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Author |
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Subject |
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526
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Tue Feb 25 10:56:25 2025 |
Cynthia | Update | Interferometer Simulations | mirror coating added for simulation rerun | I have tried to rerun the simulation on finesse
after adding the mirror coating. The result
has a large fluctuation in required input |
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530
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Tue Mar 4 10:18:43 2025 |
Cynthia | Update | Interferometer Simulations | attempted to remove curvature and tilt for the coating | |
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540
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Tue Mar 11 11:28:52 2025 |
Cynthia | Update | Interferometer Simulations | flattening mirror to study power discrepency | |
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548
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Tue Apr 8 00:17:01 2025 |
Michael | Update | Interferometer Simulations | Squeezing Performance Graphs for Case With and Without Toroidal Mirrors in LIGO | I've created some graphs for the frequency
dependent observed squeezing level in LIGO
for both the nominal case and the case where |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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616
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Tue Jul 29 11:27:57 2025 |
Liu | Update | Interferometer Simulations | Multi-ring FROSTI optimization for A# | |
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622
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Tue Aug 5 12:21:04 2025 |
Liu | Update | Interferometer Simulations | FROSTI A# optimization | A# multi-ring FROSTI optimization |
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625
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Tue Aug 12 12:16:21 2025 |
Liu | Update | Interferometer Simulations | Multi-ring FROSTI optimization for A# | Multi-ring FROSTI optimization for A# with
static polishing |
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628
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Tue Aug 12 13:32:43 2025 |
Liu | Update | Interferometer Simulations | | Differences in Fused Silica parameters. |
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633
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Tue Aug 26 12:14:24 2025 |
Liu | Update | Interferometer Simulations | Multi-ring FROSTI design for A# with ring heater optimization | Multi-ring FROSTI design for A# with ring
heater optimization |
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634
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Tue Aug 26 12:18:36 2025 |
Michael | Update | Interferometer Simulations | Squeezing Plots for SRC Parameter Space | I've run a few plots of observed squeezing
in the LIGO interferometer to fully ensure
that the point we have selected is the optimal |
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639
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Tue Sep 2 12:41:33 2025 |
Liu | Update | Interferometer Simulations | Multi-ring FROSTI design for A# with ring heater optimization | [Tyler, Liu]
Ring heater optimization,
continued |
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643
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Tue Sep 9 12:13:38 2025 |
Liu | Update | Interferometer Simulations | Multi-ring FROSTI optimization for A# with grid search | Multi-ring FROSTI optimization based on IFO
metrics for A# with grid search |
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645
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Tue Sep 16 12:18:09 2025 |
Liu | Update | Interferometer Simulations | Grid search optimization for single-ring FROSTI | Grid search optimization for single-ring FROSTI |
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646
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Tue Sep 16 12:47:29 2025 |
Xuesi Ma | Update | Interferometer Simulations | Frosti actuation impact analysis | Slides |
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647
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Tue Sep 23 12:39:29 2025 |
Liu | Update | Interferometer Simulations | Multi-ring FROSTI optimization for A# | |
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649
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Tue Sep 30 12:26:15 2025 |
Liu | Update | Interferometer Simulations | FROSTI optimization for A# | |
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652
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Thu Oct 9 12:18:14 2025 |
Liu | Update | Interferometer Simulations | Multi-ring FROSTI optimization for A# | |
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654
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Thu Oct 16 10:31:20 2025 |
Liu | Update | Interferometer Simulations | Multi-ring FROSTI optimization for A# | Two-ring FROSTI grid search with 4D parameter
space search and visualization |
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655
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Thu Oct 23 10:07:51 2025 |
Liu | Update | Interferometer Simulations | Multi-ring FROSTI optimization for A# | 4D parameter space visualization and dimensionality
reduction for better optimization |
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Draft
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Thu Oct 23 11:34:05 2025 |
Michael | Update | Interferometer Simulations | Updated Exploration into Different SRC Mirror Configurations for Improved Squeezing | |
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658
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Thu Oct 30 11:45:44 2025 |
