{"id":329,"date":"2018-05-25T14:39:10","date_gmt":"2018-05-25T18:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/ion\/?p=329"},"modified":"2018-08-07T14:57:25","modified_gmt":"2018-08-07T18:57:25","slug":"improved-laser-locking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/ion\/uncategorized\/improved-laser-locking\/","title":{"rendered":"Move to South Building"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After four years in the basement of the Bronfman Science Center, our lab is moving to the new South Science Building.\u00a0 Making the move happen required a lot of labeling, disassembly, and packing, but everything is on its way over.\u00a0 Most exciting, of course, is following the optical tables.\u00a0 We pick up the move after the tables had already been lifted out of the BSC basement via a ventilation shaft (which, sadly, I was not around to photograph):<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-333\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/ion\/files\/2018\/08\/Tables_BSC_parking_lot-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/ion\/files\/2018\/08\/Tables_BSC_parking_lot-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/ion\/files\/2018\/08\/Tables_BSC_parking_lot-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/ion\/files\/2018\/08\/Tables_BSC_parking_lot-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/ion\/files\/2018\/08\/Tables_BSC_parking_lot.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The tables were then transported to the new building by flatbed truck and forklift, and set up on dollies to be rolled into the labs.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-336\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/ion\/files\/2018\/08\/small_table_entrance-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/ion\/files\/2018\/08\/small_table_entrance-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/ion\/files\/2018\/08\/small_table_entrance-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/ion\/files\/2018\/08\/small_table_entrance-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/ion\/files\/2018\/08\/small_table_entrance.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-337\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/ion\/files\/2018\/08\/tables_lab-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/ion\/files\/2018\/08\/tables_lab-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/ion\/files\/2018\/08\/tables_lab-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/ion\/files\/2018\/08\/tables_lab-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/ion\/files\/2018\/08\/tables_lab.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Finally, the tables were rotated to flat with the help of an engine hoist and placed on their legs.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-338\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/ion\/files\/2018\/08\/tables_set_up-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/ion\/files\/2018\/08\/tables_set_up-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/ion\/files\/2018\/08\/tables_set_up-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/ion\/files\/2018\/08\/tables_set_up-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/ion\/files\/2018\/08\/tables_set_up.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>All told, moving and setting up the department&#8217;s seven tables took the riggers three days.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After four years in the basement of the Bronfman Science Center, our lab is moving to the new South Science Building.\u00a0 Making the move happen required a lot of labeling, disassembly, and packing, but everything is on its way over.\u00a0 &hellip; 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