Wednesday, October 19, 2022, 10:27

Cartridge-220510Cx was installed in the EVAP1 and pumped down yesterday.

Material will be further conditioned at 450A for 4 hours.

The material will be conditioned inside a container tube with both ends open at the ends.  Two springs are inserted at the ends of the graphite cartridge to contain the material as graphite caps not inserted.

IGP1 = 7.8e-07 Torr

Good vacuum = 5e-4 Torr

Bad vacuum = 5e-2 Torr

Will autoramp @2A/30s (4A/min) to 40 A and then to 120A.  Fast ramp rate because material had previously been conditioned

Wednesday, October 19, 2022, 12:23

TGHT 450A, 5.2 V

Will leave for 4 hours and then begin ramp-down.

Wednesday, October 19, 2022, 16:21

IGP1= 3.1e-06Torr

450A, 5.2V

Start rampdown @- 2A/min

Thursday, October 20, 2022, 09:23

IGP1= 4.6e-7 Torr

Monday, December 19, 2022, 10:38

Cartridge with 175 discs (including 5 analysis discs) loaded into a graphite cartridge. 

To be reduced inside a Ta container tube.  Tube wrapped in 3 Ta foil heatshields

Will keep at reducing current for 4 hours and then 10 hours @ 425A

Good Vacuum: 5.0e-04 Torr

Bad Vacuum: 5.0e-02 Torr

Initial pressure was 6.36 e-07 Torr

Autoramped to 56A @ 1A/30s

Outgassing bump observed starting at 50A and at 56A the maximum pressure was ~1.9e-05 Torr

Monday, December 19, 2022, 10:47

started autoramping at 1A/30s to 90A

Monday, December 19, 2022, 10:50

observed that pressure not increasing radically, therefore ramping up faster.  2A/30s

Monday, December 19, 2022, 10:58

Second pressure bump observed at 90A, 1.0V

leaving at this current until pressure drops

Monday, December 19, 2022, 17:15

ramped to 280A and left at 280 until pressure started dropping

ramping again to 500A @ 2A/30s

Monday, December 19, 2022, 17:26

Stopped at 330A due to pressure hike.  Will allow pressure to drop then continue ramp.

Monday, December 19, 2022, 18:00

restarting ramp @ 2A/30s

Monday, December 19, 2022, 18:11

Pressure started dropping around 350A corresponding to additive gas-off.  Will rampt to 500A @ 2A/30 seconds and then at 1A/30s to 530A

Final current was 548A, 6.7 V.  Will test increasing current after 4 hours (11 pm)

Monday, December 19, 2022, 23:10

ramping down @ 2A/min to 425A .  should be done by 12:00 am and cooling at9:00 am (includes 1 hour ramp down to 425).

Ramping down to zero @ -2A/min

Wednesday, December 21, 2022, 10:47

Final IGP1= 3.7e-07 Torr

Thursday, January 19, 2023, 09:57

Cartridge #8 loaded with 198 discs

To be reduced inside a Ta container tube.  Tube wrapped in 3 Ta foil heatshields.

Reduction for 4 hours and then 10 hours @ 425A

Good Vacuum: 5.0e-04 Torr

Bad Vacuum: 5.0e-02 Torr

Initial pressure is 1.41e-06 Torr

Thursday, January 19, 2023, 10:02 Auto ramping to 120A @ 1A/min

Thursday, January 19, 2023, 18:58

Autoramping to  300A @ 4/min (2A/30s)

IGP1=3.34e-06 Torr

Friday, January 20, 2023, 07:37

left at 300 A for 8 hours and pressure dropped.  Restarted autoramp at 2A/30s and pressure was increasing until 425A where it peaked.  Reduced autoramp to 1A/min and observed slow but definite pressure drop.  Will go to 450A and leave there for 4 hours. 

