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MarcEisenmann - 18:06, Wednesday 19 March 2025 (3979)Get code to link to this report
birefringence of shinkosha_30_50_3

white dot at top towards laser

# Shinkosha 16230472 (6/6)
sample = 'SHINKOSHA_30_50_3'
thickness = 0.05

input_filenames = [
'Fri, Mar 14, 2025 9-54-31 PM.txt',
'Fri, Mar 14, 2025 10-06-52 PM.txt',
'Fri, Mar 14, 2025 10-48-41 PM.txt',
'Sat, Mar 15, 2025 12-02-03 AM.txt',
'Sat, Mar 15, 2025 12-27-39 AM.txt',
'Sat, Mar 15, 2025 12-53-41 AM.txt'
]
output_filenames = [
'Fri, Mar 14, 2025 9-41-59 PM.txt',
'Fri, Mar 14, 2025 10-20-20 PM.txt',
'Fri, Mar 14, 2025 11-41-05 PM.txt',
'Sat, Mar 15, 2025 12-15-09 AM.txt',
'Sat, Mar 15, 2025 12-41-39 AM.txt',
'Sat, Mar 15, 2025 1-05-32 AM.txt'
]

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3979_20250319100627_shinkosha30503.png
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MarcEisenmann - 18:04, Wednesday 19 March 2025 (3978)Get code to link to this report
birefringence of shinkosha_30_70_1

white dot at top towards laser

spike likely due to visible scratch on sample surface.

sample = 'shinkosha_30_70_1'
thickness = 0.07

input_filenames = [
'Mon, Mar 17, 2025 11-14-47 AM.txt',
'Mon, Mar 17, 2025 11-32-44 AM.txt',
'Mon, Mar 17, 2025 11-49-40 AM.txt',
'Mon, Mar 17, 2025 12-41-44 PM.txt',
'Mon, Mar 17, 2025 1-02-39 PM.txt',
'Mon, Mar 17, 2025 1-24-39 PM.txt'
]

output_filenames = [
'Mon, Mar 17, 2025 11-24-26 AM.txt',
'Mon, Mar 17, 2025 11-40-52 AM.txt',
'Mon, Mar 17, 2025 12-06-09 PM.txt',
'Mon, Mar 17, 2025 12-51-53 PM.txt',
'Mon, Mar 17, 2025 1-11-12 PM.txt',
'Mon, Mar 17, 2025 2-00-36 PM.txt'
];
 

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MarcEisenmann - 18:03, Wednesday 19 March 2025 (3977)Get code to link to this report
birefringence of shinkosha_30_70_2

need to check the real shinkosha name

white dot at top towarsd laser

not fully sure about discontinuities... maybe from slight polarizer misalignment?

 

sample = 'shinkosha_30_70_2'
thickness = 0.07

input_filenames = [
'Mon, Mar 17, 2025 3-45-13 PM.txt',
'Mon, Mar 17, 2025 6-30-29 PM.txt',
'Mon, Mar 17, 2025 7-30-47 PM.txt',
'Mon, Mar 17, 2025 8-10-36 PM.txt',
'Mon, Mar 17, 2025 10-55-47 PM.txt',
'Tue, Mar 18, 2025 9-42-41 AM.txt'
]
output_filenames = [
'Mon, Mar 17, 2025 3-32-27 PM.txt',
'Mon, Mar 17, 2025 6-53-42 PM.txt',
'Mon, Mar 17, 2025 7-57-16 PM.txt',
'Mon, Mar 17, 2025 10-38-46 PM.txt',
'Mon, Mar 17, 2025 11-21-20 PM.txt',
'Tue, Mar 18, 2025 10-17-20 AM.txt'
]

