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2014/01/24

1140 Begin leak check. Background leak rate of 1.5E-9 mbar*L/s.
Jumpy leak rate on T-flange closest to IVC. Could be an acceptable small air leak.
Background has risen to 1.8E-8 mbar*L/s. Continued pumping to allow rate to calm down before checking indium seals.
1600 Continue leak checking of indium seals. Background leak rate of 1.3E-8 mbar*L/s.
No leak found, and background rate slowly decreased to 1.0E-8 mbar*L/s.
Retested suspicious T-flange. No rise in leak rate.
1830 Raised and evacuated dewar.
1845 Added Helium to Main Bath. Leak rate rose from 1.2E-8 mbar*L/s to 5.5E-8 mbar*L/s then declined steadily. Suspected differential leak, but not as large as last time. Will continue with cool down to see if it persists at cold temperatures.
Isolated leak checker. Recommence pumping IVC overnight with turbo pump.
Evacuated Main Bath.