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2012/08/17

0230 Mixing chamber temperature appears to have reached a minimum of 109 mK.
0415 Complete test to see effect of still heater on mixture pressures and mixing chamber temperature. Readings were taken half-an-hour after still heater was powered to value shown in left-hand column:
Still Heater [mW] G1 [mbar] G2 [mbar] P1 [mbar] Mixing Chamber Temperature [mK]
0.0 96 96 0.12 109
2.5 116 115 0.16 117
5.0 131 130 0.19 124
7.5 144 143 0.22 130
10.0 158 156 0.24 133
0504 Start single shot test.
0510 Fill N2 cold trap full.
0945 Fed Cricket 3 pellets.
1015 Fill LN2 cold trap full.
1120 Began LHe Transfer (-0.1%)
1200 Began LHe Transfer (95.0%)
Still Heater [mW] G1 [mbar] G2 [mbar] P1 [mbar] Mixing Chamber Temperature [mK] Cold Plate Thermometer [kΩ] Still Thermometer [kΩ]
0.0 110 109 0.11 108 16.4 4.50
2.5 132 131 0.12 114 15.5 4.38
5.0 149 147 0.15 120 15.1 4.35
7.5 166 164 0.17 126 14.9 4.30
10.0 183 179 0.20 130 15.0 4.25
2107 Start single shot test. Closed condenser speedivalve, V13A, opened V9.
G2 increasing rate: 2.5 mbar/ min