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2021/11/29 (Monday)

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  • Lab in-personnel: Matt
Status Beginning Run 75.
1K Pot isolated. MB raised. Cryostat vacuum jacket (CVJ) pumped out.
1005 Check contents of warm LN2 Trap 1: 6.4 mbar. Pump out with Scroll Pump. While pumping pressure falls by 5.7 mbar.
1005 Check contents of warm LN2 Trap 2 (which was pumped out 5 days ago): 2.3 mbar. Pump out with Scroll Pump. While pumping pressure falls by 0.9 mbar.
interestingly Trap 2 doesn't seem to pump down as low as Trap 1, as seen on both G1 and P2.
1040 Start cryocleaning mixture through LN2 Cold Trap 2, V6 = 12.4%
1045 Increase V6 → 12.6% to restart flow
1105 Increase V6 → 12.7% to restart flow
1115 Increase V6 → 12.8% to speed up flow
1130 Increase V6 → 12.9% to speed up flow
1140 Stop cleaning through Trap 2 after 60 min. G2 flow pressure was 575-825 mbar. Pump mixture to dump.
Removed 6.5(5.4) mbar.
1205 Start cryocleaning mixture through LN2 Cold Trap 1, V6 = 12.8%
1220 Increase V6 → 12.9% to restart flow
1245 Increase V6 → 13.0% to speed up flow
1315 Stop cleaning through Trap 1 after 70 min. G2 flow pressure was 590-730 mbar. Pump mixture to dump.
Removed 8.5(7.8) mbar.
1420 Lower MB into pit far enough to install fill funnel on fridge. Raise MB again.
1605 Check contents of warm LN2 Trap 2: 6.5 mbar. Pump out with Scroll Pump. While pumping pressure falls by 5.4 mbar.
1615 Check contents of warm LN2 Trap 1: 8.5 mbar. Pump out with Scroll Pump. While pumping pressure falls by 7.8 mbar.
1615 Turn off 3He pump.

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