps for Toroidal Mirrors ProjectSince the previous discussion of this project,
I've worked on building finesse models to
verify mathematical results which model the
  
  526   Tue Feb 25 10:56:25 2025 CynthiaUpdateInterferometer Simulationsmirror coating added for simulation rerunI have tried to rerun the simulation on finesse
after adding the mirror coating. The result
has a large fluctuation in required input
 updats_(3).pdf 
  530   Tue Mar 4 10:18:43 2025 CynthiaUpdateInterferometer Simulationsattempted to remove curvature and tilt for the coating    3_4_updates.pdf 
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