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Mon Feb 19 14:17:50 2024 |
Aiden | Update | VAC | Heater Element RGA Scan | Three days after the completion of Bake 11,
the Heater elements RGA scan looks much cleaner.
The HC level is back down to 33 e-10 torrl/s |
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506
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Fri Jan 31 15:03:09 2025 |
Xuesi Ma | Update | | Heater Element Circuit Check |
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Mon Jul 14 20:45:20 2025 |
Luke | Summary | Cleanroom | HEPA filter performance metrics | [Luke, Luis]
We’ve been looking into methods
for evaluating the performance of the HEPA |
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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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515
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Tue Feb 18 10:02:16 2025 |
Xuesi Ma | Update | | Group Meeting Slides 2/18/2025 | https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1WiV2VqS0BzXNCK6VYYQ-Ty8xlHnzXatQaFbMf1-0rsY/edit?usp=sharing |
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451
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Wed Oct 2 10:31:46 2024 |
Xuesi Ma | Configuration | | Group Meeting Slides 10/2/2024 |
Group Meeting slides for Non-deterministic
Heater Response.
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82
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Thu Apr 27 21:43:07 2023 |
Jon | Physics | VAC | Grounding vacuum system | This afternoon I made up a green 10 AWG
grounding cable and connected it to the vacuum
system. |
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84
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Fri Apr 28 18:16:57 2023 |
Cao | Physics | VAC | Grounding vacuum system |
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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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187
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Tue Aug 1 16:22:35 2023 |
Celeste | Update | TCS | Graphical Updates to HOM RH Modification, Tuesday 8/1 | Slides 20-33 are newly added (data/graphs
from parameter sweep feature-1/8th heater
unit length varied from 10% of original to |
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180
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Fri Jul 28 17:45:45 2023 |
Celeste | Update | TCS | Graphical Updates to HOM RH Modification, Friday 7/28 | Updated 1/8th Heater simulation modification
graphs. Slides 7, 10, 16-19 are new additions. |
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173
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Thu Jul 27 10:18:43 2023 |
Celeste | Update | TCS | Graphical Updates to HOM RH Modification | Attached are updated graphs of the irradiance
distribution from the 1/8th ring heater units
(extruded and reduced in length). |
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158
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Sun Jul 16 15:21:56 2023 |
Pamella | Update | General | General update about some problems in the lab. | [Pamella]
General information about
the lab facility.
Changed sticky floor mats, because close |
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331
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Tue Feb 20 11:31:49 2024 |
Tyler | Update | Cleanroom | Garment Cabinet Door Replacement | [Luis, Luke, Pooyan, Tyler]
The replacement
door for the HEPA garment cabinet arrived
last week, and was installed on Thursday. |
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500
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Tue Jan 21 10:12:02 2025 |
Luke | Summary | General | Frosti toy model | [Luke, Liu]
Over the winter break I have been
working on this |
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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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389
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Fri Jun 28 10:43:13 2024 |
Xuejun | Update | Cleanroom | Frosti | [Xuejun, Tyler]
We moved Frosti into
the cleanroom and debugged it to make sure
everything was working. One of the DB25 pins |
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393
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Fri Jul 5 13:17:44 2024 |
Liu | Update | Interferometer Simulations | Four-quadrant FROSTI-like RH for astigmatic thermal actuation for CE optics | In the CE corner layout design and down selection
study, interferometer layouts with large
incidence angles on some of the curved optics |
7x |
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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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90
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Tue May 2 17:03:14 2023 |
Jon, Cao | Physics | VAC | First pump-down test of vacuum chamber | [Jon, Cao]
1. Re-routing of cables
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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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181
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Fri Jul 28 18:03:07 2023 |
Pamella | Update | FLIR | Final 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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516
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Tue Feb 18 10:12:39 2025 |
Tyler | Update | TCS | Final RIN Plot Update |
Below is a preview of the final RIN figure
that will be included in the FROSTI instrument
paper. A quick summary of what is shown below:
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460
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Wed Oct 16 14:13:31 2024 |
Liu | Update | | FROSTI with non uniform absorption scattering sources | Slides |
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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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347
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Wed Mar 6 09:57:52 2024 |
Tyler | Update | TCS | FROSTI Wiring | Upon finishing the FROSTI assembly last
week, we ran into some electrical issues.
An electrical short was found between two |
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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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492
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Wed Dec 18 15:41:56 2024 |
Tyler | Update | TCS | FROSTI RIN | [Tyler]
I have begun the (hopefully)
final RIN measurements at 3:30 PM today.