Currently 440A, 5.3V on TGHT and 1.28e-05 Torr on IGP1

Friday, January 20, 2023, 12:06

After 4 hours at 450A IGP1= 3.49e-06 Torr

TGHT = 450A 5.4V

Will drop to 425A and leave for 10 hours

Friday, January 20, 2023, 21:53

TGHT 425A, 5.2V

IGP1= 1.81e-06 Torr

autoramping to 0 A @ -2A/min

Wednesday, March 22, 2023, 22:29

Cartridge #9 loaded with 213 plus 3 analysi discs

To be reduced inside a Ta container tube.  Tube wrapped in 3 Ta foil heatshields.

Reduction for 4 hours and then 8 hours @ 450A

Good Vacuum: 5.0e-04 Torr

Bad Vacuum: 5.0e-02 Torr

Initial pressure is 3.71e-06 Torr

Wednesday, March 22, 2023, 22:33

Autoramping to 400A @ 1A/min

Thursday, March 23, 2023, 06:57

Starting heating at 2A/min

Currently at 400A and 4.5V

IGP1= 9.6e-06 Torr

At around 500A, the reduction was observed.  Current manually increased to 508 A and left there for remainder of four hours.  4 hours will be done at 1210 pm, then will ramp down to 450 and 8 hours

Thursday, March 23, 2023, 12:01

IGP1= 7.6 e-06 Torr

508 A, 6.0 V TGHT

Start rampdown to 450 @ -2A/min

Thursday, March 23, 2023, 20:27

IGP1= 2.36e-06 Torr

TGHT = 452A, 5.3A

Starting ramp down @-2A/min

Wednesday, October 11, 2023, 9:36

Cartridge #10 loaded with 213 plus 3 analysi discs

To be reduced inside a Ta container tube.  Tube wrapped in 3 Ta foil heatshields.

Reduction for 4 hours and then 8 hours @ 450A

Good Vacuum: 5.0e-04 Torr

Bad Vacuum: 5.0e-02 Torr

Initial pressure is 2.4 e-06 Torr

 Wednesday, October 11, 2023, 10:56

Starting heat ramp at 2A/min to 60A

First pressure bump observed at 60A

Allowing pressure to restabilize

Wednesday, October 11, 2023, 13:12

IGP1=2.6 e-5 Torr

continuing to heat at 2A/min

Wednesday, October 11, 2023, 13:35

another pressure bump observed around 90A (should go slowly in these current range).  Aborted ramp, waiting for pressure to stabilize.

pressure rose to around 2.5e-02 Torr (close to our bad pressure)

Wednesday, October 11, 2023, 13:52

IGP1=5.4e-04 Torr Start ramp at 2A/min

Wednesday, October 11, 2023, 17:53

Pressure has started to drop so increased ramp to 4A/min

 Wednesday, October 11, 2023, 18:18

 Second small pressure bump observed at 482A and 5.0 V.  Pressure falling.  Will leave at 500A for 4 hours . 

 Wednesday, October 11, 2023, 22:00

IGP1= 8.0 e-06 Torr

TGHT=500A, 5.2V

Initiate rampdown to 450A and will leave there for 8 hours

Thursday, October 12, 2023, 07:02

Initiate rampdown to zero.  IGP1=3.21e-06 Torr

TGHT= 450A, 4.6V

 Tuesday, April 09, 2024, 14:42

Cartridge #16 loaded with 213 plus 3 analysi discs

To be reduced inside a Ta container tube.  Tube wrapped in 3 Ta foil heatshields.

Reduction for 4 hours and then 8 hours @ 450A

Good Vacuum: 5.0e-04 Torr

Bad Vacuum: 5.0e-02 Torr

Initial pressure is 2.4 e-06 Torr

Tuesday, April 09, 2024, 14:42

Start ramp @2A/min to 120A then wait for pressure drop to continue.

Tuesday, April 09, 2024, 16:51

Set ramp to 2A/30s to 480A

Wednesday, April 10, 2024, 00:02

Ramping down to 450 A

Thursday, April 11, 2024, 09:56

Cool down Wednesday morning

Will be left under vacuum in EVAP1 due to hotlab closure.

Thursday, September 12, 2024, 06:19

Cartridge #19 loaded with 232 discs including 5 analysis discs

To be reduced inside a Ta container tube.  Tube wrapped in 3 Ta foil heatshields.

