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2011/11/19

0105 G2 pressure 608 mbar. Looks as though mixture has been fully recovered. Mixing chamber temperature 7.6 K.
Close valve 6 and switch off mxiing chamber heater. Close gate valve, condenser line speedivalve, all valves on IGH and vent speedivalve. Stop 1 K pot pump.
0130 Open valves 1, 2, 7, 2A & 5A on IGH.
Extract helium cold trap. P2 pressure 5.0 mbar: doesn't look like it's heavily contaminated, but it is certainly dirty.
Ensure 1 K pot pump exhaust directed to atmosphere. Switch on 1 K pot pump. Start cleaning helium cold trap.
0200 Conducted 4 cleaning cycles. Left to evacuate. Will check back after an hour.
0315 Insert helium cold trap back into main bath. Close valves 1 & 2 on IGH.
Extract both nitrogen cold traps from their bath. Stop 1 K pot pump. Open valves 11a & 11b on IGH.
0345 P2 pressure 1000 mbar. Start 1 K pot pump.
0400 Stop 1 K pot pump. Start cleaning nitrogen cold traps.
0410 First cleaning cycle complete. P2 pressure 10 mbar. Turn on 1 K pot pump.
0440 Second cleaning cycle complete. P2 pressure 6 mbar. Turn on 1 K pot pump.
0510 Third cleaning cycle complete. P2 pressure 4 mbar. Turn on 1 K pot pump.
0515 Open valve 2 on IGH. Pump on nitrogen cold traps overnight.
1440 Place nitrogen traps back in their bath. Close all valves on IGH. Start cryocleaning mixture through nitrogen cold trap 2. Fill N2 cold trap full.
1555 Start helium transfer. Helium liquid level 0% (some helium is still in bath, but below liquid level meter).
1645 Stop helium transfer. Helium liquid level 36.3%. Good enough for this test.
1655 Start 1 K pot; temperature 1.78 K.
Pump mixture into dump in preparation for condensing it.
1720 Temperature of 1 K pot >2 K. Turn down 1 K pot to 1.84 K.
Start condensing mixture through nitrogen cold trap 1.