Liu | Update | Interferometer Simulations | Multi-ring FROSTI optimization for A# | Multi-ring FROSTI optimization for A#: dimensionality
reduction with PCA vs. t-SNE |
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660
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Thu Nov 13 12:39:01 2025 |
Mary | Update | Interferometer Simulations | | |
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679
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Thu Feb 5 13:34:13 2026 |
Cynthia | Update | Interferometer Simulations | Point absorber + miscentering simulation | |
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680
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Thu Feb 5 13:49:31 2026 |
Michael | Update | Interferometer Simulations | Updating Squeezing Mode Matching Logic | After some tests, I have determined that the
squeezer in the aLIGO katscript is currently
being matched to the SRC. This logic will |
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681
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Thu Feb 5 13:59:42 2026 |
Mary | Update | Interferometer Simulations | | |
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686
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Thu Feb 19 12:34:18 2026 |
Cynthia | Update | Interferometer Simulations | Point absorber simulation | |
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688
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Thu Feb 26 20:25:10 2026 |
Cynthia Liang | Update | Interferometer Simulations | Point Absorber+Miscentering Simulation | |
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692
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Thu Mar 12 12:48:58 2026 |
Cynthia | Update | Interferometer Simulations | New Result of point absorber+miscentering | |
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Draft
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Thu Mar 12 13:18:49 2026 |
Cece Ochoa | Update | Interferometer Simulations | CE Cavity Design Update | Animation 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. |
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2
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Thu Jun 2 16:14:58 2022 |
Jon | HowTo | General | Custom conda environment on JupyterHub | Cross-linking instructions: How
to run a Jupyter notebook in your custom
Conda environment |
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7
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Mon Jul 11 14:29:45 2022 |
Jon | Omnistructure | General | HEPA filter installed | Today I unpacked and installed the new HEPA
filter for the lab. It is an Omni CleanAir
OCA1210 capable of 1200 CFM. This flow rate |
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16
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Mon Jan 23 17:26:15 2023 |
Peter Carney | Update | General | Oven cleaning | Aiden and Cao
Turned on the oven to 120
deg C for 12 hours. After 12 hours, put it
at 200 deg C for 48 hours. |
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17
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Thu Jan 26 18:58:25 2023 |
Aiden | Update | General | Oven Heating | Aiden cleaned the oven with methanol again
and set the oven to 260 degC for 12 hours. |
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18
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Fri Jan 27 18:44:31 2023 |
Julian | Update | General | Vacuum Chanmber Cleaning | I used the IPA wipes to wipe down the inside
of the chamber the best I could. I cleaned
the main chamber but not any of the connecting |
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19
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Fri Feb 3 13:04:04 2023 |
shane | Summary | General | clean room particle counts 1/25/23 | Clean room count graphs for each zone (as
of January 25, 2023) attached |
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22
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Mon Feb 6 20:02:32 2023 |
Julian | Update | General | Cleanroom Update | I wiped down the main table (including frame,
legs, and transparent shelf) and workbench
using alcohol wipes. Once I cleaned all of |
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25
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Fri Feb 10 15:15:30 2023 |
Aiden | Update | General | Bagging First Batch | Aiden Bagged and Tagged the first batch of
stainless steel parts shown on the google
spread sheet.
1. Removed two parts from |
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27
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Sat Feb 11 00:17:27 2023 |
Julian | Update | General | Vacuum Chamber Cleaning | Today I finished wiping down the rest of the
vacuum chamber, specifically focusing on
the connecting ports and outside surface |
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28
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Sat Feb 11 17:09:29 2023 |
Shane | Update | General | clean room particle counts 2/10/23 | Took a round of clean room counts after the
latest clean of vacuum chamber on Feb 10.
Used 60 second sample time, 5 samples for |
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29
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Mon Feb 13 18:57:53 2023 |
Aiden | Summary | General | Clean and Bake batch 2 | Cleaned second batch of SS parts with liquinox
for 20 min. Then put in oven for 5 steps;
1. Ramp, 100 degC, 15 min 2. Const, 100 degC, |
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30
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Fri Feb 17 19:12:39 2023 |
Aiden | Update | General | Clean and Bake batch 3 | Bagged and Tagged batch 2 parts by placing
no more than two parts per ESD bag then taped
them with kapton tape and tagged them with |
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