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MarcEisenmann - 18:00, Wednesday 19 March 2025 (3976)Get code to link to this report
birefringence of shinkosha_30_70_3

white dot at top towards laser

#3 (Shinkosha_30_70_3 1623046-3 (4/6)
sample = 'SHINKOSHA_30_70_3'
thickness = 0.07
input_filenames = [
'Tue, Mar 18, 2025 11-15-30 AM.txt',
'Tue, Mar 18, 2025 11-40-02 AM.txt',
'Tue, Mar 18, 2025 12-15-28 PM.txt',
'Tue, Mar 18, 2025 2-09-54 PM.txt',
'Tue, Mar 18, 2025 3-13-56 PM.txt',
'Tue, Mar 18, 2025 3-55-46 PM.txt'

]
output_filenames = [
'Tue, Mar 18, 2025 10-59-55 AM.txt',
'Tue, Mar 18, 2025 11-55-59 AM.txt',
'Tue, Mar 18, 2025 12-28-11 PM.txt',
'Tue, Mar 18, 2025 2-32-56 PM.txt',
'Tue, Mar 18, 2025 3-31-51 PM.txt',
'Tue, Mar 18, 2025 4-08-03 PM.txt'
]

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MarcEisenmann - 17:14, Wednesday 19 March 2025 (3975)Get code to link to this report
Comment to birefringence of shinkosha (30 * 50) #2 (Click here to view original report: 3958)

The naming convention is : manufacturer_diameter[mm]_thickness[mm]_number

number is arbitrary.

thickness is in m to convert the retardation in delta n .

General (Test)
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DanChen - 05:35, Wednesday 19 March 2025 (3974)Get code to link to this report
Test post

Test 3.14

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ShalikaSingh - 14:19, Tuesday 18 March 2025 (3973)Get code to link to this report
Comment to birefringence of shinkosha (30 * 50) #2 (Click here to view original report: 3958)

What is the unit of dimensions measured (for all the recent elogs)?

30 cm* 50 cm ? 

thickness is 0.05cm?

KAGRA MIR (General)
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MarcEisenmann - 11:48, Tuesday 18 March 2025 (3972)Get code to link to this report
Comment to Labview modifications for birefringence measurement (Click here to view original report: 3915)

Note that the 'artifact' are not artifact but our real data.

The waiting time makes the VI to stop acquiring data.

BIGFOOT (cell birefringence)
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MarcEisenmann - 11:44, Tuesday 18 March 2025 (3971)Get code to link to this report
Comment to mix hydrogel measurement (Click here to view original report: 3964)

Is Arylamide same as acrylamide? -> yes it is the same, was a typo

Note that for this measurement (and likely all previous ones) the hydrogel is tilted by a non negligeable amount as in Fig.1.

It should have an effect on all measurements (likely adding some offset at 0 force applied)

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3971_20250318034353_hydrogeltilt.jpeg
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ShalikaSingh - 22:57, Monday 17 March 2025 (3970)Get code to link to this report
Higher bandwidth opamp with higher output current ckt

Now, I am using an Opamp EL2099CT, which has output current limit of 440mA. I made a inverting amplifier circuit (Fig 4). The spectrum was first observed with HV probe across the EOM, then by using the PD response with laser input across the EOM. There is impedance matching with moku using Rin=200ohm.

fig 1 : full TF using HV probe - 100:1 (no laser)

fig 2; zoomed of Fig 1

fig 3: TF measurement with laser (no HV probe)

Although the TF seems fine in Fig 1 and 2, there is something different in Fig 3. It could be the response of the PD. 

I seem to have a gain of -1.5dB (with 100x probe)

so, 0.89*100 = 89 gain. 

With 5V (amplitude), my circuit, should generate 89*5V= 445V , across EOM. 

But, the response, seems saturated. See Fig 5. The rms voltage of the photodiode was converted to power. 

It was quite absurd that I still had saturation. See Fig 6 of photodiode response in oscilloscope. 

