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2022/04/08 (Friday)

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  • Lab in-personnel: Matt
Status Run 76 in progress
Setup Cable 2/1/3 → diverter/nothing/nothing → DCRC50(3)/DCRC55(1)/DCRCX(4), NaI trigger signal → DCRC52(6)
1105 MC/Coldplate = 28.7/140 mK, Still = 1.11 K / 0.120 mbar / 0 mW, G1/G2= 176/170 mbar, 1K Pot = 18° / 1.63 K / 21±2 mbar, MB = 37.9%.
1105 Goldman = 71.1 mK @ 632 uV excitation
1110 Fill LN2 cold trap bath
1540 Begin LHe transfer @ MB = 31.4%
1600 Remove the Side2-readout board from the HV box case and put the Side1-readout HV board into the case.
1617 End LHe transfer @ MB = 89.5%
Note: this is the third transfer since we began trying to conserve He better. The first two were done with 100L Dewars - this one with the 250L Dewar. At the end of the transfer as per the new procedure we raised both ends of the transfer line and let it sit for the pressure to fall. But I probably need to wait longer with the 250L Dewar - I only waited about 5 minutes, and the pressure was still quite high. And the final bath level was lower than the last couple times.
1625 Stop DAQ programs and power down all 3 DCRCs
1635 MC temperature falling after powering down the DCRCs, currently 27.3 mK and falling.
1655 MC = 26.5 mK, still cooling
1655 Connect Cables 2/1/3 → diverter_board/nothing/nothing → HV CONN1/2/3.
1700 Connect DCRC1/3 to HV Output 1/2.
1705 MC = 26.3 mK. Goldman = 69.1 mK @ 632 uV excitation

Current 2-sided SQUID and QET settings:

/ Equipment / Tower01 / Settings / DCRC3 / Phonon /
LockpointAdjust (mV) 	
[0] -4
[1] -2.2
[2] -2.3
[3] -5.7
SQUIDBias (uA) 	
[0] -70
[1] -70
[2] -70
[3] -75
QETBias (uA) 	
[0] 260.8
[1] 241.7
[2] 258.9
[3] 216.1
/ Equipment / Tower01 / Settings / DCRC1 / Phonon /
LockpointAdjust (mV) 	
[0] -3
[1] -3.4
[2] -2.9
[3] -3.4
SQUIDBias (uA) 	
[0] -50
[1] -75
[2] -70
[3] -60
QETBias (uA) 	
[0] 172.3
[1] 175.5
[2] 255.8
[3] 287.1
/ Equipment / Tower01 / Settings / DCRC4 / Phonon /
LockpointAdjust (mV) 	
[0] -3.5
[1] -3.8
[2] -4
[3] -2.5
SQUIDBias (uA) 	
[0] -80
[1] -95
[2] -91
[3] -101
QETBias (uA) 	
[0] 178.2
[1] 170.3
[2] 229.5
[3] 209.4
1715 Change ODB SQUID and QET settings on DCRC1&3 using the values above and the remapping, consulting the Run 76 setup table
1720 Connect timing link cable from DCRC1 (master: far left) to DCRC3 (slave: second from left). Power DCRCs and start DAQ programs. MC spikes to 65 mK then cools.
1725 MC = 31.2 mK and cooling. Seeing pulses in all channels, good! Some look a little screwy - we should zap SQUIDs.
1730 Zap SQUIDs in DCRCs 1&3

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