Reduction for 4 hours and then 8 hours @ 450A

Good Vacuum: 5.0e-04 Torr

Bad Vacuum: 5.0e-02 Torr

Initial pressure is 3.12 e-06 Torr

Thursday, September 12, 2024, 06:20

Starting step one in ramping

Thursday, September 12, 2024, 09:12  

Pressure lowered after passing outgas peak. 

IGP1= 2.5e-05 Torr

will continue with step 2 of ramping

 Thursday, September 12, 2024, 14:46

At 115A outgas peak observed and current ramped down from 120A t 115A.  Allowing pressure to drop before continuing ramp.

Roughing pump issue.  Cooling, turning pumps off until vacuum group can take a look.

Friday, September 13, 2024, 14:39

Roughing pump seems ok.  Restarting ramp at 1A/min to 115A

Friday, September 13, 2024, 17:38

Starting ramp up at 2A/min to 520A (will monitor pump and outgassing)

Saturday, September 14, 2024, 07:44

inflection point at aroung 450A

Saturday, September 14, 2024, 07:48

pressure started dropping at 466A, but some sporadic peaks observed.  Will heat to 488A and leave for 4 hours

Saturday, September 14, 2024, 20:23  

 ramping down after 8 hour conditioning

IGP1= 2.45e-06 Torr

Tuesday, September 17, 2024, 06:45

Cartridge #20 loaded with 224 discs plus 3 analysis discs

To be reduced inside a Ta container tube.  Tube wrapped in 3 Ta foil heatshields.

Reduction for 4 hours and then 8 hours @ 450A

Good Vacuum: 5.0e-04 Torr

Bad Vacuum: 5.0e-02 Torr

Initial pressure is 1.5 e-06 Torr

Tuesday, September 17, 2024, 06:47

Starting initial ramp @ 2A/min to 60A

Tuesday, September 17, 2024, 10:05

Started ramp at 1A/min to 90A

Wednesday, September 18, 2024, 07:05

Reduction at 480A held for 4 hours then 8 hours at 450A

Tested by increasing 10A and significant increase in pressure observed (no real peak). 

Started rampdown at -2Amin

Thursday, September 19, 2024, 22:44

Cartridge #21 loaded with 211 discs including 3 analysis discs

To be reduced inside a Ta container tube.  Tube wrapped in 3 Ta foil heatshields.

Reduction for 4 hours and then 8 hours @ 450A

Good Vacuum: 5.0e-04 Torr

Bad Vacuum: 5.0e-02 Torr

Initial pressure is 1.6 e-06 Torr

Friday, September 20, 2024, 08:47

ramped to 300 A and allowed pressure to drop. Pressure stable around 5.0 e-5 Torr.  Will continue ramp at 2A/min

Friday, September 20, 2024, 12:30

At 500A the pressure stops rising.  Will leave for 4 hours. 

Tuesday, September 24, 2024, 15:46

reduced for 4 hours then ramped down to 450A at -2A/min

After 8 hours ramped down to zero A at -2A/min

Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 16:26

Cartridge #22 loaded with 211 discs including 3 analysis discs

To be reduced inside a Ta container tube.  Tube wrapped in 3 Ta foil heatshields.

Reduction for 4 hours and then 8 hours @ 450A (see docushare 177267)

Good Vacuum: 5.0e-04 Torr

Bad Vacuum: 5.0e-02 Torr

Initial pressure is 1.6 e-06 Torr

Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 16:27

Left system to pump down earlier in the day. 

Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 10:23

Earlier started initial ramp to 60A at 2A/min

Initial pressure IGP1 was 2.65e-06 Torr

Pressure stable now at 2.40e-5 Torr

Starting ramp to 90 A at 1A/min

Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 18:06

top current = 440A held for four hours

 Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 22:07

setting temperature to 450A

IGP1= 9.0 e-6 Torr

5.5 V was final voltage

Mon May 9 16:09:35 2011:  Target is wrapped with 3 Ta heatshields and the evaporator is begin pumped down.