Then, it occured to me, that the saturation has to do with limit of photodiode response itself. Since I am using a fixed gain photodiode, the maximum voltage it can read is 0-10V (for highZ), which means 10Vp-p. Since Moku input impedance is 1Mohm, it implies that I am limited by the photodiode response.

Next step:

Use a variable gain PD. 

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3970_20250317114628_mokufrequencyresponseanalyzerdata20250317193407screenshot.png 3970_20250317114632_mokufrequencyresponseanalyzerdata20250317193554screenshot.png 3970_20250317115111_mokufrequencyresponseanalyzerdata20250317195306screenshot.png 3970_20250317145048_invamplifier20250317.png 3970_20250317145144_transmissioncharacteristics20250317.png 3970_20250317145338_mokuoscilloscopedata20250317225516screenshot.png
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ShalikaSingh - 18:09, Monday 17 March 2025 (3969)Get code to link to this report
Comment to mix hydrogel measurement (Click here to view original report: 3964)

I have attached picture of the characteristics obtained of the materials. The figures are in the following order.

for Mix

Fig 1: Birefringence vs. Stress 

Fig 2: Diattenuation vs. Stress

Fig 3 : Rotation vs. Stress

for Arylamide

Fig4 : Birefringence vs. Stress 

Fig 5 : Diattenuation vs. Stress

Fig 6 : Rotation vs. Stress

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3969_20250317100816_retardationvsstress.png 3969_20250317100822_diattenuationvsstress.png 3969_20250317100829_rotationvsstress.png 3969_20250317101050_retardationvsstress.png 3969_20250317101055_diattenuationvsstress.png 3969_20250317101100_rotationvsstress.png
BIGFOOT (cell birefringence)
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ShalikaSingh - 15:11, Monday 17 March 2025 (3968)Get code to link to this report
Comment to mix hydrogel measurement (Click here to view original report: 3964)

Is Arylamide same as acrylamide?

 

I have saved the first material characteristics in 

C:\Users\atama\Dropbox\Cell Birefringence\Measurement data\hydrogel\Mix 1

the another one in

C:\Users\atana\Dropbox\Cell Birefringence\Measurement data\hydrogel\Arylamide 2

 

Since we are measurig Arylamide again, I have renamed the first measurement of Arylamide as 'Arylamide 1'

Edit 1:

Also the modifcations to the measurement are saved in 

fixed_Fri, Mar 14, 2025 2-58-18 PM and fixed_Fri, Mar 14, 2025 1-56-26 PM

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MarcEisenmann - 11:17, Monday 17 March 2025 (3966)Get code to link to this report
Comment to birefringence of Shinkosha (30*50) #3 (Click here to view original report: 3962)

this sample was remeasured in the new configuration.

 

input_filenames = [
'Fri, Mar 14, 2025 9-54-31 PM.txt',
'Fri, Mar 14, 2025 10-06-52 PM.txt',
'Fri, Mar 14, 2025 10-48-41 PM.txt',
'Sat, Mar 15, 2025 12-02-03 AM.txt',
'Sat, Mar 15, 2025 12-27-39 AM.txt',
'Sat, Mar 15, 2025 12-53-41 AM.txt'
]
output_filenames = [
'Fri, Mar 14, 2025 9-41-59 PM.txt',
'Fri, Mar 14, 2025 10-20-20 PM.txt',
'Fri, Mar 14, 2025 11-41-05 PM.txt',
'Sat, Mar 15, 2025 12-15-09 AM.txt',
'Sat, Mar 15, 2025 12-41-39 AM.txt',
'Sat, Mar 15, 2025 1-05-32 AM.txt'
]

 

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3966_20250317031750_shinkosha30503v2.png
BIGFOOT (cell birefringence)
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MarcEisenmann - 11:16, Monday 17 March 2025 (3964)Get code to link to this report
mix hydrogel measurement

[Katsuki, Marc, Shalika]

Realigned beam and reinstalled powermeters and polcam.

