Description


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Sondrestrom Lidar Operation Log


Operator(s) : E.Guðmundsson
Purpose : Routine data collection
Date(s) : 010305 - 010306
File(s) : L103050 - L103060
Comments :
Logfile : l0103050.log

Setup:0


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[Variables]
Dye Power=65mJ
Rayleigh Power=520mJ

[0]
Iris=min_opening
Rayleigh System=On
Dye System=On
Daystar=Out
Polarizer=In
HalfWave Plates=Tracking
Rayleigh Filter=2:532(.5nm)

Logsheet:0


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Sondrestrom Lidar Operation Log


Log Sheet 1 of 1
Operators : E.Guðmundsson
Date(s) : 010305 - 010306
File(s) : L103050 - L103060
FilesTime [UT]CommentsCntSOpe
L10305021:35:48Start of experiment98960EG
L10305021:42:00There is still a bit of background but the skies are nice and98960EG
clear9896
L10305021:44:38Note, I'm taking sodium data prematurely as the system101330EG
has not had time to warm up. will have to visit the Dye
laser HG and the tuning in an hour. In the mean time
the system is tuned at 589.158nm as read from the wavemeter
L10305021:58:14something appearing at 115lkm on the sodium channel101000EG
L10305022:47:31Rayleigh HG adjusted, dye laser energy is 79mJ104960EG
L10305022:49:31Tuning for maximum sodium104830EG
L10305022:59:46Done maximizing, the max is at 589.158nm-589.159nm as107650EG
shown on the wavemeter. Incremented10744
L10305123:01:24Counts107440EG
L10305100:46:48Tuned -1pm115580EG
L10305100:47:39got a noticable increase in counts, it was a real laser drift!115750EG
00:47:34The wavemeter prevailed this time.0EG
L10305100:59:52Counts115270EG
L10305101:47:25Incremented117150EG
L10306001:48:17Counts115620EG
L10306003:06:03End of experiment110910EG