June 14-20, 2007 LGS observing run
Night logs and results
6/15/08 UT
Photometric. Completed various calibrations and testing of the LGS system. Tested primary mirror figure sensitivity to spring scales. Seeing 1.1" in V. No laser projection.
6/16/08 UT
Photometric. Calibrated PHARO, AO, and Acq. Cam platescales. Tested BTO. Seeing 8" in V. No laser projection.
6/17/08 - 6/21/08 UT
Canceled LGS science run due to laser power, stability, and wavefront problems.
Safety Documents
- Laser projection schedule (FAA letter of non-objection):
- 21:04:00 6/14/08 - 04:33:00 6/15/08 PDT
- 21:04:00 6/15/08 - 04:33:00 6/16/08 PDT
- 21:04:00 6/16/08 - 04:33:00 6/17/08 PDT
- 21:04:00 6/17/08 - 04:33:00 6/18/08 PDT
- 21:05:00 6/18/08 - 04:33:00 6/19/08 PDT
- 21:05:00 6/19/08 - 04:33:00 6/20/08 PDT
- 21:05:00 6/20/08 - 04:33:00 6/21/08 PDT
- Securitas spotters are schedule to be on site 20:00 - 4:45 PDT on 6/14, 20:30 - 04:45 PDT subsequent nights.
- US-STRATCOM documents:
Personnel and engineering schedules
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Procedures and test plans
Please post your test plans on the
Test Plan Library page, and add a link below.
- AO setup
- AO system internal focus: doc, pdf
- AO bench setup and checkout: doc, pdf
- BTO setup
- BTO setup (v2.4): doc, pdf
- BTO alignment (v2.4): doc, pdf
- BTO alignment, abbreviated version (v1.0): doc, pdf
- BTO shutdown (v1.1): doc, pdf
- Observing procedures:
- NGS Checkout (v3.1): doc, pdf
- LGS Checkout (v1.0): doc, pdf
- LGS target acquisition (v4.0): doc, pdf
- Engineering experiments:
- AO Optimization on the laser at zenith: doc, pdf
- Low-order loop optimization: doc, pdf