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2017/05/29 (Monday)

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Setup: DIB1/3/4 → 3.2 MHz filters 3/1/2 → cable 3/1/2 →gender changer 3/1/2 → HVConn 1/3/2 → HV 1/2 → DCRC55/DCRC33
1215 Fill LN2 cold trap full.
1224 Tower/MC/Coldplate = 32.7/30.8/187 mK, Still = 1.23 K / 0.110 mbar, G1/G2 = 208/199 mbar, 1K Pot = 1.680 K / 22.0 mbar. Main Bath = 29.1% (predicted level: 29.1%)
1228 HV = 10.01 V, Vtest = 0.72 mV → Vdetector = 9.72 V
1229 Dial HV down to zero and short leads.
1230 Start 30 minute bake with DCRCs 1&2
1239 Start LHe transfer (MB = 28.5%)
1313 Pause transfer, helium cylinder empty, replace. Looks like the dewar is empty too.
1340 Restart LHe transfer.
1355 End LHe transfer (MB = 93.4%)
1402 Dial HV up to 40.04 V.
1412 Dial HV down to 30.26 V
1422 HV = 30.26 V, Vtest = 2.44 mV → Vdetector = 29.28 V
1427 Start 18 1-hour data series (start #6769) of 1-sided 30 V data with Frontend Gain = (15/15/5)/(5/4/4), OG = 4/2, QET biases set with the Ib*pf=30 values in table from May 24, with 1000 beginning randoms, no flashing, and a 24 ADC bin threshold trigger on DCRC1 pA (Side1 pE).
1649 Attempt relock of DCRC2pC. Sometime after the midpoint of the first series it railed.
1710 Relock seems to have worked, all six channels show pulses

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