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2020/03/20 (Friday)

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Setup Run 72. DIB 1/3/4 → Stripline 43/41/48 → Cable 3/2/1 → nothing/nothing/accessory_interposer → HV_Conn 1/3/2 → HV 1/2 → DCRCX(4)/DCRC55(1). Lead/poly shield erected (4 lead walls, 2 poly walls).
Status Second Run 72 circulation attempt failed due to helium in IVC. Warming up again.
Helium and nitrogen in IVC and cryostat vacuum jacket. 1K Pot isolated. All mixture in dump. LN2 Trap 1 cleaned. MB recovery valve open. Plan is to try to fix leak at top of stripline tube.
Lab is in hibernation because of novel coronavirus.
0334 Recovery meter = 343774.85 cuft, hasn't moved for 23 hours. But at this point it starts moving a little backward.
0334 MC(Cernox) = 282.7 K.
0734 Recovery meter = 343774.8 cuft. Rate = -0.0125 cuft/hour
0935 MC(Cernox) = 285.4 K.
0944 Recovery meter = 343774.775 cuft.
1100 Close MB recovery valve (Mike R did this for us).
1144 Recovery meter = 343774.76 cuft.
0825 MC(Cernox) = 289.1 K.

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