diff --git a/examples/asc_test/master.py b/examples/asc_test/master.py
index 826c6070b2d9dac30f85e2281b321f2a06bd7189..91db2966fb262412058c195395912ffa13019004 100644
--- a/examples/asc_test/master.py
+++ b/examples/asc_test/master.py
@@ -83,13 +83,8 @@ def main():
     tmpfile = shelve.open(tmpresultfile)
     tmpfile['result']=result
     tmpfile.close()
-
-
     
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------
-
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 def pd_signal(tmpkat):
 
diff --git a/examples/asc_test/master2.py b/examples/asc_test/master2.py
index 4af7eaa4acfca1511f1918c269e5983a7046379a..d7e8fcd6587a96109e3224481255792d02baf51f 100644
--- a/examples/asc_test/master2.py
+++ b/examples/asc_test/master2.py
@@ -100,9 +100,14 @@ def main():
     print "--------------------------------------------------------"
     print " 8. compute ASC signal matrix at WFS1 and WFS2"
     signal = asc_signal(kat)
+
+print "--------------------------------------------------------"
+    print " 9. ASC signals for large misalignments (ITM)"
+    asc_large(kat)
+    
     
     print "--------------------------------------------------------"
-    print " Saving results in temp. files to be read by master2.py"
+    print " Saving results in temp. files to be read by master3.py"
     tmpkatfile = "asc_base3.kat"
     tmpresultfile = "myshelf2.dat"
     print " kat object saved in: {0}".format(tmpkatfile)
@@ -116,7 +121,7 @@ def main():
 
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    
+
 def asc_signal(tmpkat):
     kat = copy.deepcopy(tmpkat)
 
diff --git a/examples/asc_test/master3.py b/examples/asc_test/master3.py
index 12fb88d2b6ea638a6320e52fdf9ace3c0bef2083..1e727affff6db171fc1487975f131ab4fe211e43 100644
--- a/examples/asc_test/master3.py
+++ b/examples/asc_test/master3.py
@@ -7,14 +7,6 @@ import copy
 import sys
 import shutil
 
-from itertools import cycle
-import matplotlib
-from matplotlib import rc
-import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
-formatter = matplotlib.ticker.EngFormatter(unit='', places=0)
-formatter.ENG_PREFIXES[-6] = 'u'
-
-
 def main():
 
     print """
@@ -27,7 +19,9 @@ def main():
     to generate the Finesse results reported in the document:
     `Comparing Finesse simulations, analytical solutions and OSCAR 
     simulations of Fabry-Perot alignment signals', LIGO-T1300345
-    
+
+    This file is part of a collection. Run this after master2.py
+
     Run this file to create the data and master3_plot.py to plot 
     the results. Results are saved after each step and plots can
     be created at any time.
@@ -59,7 +53,8 @@ def main():
     print "--------------------------------------------------------"
     print " 9. ASC signals for large misalignments (ITM)"
     asc_large(kat)
-    
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 def asc_large(tmpkat):
     kat = copy.deepcopy(tmpkat)
@@ -98,46 +93,6 @@ def asc_large(tmpkat):
         tmpfile['out']=out
         tmpfile['maxtems']=done_maxtems
         tmpfile.close()
-
-def asc_signal(tmpkat):
-    kat = copy.deepcopy(tmpkat)
-
-    code_lock = """
-    set err PDrefl_p re
-    lock z $err 900 1p
-    put* ETM phi $z
-    noplot z
-    """
-    
-    kat.parseKatCode(code_lock)
-    kat.parseKatCode('yaxis abs')
-    kat.noxaxis = True
-    kat.maxtem=1
-
-    signal=np.zeros((2, 2))
-    kat.ITM.ybeta=1e-10
-    kat.ETM.ybeta=0.0
-    out = kat.run(printout=0,printerr=0)
-    WFS1_idx=out.ylabels.index("WFS1_I")
-    WFS2_idx=out.ylabels.index("WFS2_I")
-    signal[0,0] = out.y[WFS1_idx]
-    signal[1,0] = out.y[WFS2_idx]
-
-    kat.ITM.ybeta=0.0
-    kat.ETM.ybeta=-1e-10
-    out = kat.run(printout=0,printerr=0)
-    signal[0,1] = out.y[WFS1_idx]
-    signal[1,1] = out.y[WFS2_idx]
-    signal = signal *1e10
-    sensors=('WFS1', 'WFS2')
-    mirrors=('ITM', 'ETM')
-    print "  ASC Matrix:"
-    for i in range(2):
-        print "  ", sensors[i], " ",
-        for j in range(2):
-            print "%12.10g" % signal[i,j],
-        print mirrors[i]
-    return signal
     
     
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/examples/asc_test/master3_plot.py b/examples/asc_test/master3_plot.py
index 8b09d8037b6e44dd7e2d1e3306f0f6b7f4a8f824..5fa29ef83cfe95cc76992dfe7375372853092644 100644
--- a/examples/asc_test/master3_plot.py
+++ b/examples/asc_test/master3_plot.py
@@ -3,20 +3,14 @@ from pykat.commands import *
 import pylab as pl
 import numpy as np
 import shelve
-import copy
 import sys
-import shutil
 
