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2023/06/06 (Tuesday)

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  • Lab in-personnel: Ping
1500 Check contents of warm LN2 Trap 1: 15.9 mbar (16.4 on G1). Pump it out with the scroll pump.
1516 G1 = 2.6 mbar and stable, stop pumping on Trap 1
1524 Insert LN2 cold trap 1 and begin filling cold trap dewar with LN2
1530 Begin cryocleaning mixture through cold trap 1 following the procedure in procedure:cryoclean_mixture
1542 Open V6 to 12.0% to restart flow
1550 Open V6 to 12.2% to restart flow
1614 Open V6 to 12.4% to restart flow
1627 Pressure increasing too quickly. Lowered V6 to 11.7%
1641 End cryocleaning mixture through trap 1. Pump mixture to dump
1658 P1 = 0.007 mbar, G1 = 1.7 mbar and stable. Close all valves and turn off 3He pump, leaving 715.3 mbar in dump
1701 Remove cold trap 1 from the LN2 bath to warm up overnight
1712 Check contents of warm LN2 Trap 2: 22.8 mbar (24.9 on G1). Pump it out with the scroll pump.
1717 G1 = 2.5 mbar and stable, stop pumping on Trap 2
1723 Insert LN2 cold trap 2 and begin filling cold trap dewar with LN2
1730 Begin cryocleaning mixture through cold trap 2 following the procedure in procedure:cryoclean_mixture
1735 Open V6 to 12.2% to restart flow
1814 Open V6 to 12.3% to restart flow
1832 End cryocleaning mixture through trap 2. Pump mixture to dump
1851 P1 = 0.009 mbar, G1 = 2.1 mbar and stable. Close all valves and turn off 3He pump, leaving 707.7 mbar in dump
1853 Remove cold trap 2 from the LN2 bath to warm up overnight
Note: Checking dump pressure next day, open V9(with 3He pump ON) shows 694 mbar.

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