diff --git a/fitting_ringdown.org b/fitting_ringdown.org
index 13644f0..86f7909 100644
--- a/fitting_ringdown.org
+++ b/fitting_ringdown.org
@@ -3,8 +3,36 @@
 :END:
 #+title: Fitting Ringdown
 
+* Fitting transients
+- one can solve the equation of motion for when a mode is in the
+  steady state and the laser is suddenly switched. one obtains a
+  decaying oscillation which can be fitted to the data.
+- this works ok, when the system /was/ in the steady state before the jump
+- see [[file:scripts/transients_without_amplification.py]]
+- we obtain \(γ\approx\SI{2.2}{\kilo\hertz}\) but this can vary a lot
+- the detuning frequency seems to be completely off
+
 * Failure of the steady state
 
 On the right peak on can see that there might be something fish going
 on. This is ~data/24_05_24/nice_transient2~.
 [[file:figures/non_steady.png]]
+
+* Weird Oscillations                                                 :ATTACH:
+- when turning on the amp while the laser is running we get some
+  oscillations at \(\sim \SI{40}{\kilo\hertz}\) which is a period of
+  \(\SI{25}{\micro\second}\). this is 500 times roundrip time :(). I
+  thought it might be a wave packet traveling around the loop, i.e
+  multiple modes together...
+
+[[attachment:osci_closeup.png][osci_closeup.png]]
+[[attachment:osci_far.png][osci_far.png]]
+[[attachment:cleaned.png][cleaned.png]]
+- it isn't close to the fsr though...
+- fitting a sine to that gives pretty much the same, as does an fft
+  [[attachment:cleaned_fit.png][cleaned_fit.png]]
+
+- it is pretty constant over all steps in [[file:data/09_05_24/Nicely_hybridised_2 2024,05,09, 15h57min00sec/][data]] as can be ascertained
+  from [[file:scripts/weird_oscillations.py][this script]]
+- these are also present w/o the amp cutout!
+[[attachment:osci_without.png][osci_without.png]]
diff --git a/ringfit/fit.py b/ringfit/fit.py
index 0e496ef..5bff7ce 100644
--- a/ringfit/fit.py
+++ b/ringfit/fit.py
@@ -1,3 +1,58 @@
 ###############################################################################
 #                               Fitting Routine                               #
 ###############################################################################
+import numpy as np
+import math
+import scipy.optimize as opt
+from scipy.ndimage import uniform_filter1d
+from scipy.signal import find_peaks
+
+
+def transient_model(t, Δω, γ, amplitude, phase):
+    comp_phase = np.exp(1j * phase)
+    osci = amplitude * comp_phase * (np.expm1((-1j * Δω - γ) * (t)))
+
+    return np.imag(osci)
+
+
+def fit_transient(time: np.ndarray, transient: np.ndarray, window_size: int = 100):
+    """
+    Fit a transient signal ``transient`` over ``time`` to a damped
+    oscillation model.
+
+    The smoothing window is calculated as the length of the transient
+    divided by the ``window_size``.
+    """
+
+    # data_length = len(transient)
+    # begin, end = transient.argmax(), -int(data_length * 0.01)
+
+    # time = time[begin:end]
+    # output_data = transient[begin:end]
+
+    output_data = transient
+    window = len(output_data) // window_size
+    output_data = uniform_filter1d(output_data, window)
+    output_data -= output_data[0]
+    output_data /= abs(output_data).max()
+
+    scaled_time = np.linspace(0, 1, len(time))
+
+    popt, pcov = opt.curve_fit(
+        transient_model,
+        scaled_time,
+        output_data,
+        p0=[1, 1, 1, 0],
+        bounds=(
+            [-np.inf, 0, 0, -np.pi],
+            [np.inf, np.inf, np.pi, np.inf],
+        ),
+    )
+
+    Δω, γ, amplitude, phase = popt
+
+    # convert back to units
+    Δω = Δω / (time[-1] - time[0])
+    γ = γ / (time[-1] - time[0])
+
+    return scaled_time, output_data, popt, np.sqrt(np.diag(pcov)), (Δω, γ)
diff --git a/ringfit/plotting.py b/ringfit/plotting.py
index 56685f3..af735f6 100644
--- a/ringfit/plotting.py
+++ b/ringfit/plotting.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def plot_scan(
 
         if smoothe_output:
             if not isinstance(smoothe_output, int):
-                smoothe_output_data = 60
+                smoothe_output = 60
 
             window = len(output_data) // smoothe_output
             output_data = uniform_filter1d(output_data, window)
@@ -101,7 +101,10 @@ def plot_scan(
 
     if isinstance(steps, bool) and steps:
         peaks = data.laser_steps()
-        for peak in peaks:
+        peaks = [0, *peaks, len(data.time) - 1]
+
+        vertical = output_data.min()
+        for peak in peaks[1:-1]:
             ax.axvline(
                 data.time[peak],
                 color=lighten_color(lines[0].get_color()),
@@ -109,6 +112,15 @@ def plot_scan(
                 zorder=-10,
             )
 
+        for i, (begin, end) in enumerate(zip(peaks[:-1], peaks[1:])):
+            ax.text(
+                (data.time[begin] + data.time[end]) / 2,
+                vertical,
+                f"{i}",
+                ha="center",
+                va="bottom",
+            )
+
 
