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Title. GEO 600 Commissioning progress. Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik (Albert-Einstein-Institut). Stefan Hild Ilias WG1 meeting, Sep 2005. GEO 600 layout. 0.09. 1.5-2 kW. Tuning signal recycling to 300 Hz. Better knowledge of IFO parameters:
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Title GEO 600 Commissioning progress Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik(Albert-Einstein-Institut) Stefan Hild Ilias WG1 meeting, Sep 2005
GEO 600 layout 0.09 1.5-2 kW
Tuning signal recycling to 300 Hz • Better knowledge of IFO parameters: • more accurate prediction from simulations • downtuning to 200 Hz realized Fixed instability of MI auto-alignment by setting up a new telescope for DWS. We will stay at 330 Hz !
Calibration and demod phase @ 300 Hz • Using signal recycling GW signal is split in P and Q quadrature P-response independant of demod phase Q-response only for larger than 20 to 30 deg demod phase compatible with current calibration (zero + complex pole) Decided to use 40 deg for time being. Drawback: ‚P‘ used for MI servo is not really only ‚P‘
Q-comp OFF Q-comp ON High RF on HPD / Q-compensation • Observations: • Found huge RF level after MI diode (1 Volt) • Large DC level in Q after mixing. Q-compensation: Injected RF directly into resonance circuit of the HPD to make Q DC level zero. Improved sensitivity above 700 Hz
NEW setup • New setup: • Using a less noisy splitter(0/90°) • Using a cable as phaseshifter RF setup OLD setup • Old setup: • Dominated by phase noise in the LO path (phaseshifter and splitter(0/90°) • Due to this noise from Q was mixed into P quadrature. • That is why Q-compensation worked.
Shot noise Green line is the shot noise level calculated from the DC current of the photodiode. We are within a factor sqrt(2) shot noise limited above 1kHz !
Future RF setup Proposed by Rana and others GOALS: • Using only high quality hardware • Guaranteeing high RF levels in all components
Requirements • Large locking range • OLG of 10^6 at 0.1 Hz • No feedback noise above100 Hz Solutions • Servo has a locking mode and a running mode • Lowering UGF to get less gain in detection band • Using lowpass filter with very steep roll off above UGF (implemeted using a dSPACE system) Noise in the SR-long loop PROBLEM Noise in the detection band is entirely limited by front-end-noise (shot noise from the detector). Limits sensitivity from 100 to 500 Hz
Analog SR electronics Red = acq amp, green = acq pha Dark blue = run amp, brown = run phase Light blue = run2 amp, pink = run2 pha
Signal Recycling digital Phase @18 Hz = -147 deg
SR loop filter future design Four complex integrators: 2.25 (2x),1.3, 0.56 Hz Filter not used at the moment. Can be implemented when more gain is needed around pendulum resonances
Sensitivity improvement July to August High frequency improvements: reduction of RF phase noise Low frequency improvements: reduction of Signal recycling feedback noise
PR-bench Historically grown layout of PR-bench not optimal ! • beam clipping • too many transmissive optical components • too many polarizing components • acoustic coupling Goal: Shorten and simplify the HPD path
Sensitivity after PR bench work Removed resonance structures between 100 and 200 Hz.
< 0.1Hz Michelson length control
Michelson length control < 0.1Hz < 10 Hz • Reaction Pendulum: • 3 coil-magnet actuators at intermediate mass, range ~ 100µm
Michelson length control < 0.1Hz < 10 Hz • Reaction Pendulum: • 3 coil-magnet actuators at intermediate mass, range ~ 100µm • Electrostatic actuation on test mass bias 630V, range 0-900V= 3.5µm > 10 Hz
Noise is introduced: • loop electronics • sqrt circuits • intrinsic HV amplifier noise Using ESD as actuator • Force is proportional to square of applied voltage. • high voltages are needed • for bipolar acting a bias voltage needs to be applied
Sqrt circuits in MI loop ESD: F U^2 Sqrt circuits are necessary to give full linear force range for acquisition. Drawback: sqrt circuits are noisy 1µV/sqrt(Hz) (=100µV/sqrt(Hz) @ ESD)
Sqrt circuits in MI loop ESD: F U^2 Sqrt circuits are necessary to give full linear force range for acquisition. Drawback: sqrt circuits are noisy 1µV/sqrt(Hz) (=100µV/sqrt(Hz) @ ESD) Bypassing sqrt circuits after lock is acquired.
Noise in MI loop HVA noise = 100nV/sqrt(Hz) (=10µV/sqrt(Hz) @ ESD) HV-amplifier noise can be reduced by decreasing bias voltage or active noise suppression. Suppressing noise introduced by loop electronics needs whitening
dewhiten dewhiten dewhiten Whiten MI loop whitening / dewhitening Whitening right after mixer: zero 3.5 Hz pole 35 Hz Dewhitening for both split passes Passive dewhit-ening done in HV path (0-1kV)
MI loop gain problem • Strange observations: • We are not able to increase the low frequency loop gain, even though it should work from loop model (oscillation around 8 Hz) • OLG measurements show that there is nearly no gain around 8 to 10 Hz. • We needed to turn down the MI crossover gain continiously for the last few months • Findings: • Influence of MI AA gain on maximum cross over frequency (AA-tilt , cross over possible. • phase margin of crossover, can crossover frequency, but adding integrator still causes 8Hz oscillation • IM gain ( crossover frequency), less noise in servo 4 to 8 Hz. • IM gain, still low gain around 8 to 10 Hz (low gain can‘t be caused by IM)
Injecting LF noise in MI loop Injected noise from 5 to 11 Hz Between 6 and 7 Hz the noise is not suppressed !
Measurement of open loop gain (PRMI) • Resonance structure • is clearly visible • Very low gain • around 9 Hz • Design gain: • 7 @ 15 Hz • 20 @ 10 Hz • 80 @ 6 Hz
TF: Alignment to longitudinal Tilt couples a factor of 10 stronger than rot @ 10 Hz. (IM-FF tilt2long) Why are the two rot-TF so different?
How to go on with the MI loop gain problem Measure MI loop gain for various conditions to decouple crossover and AA-tilt. Implementing digital AA control to be more flexible (nearly done). Measure tilt2long for single suspensions, with the goal of setting up a FF system. Investigate possible advantages of using the ESDs for angular alignment. ....
Discussion • Michelson loop gain problem: • What experience exists in VIRGO with angular to longitudinal and longitudinal to angular couplings ? • Is somewhere gain lost ? • ... • Digital filtering: • What kind of filters are used within VIRGO for steep roll off?