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Date |
Author |
Type |
Category |
Subject |
Text |
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603
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Tue Jul 1 13:41:36 2025 |
Xuesi Ma | Update | | | [Ma, Liu]
Slides |
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602
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Tue Jul 1 12:39:42 2025 |
Tyler | Update | TCS | A# FROSTI Profile Optimization Update | [Tyler, Liu]
Slides |
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601
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Tue Jul 1 11:04:00 2025 |
Christina | Update | TCS | FROSTI Reconstruction II | [Ma, Tyler, Christina]
Finished
external reconstruction of the FROSTI by
installing all the pins to the 2 DB 25 connectors. |
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600
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Fri Jun 27 15:38:22 2025 |
Christina | Update | TCS | FROSTI Reconstruction | [Tyler, Ma, Christina, Luke]
We threaded the wiring of the
heater elements through the reflective surfaces |
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599
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Wed Jun 25 15:44:47 2025 |
Luke | Update | Cleanroom | Cleanroom cleaning | [Luke, Luis, Tyler, Ma, Christina, Maple]
We started by cleaning outside of
the cleanroom wiping down the cable channel |
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598
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Tue Jun 24 13:47:58 2025 |
Liu | Update | Interferometer Simulations | Alternative FROSTI A# optimization approach | Alternative FROSTI A# optimization approach |
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597
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Tue Jun 24 12:45:16 2025 |
Tyler | Update | General | Updated ADC spectra | [Tyler]
Updated ADC noise spectra measurements
using diaggui.
NOTE: Will update plots |
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596
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Tue Jun 24 11:50:15 2025 |
Xuesi Ma | Update | | |
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595
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Tue Jun 17 12:46:47 2025 |
Tyler | Update | Electronics | CyMAC 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 |
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594
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Tue Jun 17 12:22:43 2025 |
Xuesi Ma | Update | | |
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11x |
593
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Wed Jun 11 16:33:45 2025 |
Pooyan | Update | Computers | Luke's ray tracing hosting |
Hosted Lukes model on Chimay. It's
available at https://richardsonlab.ucr.edu/real-time-frosti
The
sourcecode is at Github. |
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592
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Wed Jun 11 16:19:37 2025 |
Pooyan | Update | CDS | CDS update |
Fast channels recorded to .gwf frame
files
Had to add a DAQ Channels
block to the c1msc model for those channel |
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591
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Tue Jun 10 12:13:00 2025 |
Xuesi Ma | Update | | |
By measuring the resistance of the
ladder, I obtained a graph of resistance
as a function of voltage. |
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590
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Tue Jun 10 12:11:14 2025 |
Pooyan | Update | CDS | CDS update |
The MEDM models issue was fixed.
The issue was that building the c1msc model
alone was not enough and we had to re-build |
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589
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Tue Jun 3 13:16:53 2025 |
Xuesi Ma | Infrastructure | | |
Date and Time:
Around 3:50 PM on June 2, 2025
Location and Temperature: |
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588
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Tue Jun 3 13:08:47 2025 |
Xuesi Ma | Update | | | We currently have the parts for a DB9 connector
but need parts for a DB25 connector, where
did we get the parts for the DB9 connector? |
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587
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Tue Jun 3 12:16:13 2025 |
Cynthia | Update | Interferometer Simulations | Point absorber simulation on radially averaged profile | |
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586
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Tue Jun 3 11:54:06 2025 |
Cece Ochoa | Update | | CE Cavity Design Update | Update on the design for the CE Cavity Mirrors |
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585
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Tue Jun 3 11:50:08 2025 |
Pooyan | Update | CDS | CDS update | There are three major issues with the lab's
CDS system that should be addressed. They
are ordered from the highest priority to |
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584
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Mon Jun 2 09:45:06 2025 |
Luke | Update | Scripts/Programs | Ringheater modeling Update | Slides
I have added some slides to my meeting
updates. The updates include: my choice in |
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583
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Tue May 27 12:52:22 2025 |
Xuesi Ma | Update | | | Using the configuration in section 2.11.1
in the Sorensen installation and operation
manual (attached below), I'm able to remote |
6x |
582
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Mon May 26 23:24:33 2025 |
Michael | Update | Interferometer Simulations | Initial Monte Carlo Simulations for Toroidal Mirrors Project | I've run an initial Monte Carlo simulation
for statistical comparison of toroidal mirrors
for the dual FROSTI TCS case. Below is the |
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581
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Mon May 26 11:15:28 2025 |
Luke | Update | Scripts/Programs | Update to optimization plots | I have created some new optimization plots.
I have also started on a model like the previous
Desmos model, but in python.
