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192.153.157.220: /* 2010 October 9: */

2010-10-10T13:27:25Z

2010 October 9:

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	LT 02:45 included and debugged command to set BC_Ref_Offset in champGui and astropci (DONE)		LT 02:45 included and debugged command to set BC_Ref_Offset in champGui and astropci (DONE)

	afterwards working on champGUI/astropci interface (implementing Flux-vs-T plot)		afterwards working on champGUI/astropci interface (implementing Flux-vs-T plot; plot seems to work fine, but some more testing would be good)

	==IMPORTANT NOTES FOR NEXT RUN==		==IMPORTANT NOTES FOR NEXT RUN==

	(1) create new OPDmap and check stability		(1) create new OPDmap and check stability

192.153.157.220 at 12:38, 10 October 2010

2010-10-10T12:38:04Z

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	LT 21:00 recovered fringes on B2-B3 (while co-phasing with MIRC) using the offsets from yesterday, recovers very well		LT 21:00 recovered fringes on B2-B3 (while co-phasing with MIRC) using the offsets from yesterday, recovers very well

	LT 22:00 test astropci algorithm, but the amplitude (Num screen output) within the fringe is only about a factor of 2-3 larger than outside the fringe; maybe the JDM-OPD-Map is wrong?; we are recording LAB fringe data to further investigate this ftdata_027816.dat, ftdata_029938.dat, ftdata_031303.dat, ftdata_032974.dat, ftdata_035621.dat, ftdata_037231.dat, ftdata_039778.dat, ftdata_041979.dat		LT 22:00 test astropci algorithm, but the amplitude (Num screen output) within the fringe is only about a factor of 2-3 larger than outside the fringe; maybe the JDM-OPD-Map is wrong?; we are recording LAB fringe data to further investigate this ftdata_027816.dat (7.4810 mm with Newport mount), ftdata_029938.dat (7.4860 mm), ftdata_031303.dat (7.4909 mm), ftdata_032974.dat (7.4959 mm), ftdata_035621.dat (7.4760 mm), ftdata_037231.dat (7.4710 mm), ftdata_039778.dat (7.4660 mm), ftdata_041979.dat (7.4610 mm)

	LT 22:45 (Gamma Peg) OPLE crashes and has to be rebooted		LT 22:45 (Gamma Peg) OPLE crashes and has to be rebooted
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	afterwards working on champGUI/astropci interface (implementing Flux-vs-T plot)		afterwards working on champGUI/astropci interface (implementing Flux-vs-T plot)

			==IMPORTANT NOTES FOR NEXT RUN==

			(1) create new OPDmap and check stability

192.153.157.220: /* 2010 October 9: */

2010-10-10T12:33:47Z

2010 October 9:

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	LT 02:45 included and debugged command to set BC_Ref_Offset in champGui and astropci (DONE)		LT 02:45 included and debugged command to set BC_Ref_Offset in champGui and astropci (DONE)

			afterwards working on champGUI/astropci interface (implementing Flux-vs-T plot)

192.153.157.220: /* 2010 October 9: */

2010-10-10T09:53:39Z

2010 October 9:

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	LT 02:00 trying again to search and lock, but no success; fixing StateChange-Button-bugs in champGUI (DONE)		LT 02:00 trying again to search and lock, but no success; fixing StateChange-Button-bugs in champGUI (DONE)

	LT 02:45 included and debugged command to set BC_Ref_Offset in champGui and astropci		LT 02:45 included and debugged command to set BC_Ref_Offset in champGui and astropci (DONE)

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2010-10-10T09:53:23Z

2010 October 9:

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	LT 02:00 trying again to search and lock, but no success; fixing StateChange-Button-bugs in champGUI (DONE)		LT 02:00 trying again to search and lock, but no success; fixing StateChange-Button-bugs in champGUI (DONE)

			LT 02:45 included and debugged command to set BC_Ref_Offset in champGui and astropci

192.153.157.220: /* 2010 October 9: */

2010-10-10T09:00:29Z

2010 October 9:

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	LT 00:20 (Gamma Tri, calibrator) find all fringes on MIRC, see instantaneous the B2-B3 fringe on CHAMP		LT 00:20 (Gamma Tri, calibrator) find all fringes on MIRC, see instantaneous the B2-B3 fringe on CHAMP

			LT 02:00 trying again to search and lock, but no success; fixing StateChange-Button-bugs in champGUI (DONE)

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2010-10-10T07:21:46Z

2010 October 9:

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	LT 22:45 (Gamma Peg) OPLE crashes and has to be rebooted		LT 22:45 (Gamma Peg) OPLE crashes and has to be rebooted

			LT 00:20 (Gamma Tri, calibrator) find all fringes on MIRC, see instantaneous the B2-B3 fringe on CHAMP

