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Aug 19, 2021 10 tweets 12 min read
This week FC1 (Filter Cavity [mirror] #1) was installed in the @LIGOWA's new HAM7 vacuum chamber for the new @LIGO A+ Filter Cavity.
FC1 is a triple suspension mirror. This work was also installed in @LIGOWA's NEW "Mega Cleanroom"!
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#GravitationalWaves #LIGO @NSF #NSF Here the HAM7 #vacuum chamber is partially opened up. The FC1 suspension is shyly hiding inside it's protective cover as TJ (Lead Operator), Travis Sadecki (Operations Specialist), & Rahul Kumar (Suspension [SUS] Detector Engineer) prepare for installation.
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