New LIGO-X Lab Member Intro Wiki
Welcome to the LIGO Caltech Instrument Science group!
Here is some information to help you get situated:
Weekly Calendar
These are weekly events that might interest you.
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Coffee and Donuts (W.B. 265) |
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LIGOX Group meeting (W.B. 265) |
40m Lab Group meeting (Broad Cafe) |
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LIGO Seminar (W.B. 351) |
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Journal Club (W.B. 265) |
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Physics Colloquium (E.B. 201) |
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Mailing lists
Keys
The key that gets you in W. Bridge offices and labs, as well as 40m lab is MP102-67.
Travel
These are the steps to follow in order to get your travel arranged:
- Discuss the trip with relevant people, if it's a commissioning trip this includes Peter Fritschel and either Valera Frolov (LLO) or Daniel Sigg (LHO).
Get official authorization to travel. This is done by filling out the Travel Authorization Request Form here: https://travel.ligo.caltech.edu/
Choosing a travel account to charge to is always a fun, interesting, and rewarding experience. If you are commissioning at LHO, then the account is IN.10.C.TAA "Installation Travel." If you are commissioning at LLO, then the Operations account 3.8.1 "Livingston Detector Related Travel" is correct (unless "aLIGO deliverables" are involved). For all other conditions please refer to Filling Out a TAR Jan 30, 2014 -v2.docx
- Wait a few hours, and then you will get an email saying you are approved (or maybe Albert Lazzarini will reject it because he didn't like something, so then fix it and try again)
After your TAR is approved, send an email to Melanie McCandles mmccandless@ligo-la.caltech.edu , tell her what days, times, and what airports you want to travel through, and that you want a car and a hotel.
- You won't have to pay for the car or the hotel if Melanie books everything for you, they will put it on a Caltech credit card, just show up to the right desk and give your identification. The hotel might ask for a card in case you have any additional costs while you are there, but not for the main reservation.
- When you are traveling, keep your airplane boarding passes, the receipt from the rental car, the receipt from the hotel, any receipts for the gas for your car, and receipts for any travel you pay for to get to LAX. You will give these all to Melanie after the trip is over so they can pay you back and account for the things on the Caltech card.
- There is nowhere to buy food at the LIGO sites, buy lunch (and dinner if you plan to stay late) in town.
Purchasing
TBD