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2014/03/11

1130 Performed leak check with background rate of 1.9e-9 mbar*l/s. No change in leak rate, and no leak detected.
1230 Electrical check performed. No abnormalities. The village folk are cautious, yet optimistic.
1450 Raise Dewar.
1550 IVC pressure 3.4E-4 mbar. Isolate turbo pump and open up line to leak checker in preparation for leak check.
1600 Evacuate main bath and 1 K pot. Background helium leak rate 2.3E-9 mbar l/s. Overpressurise main bath with He-4 gas. Helium leak rate rises to 8.3E-8 mbar l/s before falling again. Looks like the same differential pressure leak witnessed during last run. Probably nothing to worry about. Can proceed with nitrogen transfer.
1605 Close Condenser line speedivalve and Gate valve.
1610 Add 2.2 mbar He exchange gas to IVC. Commence liquid nitrogen transfer.
1900 Liquid nitrogen level meter measured resistance of 1.32kΩ. Cease nitrogen transfer. Attach ping pong ball.
2320 Mixing chamber temperature 77.6 K. Start pumping He-4 exchange gas out of IVC.