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2020/08/28 (Friday)

Previous Day

  • Lab in-person: Zach
  • Virtual partner: Derek
Setup Run 73. DIB 1/3/4 → Stripline 43/48/41 → pi-filters 1/2/3 → Cable 3/1/2 → nothing/nothing/accessory_interposer → HV_Conn 1/3/2 → HV 1/2 → DCRCX(4)/DCRC55(1)-master; DCRC33(2) → HV control. DCRCs on overnight. Lead/poly shield erected (4 lead walls, 2 poly walls).
0655 MB = 29.1%. Predict it will hit 20% at 12:22.
0945 Tower = 48.9 mK
0955 Start a 15 min series at HV = -150V, drifting 0.0345 V/s, prebias 15% for 2min,
CDMS detector: Driver Gains = 1x, DCRC4/1 QET biases = (0,320,370,0)/(0,360,420,410)uA, Front-End Gains = (3/3/3)/(5/5/5)
1000 BOR & 5 Hz in-run randoms, trigger on DCRC1pD threshold = 12
Use sequence HVdrift_neg150V_pre15_2min_34p5mVps_multiloop10_15min.msl
0955 Vtest = -10.6 mV shortly after drift begins. Drift appears to start at -153.0 V. 2.8% HV loss.
1012 Vtest = -12.3 mV, HV = -183.8 V, drift ends. 2.7% HV loss. Lag ratio = 1.1ish.
1012 Tower = 48.8 mK
1115 Tower = 49.4 mK
1125 Start a 60 min series at HV = -150V, drifting 0.0335 V/s, prebias 15% for 2min,
CDMS detector: Driver Gains = 1x, DCRC4/1 QET biases = (0,320,370,0)/(0,360,420,410)uA, Front-End Gains = (3/3/3)/(5/5/5)
1000 BOR & 5 Hz in-run randoms, trigger on DCRC1pD threshold = 12
Use sequence HVdrift_neg150V_pre15_2min_33p5mVps_multiloop10_60min.msl
1125 Vtest = -9.7 mV shortly after drift begins. Drift appears to start at -152.9 V. 2.5% HV loss.
1231 Vtest = -17.1 mV, HV = -272.9 V, drift ends. 2.5% HV loss. Lag ratio = 1.1ish.
1231 Tower = 49.0 mK
1200 Zach body temp = 99.5
1255 Zach arrives at lab.
1255 MB = 18.4%
1300 Brought LN2 dewar back, switched ebox purge source back to LN2 dewar. Nitrogen gas cylinder = 1380 psi.
1310 Tower/MC/Coldplate = 51.5/30.4/171 mK, Still = 1.15 K / 0.095 mbar / 0 mW, G1/G2= 213/215 mbar, 1K Pot = 1.70 K / 55±5 mbar. (Note: fridge still cooling from a flash.)
1330 Started LHe transfer @ MB = 18.4%
1350 Filled LN2 cold trap dewar.
1404 Ended LHe transfer @ MB = 92.2%
1428 MB = 91.6%
1433 Zach leaves lab.
1500 Zach body temp = 99.2
It looks like the optimal drift rate trend with bias has a temperature dependence.

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