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2013/09/15

0015 Tighten screws around indium flanges.
2150 IVC pressure 7.4E-5 mbar. Isolate turbo pump and open line to leak checker.
2155 Background helium leak rate 1.2E-9 mbar l/s. Commence spray test on indium seals.
2215 Helium leak rate increased gradually to 2E-9 mbar l/s: no gross leak. Isolate leak checker and open line to turbo pump.
2245 Fill N2 cold trap full. Isolate nitrogen cold trap 2 from He-4 pump and place in nitrogen bath.
2315 Close gate valve and condenser line speedivalve to isolate fridge. Close all valves on IGH to stop pumping lines to atmosphere. Commence cryocleaning mixture through nitrogen cold trap 2.
2345 Dewar raised. Evacuate dewar. Isolate turbo pump and open line to leak checker. Background helium leak rate 2.3E-9 mbar l/s. Overpressurise dewar with He-4 gas. No change in leak rate, therefore no gross leak.
Evacuate 1 K pot.
2355 Fill IVC with 4.6 mbar N2 gas. Commence nitrogen transfer.