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Testing stack stability after large piston moves

This procedure is intended to test how well M1 retains its alignment after a series of large piston moves. It should leave the mirror in good shape, but be warned that in the worst case scenario a second stack may be required.

Here's the procedure:

  1. Do a stack
    1. Note that the s1 iterations are saving their corrections to these files:
      wave: E:/CorrectionsPlotting/YYYYMMDD/YYYYMMDDThhmmss.ttp
      
  2. Do the normal stack measurement (HEFI + extra-focal)
  3. Let SAMS "settle down" to stabilize, 2-3 min? TO use their intuition
  4. Hand over to Chris for him to do the piston moves. He will:
    1. disengage SAMS (stop SCS from listening, no move authority)
    2. execute piston step-through motion script on ~20-24 segments, moving in 100um steps for a 500um range
    3. return all segments to their nominal/zero piston positions
    4. engage SAMS
    5. hand back to the TO for the next steps
  5. Let SAMS "settle down" to stabilize, 2-3 min? TO use their intuition
  6. Do a normal stack measurement (HEFI + extra-focal)
  7. Do an s1 iteration (corrections automatically saved)
  8. Consider saving another reference here if there was a big change (TO use their judgement)

If the stack looks good, continue with your night. If it looks bad, a re-stack may be required before resuming science operations.

Last modified 3 years ago Last modified on Aug 20, 2021 10:13:49 PM