Reports until 15:12, Wednesday 22 July 2026
LHO General
ryan.short@LIGO.ORG - posted 15:12, Wednesday 22 July 2026 - last comment - 17:41, Wednesday 22 July 2026(91195)
Ops Day Shift Summary

TITLE: 07/22 Day Shift: 1430-2330 UTC (0730-1630 PST), all times posted in UTC
STATE of H1: Planned Engineering
INCOMING OPERATOR: Ibrahim
SHIFT SUMMARY: Work continued on aligning the IFO towards the goal of locking DRMI after a morning of running various SUS and SEI measurements. The LVEA remains Laser HAZARD and End X is also HAZARD for the afternoon.
LOG:

Start Time System Name Location Lazer_Haz Task Time End
14:42 FAC Kim LVEA - Technical cleaning 15:13
15:13 FAC Kim EX - Technical cleaning 16:31
16:23 PEM Robert, Miranda, Shrey Overpass - Seismometer tests 18:20
16:28 SEI Jim LVEA - HAM2 L4C cabling 17:10
16:28 VAC Jordan, Gerardo MY - Pumping on LN2 dewar 17:15
16:31 FAC Kim LVEA - Technical cleaning 17:11
16:35 TCS Madi OptLab - HWS lens testing 18:16
17:39 SUS Rahul LVEA - Unlocking ZM5 17:58
17:39 TCS Camilla OptLab - HWS lens testing 18:16
17:47 CDS Dave Remote - DAQ restart 18:00
18:00 SUS Rahul CR - ZM2 TFs 18:17
18:17 SEI Jim CR - HAM3 ISI measurements 19:05
18:21 VAC Jordan, Gerardo LVEA - Corner RGA work 18:58
18:51 TCS Camilla PrepLab - Cleaning up 19:51
19:07 EPO Robert +1 LVEA - EPO pictures 20:03
20:02 ISC Sheila LVEA Y ISCT1 alignment 20:50
20:03 CAL Tony EX - Grabbing something 20:32
20:16 ISC Jennie LVEA Y ISCT1 alignment 20:51
20:16 VAC Jordan MY - Checking pumps 20:36
20:32 SAF Fil LVEA - Checking interlock electronics 21:51
20:56 SUS Oli LVEA - Turning on BS sat amp whitening 21:02
21:16 TCS Madi OptLab - Packing things up 21:48
21:37 SQZ Camilla LVEA Y HAM7 alignment Ongoing
21:54 TCS Madi, TJ EX Y HWS table work Ongoing
22:03 SAF Richard CER - Checking electronics Ongoing
Comments related to this report
ibrahim.abouelfettouh@LIGO.ORG - 17:41, Wednesday 22 July 2026 (91201)CDS

TITLE: 07/23 Eve Shift: 2330-0500 UTC (1630-2200 PST), all times posted in UTC
STATE of H1: Planned Engineering
INCOMING OPERATOR: None
SHIFT SUMMARY:

IFO is in DOWN for PLANED ENGINEERING

Not much to update after Ryan S's shift other than:

alog 91199 - JAC Guardian work

alog 91197 - new ZM2 Alignment

Additionally, Gerardo realized that MSR temperatures are spiking seemingly randomly. See attached. RACK2 is showing sharper peaks than RACK1, which implies that the heat source is near there? Tagging CDS in case it's an electronics issue.

LOG:

Start Time System Name Location Lazer_Haz Task Time End
14:42 FAC Kim LVEA - Technical cleaning 15:13
15:13 FAC Kim EX - Technical cleaning 16:31
16:23 PEM Robert, Miranda, Shrey Overpass - Seismometer tests 18:20
16:28 SEI Jim LVEA - HAM2 L4C cabling 17:10
16:28 VAC Jordan, Gerardo MY - Pumping on LN2 dewar 17:15
16:31 FAC Kim LVEA - Technical cleaning 17:11
16:35 TCS Madi OptLab - HWS lens testing 18:16
17:39 SUS Rahul LVEA - Unlocking ZM5 17:58
17:39 TCS Camilla OptLab - HWS lens testing 18:16
17:47 CDS Dave Remote - DAQ restart 18:00
18:00 SUS Rahul CR - ZM2 TFs 18:17
18:17 SEI Jim CR - HAM3 ISI measurements 19:05
18:21 VAC Jordan, Gerardo LVEA - Corner RGA work 18:58
18:51 TCS Camilla PrepLab - Cleaning up 19:51
19:07 EPO Robert +1 LVEA - EPO pictures 20:03
20:02 ISC Sheila LVEA Y ISCT1 alignment 20:50
20:03 CAL Tony EX - Grabbing something 20:32
20:16 ISC Jennie LVEA Y ISCT1 alignment 20:51
20:16 VAC Jordan MY - Checking pumps 20:36
20:32 SAF Fil LVEA - Checking interlock electronics 21:51
20:56 SUS Oli LVEA - Turning on BS sat amp whitening 21:02
21:16 TCS Madi OptLab - Packing things up 21:48
21:37 SQZ Camilla LVEA Y HAM7 alignment 23:27
21:54 TCS Madi, TJ EX Y HWS table work 23:28
22:03 SAF Richard CER - Checking electronics 22:16
22:25 TCS Ryan S LVEA Y HAM7 Alignment 23:27
22:34 VAC Jordan LVEA Y Corner RGA Work 23:46
22:38 VAC Gerardo LVEA Y Moving Pumping Equipment 23:46
22:38 ISC Sheila, Elenna LVEA Y ISCT1 Alignment, Sheila out at 22:57 UTC 23:09
23:27 PEM Robert, Volt EX, Roof N Videography 00:05
23:34 SEI Miranda Mechanical Room N Turning off seismometers 23:46
23:51 VAC Jordan MY N Turning off outdoor pump 00:05
Images attached to this comment