mixed monomer (YY037:diphenyl+YY044:di-peg-phenyl) v/v=1/1 (ratio of monomer)

file : C:\Users\atama\Dropbox\Cell Birefringence\Measurement data\Fri, Mar 14, 2025 1-56-26 PM.txt

broke at 0.4. replace 160mm with 16mm. was mispelled.

input * C:\Users\atama\Dropbox\Cell Birefringence\Measurement data\Fri, Mar 14, 2025 2-49-38 PM.txt

another material

acrylamide(negative control)

C:\Users\atama\Dropbox\Cell Birefringence\Measurement data\Fri, Mar 14, 2025 2-58-18 PM.txt

seems measurement at 0.32 was actually 0.34N

0.4 N --> 0.42N

0.44 N --> 0.45 N

0.48 was not finished

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ShalikaSingh - 15:11, Monday 17 March 2025 (3968)

Is Arylamide same as acrylamide?

 

I have saved the first material characteristics in 

C:\Users\atama\Dropbox\Cell Birefringence\Measurement data\hydrogel\Mix 1

the another one in

C:\Users\atana\Dropbox\Cell Birefringence\Measurement data\hydrogel\Arylamide 2

 

Since we are measurig Arylamide again, I have renamed the first measurement of Arylamide as 'Arylamide 1'

Edit 1:

Also the modifcations to the measurement are saved in 

fixed_Fri, Mar 14, 2025 2-58-18 PM and fixed_Fri, Mar 14, 2025 1-56-26 PM

ShalikaSingh - 18:09, Monday 17 March 2025 (3969)

I have attached picture of the characteristics obtained of the materials. The figures are in the following order.

for Mix

Fig 1: Birefringence vs. Stress 

Fig 2: Diattenuation vs. Stress

Fig 3 : Rotation vs. Stress

for Arylamide

Fig4 : Birefringence vs. Stress 

Fig 5 : Diattenuation vs. Stress

Fig 6 : Rotation vs. Stress

Images attached to this comment
3969_20250317100816_retardationvsstress.png 3969_20250317100822_diattenuationvsstress.png 3969_20250317100829_rotationvsstress.png 3969_20250317101050_retardationvsstress.png 3969_20250317101055_diattenuationvsstress.png 3969_20250317101100_rotationvsstress.png
MarcEisenmann - 11:44, Tuesday 18 March 2025 (3971)

Is Arylamide same as acrylamide? -> yes it is the same, was a typo

Note that for this measurement (and likely all previous ones) the hydrogel is tilted by a non negligeable amount as in Fig.1.

It should have an effect on all measurements (likely adding some offset at 0 force applied)

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3971_20250318034353_hydrogeltilt.jpeg
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MarcEisenmann - 11:16, Monday 17 March 2025 (3965)Get code to link to this report
moving polarizer

move polarizer to increase the difference between the various polarization states.

motorized rotator swapped from HWP to polarizer

changed positions of 2 steering mirrors

had to change fork position of 1st lens on red path : RED ALIGNMENT TO BE CHECKED AGAIN BEFORE ABSORPTION MEASUREMENT !

horizontal cut at 360,115.5,20

vertical cut at 314.5, 200,60

blades at 20 is mm from last steering mirror 200mm

DC_max = 0.232V (from powermeter)

after vertical alignment : AOI = 0.006deg

z = [120, 70, 20];

filenames = {

'Fri, Mar 14, 2025 5-56-30 PM',

'Fri, Mar 14, 2025 5-59-03 PM',

'Fri, Mar 14, 2025 6-00-48 PM'};

after horizontal alignment : AOI = 0.06deg

z = [120,70,20];

filenames ={

'Fri, Mar 14, 2025 8-28-37 PM',

'Fri, Mar 14, 2025 8-31-20 PM',

'Fri, Mar 14, 2025 8-33-13 PM'};

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SatoruIkeda - 16:44, Thursday 13 March 2025 (3963)Get code to link to this report
Modified the display of the attached image of this elog

Changed so that Image files Attached to comments also appear in the original thread.

