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2012/09/08

1535 Fill N2 cold trap full.
Mixing chamber temperature 111 mK. Pressure in P1 is 0.15 mbar, which would indicate that still is overflowing.
1720 Still thermometer 4.43 kΩ, cold plate thermometer 15.3 kΩ. Temperature of cold plate is about 40-50 mK higher than that of the mixing chamber.
Removed some He-3 from mixture by interrupting circulation for a 5 seconds and opening valve 9 to allow it to flow into the dump.
1725 Would have expected mixing chamber temperature to drop almost immediately, but there has been no change. Mixing may be occuring in line to still. Bled some more mixture into the dump until mixing chamber temperature starts to fall.
1800 Mixing chamber temperature 112 mK. Pressure in P1 is 0.15 mbar. Still thermometer 4.43 kΩ, cold plate thermometer 15.7 kΩ.
Remove some more He-3 from mixture. Pressure in dump rises to 200 mbar.
1835 Mixing chamber temperature 112 mK. Pressure in P1 is 0.15 mbar. Still thermometer 4.43 kΩ, cold plate thermometer 15.9 kΩ.
1845 Remove some more He-3 from mixture. Pressure in dump rises to 212 mbar.
2245 Mixing chamber temperature 112 mK. Pressure in P1 is 0.15 mbar. Still thermometer 4.43 kΩ, cold plate thermometer 15.0 kΩ.
2255 Remove some more He-3 from mixture. Pressure in dump rises to 230 mbar.