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2017/12/08 (Friday)

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Setup: DIB1/3/4 → SL 27/19/20 → 3.2 MHz filters → cables 2,1,3 → HV board inputs 1,3,2 → HV board outputs 1,2 → DCRC55(1)/50(3). DCRC4 → HV power supply. PuBe source present.
0840 Tower/MC/Coldplate = 21.4/24.7/153 mK, Still = 1.4 K / 0.100 mbar, G1/G2 = 245/227 mbar, 1K Pot = 1.61 K / 22 mbar, MB = 32.1%
0840 Tweak 1K Pot Needle Valve open a little further
0845 Fill LN2 cold trap bath. Small response, 1K Pot → 1.62 K / 26 mbar
0850 Dial HV up to 70 V with 15% 5-minute prebias, using changeHV_0_70_preBias15_5.msl
0907 Remove PuBe source from lab and move it to storage container in PAN 443
0915 HV = 69.86 V, V_leak = 2.99 mV
0920 Adjust driver offset on DCRC3pB. Note: 0.1 change in Driver Offset = -0.4 V change in baseline. Other channels look good.
0925 Estimate event rate from random traces. Set PhononWaveformLength on DCRC1 to 131072 which is 52.4288 ms and counted visible pulses in 66 pA traces. Counted 109 pulses in 3.4603 seconds, so event rate is around 31.5 ± 3 Hz.
0929 Start 62-minute background data series at HV = 70V, Driver Gains = 2x, QET biases = 480/360/440/480/380/490 uA, Front-End Gains = 10/5 on DCRC1/3, 1000 initial randoms, trigger on DCRC1pB (Side1pB) threshold = 12
0930 HV = 69.89 V, V_leak = 2.85 mV
1031 Stop data series
1034 Start 62-minute background data series at HV = 70V, Driver Gains = 2x, QET biases = 480/360/440/480/380/490 uA, Front-End Gains = 10/5 on DCRC1/3, 1000 initial randoms, trigger on DCRC3pD (Side1pF) threshold = 14
1136 Stop data series
1144 Start LHe transfer (MB = 27.1%)
1150 Dial HV from 70 V down to 0 V using changeHV_70_0.msl
1224 Bring PuBe source back into lab and place behind shield
1405 Flash detector for 30s.
1503 Remove PuBe source from lab and move it to storage container in PAN 443
1512 Dial HV up to 70 V with 15% 5-minute prebias, using changeHV_0_70_preBias15_5.msl
1520 All 6 channels still have appropriate offsets!
1521 Start 60-minute background data series at HV = 70V, Driver Gains = 2x, QET biases = 480/360/440/480/380/490 uA, Front-End Gains = 10/5 on DCRC1/3, 1000 initial randoms, trigger on DCRC3pD (Side1pF) threshold = 14
1522 HV = 69.85 V, V_leak = 3.09 mV
1542 HV = 69.85 V, V_leak = 2.81 mV
1619 HV = 69.85 V, V_leak = 2.64 mV
1621 Stop data series
1629 Bring PuBe source back into lab and place behind shield
1631 Dial HV from 70 V down to 0 V using changeHV_70_0.msl
1700 Place Gd bottle between NaI detectors on meter stick.
1800 Fill LN2 cold trap full.

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