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2015/03/20

0920 P1=280 ubar, G1=26 mbar, G2=668 mbar. Fill LN2 cold trap. Open V9, V5, V12A, V12B and cold trap speedivalves to pump out any remaining mixture.
0947 When G1=0.0 mbar, P1=16 ubar and G2=666 mbar, close all valves on the IGH. Then pull LN2 cold traps from bath and open to P2 (scroll pump speedivalve closed). Allow to warm up.
1028 P2=85 mbar. Open scroll pump valve to pump on cold traps.
1045 Finish first round of cold trap cleaning.
1120 Finish second round of cold trap cleaning.
1142 Isolate LN2 cold traps, and place back into bath. Fill LN2 cold trap bath full.
1150 Commence cryocleaning through cold trap 2.
1250 Cease cryocleaning and pump mixture to dump.
1320 All mixture in dump, G2=669 mbar, G1<1 mbar, P1=6 ubar, mixing chamber at 16.7 K, Sorb at 17.0 K. Isolate dump, close all valves on IGH. Pull cold trap 2 from LN2 bath and open to P2 (scroll pump speedivalve closed).
1355 P2=14 mbar. Pump out with scroll pump for a moment, then isolate cold trap 2 (to be cleaned later).
1400 Open gate and condenser line speedivalves, P1 rising from 9 ubar to 20 ubar. G2=667 mbar. Temperatures of still and mixing chamber are the same as 1320. Commence throughput test. Allow mixture to flow through cold trap 1 to G1 and P1 until G1 stabilizes at 515 mbar. Close V12A, cold trap 1 speedivalve and V3, open V1 until. G1 drops to 151 mbar before rising. Flowrate of 85 mbar/min found. Pump mixture to the dump.
1420 G2=668 mbar. Commence throughput test. Allow mixture to flow through cold trap 1 to G1 and P1 until G1 stabilizes at 510 mbar. Close V12A, cold trap 1 speedivalve and V3, open V1 until. G1 drops to 150 mbar before rising. Flowrate of 90 mbar/min found. Pump mixture to the dump.
1440 Cold trap 2 has been out of bath and warming. Open cold trap 2 to P2 (scroll pump speedivalve closed). P2 rises to 2.5 mbar after a few minutes. Open scroll pump speedivalve to pump out. Isolate cold trap 2 after a few minutes.
1445 Start 1K Pot. Mixing chamber temperature at 16.6 K, Sorb temperature at 4 K, 1K Pot temperature at 1.74 K, G2=668 mbar, G1=1.8 mbar, P1=17 ubar, P2=24 mbar. Commence condensation procedure through V1 ans V3.
1533 Open 12A all the way. Mixing chamber temperature 2.2 K, G1=121 mbar, G2=182 mbar, and P1=1000 mbar.
1542 G1=75 mbar, G2=83 mbar. Start circulation procedure.
1633 After several hours or turbo pumping on LHe transfer stick vacuum jacket, isolate transfer stick.
1635 Open V6 fully.
1715 With P1=600 ubar, close V14.
1735 Mixing chamber temperature at 398.2 mK, 1K 1.737 K P1=200 ubar, G1=124.8 mbar G2=133.3 mbar, P2=34 mbar. Perform single shot test.
Performing single shot test resulted in steep rise in mixing chamber temperature and a fall of P1 to a somewhat stable value of 22 ubar.
1752 Stop 1K Pot and commence pumping mixture to dump from both sides of fridge.
1958 Mixing chamber at 16.5 K, G1= 0.3 mbar, G2=669 mbar, P1=9 ubar. All mixture has been collected from the fridge lines. Close gate valve and condenser speedivalve. Turn off mixing chamber heater. Close V6.
2011 Close all valves on IGH and cold trap 1 speedivalve. Mixing chamber at 16.2 K and dropping.