Design: Components and Function
2
2.1.
The
Dropping Chamber
The Dropping Chamber (Figure 2-2 and Figure 2-3) is an evacuated
chamber which contains the
Cart/Drag-Free Chamber
which houses the
Test
Mass
. A
Drive Mechanism
is used to drop, track, and catch the test mass
inside the drag-free chamber. Laser light (Figure 2-1) passes through a
window in the bottom of the Dropping Chamber to the corner cube (inside
the test mass), then is reflected back down through the window to the
interferometer.
2-2
Figure 2-2
Front view of the dropping chamber
Summary of Contents for FG5
Page 22: ...Design Components and Function 2 Figure 2 10 The Superspring 2 14 ...
Page 31: ...Design Components and Function 2 Figure 2 13 Rotation Monitor 2 23 ...
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Page 42: ...How to Set Up and Run the FG5 3 3 10 ...
Page 44: ...How to Set Up and Run the FG5 3 Figure 3 2 V Post 3 12 ...
Page 53: ...How to Set Up and Run the FG5 3 1 Backup the data 2 Shut off computer power 3 21 ...
Page 87: ...Adjustment and Maintenance 4 4 29 ...
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Page 104: ...Troubleshooting 5 5 2 ...
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Page 131: ...Checklists and Logs Appendix D 9 3 ...
Page 140: ...Checklists and Logs Appendix D Table 9 6 Replacing Drive Belt 9 12 ...
Page 145: ...Checklists and Logs Appendix D Table 9 10 Replace Linear Bearings 9 17 ...
Page 149: ...Checklists and Logs Appendix D Table 9 13 Replace Shaft Encoder 9 21 ...