We show that a simple modification to an optical table with pneumatic vibration isolation can be used to actively reduce the long term drift in the tilt of the table by nearly a factor of 1000. Without active stabilization, we measure a root-mean-square (RMS) tilt variation of \SI{270}{\upmu rad} over three days. The active stabilization can be used to limit the tilt to \SI{0.35}{\upmu rad} RMS over the same time period. This technique can be used to minimize drift in tilt-sensitive experiments.
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@article{arxiv.2003.03404,
title = {Active Optical Table Tilt Stabilization},
author = {Charles W. Lewandowski and Tyler D. Knowles and Zachariah B. Etienne and Brian D'Urso},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2003.03404},
year = {2021}
}