 @wrap_plot
 def plot_transmission(data: data.ScanData, timepoints=1000, ax=None, **kwargs):
diff --git a/ringfit/utils.py b/ringfit/utils.py
index 95b584b..e2efe62 100644
--- a/ringfit/utils.py
+++ b/ringfit/utils.py
@@ -31,3 +31,15 @@ def find_frequency_steps(laser: np.ndarray, window_fraction: int = 60) -> np.nda
 
     peaks = find_peaks(step_diffs, height=0.5, distance=window)[0]
     return peaks
+
+
+def shift_and_normalize(array: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:
+    shifted = array - array.min()
+    return shifted / abs(shifted).max()
+
+
+def smoothe_signal(signal: np.ndarray, window_size: float = 0.01) -> np.ndarray:
+    """Smoothe the signal ``signal`` using a uniform filter with a window
+    size of ``window_size * len(signal)``."""
+    window = int(len(signal) * window_size)
+    return uniform_filter1d(signal, window)
diff --git a/scripts/parse_and_plot_scan.py b/scripts/parse_and_plot_scan.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 4de83d1..0000000
--- a/scripts/parse_and_plot_scan.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-import sys
-
-sys.path.append("../")
-from ringfit import data
-import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
-from ringfit.data import *
-from ringfit.plotting import *
-
-path = (
-    "/home/hiro/Documents/org/roam/code/fitting_ringdown/data/24_05_24/nice_transient_2"
-)
-scan = ScanData.from_dir(path, truncation=[0, 50])
-
-fig, ax = plot_scan(scan, smoothe_output=10, steps=1)
diff --git a/scripts/transients_with_blackout.py b/scripts/transients_with_blackout.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2ec599
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/transients_with_blackout.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import sys
+
+sys.path.append("../")
+from ringfit import data
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+from ringfit.data import *
+from ringfit.plotting import *
+from ringfit.fit import *
+
+path = "/home/hiro/Documents/org/roam/code/fitting_ringdown/data/09_05_24/Nicely_hybridised_2 2024,05,09, 15h57min00sec/"
+scan = ScanData.from_dir(path, truncation=[0, 50])
+
+fig, ax = plot_scan(scan, smoothe_output=50, normalize=True, laser=False, steps=True)
+time, output, _ = scan.for_step(10)
+t, o, params, cov, scaled = fit_transient(time, output, window_size=100)
+
+plt.figure()
+plt.plot(t, o)
+plt.plot(t, transient_model(t, *params))
+plt.title(
+    f"Transient 2, γ={scaled[1] / 10**3}kHz ω/2π={scaled[1] / (2*np.pi * 10**3)}kHz"
+)
diff --git a/scripts/transients_without_amplification.py b/scripts/transients_without_amplification.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..955095e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/transients_without_amplification.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import sys
+
+sys.path.append("../")
+from ringfit import data
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+from ringfit.data import *
+from ringfit.plotting import *
+from ringfit.fit import *
+
+path = (
+    "/home/hiro/Documents/org/roam/code/fitting_ringdown/data/08_05_24/nice_transient_2"
+)
+scan = ScanData.from_dir(path, truncation=[0, 50])
+
+STEPS = [2, 3, 5]
+fig, ax = plot_scan(scan, smoothe_output=50, normalize=True, laser=False, steps=True)
+
+for STEP in STEPS:
+    time, output, _ = scan.for_step(step=STEP)
+    t, o, params, cov, scaled = fit_transient(time, output, window_size=100)
+
+    plt.figure()
+    plt.plot(t, o)
+    plt.plot(t, transient_model(t, *params))
+    plt.title(
+        f"Transient 2, γ={scaled[1] / 10**3:.2f}kHz ({cov[1] / 10**3:.2f}kHz)\n ω/2π={scaled[0] / (2*np.pi * 10**3):.5f}kHz\n step={STEP}"
+    )
+
+    freq_unit = params[1] / scaled[1]
+    plt.plot(t, np.sin(2 * np.pi * 4 * 10**4 * t * freq_unit), alpha=0.1)
diff --git a/scripts/weird_oscillations.py b/scripts/weird_oscillations.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..256874c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/weird_oscillations.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import sys
+
+sys.path.append("../")
+from ringfit import data
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+from ringfit.data import *
+from ringfit.plotting import *
+from ringfit.fit import *
+from ringfit.utils import *
+
+path = "/home/hiro/Documents/org/roam/code/fitting_ringdown/data/09_05_24/Nicely_hybridised_2 2024,05,09, 15h57min00sec/"
+scan = ScanData.from_dir(path, truncation=[0, 50])
+STEPS = [2, 33, 12]
+fig, (ax1, *axs) = plt.subplots(nrows=1, ncols=len(STEPS) + 1)
+
+plot_scan(scan, smoothe_output=100, normalize=True, laser=False, steps=True, ax=ax1)
+
+
+def fit_frequency(step, ax):
+    time, output, _ = scan.for_step(step)
+    l = len(time)
+    begin = int(0.5 * l)
+    end = int(0.8 * l)
+    time = time[begin:end]
+    output = output[begin:end]
+    output = smoothe_signal(output, 0.05)
+    output = shift_and_normalize(output)
+    output -= output.mean()
+
+    ax.plot(time, output)
+    ff = np.fft.rfftfreq(output.size, d=time[1] - time[0])
+    ft = np.fft.rfft(output)
+
+    freq_index = np.argmax(ft)
+
+    ax.plot(
+        time,
+        0.5 * np.sin(time * 2 * np.pi * ff[freq_index] + np.angle(ft[freq_index])),
+    )
+    ax.set_title(f"f={ff[freq_index]*10**(-3):.2f}kHz\n step={step}")
+
+
+for step, ax in zip(STEPS, axs):
+    fit_frequency(step, ax)