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2016/07/17 (Sunday)

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Status Fifth day of circulation. DCRCs on overnight.
Setup: iZIP mode, DIB1/2/3 → cables → 3.2 MHz filters → DCRC55(1)/33(2)/50(3)
0900 Return Cf source to safe in preparation for bg series.
0902 Fill LN2 cold trap full.
Tower/MC/Coldplate = 37/36/149 mK, Still = 0 mW (off) / 1.24 K / 0.095 mbar, G1/G2 = 149/146 mbar, 1K Pot = 1.44 K / 2.6 mbar.
Looks like MC temp was unstable overnight. MC Temp graph bounced around between ~35mK and ~70mK a few times every hour.
0911 Open needle valve additional ~15 degrees.
0920 Commence LHe transfer (19.7%)
P2 has stabilised around 26 mbar.
0925 Mu metal shield raised to standard position.
0956 Pause transfer (29.9%), He cylinder is empty :(
1010 Replace He cylinder with new one from loading dock. Set He gas regulator output to 3psi. Resume transfer.
1140 End Lhe transfer (90.6%)
1145 Trying to start bkg series. DCRC2 PB and DCRC3 PA railed. Changing to Open loop then back to non-inverting fixed it. MIDAS keeps getting stuck in between transition states.
DCRC 2 Phonons are all on output gain of 8. Changing them in the SQUID GUI doesn't seem to work. Whatever, let's just try to start the thing.
1202 Start 4 30min background series at -4/+4 V with FG=5/2/5, OG=3?, with 1000 initial randoms, 1000 ending randoms, with 30s flash and 25 minute cooldown between series. Trigger on DIB1 phA with threshold of 30ADC bins, with 150 us pileup cut window.

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