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  220   Tue Sep 5 16:43:19 2023 AidenUpdateGeneralVAC System Heating UpdateChecked on bake 5 today after 3 days of equilibrium.
The RGA cross is at 106 C and the turbo pump
cross is at 74 C. This was reached while
  
  219   Fri Sep 1 19:21:19 2023 AidenUpdateVACVAC System Heating UpdateStarted bake 5 today. This will hopefully
be a longer and hotter bake with it lasting
6-7 days at around 150 C. The pressure in
  
  218   Thu Aug 31 12:56:29 2023 AidenUpdateVACVacuum Chamber Baking UpdateTook some more RGA data to see if the HC levels
have further declined since bake 4 and it
seems that it has started to plateau with
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  217   Tue Aug 29 22:07:38 2023 AidenUpdateGeneralElectronic BenchDr 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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  216   Tue Aug 29 19:09:21 2023 AidenUpdateVACVacuum Chamber Baking UpdateHere are some more plots with the RGA data
take August 29. It seems that more pumping
time has led to the HC levels being dramatically
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  215   Mon Aug 28 14:43:50 2023 AidenUpdateVACVacuum Chamber Baking UpdateThe PID controllers were turned off on Friday
and the chamber was left to cool over the
weekend. Just took data and it looks like
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  214   Mon Aug 21 17:13:25 2023 AidenUpdateVACVacuum Chamber Baking Update
Came in to take RGA data and found the
turbo pump drawing .38 Amps. This was much
higher than what it was on Friday. I investigated
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  213   Thu Aug 17 15:18:48 2023 AidenUpdateVACVAC Heating System UpdateRelocated the PID controllers so that the
heating tape could be plugged in. In the
picture the left one controls the top half
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  212   Thu Aug 17 15:02:44 2023 AidenUpdateVACVAC Heating System Update
Put the heating tape back on and made
sure to have 4 coils around the barrel of
the chamber. To make this happen I did not
 11x 
  211   Wed Aug 16 17:17:02 2023 Shane, JonUpdateCDSBinary input chassis powering correctly Binary input chassis passed power-on test,
and is lighting up as expected. Binary output
chassis also successfully powered on. AA
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  210   Wed Aug 16 16:55:40 2023 Shane, JonUpdateCDSexternal power supply cables finishedAll four external power supply cables for
the CyMAC chassis are now assembled. Using
them now to test if chassis power up correctly.
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  209   Tue Aug 15 16:10:06 2023 CelesteUpdateTCS8/15/2023 Simulation Progress   Simulation_Progress__1_32nd_Model_(2).pdf 
  208   Tue Aug 15 16:04:23 2023 AidenUpdateVACVAC Heating System Update
Pulled off the rest of the heater tape
along with the aluminum tape left behind.
The aluminum tape adhesive left behind a
 6x 
  207   Tue Aug 15 13:32:37 2023 SophiaUpdateScripts/ProgramsUpdate on Laser Noise Data Collection and Analysis: Dynamic CSD and PSD PlotsI have now fixed all issues that I was having
this morning, and have added text boxes which
show the peak values of both PSD's and the
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  206   Tue Aug 15 10:35:00 2023 SophiaUpdateScripts/ProgramsUpdate on Laser Noise Data Collection and Analysis: Dynamic CSD and PSD PlotsI have successfully added a button to my graphics,
but it has posed a strange issue with the
CSD and PSD values. When I plot my original
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  205   Fri Aug 11 18:32:00 2023 AidenUpdateVACVAC System Heating Update
[Dr. Richardson, Aiden] Large Update


Removed
most of the insulation on the chamber in
order to pull back some of the heater tape
 11x 
  204   Fri Aug 11 10:57:20 2023 CelesteUpdateTCS8/11/23 Simulation Progress   Simulation_Progress__1_32nd_Model_(1).pdf 
  203   Thu Aug 10 18:32:39 2023 AidenUpdateVACVAC System Heating Update
[Dr. Richardson, Aiden]


