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  384   Wed Dec 4 12:26:03 2024 Ronic ChicheUnder Processreportmechanics | lasers and optics | detectors and electronicsThomX iglooday by day run for X-ray productiontoday with Alice, we planned to do a long
run with ~80kW in the FPC to check if the
lock problems are coming from the interaction
  
  383   Tue Nov 26 18:00:14 2024 Ronic ChicheUnder Processreportmechanics | lasers and optics | detectors and electronicsThomX iglooday by day run for X-ray productionat the begining of the day, we started
to get ~81kW in the FPC for 33% amplifier
ratio and after ~1h, we got 84kW after CEP
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  382   Fri Nov 22 10:23:33 2024 Ronic ChicheUnder Processreportmechanics | lasers and optics | detectors and electronicsThomX iglooday by day run for X-ray productionthe RF frequency changed from 500.1003MHz
to 500.0913MHz => it reduced by 9kHz @
500MHz which is equivalent to 600Hz @ 33MHz
  
  381   Wed Nov 20 18:55:37 2024 Ronic ChicheFixedinfolasers and optics | detectors and electronicsThomX iglooChecking the amplifier powerthis afternoon, we put back the 1/4 and
1/2 waveplates and after a long alignment/angle
tuning/CEP optimization process, we hardly
  
  380   Wed Nov 20 12:42:11 2024 Ronic ChicheFixedinfolasers and optics | detectors and electronicsThomX iglooChecking the amplifier powerI put back and aligned the 1/2 waveplate
only and I get 71kW max after its optimization
and optimizing the CEP and alignment (without
  
  379   Wed Nov 20 12:00:47 2024 Ronic ChicheFixedinfolasers and optics | detectors and electronicsThomX iglooChecking the amplifier powerwe did a long term run (25 mn) with the
powermeter located at the FPC position at
33% amplifier ratio.
  
  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
  
  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
  
  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.
  
  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).
  
  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)
  
  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 :
  
  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
  
  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:
  
  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.
  
  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
  
  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.
  
  367   Tue Oct 8 11:59:27 2024 Fatematuj JohoraUnder Processreportlasers and opticsOptical roomCharacterizing Focus Tunable LensYesterday Ronic and I worked on the high
laser power measurements with the Vertical
set-up of the Focus Tunable Lens. We went
 Updates_of_Focus_Tunable_lenses.pdf 
  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
  
  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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