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2010-10-10T06:17:51Z

2010 October 9:

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	LT 22:00 test astropci algorithm, but the amplitude (Num screen output) within the fringe is only about a factor of 2-3 larger than outside the fringe; maybe the JDM-OPD-Map is wrong?; we are recording LAB fringe data to further investigate this ftdata_027816.dat, ftdata_029938.dat, ftdata_031303.dat, ftdata_032974.dat, ftdata_035621.dat, ftdata_037231.dat, ftdata_039778.dat, ftdata_041979.dat		LT 22:00 test astropci algorithm, but the amplitude (Num screen output) within the fringe is only about a factor of 2-3 larger than outside the fringe; maybe the JDM-OPD-Map is wrong?; we are recording LAB fringe data to further investigate this ftdata_027816.dat, ftdata_029938.dat, ftdata_031303.dat, ftdata_032974.dat, ftdata_035621.dat, ftdata_037231.dat, ftdata_039778.dat, ftdata_041979.dat

	LT 22:45		LT 22:45 (Gamma Peg) OPLE crashes and has to be rebooted

192.153.157.220 at 05:48, 10 October 2010

2010-10-10T05:48:29Z

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	astropci: the command "SR" does not work to transfer BC offsets (IMPORTANT TO FIX)		astropci: the command "SR" does not work to transfer BC offsets (IMPORTANT TO FIX)

			==2010 October 9:==
			fb and sk

			Config: S1 E1 W1 W2 (B1-B2-B3-B4)

			LT 19:00 searching for fringes on B1-B2 (while co-phasing with MIRC), but no success

			LT 20:00 searching for fringes on B3-B4 (while co-phasing with MIRC) using the offsets from yesterday, but no success; maybe the Zaber mounts on Beam 4 reproduce very poorly?

			LT 21:00 recovered fringes on B2-B3 (while co-phasing with MIRC) using the offsets from yesterday, recovers very well

			LT 22:00 test astropci algorithm, but the amplitude (Num screen output) within the fringe is only about a factor of 2-3 larger than outside the fringe; maybe the JDM-OPD-Map is wrong?; we are recording LAB fringe data to further investigate this ftdata_027816.dat, ftdata_029938.dat, ftdata_031303.dat, ftdata_032974.dat, ftdata_035621.dat, ftdata_037231.dat, ftdata_039778.dat, ftdata_041979.dat

			LT 22:45

192.153.157.221: /* 2010 October 8: */

2010-10-09T13:48:20Z

2010 October 8:

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	LT 19:30 searching for fringes at B2-B3 using MIRC-IR2=80449, MIRC-IR3=66000, found fringes at CHAMP-IR2: 175000 ("good"), CHAMP-IR3: 182100; after finding the fringes we homes CHAMP-IR2 and CHAMP-IR3 and they could recover the position very accurately (hitting precisely the center of the fringe); so these Zaber mounts seem to be OK		LT 19:30 searching for fringes at B2-B3 using MIRC-IR2=80449, MIRC-IR3=66000, found fringes at CHAMP-IR2: 175000 ("good"), CHAMP-IR3: 182100; after finding the fringes we homes CHAMP-IR2 and CHAMP-IR3 and they could recover the position very accurately (hitting precisely the center of the fringe); so these Zaber mounts seem to be OK

	LT 19:45 searching for fringes at B1-B2, but without success; then we have to fix ~~harddisk~~-problem with mirkwood		LT 19:45 searching for fringes at B1-B2, but without success; then we have to fix hardrive-problem with mirkwood

	LT 21:25 have to reboot OPLE and other computers		LT 21:25 have to reboot OPLE and other computers
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	LT 03:30 went to the lab to find cause of vibration in L2 and R2 channel, without success.		LT 03:30 went to the lab to find cause of vibration in L2 and R2 channel, without success.

	LT 05:25 (Zeta Gem) finding fringes on B3-B4 using MIRC-IR3=66000, MIRC-IR4=80000, CHAMP-IR3=81600, CHAMP-IR4=109300 (that's the baseline which is not affected by vibration)		LT 05:25 (Zeta Gem) finding fringes on B3-B4 using MIRC-IR3=66000, MIRC-IR4=80000, CHAMP-IR3=81600, CHAMP-IR4=109300 (that's the baseline which is not affected by vibration). Attempting search (works, found the fringes). Phase-lock does not seem to freeze the fringes though. Trying several gains 0.1, 0.2, 0.05, and -0.1 but lost B3 due to elevation being now very high.

	LT 06:10 John suggests that the vibration might be due to tip-tilt system (moving too fast)		LT 06:10 John suggests that the vibration might be due to tip-tilt system (moving too fast)