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  358   Fri Sep 6 12:10:51 2024 Ronic ChicheFixedinfolasers and optics | detectors and electronics | softwareThomX igloorestarting CFP system after the long summer shutdown (RF section conditionning) and Alphanov amplifier issueafter redoing the alignment of the CVBG,
we got back the initial power in the FPC
(87kW)
  
  359   Fri Sep 6 15:20:20 2024 Ronic ChicheFixedinfolasers and optics | detectors and electronics | softwareThomX igloorestarting CFP system after the long summer shutdown (RF section conditionning) and Alphanov amplifier issuenow, the Ring RF frequency is set to 500.067MHz.

so the CFP/laser frequency should
be 500.067MHz/15 = 33.3378MHz.
  
  360   Fri Sep 6 17:21:51 2024 Ronic ChicheFixedinfolasers and optics | detectors and electronics | softwareThomX igloorestarting CFP system after the long summer shutdown (RF section conditionning) and Alphanov amplifier issueI changed a little bit the locking parameters
(see picture) for the RF/FPC loop and it
locked rapidely.
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  361   Fri Sep 6 17:27:20 2024 Ronic ChicheUnder Processissuemechanics | lasers and optics | detectors and electronicsThomX igloo20Hz oscillation in the locking between Laser and FP-cavitycould it be possible this 20Hz oscillations
comes from anouncements in the bunker, puting
the housing+table in vibration ?
  
  362   Mon Sep 9 11:00:43 2024 Ronic ChicheFixedinfolasers and optics | detectors and electronics | softwareThomX igloorestarting CFP system after the long summer shutdown (RF section conditionning) and Alphanov amplifier issuethis morning, with Vincent :

- we added the 10Hz trigger to
the CH2 on the remote scope (192.168.229.21)
  
  363   Mon Sep 16 12:03:30 2024 Ronic ChicheFixedinfomechanicsThomX iglooFinding correct motors position and parameters to keep the lock during a movethis morning, I try
to find a new region for MOT.03 and MOT.06
where we can move them without unlocking
  
  364   Tue Sep 17 12:48:13 2024 Ronic ChicheFixedinfomechanicsThomX iglooFinding correct motors position and parameters to keep the lock during a movethis morning with Daniele, we did a quite
long run with this motor position and it
seems we don't lose the lock too much.
  
  365   Tue Sep 17 13:04:32 2024 Ronic ChicheUnder Processinfolasers and optics | softwareThomX iglooOptimizing lock parameters for stable X-ray productionhere are the (good) lock parameters used
this morning.

for the RF/FPC lock, the 33MHz
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  366   Thu Oct 3 16:38:03 2024 Ronic ChicheUnder Processinfolasers and optics | softwareThomX iglooOptimizing lock parameters for stable X-ray productionToday with Daniele and Alice, we operated
to cavity.
we obtained 84kW for 33% of amplifier
  
  368   Wed Oct 9 09:56:21 2024 Ronic ChicheUnder Processinfolasers and optics | softwareThomX iglooOptimizing lock parameters for stable X-ray productionThis morning, I wanted to test quickly
if the Smaract motors can be used in open
loop instead of closed loop or in piezo scan.
  
  369   Wed Oct 9 18:39:34 2024 Ronic ChicheUnder Processinfolasers and optics | softwareThomX iglooOptimizing lock parameters for stable X-ray productionThis afternoon, we scanned the optical
table vertically with the hexapod in asynchronous
mode to find its optimum position, looking
  
  370   Mon Oct 14 10:21:17 2024 Ronic ChicheFixedissuelasers and opticsThomX iglooOnefive 33MHz modelock lossOn Friday 11th of October, due to the Yvette
flooding, all the AC power of ThomX have
been shut down.
  
  371   Tue Oct 15 09:33:15 2024 Ronic ChicheFixedissuelasers and opticsThomX iglooOnefive 33MHz modelock lossThis morning, I verified the reason why
the seeder frequency was not displayed on
the amplifier software screen:
  
  372   Mon Oct 21 09:20:47 2024 Ronic ChicheFixedissuelasers and opticsThomX iglooOnefive 33MHz modelock lossAfter the new Yvette flooding of the last
week and the consecutive AC-shut down, I
restarted this morning the laser with the
  
  373   Tue Oct 22 18:52:40 2024 Ronic ChicheFixedissuelasers and opticsThomX iglooOnefive 33MHz modelock lossFor the modulation/demodulation generator
for the PDH signal,
after a power shutdown, on can :
  
  374   Tue Oct 22 18:58:56 2024 Ronic ChicheUnder Processinfolasers and optics | softwareThomX iglooOptimizing lock parameters for stable X-ray productionToday, after setting the locking parameters,
I got 80kW in the FPC for 33% amplifier ratio
after CEP tuning (Smaract CH2 ~ -423.5µm)
  
  375   Wed Oct 23 12:23:10 2024 Ronic ChicheUnder Processinfolasers and optics | softwareThomX iglooOptimizing lock parameters for stable X-ray productionthis morning, I did some walking procedure
and I got 82kW in the FPC with 33% amplifier
ratio (after CEP optimization too).
  
  376   Fri Nov 8 15:23:11 2024 Ronic ChicheUnder Processinfolasers and optics | softwareThomX iglooOptimizing lock parameters for stable X-ray productionthis morning, I did some walking procedure
and CEP alignment to get ~80kW in the FPC
with 33% amplifier ratio.
  
  377   Tue Nov 19 17:37:55 2024 Ronic ChicheUnder Processinfolasers and optics | softwareThomX iglooOptimizing lock parameters for stable X-ray productionthe RF frequency is now 500.1003MHz which
is equivalent (if divided by 15) to 33.34002MHz.

the frequency has to be changed
  
  378   Wed Nov 20 11:28:01 2024 Ronic ChicheFixedinfolasers and optics | detectors and electronicsThomX iglooChecking the amplifier powerthis morning, with Daniele, we checked
the amplifier power, right after the CVBG
(the power meter has to be placed on a metal
  
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