Mon May 9 17:59:57 2011:  Vac is @ 1.33e-5 Torr.  TGHT was stepped up to 60A before starting the auto heating process (See Attachment#1: TGHT_ramping_up).   Note: Although the vacuum is at low e-5 torr, this should be fine to start the TGHT because it takes a while to heat up the high power target.

Tue May 10 11:10:44 2011:  TGHT reached to 820A and stayed for 4 hrs before ISAC Ops helped to begin the cooling process.  (See Attachment#2: Overall process).

Tue May 10 14:56:05 2011:  Target is wrapped with 3 heat-shields.  The evaporator is pumping down, vac @ 4.72e-6 Torr.  TGHT was raised to 60A/0.239V.  Auto heating will being now; THGT will be ramped up to 820A @ 2A/min. (See Attachment#1: Staring_process)

Wed May 11 10:16:03 2011: Auto cooling was started by ISAC Ops' help.  TGHT has ramped down to zero.  The p/s will be turned off and the evaporator will be vented soon. (See Attachment#2: Overall Process).

Thursday, April 05, 2012, 16:43

Target oven is coated with TaC.  The oven is wrapped with 3 Ta-heat shields.

The chamber is currently being pumped down.  Vac @ high 10e-5 Torr.  Heater will be turned on once the pressure is gone down to low 10e-6. 

TGHT will be heated up to 820A.

**** Sintering is postponed until the situation with the ventilation in the lab06 is cleared. ****

 Friday, May 04, 2012, 16:59

The short-term solution  for improving the ventilation system and for the safety in operating the evaporators has been implement.  The test results was reviewed and approved by the committee.  The labs (06 and 07) are now back in operational. 

Friday, May 04, 2012, 17:03

Pumping down evaporator, currently a 2.4e-5 Torr.

Turned on TGHT, and stepped up to 85A.  Pressure remained at low e-5 Torr. 

Initiated Auto-heating at 0.5A/min to Max current 820A.  Parameter set:  Increasing current if Vac <4.0e-8 Torr, Backing current if Vac >5.0e-8 Torr.

 Monday, May 07, 2012, 10:38

At 820A, the TaC coating only seemed to have partially sinterred.  Raised TGHT up to 900A and heated for >6hrs.  The vacuum continued to increase as the target heater was raised; that indicated the sintering reaction was ongoing.  (See attachment #1: Targetoven_TaCsintered_acrchive.jpg).

The auto-cool down was initiated last night.  TGHT is now at 0A.  The chamber will be vented.

Tuesday, May 08, 2012, 07:32

Target oven is filled with 240 discs of SiC/C, and wrapped with 3 Ta-foils.

Tot mass= 31.95g (SiC + C foil + Org)

Tot length packed @ 8.2cm

Target was installed in the chamber yesterday and has been pumped down to low 10e-6 torr.

Increased TGHT to 70A and vacuum is starting to rise, currently at 2.6e-6 Torr.

Max target current = 820A or until there is no further reaction. 

 Tuesday, May 08, 2012, 08:55

Pressue is slowly coming down after heating for a while at 70A. 

Initiated auto heating at 0.5A/min. Parameter set for increasing current if <4.0e-5 torr, and backing off if >5.0e-5 torr.

Wednesday, May 09, 2012, 10:31

 There seems to be a pipe leakage in the ISAC-I B2 level, and the cooling water for the evaporator #1 is connected to the pipe.  

The TGHT was tapped down from 115A, and the p/s was turned off.  The water valve is now shut, and Curtis B. is looking into it.  

Wednesday, May 09, 2012, 13:44

As per Curtis, the drainage pipe was leaky, and it has been fixed. The evaporator is now turned back on.  TGHT was tabbed up to 115A, and has remained at that current for an hour.  The pressure is slowly raising, current at 4.6e-6 Torr.

Wednesday, May 09, 2012, 14:24

Initiated TGHT...

Saturday, May 12, 2012, 23:38 

TGHT is ramping up very slowly (currently at 270A) due to pressure restriction.  It has already taken over 4 days.  (see attachment 1: TGHT 0_270A)

Changed the parameter to <5.0e05 Torr for stepping up in current and >6.0e-5 Torr for backing off current.

