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chara:new_operating_procedures [2024/04/17 07:29] bflores [Starting the vacuum pump and opening valves] |
chara:new_operating_procedures [2024/05/21 00:11] (current) bflores [Beacon Alignment/Focus Sequence] |
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| ====== New Operating Procedures ====== | ====== New Operating Procedures ====== | ||
| - | Last updated 04/17/2024 | + | Last updated 04/22/2024 |
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| - Make sure to repeat alignments (ALN BCN, ALN DIC, FOCUS, FOCUS) __before slewing__. The optics will drift as the AO board thermally cools after the domes are opened. | - Make sure to repeat alignments (ALN BCN, ALN DIC, FOCUS, FOCUS) __before slewing__. The optics will drift as the AO board thermally cools after the domes are opened. | ||
| - | Check higher order terms - look at abberation plots or at terms displayed on the wfs gui. | + | ==== SPICA STS ==== |
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| + | If SPICA does STS at the start of the night, red beacons have to be turned off. | ||
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| + | ==== Aberration Terms ==== | ||
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| + | ==== Check higher order terms - look at abberation plots or at terms displayed on the wfs gui. ==== | ||
| - Open AO monitor by typing command: aomon | - Open AO monitor by typing command: aomon | ||
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| The green beacon boxes save the beacon position after the STST alignment. These are defined as an offset to the starlight position, so if you move the starlight boxes, the beacon boxes will also move. If you move the beacon boxes, only they will move. | The green beacon boxes save the beacon position after the STST alignment. These are defined as an offset to the starlight position, so if you move the starlight boxes, the beacon boxes will also move. If you move the beacon boxes, only they will move. | ||
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| ===== Setting up the Six Telescope Star Tracker ===== | ===== Setting up the Six Telescope Star Tracker ===== | ||
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| - can use rotation wheel. spica is 90 degrees CW from azimuth of star. | - can use rotation wheel. spica is 90 degrees CW from azimuth of star. | ||
| - use steps 222 - 500 and wait for dm to adjust before clicking again. | - use steps 222 - 500 and wait for dm to adjust before clicking again. | ||
| - | - as of 10/13, spica requests that telemetry is recorded once data sequence is being recorded. | + | - when finished, on ip_det, press **[FTT SERVO] |
| - | - **CD,** | + | |
| - Make sure data acquired line comes in on CD, otherwise do **[DATA ACQ]. ** | - Make sure data acquired line comes in on CD, otherwise do **[DATA ACQ]. ** | ||
| - or make sure to **[REOPEN]** | - or make sure to **[REOPEN]** | ||
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| - Unlock TT DM, last flat, make drk, next, lock again, TT | - Unlock TT DM, last flat, make drk, next, lock again, TT | ||
| - DM sometimes makes it hard to hold on to star if using flat. | - DM sometimes makes it hard to hold on to star if using flat. | ||
| + | - if star is **flaring** and really bright, | ||
| + | - lower the gain, may need to go lower than 100, maybe even 30 or lower. Lower until star is no longer flaring and spot is compact. | ||
| - May also need to change to higher gain for dimmer stars, Vmag 8 or higher | - May also need to change to higher gain for dimmer stars, Vmag 8 or higher | ||
| - Select [FAINT], wait til wfs starts moving, relock TT DM. | - Select [FAINT], wait til wfs starts moving, relock TT DM. | ||
| - After TT DM, Zdark if gain is not 300 | - After TT DM, Zdark if gain is not 300 | ||
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| ===== Optimizing AO Performance on W2 and S2 ===== | ===== Optimizing AO Performance on W2 and S2 ===== | ||
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| - Manually | - Manually | ||
| - | - Take difference of the Targets pos and Laser position for cart farthest to the back (~44.2) or closest to the front (0.0) | + | - Take difference of the Targets pos and Laser position for cart farthest to the back (~44.2 |
| - If w1 is close to front also, adjust w1, then the next farthest one. | - If w1 is close to front also, adjust w1, then the next farthest one. | ||
| - Then make up the difference on the ref | - Then make up the difference on the ref | ||
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| - turn cart off when its near the back | - turn cart off when its near the back | ||
| - set ref between 44-70 to get delay on other carts. | - set ref between 44-70 to get delay on other carts. | ||
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| ==== POP changes later in the night ==== | ==== POP changes later in the night ==== | ||
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| - if that doesn' | - if that doesn' | ||
| - if it doesn' | - if it doesn' | ||
| - | - cart error is jumping about 100 microns every 4-6 seconds. | + | - cart error is jumping about 100 microns every 4-6 seconds. On mircx/ |
| - | - On mircx/ | + | |
| - | - In the lab, a faint ticking sound could also be heard. | + | |
| - | - Turn off the cart | + | - Restart ople server |
| - | - On Ople System Controller, restart the ople computer for the cart | + | - Track carts. |
| - | - When its done, rehome and check the cart. Issue should go away. | + | |
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| + | - When its done, rehome and check the cart. Issue should go away. | ||
| === Hut Error === | === Hut Error === | ||
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