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MarcEisenmann - 11:24, Thursday 13 March 2025 (3962)Get code to link to this report
birefringence of Shinkosha (30*50) #3

Sample measured with input HWP rotation.

However, it seems that with the current situation only nearby polarization states can be generated that affects how many polarization states combination can be used (only 1 pair in below measurement).

 

sample = 'SHINKOSHA_30_50_3'

input_filenames = [
'Wed, Mar 12, 2025 12-00-10 PM.txt',
'Wed, Mar 12, 2025 12-14-14 PM.txt',
'Wed, Mar 12, 2025 1-18-31 PM.txt',
'Wed, Mar 12, 2025 4-39-58 PM.txt',
'Wed, Mar 12, 2025 4-45-39 PM.txt',
'Wed, Mar 12, 2025 4-59-45 PM.txt',
'Wed, Mar 12, 2025 5-05-32 PM.txt',
'Wed, Mar 12, 2025 5-19-36 PM.txt'
]

output_filenames = [
'Wed, Mar 12, 2025 12-06-17 PM.txt',
'Wed, Mar 12, 2025 12-18-40 PM.txt',
'Wed, Mar 12, 2025 1-24-16 PM.txt',
'Wed, Mar 12, 2025 4-35-22 PM.txt',
'Wed, Mar 12, 2025 4-50-50 PM.txt',
'Wed, Mar 12, 2025 4-55-12 PM.txt',
'Wed, Mar 12, 2025 5-10-00 PM.txt',
'Wed, Mar 12, 2025 5-14-37 PM.txt'
]



thickness = 0.05

Images attached to this report
3962_20250313032443_shinkosha30503.png
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MarcEisenmann - 11:17, Monday 17 March 2025 (3966)

this sample was remeasured in the new configuration.

 

input_filenames = [
'Fri, Mar 14, 2025 9-54-31 PM.txt',
'Fri, Mar 14, 2025 10-06-52 PM.txt',
'Fri, Mar 14, 2025 10-48-41 PM.txt',
'Sat, Mar 15, 2025 12-02-03 AM.txt',
'Sat, Mar 15, 2025 12-27-39 AM.txt',
'Sat, Mar 15, 2025 12-53-41 AM.txt'
]
output_filenames = [
'Fri, Mar 14, 2025 9-41-59 PM.txt',
'Fri, Mar 14, 2025 10-20-20 PM.txt',
'Fri, Mar 14, 2025 11-41-05 PM.txt',
'Sat, Mar 15, 2025 12-15-09 AM.txt',
'Sat, Mar 15, 2025 12-41-39 AM.txt',
'Sat, Mar 15, 2025 1-05-32 AM.txt'
]

 

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MichaelPage - 04:01, Thursday 13 March 2025 (3961)Get code to link to this report
Restart of FIS systems

I restarted the squeezer electronics and did some checks. While turning on stuff in the FC room I clumsily dropped an oscilloscope on the floor. It still works but has some 45 kHz 4 mV noise when unplugged. Well it doesn't get used for critical measurements anyway so maybe ok. It has the yellow sticker "RM alignment feedback". I tested it using GRMC DEMOD (which was moved now to DDS2 DAC0) in both input channels and it gives basically the same result as the other oscilloscope.

SHG

The SHG was very misaligned, which was a bit strange considering that it usually maintains its alignment for quite a long time. It started out at about 40% mode matching. I used the steering mirrors and XY lens mount and realigned it to (1960 mV, 280 mV, 80 mV -> 84.5%), which is a little bit less than the reference alignment from 2024-12-25 (1840 mV, 200 mV, 140 mV -> 86.8%). I tried also the waveplate to correct the polarization but it had no effect. I also checked the input IR which reads 805 mW on the stick sensor vs 800 mW on 2024-12-25. I locked it and optimized the green output power to 296 mW (temperature controller 3.191) before the green FI. 