 Sunday, May 13, 2012, 20:44

Pressure has started to come down to 3e-6 Torr.  Increased heating rate from 0.5A/min to 1.0A/min.

 Monday, May 14, 2012, 01:09

TGHT has reached to 820A and been holding at that current for about 3hr.  The pressure is coming down steadily, currently at 1.6e-5 Torr.

Asked ISAC OPS (Ed P.) to initial the auto-cool down at 03:00h, at 2A/min.

The target should be ready by 10:00h.

 Monday, May 14, 2012, 10:56

TGHT is now at 0A (see attachment 2).  The chamber is now being vented.  The target will be inspected.

Thursday, May 17, 2012, 12:51 

The target looks good and was tested in the teststand, see https://elog.triumf.ca/TIS/Test-Stand/97

It will be used as SiC#27.  

Thursday, July 05, 2018, 13:24

Target container was previously coated and sintered with TaC, also wrapped with Ta heat shields (see Evap2 elog# 410).

Loaded 201 discs of UCx with 7.27 cm in length + 5 extra discs for QC samples. 

One end-cap (coated/sintered TaC) inserted right, wrt the ionizer tube pointing down.

Left side is OPEN; a spring is inserted to hold the discs in place.

Chamber is currently being pumped down. 

TGHT will be ramped up to 495A/8.85V and TBHT to 230A/3.26V (same parameters used for sintering the container, evap2 elog#410).

Vacuum initial setting:

Good Vac = 5.0 e-5 Torr, Bad vac = 8.0 e-5 Torr.

pressure level will be monitored accordingly...

Auto-ramping setting

TGHT: 60 wait time, 0.2A/min, final 495A

TGHT: 60 wait time, 0.2A/min, final 230A.

 Thursday, July 05, 2018, 16:50

Tapping up TGHT to 40 A/0.49 V and TGHT to 40A/0.64V.

Vac slowly increasing from 5.0 e-6 Torr. 

Initiate auto-heating

 Tuesday, July 10, 2018, 10:46

Holding TGHT at 495A/5.3V for over 25 hours.  Pressure at 2.9e-6 Torr.

Initiate autocooling TGHT at 2A/min, TBHT 1.0A/min

 Wednesday, July 11, 2018, 17:12

Target was removed from the Evap; it is now in the Ar glovebox.  End cap is inserted. 

Target is ready for installation.

John Wong wrote:

John Wong wrote: March 23, 2011 12:30: Pumping down evaporator 18:24: IEVAPIG1 is reading at 4.55e-6 Torr.  The p/s will be turned on tomorrow since there is no ISAC Ops on site.  March 24 11:57: Evaporator has pumped down over night.  Vacuum @ 2.01e-6 Torr.   14:42: TGHT @ 20A, Vac @ 1.65e-6 Torr. 14:52: TGHT @ 40A, Vac @ 1.66e-6 Torr. 14:52: Auto Heating begins: TGHT to max 820A.  Incrementing if vac < 4.5e-5 Torr, backing off if vac > 6.5e-5 Torr.  16:04: TGHT @ 181A, vac @ 7.59e-6 Torr. 18:03: TGHT @ 420A, vac @ 4.71e-6 Torr.   (See attachment 2 for TGHT/IG1 for the past 4 hours) March 25, 11:15:  TGHT has been at 820A for 14hr.  Vac @ 4.27e-6 Torr.  (See attachement 3 for TGHT/IG1 for these past hours) 11:17:  Auto cooling down is in progress... 17:21:  Auto cooling down ended at TGHT ~100A.  The TGHT was tabbed down manually from 100A to zero.  (See attachment #4 for the cooling down progress)  All the pumps are off.  The evaporator will be vented next week.

 Evaporator Vented.

March 28, 2011

12:28:  Target oven is wrapped with 3 Ta-heat shields.  Pumping down evaporator

March 29,

12:14  Evaporator has been pumped down over night.  Vac @ 1.74e-6 Torr. 