If you need to go into the cleanroom at any |
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352
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Sun Mar 24 11:49:27 2024 |
Aiden | Update | General | FROSTI RGA Scan | Took RGA data 1 day after the conclusion of
Bake 13. Bake 13 ended on Saturday March
23, the RGA data shown was taken on Sunday |
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499
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Fri Jan 17 13:27:07 2025 |
Tyler | Update | TCS | FROSTI Pre-disassembly | [Tyler, Ma, Cece, Jon, Luke, Cynthia, Michael]
On
Tuesday, we prepared the FROSTI for disassembly
in anticipation of the APS filming that is |
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350
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Tue Mar 19 15:22:27 2024 |
Aiden | Update | Clean & Bake | FROSTI Legs Clean and Bake | [Aiden, Luke]
Cleaned and baked the
Cal Tech FROSTI legs and showed Luke the
procedure on how to clean parts. |
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455
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Wed Oct 2 14:49:59 2024 |
Liu | Update | | FROSTI ETM actuation | Proposed FROSTI ETM actuation on the HOM7
resonance.
Animation |
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501
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Wed Jan 22 10:50:08 2025 |
Tyler | Update | TCS | FROSTI Disassembly | [Tyler, Ma, Cece, Luis, Shane, Luke, Cynthia,
Liu, Jon]
On Tuesday (Jan 21), we took
the FROSTI apart in front of a filming crew. |
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291
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Mon Dec 11 16:20:17 2023 |
Jon | Summary | TCS | FROSTI Assembly Procedure | Below is the procedure we will follow to
assemble the FROSTI prototype.
Install SS guide rods and |
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345
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Wed Feb 28 17:49:18 2024 |
Tyler | Update | TCS | FROSTI Assembly - Days 2-3 | [Aiden, Jon, Luis, Luke, Michael, Tyler]
FROSTI
assembly was completed today. The RTD and
power wires were terminated at the DB-25 |
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341
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Mon Feb 26 21:23:27 2024 |
Jon | Update | TCS | FROSTI Assembly - Day 1 | [Jon, Tyler, Luis, Luke, Mohak, Cynthia, Michael,
Aiden]
FROSTI assembly began today. After
a final set of RGA scans were taken, the |
7x |
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542
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Tue Mar 25 12:56:47 2025 |
Tyler | Update | TCS | FROSTI Analysis Finalization | Upon final review of the FROSTI analysis
included in the (hopefully) soon-to-be submitted
instrument paper, I've made some adjustments |
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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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664
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Thu Nov 20 13:54:34 2025 |
Tyler | Update | TCS | FROSTI A# Optimization and Mesh Convergence Analysis | Attached below are slides discussing FROSTI
A# Irradiance optimization and mesh convergence
analysis for penetration depth. |
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118
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Mon Jun 12 12:15:10 2023 |
Pamella | Update | FLIR | FLIR- Take data in the closest point. | [Pamella]
Used the closest point
possible for the reflector in front of the
FLIR camera.
11:32 am : Turned |
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112
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Wed May 31 16:55:55 2023 |
Pamella | Update | FLIR | FLIR- Focus distance | [Pamella and Tyler]
We changed
the FLIR Focus Distance for around 0.55 m.
Note:
The old focus distance was 1.3 m.
We |
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117
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Thu Jun 8 14:51:58 2023 |
Pamella | Update | FLIR | FLIR- Distance | [Pamella, Tyler]
Today we change
the distance between the FLIR camera and
reflector (3D-Mask with mirrors and light). |
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106
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Wed May 24 14:06:27 2023 |
Pamella | Update | FLIR | FLIR project - Tests | [Pamella]
Initial tests
10:30 am : Started trying take some test
with the new position/configuration between |
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113
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Thu Jun 1 14:41:36 2023 |
Pamella | Update | FLIR | FLIR project - Test without the black wall. | [Pamella]
Test without the black
wall.
General test:.
11:15 am : Started running the code. Parameters: |
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114
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Fri Jun 2 14:28:40 2023 |
Pamella | Update | FLIR | FLIR project - Test without the black wall. | [Pamella]
Test without the black
wall.
Note: So today i collected
data for some positions in axis Y (height) |
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105
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Tue May 23 16:52:56 2023 |
Pamella | Update | FLIR | FLIR project - Reinstalling the mask and Reconfiguration FLIR position. | [Pamella]
Reinstalling the mask
and Reconfiguration FLIR position.
Today i change the aluminum foil inside the |
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149
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Thu Jul 6 18:03:19 2023 |
Pamella | Update | FLIR | FLIR project - New configuration | [Pamella]
Cao suggested using the project
without the reflector and mask because in
this case we probably got good images around |
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104
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Mon May 22 17:08:50 2023 |
Pamella | Update | FLIR | FLIR project - Installing the mask. | [Pamella]
The new mask
for the reflector.
1:40
pm: Started reconfiguration on the FLIR camera |
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Wed Mar 29 16:00:36 2023 |
Pamella | Update | Cameras | FLIR project |
Today Pamella and Tyler started work in
the updates for the FLIR project.
We trie
for the first time cover the mirrors with |
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