DO NOT TOUCH ANY VALVES ON THE
CHAMBER. THERE IS A PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL
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  202   Thu Aug 10 15:10:12 2023 JonUpdateVACVAC System Heating UpdateI shut down the turbo pump since this is evidently
a large leak. We CANNOT turn on the RGA for
leak checking with the pressure above 1E-5
  
  201   Thu Aug 10 14:36:00 2023 AidenUpdateVACVAC System Heating UpdateCame in to install one of the Full range gauges.
Checked the temperature first of the cross
and it was reading 30 C. After installing
  
  200   Thu Aug 10 14:13:38 2023 CelesteUpdateTCS8/10/23, Simulation Graphical Progress   Simulation_Progress__8_10_23.pdf 
  199   Wed Aug 9 17:35:26 2023 ShaneUpdateCDSBinary output chassis finishedFinished the internal wiring for the binary
output chassis today, which completes its
assembly. Also secured ribbon cables and
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  198   Wed Aug 9 11:32:56 2023 JonInfrastructureGeneralNew power cablesI delivered new NEMA 5-15 (120V / 15 A)
power cables to the lab for the following
items:
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  197   Tue Aug 8 17:03:22 2023 Shane, JonUpdateCDSBinary input chassis finishedFinished assembly of the binary input chassis
today, including DC on/off switch and LED
installation. external cable assemblies still
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  196   Tue Aug 8 16:47:11 2023 SophiaUpdateScripts/ProgramsUpdate on Dynamic CSD and PSD PlotsWe have fixed our rapid plotting error, and
realized that this has not been affecting
our data intake! Below is a video of the
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  195   Tue Aug 8 15:31:26 2023 AidenUpdateVACVAC Heating System Update
Vacuum Chamber equilibrium temperature
for bake 3 are 126 C and 88 C for the chamber
wall and turbo pump flange respectively.
 10x 
  194   Mon Aug 7 15:36:18 2023 SophiaUpdateScripts/ProgramsUpdate on Laser Noise Data Collection and Analysis: Dynamic CSD and PSD PlotsToday I was able to fix the red pitaya's plotting
problem, and get my code to recognize driving
frequencies from the function generator to
 7x 
  193   Mon Aug 7 13:58:46 2023 shaneUpdateCDSinternal power supply cables done for AI chassisFinished assembling and installing the aLigo
chassis internal power supply cables in the
anti-imaging chassis today. Tested for continuity
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  192   Fri Aug 4 15:21:33 2023 AidenUpdateVACVAC System Heating UpdateChecked on Bake 3 today and the temperature
sensors read 126 C and 91 C for the chamber
barrel and turbo pump flange respectively.
  
  191   Thu Aug 3 18:03:42 2023 Shane, JonUpdateCDSAnti-Aliasing chassis completeWe finished installing the internal power
supply cables in the anti-aliasing chassis
today, which concludes its assembly. Work
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  190   Thu Aug 3 17:47:51 2023 AidenUpdateVACVAC Heating System Update
Did some further testing to determine
if it was within reason to increase the temperature
of the chamber. I used a thermometer and
  
  189   Thu Aug 3 16:00:25 2023 AidenUpdateVACVAC System Heating UpdateCheck on the temperature of the bake today
to see the equilibrium temperatures. With
both of the PID controllers set to 150 C,
  
  188   Wed Aug 2 17:02:38 2023 AidenUpdateVACVAC System Heating Update
Moved the temperature sensor on the PID
controller to one of the switch backs on
the lid.


Also started the next
  
  187   Tue Aug 1 16:22:35 2023 CelesteUpdateTCSGraphical Updates to HOM RH Modification, Tuesday 8/1Slides 20-33 are newly added (data/graphs
from parameter sweep feature-1/8th heater
unit length varied from 10% of original to
 HOM_RH_Simulation_Progress_80123.pdf 
  186   Tue Aug 1 15:44:31 2023 SophiaUpdateScripts/ProgramsUpdate on Laser Noise Data Collection and Analysis: Dynamic CSD and PSD PlotsWe have identified two problems facing the
intensity noise calculations, which we are
working to solve. 

