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2018/06/01 (Friday)

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Setup: DIB1/3/4 → 3.2 MHz filters 2/3/1 → cable 3/1/2 → gender changer 3/?/2 → HVConn 1/3/2 → HV 1/2 → DCRC55(1)/DCRC50(3)
overnight: DCRCs powered, 100V bias on detector
0855 Tower/MC/Coldplate = 38.4/32.2/181 mK, Still = 1.44 K / 0.110 mbar, G1/G2 = 153/146 mbar, 1K Pot = 1.52±0.01 K / 6.5±0.5 mbar. MB = 38.0%
0855 Vbias/Vtest/Vdet = 105.60/14.3/99.9 V
0900 Dial HV down to 0V
1025 Fill LN2 cold trap bath
most of yesterday's 100V IbIs look ok but DCRC3pC looks like it needs its SQUID zapped.
1155 Dial HV up to 115V for prebias, then dial back to target Vdetector = 100
1210 Vbias/Vtest/Vdet = 106.14/15.7/99.9 V
1215 Zap SQUIDs
1256 Start IbIs sequence on DCRC3pC, from 450 to 200 step -2 uA, HV = 100 V, front-end gain 10, driver gain 1.
1255 Vbias/Vtest/Vdet = 106.14/14.2/100.5 V
1418 Start LHe transfer (MB = 30.2%)
1512 End LHe transfer (MB = 88.3%)
1525 Dial HV down to near 0V and ground.
1531 Begin 1 min flashing sequence. Tower temperature peaks at 350 mK.
Took about 25 minutes to cool to within 1 mK of base
1625 Chose operating points for QET biases from the 100V IbIs data:
channel QET bias [uA]
DCRC1pA 290
DCRC1pB 270
DCRC1pC 315
DCRC3pB 140
DCRC3pC 315
DCRC3pD 310
1650 Prebias to 115 V. Target is Vdetector = 100 V
1710 Vbias/Vtest/Vdet = 105.56/13.2/100.3 V
1713 Start sequence of 12 60-minute background data series at HV = 100V, Driver Gains = 2x, QET biases = 290/270/315/140/315/310 uA, Front-End Gains = 10, 1000 initial randoms, trigger on DCRC3pB/C/D threshold = 10/20/20, no flash between, using sequencer script SimpleDataLoopNoFlash.msl
1721 Adjust thresholds down, DCRC3pB/C/D threshold = 10/20/20 → 8/16/16
1725 Fill LN2 cold trap bath
1725 Tower = 36.2 mK
1725 Vbias/Vtest/Vdet = 105.56/12.6/100.5 V. Adjust it down a bit.
1730 Tower = 36.1 mK

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