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Advanced LIGO
The IGR is currently collaborating on the Advanced LIGO Project - an advanced interferometric gravitational wave detector based at two sites in the USA. The LIGO Project is itself a collaboration between California Institute of Technology (CIT/Caltech) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with Detector Sites in Hanford, WA and Livingston, Lousiana. For more information about this project please go to the Advanced LIGO Project webpage. For more information about Glasgow's input on this project go to the IGR Advanced LIGO webpage
The items below are a selection of pictures and documents on work that I have been involved in for the Advanced LIGO Project. Items posted are generally those useful to myself or other suspension members during discussions or meetings.
End Test Mass [ETM] Suspension
April 25th 2006 - U-I Mass DCN
May 12th 2005 - Screen captures from PDMWorks 2005 - Check-in, Checkout
April 8th 2005 - TOP MASS DCN (old link - please see DCN and PDS on the LIGO DCC!)
March 7th 2005 - U-I Mass, U-I Wire Clamp -
1. Current (jpg), 2a. Remachined (jpg), 2b. Remachined (edrawing), 2c. Remachined (html)
February 28th 2005 - AVI files of Structure
1. 1st
Mode of Structure including plates scabbed on Top Structure (92Hz)
2. 1st Mode of Structure including plates and X-beam on Top Structure (94Hz)
3. 1st Mode of structure including plates, X and diagonals on Lower Structure (101Hz)
4. 1st Mode of structure including plates, X and diagonals on Lower Structure (101Hz) [STRAIN]
5. 2nd Mode of structure including plates, X and diagonals on Lower Structure (110Hz)
6. 2nd Mode of structure including plates, X and diagonals on Lower Structure (110Hz) [STRAIN]
2. 1st Mode of Structure including plates and X-beam on Top Structure (94Hz)
3. 1st Mode of structure including plates, X and diagonals on Lower Structure (101Hz)
4. 1st Mode of structure including plates, X and diagonals on Lower Structure (101Hz) [STRAIN]
5. 2nd Mode of structure including plates, X and diagonals on Lower Structure (110Hz)
6. 2nd Mode of structure including plates, X and diagonals on Lower Structure (110Hz) [STRAIN]
7. ZIP file of all AVI's (3,600Kb)
February 4th 2005 - ZIP file of ANSYS WB files of Overall Structure
February 3rd 2005 - SAT and joined SW part files of Overall Structure (D040519)
January 27th 2005 - Link to Webpage from ANSYS support with 124,000 nodes Overall Structure
January 14th 2005 - STEP Files of FUSED SOLID U-I Main (D040350) and Reaction (D040360) Masses and also the Top Mass (D040370)
December 8th 2004 - Final Design of U-I Main and Reaction Mass: edrawing & HTML edrawing
November 29th 2004 - e-drawing and HTML e-drawing of Main and Reaction U-I Masses
October 18th 2004 - Photos from RAL visit - Thick plate testing with BTF Blade, BTF Blade Mode Testing
October 8th 2004 - Rendering of Top Mass with 1.5kg added
October 5th 2004 - Renderings of Top Mass: 1. Partial Rendering; 2. Full Rendering
October 1st 2004 - Top Mass html edrawing
March 16th 2004 - Renderings of Two Test Masses suspended (with and without QuadX19 Structure)
one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve
March 12th 2004 - Renderings of latest ALIGO Silica Ear on a Sapphire Mass: one, two, three, four, five, six-a, six-b (with laser beam)
March 10th 2004 - Pictures of 1:10 Scale Quad Structure model and tank: one, two, three
January 2004 - Caltech Quad Design Meeting WebPage
June 17th 2003 - Edrawings of ETM Quad Upper Mass: 6.1 - Basic design ; 6.2 with Rotational Adjustment .
June 5th 2003 - Edrawings showing progress on ETM Quad Upper Mass ; ETM Quad Suspension .
May 19th 2003 - ETM Quad Upper Mass [Mn] Examples - Two further examples of possible upper masses. In these models we have reverted back to a large T-Part to allow for the possibility of 4x4 Magnet array, eddy current dampers being used on future prototypes.
May 13th 2003 - ETM Quad Design Progress (link to Calum's webpage detailing steps & showing pictures from SW, etc)
May 9th 2003 - ETM Quad Upper Mass [Mn] Examples - Three examples of possible upper masses that have mass and moments that give a close match to Norna's Matlab model.
April 28th 2003 - New Blade Wire Clamps Designed - RAL design: pdf / jpg ; MPL design pdf / jpg
- to be tested in the next month and concluding report written
Mode Cleaner [MC] Suspension
January 16th 2004 - Pitch Adjuster Calculations.xls (temporary link for Alastair Grant)
September 5th 2003 - MC Rotational Adjuster design for Calum Torrie (zipfile)
Recycling Mirror [RM] Suspension
October 28th 2003 - Revised RM Design Data (T030251-02 (previous copy March 26th))
March 26th 2003 - RM Design Data (PDF document)
February 2003 - Recycling Mirror Design Progress - Renderings and edrawings
Pictures of RM masses - Upper , Intermediate , Lower (Test)
Document Control Centre [DCC]
- LIGO Document Control Centre - procedures etc...
- Search for Reserved Document Numbers
- Document Search
March 25th 2004 - T030118-01 Guide for Specification of Imperial Socket Head Cap Bolts in SW Part Drawings
February 25th 2004 - T030148-03 Designing in Solidworks - Customised Tools for Designing and Documentation of LIGO Parts, Assemblies and Drawings (8.2Mb)
December 2002 - LIGO Component Testing in Glasgow (webpage)
Visit Reports from trips to Caltech
August 25th 2004 - 5th Visit to California Institute of Technology (T040165) - pdf
March 12th 2004 - 4th Visit to California Institute of Technology (T040051) - pdf
August 5th 2003 - 3rd Visit to California Institute of Technology (T040050) - pdf
Feb/March 2003 - 2nd Visit to California Institute of Technology (T040049) - pdf
November 2002 - 1st Visit to California Institute of Technology (T040048) - pdf
Useful Links to Pictures and Articles on other LIGO webpages:
27MAR03 LSC Presentations (many contributors)
26MAR03 Ergonomic Arm Photos (Mark Barton) - The ergonomic arm is used to manouevre large LIGO masses (up to 40 kg) into place ready for suspension.
19MAR03 LIGO Document Cover Sheet - for DCC entered documents.
19MAR03 List of MC Photos, MC and RM Renderings & Edrawings (Calum Torrie, March 2003; best viewed through Internet Explorer!)
19MAR03 LIGO Materials Information - E960050.pdf
10MAR03 GEO Catcher Photos (Calum Torrie) - List of photographs. Used in meeting to discuss the development of a new GEO style catcher for LIGO to be developed between Hannover/Glasgow.
05MAR03 Advanced LIGO Suspension Plans (GariLynn Billingsley) - COC Specification that states footprints, masses and payloads allowed for PRM, SRM, BS, FM, ITM & ETM Suspensions.
04FEB03 Latest Document Revisions (Calum Torrie) - Including 'LIGO BOM', 'LIGO Drawing Templates', 'Customised Toolbox'.
External LIGO Links:
LIGO Homepage
Calum Torrie's homepage
Ian Wilmut's Design meeting Page
Russell Jones' homepage