Slides |
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580
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Wed May 21 14:40:38 2025 |
Xuesi Ma | Infrastructure | Cleanroom | Cleanroom Temperature |
Date and Time:
Around 2:20 PM on May 21, 2025
Location and Temperature: |
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579
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Mon May 19 10:59:14 2025 |
Xuesi Ma | Infrastructure | | |
Status Update
Previous Status: |
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578
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Thu May 15 12:03:41 2025 |
Xuesi Ma | Infrastructure | Electronics | Notice | All Sorensen power supplies are turned
off. The Cymac system is down (All Chassis
are down) |
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577
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Tue May 13 12:41:06 2025 |
Tyler | Update | TCS | A# Profiles Update | Slides on the A# ITM FROSTI profile modeling
efforts can be found here. |
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576
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Tue May 13 12:35:01 2025 |
Xuesi Ma | Update | | | |
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575
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Sun May 11 19:36:42 2025 |
Luke | Update | Scripts/Programs | New optimization plots | Slides
I have re-run the optimization plots
with the changes mentioned last week. |
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574
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Fri May 9 20:06:27 2025 |
Luke | Summary | Cleanroom | Cleanroom cleaning | [Luke, Mohak, Luis]
We were also able to remove the residue
that has built up on the soft walls by donning |
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573
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Thu May 8 17:41:56 2025 |
Luis | Update | VAC | RGA Scan Post Bake | [Ma, Luis]
After taking the RGA scans of
the new system, here are the results of the |
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572
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Tue May 6 13:19:31 2025 |
Xuesi Ma | Update | | | |
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571
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Tue May 6 13:07:34 2025 |
Michael | Update | Interferometer Simulations | Initial Convergence Plots for Toroidal Mirrors Project | |
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570
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Tue May 6 12:25:03 2025 |
Tyler | Configuration | CDS | Cymac 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 |
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569
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Sun May 4 18:17:45 2025 |
Luke | Update | Scripts/Programs | Ringheater modeling Update | Slides
I have changed some properties
of the thermal model and am re-running the |
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568
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Fri May 2 12:34:02 2025 |
Xuesi Ma | Update | VAC | Stopped bake | The
vacuum chamber has stopped baking.
Current state as of 12:30, 5/2/2025: |
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567
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Wed Apr 30 17:33:14 2025 |
Xuesi Ma | Update | VAC | Started bake | [Luke, Ma, Tyler]
The
vacuum chamber is currently baking. |
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566
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Wed Apr 30 15:43:56 2025 |
Luis | Update | VAC | Vacuum Update | [Ma, Luke, Luis]
April 29, 2025
3:30 PM |
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565
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Wed Apr 30 13:42:45 2025 |
Shane | Update | CDS | UPS comms successful | Update on UPS1 serial interfacing: communication
is now successful. On 4/15/25 we connected
to UPS1 via ethernet rather than USB, and |
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564
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Tue Apr 29 10:59:25 2025 |
Liu | Update | Interferometer Simulations | Test Mass Thermal State Decoder with Updated Comparison Cases | |
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563
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Mon Apr 28 22:08:28 2025 |
Luis | Update | VAC | Vacuum Leak Test result | [Ma, Luke, Luis]
April 24, 2025
3:00 PM |
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562
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Fri Apr 25 19:18:10 2025 |
Luke | Update | Scripts/Programs | New optimization plots | I have created two more plots. One on the
transmitted power for a specific configuration.
This was done by taking the product of the |
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561
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Fri Apr 25 09:09:03 2025 |
Luke | Update | Scripts/Programs | Update to optimization plots | I have calculated the curvature of the surface
plots and created a heat map out of the data.
I have also created a contour plot of them |
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560
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Tue Apr 22 13:00:04 2025 |
Nathan | Update | VLC Update | Photodiode signal check and additional signal check due to 20Mhz signal and amplifier | In general, photodiode was able to achieve
signal. Below are the voltage signals and
frequency measurements of the photodiode |
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559
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Tue Apr 22 12:08:46 2025 |
Xuesi Ma | Update | | | Test 7: Reconnect ribbon cables
Setup: Reconnect all
the ribbon cables, and turned on the AI Chassis |
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558
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Tue Apr 22 11:04:31 2025 |
Liu | Update | Interferometer Simulations | Test Mass Thermal State Decoder Update with Interferometer Operation | |
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557
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Tue Apr 22 08:00:39 2025 |
Luke | Update | Scripts/Programs | Thermal optimization modeling 40kg | I have redone the width and location optimization
with a 40kg test mass. This was to see where
the nominal ring heater would fall in this |
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556
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Mon Apr 21 16:56:42 2025 |
Michael | Update | Interferometer Simulations | Fixed Observed Squeezing Curve for Toroidal Mirror Case | We've resolved the issue with the observed
squeezing curve for the toroidal mirror case
showing worse performance at lower frequencies |
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555
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Thu Apr 17 12:12:29 2025 |
Liu | HowTo | Interferometer Simulations | Preventing Thread Contention in Multiprocessing with Finesse and Cython |
Avoiding Thread
Contention When Using Multiprocessing |
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554
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Tue Apr 15 11:37:17 2025 |
Cynthia | Update | Interferometer Simulations | Finishing up mirror coating map step | |
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