Commissioning Advanced LIGO's First Arm Cavity

Document #:

LIGO-T1100080-v3

Document type:

T - Technical notes

Abstract:

The first major interferometer integration phase in Advanced LIGO is the Y-arm cavity of Hanford’s H2 interferometer. Integrated testing of this first arm cavity is expected to begin in late summer/early fall of 2011. This document describes the ingredients, testing plans, and goals of this testing phase.

Files in Document:

• H2_ArmCavityIntegration_v3.pdf (674.1 kB)

Other Files:

• H2_ArmCavityIntegration.docx (185.3 kB)

Topics:

• System Engineering
• Integration
• Commissioning

Authors:

• Daniel Sigg
• Peter Fritschel

Notes and Changes:

v3: - reference cavity no longer installed on ALS table
- added section 6 on quantitative goals

Related Documents:

• LIGO-T1200200: H2 One Arm Test Beam Geometry
• LIGO-T1200437: Advanced LIGO Interferometer Integration

Referenced by:

• LIGO-E1200908-v1: Electronics and Optics Change Request from the One Arm Test
• LIGO-G1300258-v1: Arm Length Stabilization at LHO
• LIGO-L1200261-v2: Executive Summary of the One Arm Test
• LIGO-T1300174-v2: Commissioning Advanced LIGO’s HIFO-Y
• LIGO-E1300627: aLIGO, Integration Testing, One Arm Test