The first of these
 6x 
  185   Tue Aug 1 12:48:41 2023 AidenUpdateCleanroomPre Filter Change
Changed the pre filter inside of the
3 stage HEPA system next to the soldering
station. It was rather dirty and I have attached
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  184   Tue Aug 1 12:10:03 2023 AidenUpdateVACVacuum Chamber Baking Update
Dr. Richardson and I took off the insulation
on the lid again to add more insulation in-between
the heater tape folds in addition to what
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  183   Mon Jul 31 19:27:30 2023 SophiaUpdateScripts/ProgramsUpdate on Laser Noise Data Collection and Analysis: Dynamic CSD and PSD PlotsAn update on the CSD/PSD code: 

The code
is now taking a dynamic average of the points,
and that has significantly reduced the noise
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  182   Mon Jul 31 12:39:01 2023 ShaneUpdateElectronicsLED cable assemblies installed Today I put together the two LED cable assemblies
for the CyMAC and mounted them in the anti-aliasing
and anti-imaging chassis.
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  181   Fri Jul 28 18:03:07 2023 PamellaUpdateFLIRFinal plot - FLIR[Pamella]


 I was able to
plot the final result with the data to the
heater. I attached below the "3Combined_HighTemp_Gaussian_Plot."
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  180   Fri Jul 28 17:45:45 2023 CelesteUpdateTCSGraphical Updates to HOM RH Modification, Friday 7/28Updated 1/8th Heater simulation modification
graphs. Slides 7, 10, 16-19 are new additions.
 HOM_RH_Simulation_Progress.pdf 
  179   Fri Jul 28 13:46:17 2023 AidenUpdateVACVacuum Chamber Baking Update
Took some more data to look at the HC
count. Initial data was from leaving the
Argon leak closed and then left it open for
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  178   Fri Jul 28 13:39:39 2023 shaneUpdateCleanroomfull 5 zone cleanroom particle countHere's the 5 zone cleanroom measurement from
today. 
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  177   Fri Jul 28 13:07:39 2023 Shane, Aiden UpdateCleanroomcleanroom cleaning and particle count


[Aiden, Shane]


cleaning
cleanroom and particle count


11:08 am: started particle
 6x 
  176   Thu Jul 27 14:46:55 2023 Shane, JonUpdateElectronicsAA chassis DC on/off switch assembledMade the first DC on/off switch assembly today
and installed in anti-aliasing chassis. Second
switch assembly to be completed later.
  
  175   Thu Jul 27 14:11:42 2023 SophiaUpdateScripts/ProgramsUpdate on Laser Noise Data Collection and Analysis: Dynamic CSD and PSD PlotsHere's a screen recording of the dynamic raw
data and PSD/CSD plots as they are now. Will
begin working on implementing a code to generate
 Screen_Recording_2023-07-27_at_5.08.25_PM.mov 
  174   Thu Jul 27 11:28:36 2023 Sophia UpdateScripts/ProgramsUpdate on Laser Noise Data Collection and Analysis: Dynamic CSD and PSD PlotsThis week I have successfully been able to
implement our dynamic CSD and PSD plotting
code, but along the way I encountered a few
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  173   Thu Jul 27 10:18:43 2023 CelesteUpdateTCSGraphical Updates to HOM RH ModificationAttached are updated graphs of the irradiance
distribution from the 1/8th ring heater units
(extruded and reduced in length). 
 HOM_RH_1_8_Unit_Modification_Graphs.pdf 
  172   Tue Jul 25 15:35:14 2023 ShaneUpdateElectronicsMore chassis movedFinished basic assembly of binary input and
output chassis today, and moved one to top
shelf of work bench. The other is in corner
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  171   Mon Jul 24 16:19:29 2023 Shane, JonUpdateElectronicsChassis semi-assembled and movedBegan assembly on AA and AI chassis today,
moved them both to top work bench shelf (image
attached). They are delicate so please do
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