IFO Operation Manual

General

• Type "mk" on terminal and you will open a "sitemap" screen

PSL

Lock PMC

• Open the "PSL PMC" medm screen from sitmap

• Open StripTool /users/stiptool/pmc.stp (link is put on the PMC screen)

• Find PMC_TRANS Camera
• Open the Guardian screen (link on the PMC screen)

• 1. Request "PSL_LOCKED"
• 2. Execute (Choose "EXEC")

• Make sure that PMC is locked with the StripTool, PMC_TRANS camera, and the Guardian. If K1:PSL-PMC_TRANS_DC_OUTPUT ~ 6, PMC is locked. If K1:PSL-PMC_TRANS_DC_OUTPUT ~ 0, unlocked.

IMC

Lock IMC

• Check MCI, MCO and MCE (link to VIS page. DC alignment values, Watchdog, Dackill)
• Open IMC medm from sitemap

• Open StripTools and Guardian from IMC medm

• Put Guardian usage here

• Open StripTool /users/stiptool/IMC.stp

• Find MCE_TRANS camera

• Make sure IMC is locked with the StripTool, MCE_TRANS camera, and the Guardian. If K1:IMC-MCL_TRANS_OUTPUT ~ 0.40 - 0.46 , IMC is locked. If K1:IMC-MCL_TRANS_OUTPUT ~ 0.020, unlocked.

Main IFO

Check VIS

• Check PR3, BS, IX and IY (link to VIS page)

Initial Alignment

• Establish the alignment procedure
• Make the initial alignment script
• Put the script usage

Lock Michelson IFO

• Establish the lock procedure
• Prepare Guardian and put the manual here

• Prepare StripTool (list of check channels)

Check DAQ

• MonitCheck Check if all the DAQ system is working properly

• DaqCheck1 Check if the real time models are sending data to DAQ

• DaqCheck2 Check if the GW channel is properly recorded in the frames

• Check Detchar screen?
• Check glitch rate (prepare a script?)
• Check noise lines (prepare a script?)

In the case of IFO/susbsystem failure or emergency