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  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 
  540   Tue Mar 11 11:28:52 2025 CynthiaUpdateInterferometer Simulationsflattening mirror to study power discrepency   updates_3_11_(1).pdf 
  548   Tue Apr 8 00:17:01 2025 MichaelUpdateInterferometer SimulationsSqueezing Performance Graphs for Case With and Without Toroidal Mirrors in LIGOI've created some graphs for the frequency
dependent observed squeezing level in LIGO
for both the nominal case and the case where
  
  554   Tue Apr 15 11:37:17 2025 CynthiaUpdateInterferometer SimulationsFinishing up mirror coating map step   updates_4_15_2025.pdf 
  555   Thu Apr 17 12:12:29 2025 LiuHowToInterferometer SimulationsPreventing Thread Contention in Multiprocessing with Finesse and Cython
    Avoiding Thread
Contention When Using Multiprocessing
  
  556   Mon Apr 21 16:56:42 2025 MichaelUpdateInterferometer SimulationsFixed Observed Squeezing Curve for Toroidal Mirror CaseWe've resolved the issue with the observed
squeezing curve for the toroidal mirror case
showing worse performance at lower frequencies
 updated_observed_squeezing_plot.png 
  558   Tue Apr 22 11:04:31 2025 LiuUpdateInterferometer SimulationsTest Mass Thermal State Decoder Update with Interferometer Operation   Update.pdf 
  564   Tue Apr 29 10:59:25 2025 LiuUpdateInterferometer SimulationsTest Mass Thermal State Decoder with Updated Comparison Cases    Update.pdf 
  571   Tue May 6 13:07:34 2025 MichaelUpdateInterferometer SimulationsInitial Convergence Plots for Toroidal Mirrors Project   Convergence_Plots_5_6_25.pdfConvergence_Plots_5_6_25-1.pdfaperture_num_points_convergence.png 
  582   Mon May 26 23:24:33 2025 MichaelUpdateInterferometer SimulationsInitial Monte Carlo Simulations for Toroidal Mirrors ProjectI've run an initial Monte Carlo simulation
for statistical comparison of toroidal mirrors
for the dual FROSTI TCS case. Below is the
  
  587   Tue Jun 3 12:16:13 2025 Cynthia UpdateInterferometer SimulationsPoint absorber simulation on radially averaged profile    update_6_3.pdf 
  598   Tue Jun 24 13:47:58 2025 LiuUpdateInterferometer SimulationsAlternative FROSTI A# optimization approachAlternative FROSTI A# optimization approach  Update.pdf 
  616   Tue Jul 29 11:27:57 2025 LiuUpdateInterferometer SimulationsMulti-ring FROSTI optimization for A#   Update.pdfscene-export-temp.htmlscene-export-deformation.html 
  622   Tue Aug 5 12:21:04 2025 LiuUpdateInterferometer SimulationsFROSTI A# optimizationA# multi-ring FROSTI optimization  Update.pdf 
  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 
  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 
  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
 Screenshot_2025-08-26_at_12-16-01_LIGO_Project_Log_-_Google_Docs.pngScreenshot_2025-08-26_at_12-16-32_LIGO_Project_Log_-_Google_Docs.pngScreenshot_2025-08-26_at_12-17-26_LIGO_Project_Log_-_Google_Docs.png 
  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 
  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 
  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 
  649   Tue Sep 30 12:26:15 2025 LiuUpdateInterferometer SimulationsFROSTI optimization for A#   Update.pdf 
  652   Thu Oct 9 12:18:14 2025 LiuUpdateInterferometer SimulationsMulti-ring FROSTI optimization for A#   Update.pdf 
  654   Thu Oct 16 10:31:20 2025 LiuUpdateInterferometer SimulationsMulti-ring FROSTI optimization for A#Two-ring FROSTI grid search with 4D parameter
space search and visualization
 interactive_plot_dropdown.htmlUpdate.pdf 
  655   Thu Oct 23 10:07:51 2025 LiuUpdateInterferometer SimulationsMulti-ring FROSTI optimization for A#4D parameter space visualization and dimensionality
reduction for better optimization
 loss_embedding.htmlUpdate.pdf 
  Draft   Thu Oct 23 11:34:05 2025 MichaelUpdateInterferometer SimulationsUpdated Exploration into Different SRC Mirror Configurations for Improved Squeezing   Update_Slides_10_23_25.pdfUpdate_Slides_10_30_25.pdf 
  658   Thu Oct 30 11:45:44 2025 LiuUpdateInterferometer SimulationsMulti-ring FROSTI optimization for A#Multi-ring FROSTI optimization for A#: dimensionality
reduction with PCA vs. t-SNE
 Update.pdf 
  660   Thu Nov 13 12:39:01 2025 MaryUpdateInterferometer Simulations    PA.pdf 
  679   Thu Feb 5 13:34:13 2026 Cynthia UpdateInterferometer SimulationsPoint absorber + miscentering simulation    update2_5_(3).pdf 
  680   Thu Feb 5 13:49:31 2026 MichaelUpdateInterferometer SimulationsUpdating Squeezing Mode Matching LogicAfter some tests, I have determined that the
squeezer in the aLIGO katscript is currently
being matched to the SRC. This logic will
 screenshot2.pngscreenshot1.png 
  681   Thu Feb 5 13:59:42 2026 MaryUpdateInterferometer Simulations    112.pdf 
  686   Thu Feb 19 12:34:18 2026 CynthiaUpdateInterferometer SimulationsPoint absorber simulation   update_2_18.pdf 
  688   Thu Feb 26 20:25:10 2026 Cynthia LiangUpdateInterferometer SimulationsPoint Absorber+Miscentering Simulation   update_2_18_Merged.pdf 
  692   Thu Mar 12 12:48:58 2026 CynthiaUpdateInterferometer SimulationsNew Result of point absorber+miscentering   Untitled_presentation_(1).pdf 
  Draft   Thu Mar 12 13:18:49 2026 Cece OchoaUpdateInterferometer SimulationsCE Cavity Design UpdateAnimation showing how modes shift in the CE
arm cavity for radius 27581m and mirror radius
of40cm as the laser powers up the 1.5 MW.
  
  695   Thu Apr 2 12:23:40 2026 MichaelUpdateInterferometer SimulationsUpdate Plots and Squeezing Behavior With Toroidal Mirrors   Update_4-2-26.pdf 
  697   Thu Apr 9 12:50:28 2026 CynthiaUpdateInterferometer SimulationsO5 Test mass https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1vJPZ9H_umgsZacCLgsqAUZWjn7-6l77np3E_YgaSy_M/edit?usp=sharing   
  698   Thu Apr 16 12:53:30 2026 CynthiaUpdateInterferometer SimulationsO5 Test mass    4_16_update.pdf 
  700   Thu Apr 16 14:04:46 2026 MaryUpdateInterferometer SimulationsBeam position optimization algorithm   beam_position_optimization.pdf 
  702   Thu Apr 23 11:32:48 2026 Cece OchoaUpdateInterferometer SimulationsCE Cavity Design UpdateUpdate on CE Mirror RoC, simulation with FROSTI
and cavity locking

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  703   Thu Apr 23 12:47:05 2026 CynthiaUpdateInterferometer SimulationsO5 Test mass    4_23_26.pdf 
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