GRMC

I checkced the GRMC alignment, it was ok, basically where I left it, so I didn't tweak it. I checked the error signal and optimized the demodulation phase to i-phase, then locked. I could see that it stably outputs 25.3 mW (316 mV on oscilloscope) of green power, checked at the OPO steering mirror 1 using the ring sensor, which is stable at the third decimal place on the power meter. I tweaked the servo gain to bring it to the threshold of oscillation (1.1) then reduced it (0.75). Also at one point the power meter randomly spiked to 44 mW, I'm not sure if this was due to the actual green power or just the power meter electronics being weird.

As presented in the research meeting there was an issue with GRMC unlock caused by the demodulation phase seemingly flipping from i-phase to q-phase. By switching channels to DDS2 DAC0, I can see that the problem is fixed. GRMC can maintain lock for > 90 min with the same output power and power stability (at least as seen on the power meter). In other words, the previously used channel DDS2 DAC2 is drifting in phase with respect to other channels. There is a bit of an annoying problem where when the GRMC/MZ assembly is manually unlocked it can sometimes kick one of the PZTs along the green path and requires the MZ to be realigned.

The PDH signal has about 100 mV DC offset as well which is a bit strange. But the error signal is 2.08 Vpk so it doesn't cause any immediately apparent problems.

IRMC

Mode matching was checked (1210 mV, 72 mV -> 94.4%) and was good. PDH signal is the same size as last time I checked (400 mVpk). I locked and saw it transmits 2.30 mV, same as normal.

Homodyne

Homodyne balance was quite bad, about -17 mV. I realigned it to zero, making sure to check the lenses in front of the homodyne PDs to confirm that there is no clipping of the beam. I checked the homodyne spectrum which gives the usual ~ -132 dBVrms/rtHz at high frequencies > 5 kHz. It seems to be about -131.8 dBVrms/rtHz at low frequencies, I feel it is maybe a bit noisy but I guess the squeezing measurement will determine the real performance.

 

to do: PLLs, OPO, nonlinear gain, squeezing

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MarcEisenmann - 18:26, Tuesday 11 March 2025 (3960)Get code to link to this report
finalizing TAMA re-organization

[Marc, Shalika, Takahashi]

We moved the dessicator containing TAMA main laser spare parts close to TAMA main laser bench.

We moved a table, 4 small dessicators 2 shelves and an electronic rack at the bottom of the stairs where the bigfoot table was previously located.

It needs some setup but it can be useful for testing and assembling components.

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MarcEisenmann - 17:39, Tuesday 11 March 2025 (3959)Get code to link to this report
birefirngence of HWP

In order to measure large sample or measure birefringence at high power density we should remvove the polarizer placed right before the sample.

For all previous measurement, various input linear polarization from 0 to 90deg with 15deg increment rotation were used.

As our measurement technique is compatible with any polarization states, it should be fine.

The polarizer was removed and the HWP was installed in the motorized rotator mount.

 

To test this technique, we measured birefringence of a commercial HWP as below.

The measurement is working fine but at the given QWP orientation, several polarization pairs were failing our realizability condition.

 

 

input_filenames = [
    'Tue, Mar 4, 2025 7-07-08 PM.txt',
    'Tue, Mar 4, 2025 7-32-13 PM.txt',
    'Tue, Mar 4, 2025 8-12-45 PM.txt',
    'Tue, Mar 4, 2025 8-53-59 PM.txt']

output_filenames = [
    'Tue, Mar 4, 2025 7-26-03 PM.txt',
    'Tue, Mar 4, 2025 7-38-51 PM.txt',
    'Tue, Mar 4, 2025 8-22-31 PM.txt',
    'Tue, Mar 4, 2025 9-00-23 PM.txt'
    ]
thickness = 0

Images attached to this report
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