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GQuEST Output Filter Cavities (GQuEST)
Daniel Grass - posted 10:56, Wednesday 14 February 2024 - last comment - 11:53, Monday 04 March 2024(11465)
Newport Data for Noise from the MFM-100 Flexure Mount (in use for the Output Filter Cavity)

I recieved some data from Newport for vibrations from the MFM-100. I am not sure how they took this data and will update this post/comment on this post when I find out. For now, attached are the graphs shared with me. The resonances are around the frequencies we observed some noise in the output filter caviites.

Note: the picture of the mount in the images is only to show the axis; the mount does not look like the image shown.

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Daniel Grass - 11:53, Monday 04 March 2024 (11498)

From Newport:

The data shared is the frequency response to a sine sweep test using an in-house shaker system.

The MFM-100 does have natural resonances in the 300-500 Hz range. This is normal.

Seeing a peak within 5% of tested samples is not totally alarming.

Provided it doesn’t jeopardize any performance, adding a material with a high damping coefficient at the mounting interface like viton, sorbothane, etc. will  certainly work.