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gerardo.moreno@LIGO.ORG - posted 03:01, Sunday 07 December 2025 (88401)
Annulus Ion Pump for BSC8 Rails

BSC8 annulus ion pump (AIP) railed late yesterday around 10:02 pm local time, see attached plot.
After the pump railed there is no noted effect inside the main vacuum envelope.  The annulus system will be diagnosed on next opportunity.

Last failure of this ion pump was mentioned on 2/19/2002.

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