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patrick.thomas@LIGO.ORG - posted 15:58, Friday 27 November 2015 - last comment - 16:41, Friday 27 November 2015(23767)
Ops DAY End Shift Summary
TITLE: 11/27 [DAY Shift]: 16:00-00:00 UTC (08:00-16:00 PDT), all times posted in UTC

STATE Of H1: Trying to lock DRMI
SHIFT SUMMARY: Lost lock for unknown reason. Trouble relocking. Started initial alignment. Earthquake hit. Finished initial alignment. Trying to lock DRMI.
INCOMING OPERATOR: Cheryl
ACTIVITY LOG:

Lock loss
Got 'Align SR3 to offload M2 actuators' notification from SR3_CAGE_SERVO guardian.
M2 Test around 12000 in Pitch. Moved optic align in Pitch from 555.4 to 558.4 to bring M2 Test to around -5900.

Trouble locking ALS. Had to move TMSY mostly in PITCH.
Trouble locking X arm on green.
Cleared end X WFS history.
WFS seem to drive power down.
Went to LOCKED_NO_SLOW_NO_WFS.
Took ALS_XARM guardian to Auto.
Went to LOCKED_NO_SLOW_NO_WFS.
Using ETMX and TSMX was able to bring power in X arm to around .9.
Went to LOCKED_SLOW_W_ETM_WFS, lock loss, power in both arms dropped.
Took ISC_LOCK to INIT.
Moved ETMY in YAW.
Moved ETMX in PITCH.
Moved TMSX some, but didn't help.
Power in X arm is around .9. Power in Y arm is around 1.06. Going to CHECK_IR.

ALS-COMM guardian: brief 'alignment is bad not searching' notification, finally 'search for IR resonance by hand'.
ALS DIFF guardian: request and state is still on LOCKED. Something isn't right.

Starting initial alignment. May be faster in the long run.
ALS_X and ALS_Y have both reached INITIAL_ALIGNMENT state, but X arm power is oscillating around .8.
Let ASC loops converge for ~ 30 min. The ITMS were far off.
Offloaded green WFS.
COMM beatnote is oscillating < 2.
Noticed earthquake.

Waited long time for earthquake, it isn't completely settled, but will try moving on
Aligning PR3 to increase COMM beatnote
That worked very well, increased to almost 5
MICH_DARK_LOCKED did not work, the two beams oscillated further and further away from each other
Going back to input align
Input align is not locking
Trying MICH dark locked again
This time the beams converged
SRCY is not locking
Got H1:LSC-ASAIR_A_LF_OUTPUT to ~ 800 by moving SRM mostly in YAW
Finished initial alignment

Moved ETMY in PITCH and YAW to lock ALS
ALS DIFF: search for IR resonance by hand
Briefly locked DRMI, lost lock, went to down
ALS DIFF: search for IR resonance by hand
Back to trying to lock DRMI
Comments related to this report
patrick.thomas@LIGO.ORG - 16:10, Friday 27 November 2015 (23768)
Locked on PRMI, aligned BS and PRM, transition to DRMI failed, attempting to lock DRMI
patrick.thomas@LIGO.ORG - 16:41, Friday 27 November 2015 (23769)
Locked at NLN. Had the engage ISS second loop by hand.
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