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Following the storage of ~ 50 kW inside the cavity and a sudden drop in transmitted power from the cavity
damage to the mirror surface was suspected.
We broke vacuum and took images of the surface of the 2 mirrors in the cavity, the spherical and the planar mirror
image 1 , spherical reflective surface (no visible damage with the UV light, and no visible damage under the microscope)
image 2 , planar coupler mirror reflective surface (no visible damage under UV light, but under the microscope there is a damaged spot close to the center)
image 4 is the planar surface reflective surface at zoom 8 on the microscope.
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