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Entry   Cavity Alighnment , posted by Manar Amer at ThomX igloo about lasers and optics | detectors and electronics 9x
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Message ID: 203     Entry time: Tue Mar 28 13:56:52 2023     Reply to this: 204
 Author: Manar Amer 
 Status: Fixed 
 Type: report 
 Category: lasers and optics | detectors and electronics 
 Location: ThomX igloo 
 Title: Cavity Alighnment  

Last week, with Ronic and Victor we aligned the cavity using CW laser (Koheras)

  • we have also installed 4 mirrors in the cavity with the best theoretical qualities (serial number and images included)
    • The Plan ULE mirror P4 thickness was not compatible with the piezoelectric mount. We had to install a metal spacer behind the mirror to be able to fix it. the metal spacers in from ThorLabs made from INOX, It is 1 inch diameter (25.4 mm), we drilled a hole in the middle of 15 mm in the Workshop in bat 200. Then cleaned it using an ultrasound bath in pure water, using a small Ultrasound bath machine in Maverics platform Vide and Surfaces next to ThomX eglo.
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    • This gives some difficulties in imaging the transmission at P4. To help with the imaging, we used the plastic #D printed irises that Yann made long time ago
    • we took images of the mode inside the cavity at P4 transmission.

 

  • We also observed some oxidization on the metal bars of the controllers, more on the side of S2 and P4. we are yet to test the motion of the motors in the z-axis.
  • Friday evening we closed the windows using a new copper rings (last one we have, Ronic placed a new order).
  • The pump was turned on by Bruno and Eric yesterday afternoon. The current vacuum level is 6-7*10^-6 mbar

the pre and the turbo pimps are on so still too noisy to work, we have access all day tomorrow.

 

 

 

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