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2022/11/12 (Saturday)

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  • Lab in-personnel: Matt
Status Run 76 in progress
Setup Cables 2/3/1 → diverter/nothing/nothing → Side2-readout HV CONN 1/3/2 → HV 1(L)/2(R) → DCRC50(3)/DCRC55(1), DCRC33(2)→HV control, NaI trigger signal → DCRCX(4)
Lead/poly shield fully assembled. Boron-filled socks covering NaI detectors.
PuBe behind lead wall on W side of fridge.
NaI array trigger window = 4.73 - 5.93 MeV
Cooled to base yesterday after twenty-second 5K pumpout. Temperature spikes began at 2:40 am.
Taking -82V data overnight. Trying lower NaI trigger window, targeting a different strong line in the Si (n,gamma) spectrum.
0940 MC base = 30.1 mK, spikes peaking below 31.2 mK
0940 DCRC1pA baseline = -0.787 V
0943 Start -82.2 V PuBe data series 101 min long, SiHV-triggered with 1000 initial randoms, 5 Hz in-run randoms, trigger on DCRC1pB threshold 10.
Start series with the Start Button
1127 Start -82.1 V PuBe data series ## good min long, NaI-triggered with 1000 initial randoms, 5 Hz in-run randoms, trigger on DCRC4pA threshold 20.
Start series with the Start Button
1215 HV = -91.8 V, Vtest = -22.2 mV, Ileak = -24.4 uA, Vdet = -82.1 V (89%).
1325 MC/Coldplate = 30.0/150 mK, Still = 1.11 K / 0.065 mbar / 0 mW, G1/G2 = 132/119 mbar, 1K Pot = 60° / 1.59 K / 11.5±1.0 mbar, MB = 64.7%
1330 Fill LN2 cold trap bath
2055 MC base = 29.9 mK. Most spikes peak below 33 mK, some above 35 mK
2055 DCRC1pA baseline = -0.788 V
2250 HV = -91.8 V, Vtest = -22.2 mV, Ileak = -24.4 uA, Vdet = -82.1 V (89%).
2249 Start -82.1 V PuBe data series ## min long, SiHV-triggered with 1000 initial randoms, 5 Hz in-run randoms, trigger on DCRC1pB threshold 10.
Start series with the Start Button
2355 DCRC1pA baseline = -0.785 V
0000 Start -82.1 V PuBe data series ## good min long, NaI-triggered with 1000 initial randoms, 5 Hz in-run randoms, trigger on DCRC4pA threshold 20.
Start series with the Start Button

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