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2015/10/03 (Saturday)

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Current setup: iZIP mode, DIB1/2/3 → cables → 3.2 MHz filters → DCRC55/33/50.
Overnight: Taking data, no external source. Last flash at 8:40. Tower temperature stable.
1415 Fill LN2 cold trap full.
1419 Commence LHe transfer (13.4%).
1445 Tower/MC(H35)/MC sensor/Cold Plate = 31.1/25.7/41.1/156 mK, Still = 1.32 K / 0.11 mbar, G1/G2 = 175/155 mbar, 1K Pot = 1.71 K / 22 mbar
1500 DIB1 pB flatline, needed a relock
1505 Place Cf source at top of shield on fridge
1547 End LHe transfer (89.3%).
1548 No obvious low frequency noise patterns in phonon channels
1550 Start Cf data, 50 series. Phonon thresholds same as yesterday. Now-standard settings: -4V/+4V, output gain setting 3, frontend gain 5/2/5. After randoms events rate is about 12 Hz.
note: Error in the metadata. I tried changing the word “background” to “Cf” in the MultiDAQ input field, while MultiDAQ was not in run mode, but when I started DAQDAQ it reverted to “background”.

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