-from itertools import cycle
 import matplotlib
-from matplotlib import rc
-import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 formatter = matplotlib.ticker.EngFormatter(unit='', places=0)
 formatter.ENG_PREFIXES[-6] = 'u'
 
 import matplotlib.backends.backend_pdf
 def printPDF(self):
-        filename = 'test.pdf'
         pdfp = matplotlib.backends.backend_pdf.PdfPages('large_ITM.pdf')
         pdfp.savefig(self,dpi=300,bbox_inches='tight')
         pdfp.close()
@@ -50,15 +44,6 @@ def main():
     #global out
     #global result
         
-    tmpresultfile = 'myshelf2.dat'
-    
-    # loading data saved by master.py
-    try:
-        tmpfile = shelve.open(tmpresultfile)
-        result=tmpfile['result']
-        tmpfile.close()
-    except: raise Exception("Could not open temprary results file {0}".format(tmpresultfile))
-                
     print "--------------------------------------------------------"
     print " 9. Plotting ASC signals for large misalignments"
     asc_large()
diff --git a/examples/asc_test/master4.py b/examples/asc_test/master4.py
index d49f8f0988ba4763526f9904102fbdb807907893..90ebdecdbf9ad5e34c6453b7facffd2e4cd3d679 100644
--- a/examples/asc_test/master4.py
+++ b/examples/asc_test/master4.py
@@ -7,13 +7,6 @@ import copy
 import sys
 import shutil
 
-from itertools import cycle
-import matplotlib
-from matplotlib import rc
-import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
-formatter = matplotlib.ticker.EngFormatter(unit='', places=0)
-formatter.ENG_PREFIXES[-6] = 'u'
-
 
 def main():
 
@@ -27,7 +20,9 @@ def main():
     to generate the Finesse results reported in the document:
     `Comparing Finesse simulations, analytical solutions and OSCAR 
     simulations of Fabry-Perot alignment signals', LIGO-T1300345
-    
+
+    This file is part of a collection. Run this after master2.py
+
     Run this file to create the data and master4_plot.py to plot 
     the results. Results are saved after each step and plots can
     be created at any time.
@@ -98,47 +93,6 @@ def asc_large(tmpkat):
         tmpfile['out']=out
         tmpfile['maxtems']=done_maxtems
         tmpfile.close()
-
-def asc_signal(tmpkat):
-    kat = copy.deepcopy(tmpkat)
-
-    code_lock = """
-    set err PDrefl_p re
-    lock z $err 900 1p
-    put* ETM phi $z
-    noplot z
-    """
-    
-    kat.parseKatCode(code_lock)
-    kat.parseKatCode('yaxis abs')
-    kat.noxaxis = True
-    kat.maxtem=1
-
-    signal=np.zeros((2, 2))
-    kat.ITM.ybeta=1e-10
-    kat.ETM.ybeta=0.0
-    out = kat.run(printout=0,printerr=0)
-    WFS1_idx=out.ylabels.index("WFS1_I")
-    WFS2_idx=out.ylabels.index("WFS2_I")
-    signal[0,0] = out.y[WFS1_idx]
-    signal[1,0] = out.y[WFS2_idx]
-
-    kat.ITM.ybeta=0.0
-    kat.ETM.ybeta=-1e-10
-    out = kat.run(printout=0,printerr=0)
-    signal[0,1] = out.y[WFS1_idx]
-    signal[1,1] = out.y[WFS2_idx]
-    signal = signal *1e10
-    sensors=('WFS1', 'WFS2')
-    mirrors=('ITM', 'ETM')
-    print "  ASC Matrix:"
-    for i in range(2):
-        print "  ", sensors[i], " ",
-        for j in range(2):
-            print "%12.10g" % signal[i,j],
-        print mirrors[i]
-    return signal
-    
     
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/examples/asc_test/master4_plot.py b/examples/asc_test/master4_plot.py
index 852a704d7fe68ea4c3d3a67998af3a049de3c6f6..25c566cd441e3400031fdff398f0f179f1c0b597 100644
--- a/examples/asc_test/master4_plot.py
+++ b/examples/asc_test/master4_plot.py
@@ -3,20 +3,14 @@ from pykat.commands import *
 import pylab as pl
 import numpy as np
 import shelve
-import copy
 import sys
-import shutil
 
-from itertools import cycle
 import matplotlib
-from matplotlib import rc
-import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 formatter = matplotlib.ticker.EngFormatter(unit='', places=0)
 formatter.ENG_PREFIXES[-6] = 'u'
 
 import matplotlib.backends.backend_pdf
 def printPDF(self):
-        filename = 'test.pdf'
         pdfp = matplotlib.backends.backend_pdf.PdfPages('large_ETM.pdf')
         pdfp.savefig(self,dpi=300,bbox_inches='tight')
         pdfp.close()
@@ -50,15 +44,6 @@ def main():
     #global out
     #global result
         
-    tmpresultfile = 'myshelf2.dat'
-    
-    # loading data saved by master.py
-    try:
-        tmpfile = shelve.open(tmpresultfile)
-        result=tmpfile['result']
-        tmpfile.close()
-    except: raise Exception("Could not open temprary results file {0}".format(tmpresultfile))
-                
     print "--------------------------------------------------------"
     print " 10. Plotting ASC signals for large misalignments (ETM)"
     asc_large()