Thursday, September 23, 2021, 06:55

A loaded graphite cartridge was set in a tantalum boated and wrapped with 3 tantalum sheets (Wednesday September 22)

IGP1 = 3.6 e-5 Torr

Good vacuum = 5e-2 Torr

Bad vacuum = 5e-1 Torr

Current ramp is 2A per min from 0A to 120A and 1A/10s from 120A to (450-550A)

Thursday, September 23, 2021, 07:09 

IGP1 = 1.84 e-06 Torr

Start Autoramp to 120A @ 2A/min 

Thursday, September 23, 2021, 10:25

Start Autoramp to 550A @ 1A/10s

 IGP1= 1.05e-05 Torr

TGHT= 120 A, 1.06 V

Thursday, September 23, 2021, 11:57 

Pressure drop observed at 530A.  Start 4 hour count.  

Thursday, September 23, 2021, 15:57 

IGP1= 9.1e-06 Torr

After 4 hour reduction started rampdown to 400A at 2A/30s.

8 hour conditioning to start at 16:15 pm

Friday, September 24, 2021, 00:16

TGHT= 399.8 A, 3.5V

IGP1= 2.4 e-06 Torr 

Start ramp down at 2A/min