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2023/01/18 (Wednesday)

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  • Lab in-personnel: Zach, Ping
Status Run 77 preparation
Setup DCRC33(2)→HV control, NaI trigger signal → DCRCX(4)
IVC closed and Turbo pumping for a while. No tower - this was just for a leak test.
1148 Check contents of warm LN2 Trap 1, it was empty, there was a higher pressure in the line (26.4 mbar) then in the trap. Pump it out with the scroll pump.
1155 Check contents of warm LN2 Trap 2: ~ 25.9 mbar, pump it out with the scroll pump.
1317 Check contents of warm LHe Trap: 7.5 mbar, pump it out with the scroll pump.
1326 Insert LN2 cold trap 1 and begin filling cold trap dewar with LN2
1446 Begin cryocleaning mixture through cold trap 1 following the procedure in procedure:cryoclean_mixture
1457 Test mixture flow by closing V13A, open V6 to 12.1% to restart flow
1504 Open V6 to 12.2% to restart flow
1518 Open V6 to 12.3% to restart flow
1549 Open V6 to 12.4% to restart flow
1625 Open V6 to 12.5% to restart flow
1650 End cryocleaning mixture through trap 1. Pump mixture to dump
1710 G1 = 1.7 mbar and stable. Close all valves and turn off 3He pump, leaving 721.6 mbar in dump
1712 Remove cold trap 1 from the LN2 bath to warm up overnight

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