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2013/09/18

1030 Turned on leak checker.
1150 Leak check performed on cold trap 2 flanges, pressure release port and ports to IGH with a background rate of 3.48E-7 mbarl/s. This background rate did not include the fluctuations seen yesterday. No significant leak was detected. Although the background rate did increase to 3.56E-7 mbarl/s during the course of this roughly 10 minute leak check, this was a gradual increase suggesting an overall increase in helium background, and not a sudden jump which usually suggests the presence of a leak. At time a leak test G1=6.3 mabr, G2=682.2 mbar and P1=0.032 mbar. Leak checker left on (but not pumping) in case another leak check must be performed.
1515 Cleaned LN2 cold traps.
1711 Final leak check performed on cold trap 2 with background of 3.12E-7 mbarl/s. Underside of cold trap 2 lip (to rest cold trap in dewar) tested, as well as joints where tubes leave the cold trap to connect to IGH. No change in leak rate and no detected leak. At this time G1=6.5 mbar, G2=699 mbar and P1=0.04 mbar.