Description


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Sondrestrom Lidar Operation Log


Operator(s) : John, Geiszler, E.Guðmundsson, John, Geiszler, John, Geiszler, John, Geiszler, John Geiszler
Purpose : routine data collection/NLC hunt
Date(s) : 050805 - 050806
File(s) : L20050805_000 - L20050806_003
Comments :
Logfile : l0508050.log

Setup:0


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[Variables]
Dye Power=76mJ
Rayleigh Power=480mJ

[0]
front end Iris=not_installed
Rayleigh System=On
Rayleigh Field stop=0.5mm
Rayleigh path attenuation=0dB
Dye System=On
Sodium Field stop=0.5mm
Etalon=Out
Daystar=8A_In
Polarizer=In
HalfWave Plates=Tracking
Rayleigh Filter=2:532(.5nm)
Rayleigh seeding=off

[1]
front end Iris=not_installed
Rayleigh System=On
Rayleigh Field stop=0.5mm
Rayleigh path attenuation=0dB
Dye System=On
Sodium Field stop=0.5mm
Etalon=Out
Daystar=Out
Polarizer=In
HalfWave Plates=Tracking
Rayleigh Filter=2:532(.5nm)
Rayleigh seeding=off

Logsheet:0


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Sondrestrom Lidar Operation Log


Log Sheet 1 of 3
Operators : John, Geiszler, E.Guðmundsson, John Geiszler
Date(s) : 050805 - 050805
File(s) : L20050805_000 - L20050805_001
FilesTime [UT]CommentsCntSOpe
L20050805_00002:27:41Start of experiment0JDG
L20050805_00002:32:25Haze layer overhead, should pass770JDG
L20050805_00002:44:02Changed to setup 10JDG
02:54:48adjusting system after removing Daystar0JDG
03:20:12finished adjusting system0EG
L20050805_00003:28:49counts9830JDG
L20050805_00003:36:22Na chopper timing adjusted0EG
L20050805_00004:02:42counts9750EG
L20050805_00004:05:31NLC detection, changed to flipping mode9680EG
L20050805_00004:06:33counts off990EG
L20050805_00004:09:49counts on10560EG
L20050805_00004:10:12counts off140EG
L20050805_00004:11:17counts on10470EG
L20050805_00004:13:02counts off140EG
L20050805_00004:52:30counts off220JDG
L20050805_00004:53:05counts on10120JDG
L20050805_00004:57:08Dye system tuned to 589. nm240JDG
L20050805_00105:23:39counts on9950JDG
L20050805_00105:24:49counts off330JDG
L20050805_00105:24:53Dye system tuned to 589. nm0JDG
L20050805_00105:58:54Na chopper timing returned to normal setting0JDG
L20050805_00106:47:28Changed to setup 0, stopped flipping8230JDG
L20050805_00106:51:41counts1300JDG
L20050805_00107:09:00Dye system tuned to 589. nm1140JDG

Logsheet:1


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Sondrestrom Lidar Operation Log


Log Sheet 2 of 3
Operators : John, Geiszler, E.Guðmundsson, John Geiszler
Date(s) : 050805 - 050806
File(s) : L20050805_001 - L20050806_001
FilesTime [UT]CommentsCntSOpe
L20050805_00107:20:02counts1180JDG
L20050805_00208:00:17Na channel GPIB error1260JDG
L20050805_00208:02:39ARCLITE2 restarted1190JDG
L20050805_00308:29:59counts1180JDG
L20050805_00308:36:47Dye system tuned to 589. nm1260JDG
L20050805_00309:09:23counts1240JDG
L20050805_00310:27:36counts1220JDG
L20050805_00411:06:15counts1180JDG
L20050805_00411:10:00Na delay adjusted0JDG
L20050805_00411:33:45counts1270JDG
L20050805_00412:25:46GPIB error - 1150JDG
L20050805_00615:36:06just restarted data aq1060JDG
L20050805_01020:55:48Converged Rayleigh1240EG
L20050805_01121:47:49Rayleigh channel error. restarting ARCLITE20JDG
L20050805_01122:27:32counts1280JDG
L20050805_01123:19:06counts1230JDG
L20050805_01123:58:46Restarted data acq1350JDG
L20050805_01200:41:01Stopped for taking daystar out of the path1340JDG
L20050805_01200:44:16Running without daystar6820JDG
L20050805_01201:19:31Na channel fault, restarting data acq0JDG
L20050806_00002:09:22counts9090JDG
L20050806_00003:03:04counts8870JDG
L20050806_00103:18:01restarting data acq program0JDG
L20050806_00104:03:10counts8650JDG

Logsheet:2


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Sondrestrom Lidar Operation Log


Log Sheet 3 of 3
Operators : John Geiszler
Date(s) : 050806 - 050806
File(s) : L20050806_001 - L20050806_003
FilesTime [UT]CommentsCntSOpe
L20050806_00105:12:15error in Rayleigh channel, restarting data acq.8590JDG
05:58:50error in Na channel, restarting data acq.0JDG
L20050806_00306:09:31counts-630JDG
shutting down for system maintenance
L20050806_00306:13:50End of experiment-880JDG