
The Rotation Monitor
Appendix C
8. THE ROTATION MONITOR
8.1. INSTALLATION
Remove two opposing M6x25 screws holding the test chamber top flange.
Attach the attitude monitor to the top flange using two M6x35 screws. There
should be no washers underneath the screws holding the top lid or the rotation
monitor will not set flat. It may be necessary to remove these washers if they are
installed. Connect the power supply. Connect the x and y BNC connectors on
the detector box to channels 1 and 2 of an oscilloscope. Set the scope to the x-y
mode at 500 mV/ scale. Turn the laser on.
Remove the cap from the window on the top flange of the test chamber. With
the test mass in its bottom position, adjust mirror mounts 1 and 2 until the laser
beam is centered in the mirror on top of the test mass.
Raise the test mass as far as possible without losing sight of the test mass mirror.
Use the travel lock pin to lock the mass in this position. Adjust only mirror
mount 1 so as to put the laser beam back in the center of the test mass mirror.
Lower the test mass to the bottom and adjust only the beam-splitter on mirror
mount 2 to put the spot back in the center of the test mass mirror. The first
mirror is used to translate the beam onto the mirror at the top position and the
beamsplitter is used to adjust the angle of the beam so that it hits the mirror on
the bottom position.
Repeatedly raise and lower the test mass, adjusting mirror mounts 1 and 2 until
the laser beam is centered in the test mass mirror at both the top and bottom.
After the laser beam has been aligned to the travel of the test mass, use mirror
mount 3 to steer the beam through the center of the lens and down the center of
the tube on the x/y detector. Adjust mirror mount 3 until the spot on the scope
is at the zero position. Disconnect the x and y cables from the scope. Verify that
there is good sensitivity to motion of beam using mirror mount #3. Sometimes an
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