Thursday, May 10, 2018, 16:00 

Graphite insert fully loaded with UCx was loaded into previously TaC coated target container.

No end caps on Ta target container.

Weight of graphite tube + UCx discs = 27 g

Currently pumping down in evap1.

Friday, May 11, 2018, 11:41 

IGP1 = 1.13e-6 Torr

Good vac at 3.0e-4, bad vac at 6.0e-4 Torr.

Tapped up manually to 100A.

Pressure increased to ~2e-5 Torr

Vacuum stabilized after 40 min

IGP1 = 1e-5 Torr

Initiating auto ramp for TGHT @ 20 A/min to a max setpoint of 520 A

Initiating auto ramp for TBHT @ 10 A/min to a max setpoint of 245 A

Preassure increased o 1e-4 Torr and the auto ramp was aborted

After 8 min IGP1 = 3e-5 Torr

Initiating auto ramp for TGHT @ 10 A/min to a max setpoint of 520 A

Initiating auto ramp for TBHT @ 5 A/min to a max setpoint of 245 A

The vacuum is more stable.

TBHT reached 230 A at 13:00

TGHT reached 520 A at 13:24

Final pressure 1.15e-4 Torr

Target will stay at max current point for a week.

 Friday, May 18, 2018, 18:31

Evap1 was vented in Ar and UCx target was transferred to the glove box