12:24  TGHT @ 20A, Vac @ 1.66e-6 Torr.

12:29  TGHT @ 40A, Vac @ 1.56e-6 Torr.

12:30  Auto heating begins,  Paramenter Setup:  TGHT: 2A/min -->  max 820A.  Incrementing if Vac < 4.5e-5 Torr; backing off if vac > 6.5e-5 Torr.

18:37  TGHT @ 772A/7.395V  (see attachment#1 for the striptool).  Auto heating will stop when the TGHT gets to 820A, and the current will stay there over night. 

March 30

11:31 TGHT has been at 820A/7.8V for the past 17 hours.  (See attachment#2 for the striptool details.)

11:34 Auto-cooling beings

19:40 Auto-cooling has finished. TGHT is at zero and p/s has turned off.  Cooling water has stopped running.  Evaporator will be vented tomorrow.

March 31, 2011

11:13:  Venting evaporator.  All pumps are off and TGHT p/s has turned off. 

Thu Mar 31 11:57:20 2011 After removing the target from the evaporator,  some white coating (could be Tantalum oxide?) was found on the copper plate of the evaporator.  The white coating was found to have more on the left end side of the target and some just below the transfer tube.  The white coating was wiped off but it showed black residual on the wipers.  The target over looks fine.  Marik was informed, and we think this white coating could be  the organic substance burnt off from the target or the Tantalum oxide from the re-used Ta heat shields. 

Tue Apr 5 10:36:53 2011:  Target oven is wrapped with 3 Ta-heat shields.  The evaporator is in the process of pumping down. 

Tue Apr 5 14:54:00 2011:  Evap has been pumped down for over 4 hours.  Vac is currently at 5.5e-6 Torr. (See Attachment#1)

Tue Apr 5 15:16:31 2011: TGHT is turned on.  Set  @ 20A/0.102V; panel reads 18A.  Vac @ 4.62e-6 Torr. 

Tue Apr 5 15:18:16 2011: TGHT set @ 40A/0.216V; panel reads 37A.  Vac @ 4.63e-6 Torr. 

Tue Apr 5 15:19:03 2011: Start Auto-heating.  Parameter setup:  TGHT rate @ 2A/min --> 820A max.  Incrementing if vac <4.5e-5 Torr, and backing off if vac >6.5e-5 Torr.

 Wed Apr 6 09:18:22 2011: TGHT was left at the auto- heating mode over night and  had been at 850A for about 12hrs; Vac @ 4.36e-6 Torr.  (see Attachment#2) 

Wed Apr 6 09:20:53 2011: Auto-cooling down has just started. 

Wed Apr 6 15:33:51 2011:  Auto-cooling completed.  (see Attachment #3 for the overall process)

Wed Apr 6 15:37:10 2011: TGHT p/s off, Venting evaporator. 

Wed Apr 6 17:06:56 2011: Target oven is wrapped with 3 Ta-heat shields.  Pumping down evaporator in progress.

Thu Apr 7 09:32:36 2011: Evaporator has been pumped down for over 16 hrs, vac @ 1.74e-6 Torr (see attachment#1).   Target heater is turned on and about to ramp up.

 Thu Apr 7 09:37:11 2011: TGHT @ 20A/0.071V, panel reads 18A.

Thu Apr 7 09:38:16 2011: TGHT @ 40A/0.147V, panel reads 37A.

Thu Apr 7 09:40:53 2011:  Auto-heating begins.  (See attachment#2 for Parameter Setup)

Fri Apr 8 10:08:07 2011:  Auto-cooling process began last night at 8:30pm.  Instructions were given to the on shift ISAC-Ops to being the auto cooling.  The process was finished this morning at around 3am.  (See attachment#3 for the cooling down process).  The evaporator p/s is off and ready to be vented.

Fri Apr 8 14:51:37 2011:  Target is wrapped with 3 Ta-heat shields.  The evaporator has been pumped down for over 4 hrs, currently vac @ 2.8e-6 Torr.  (See attachment #1, note: the drops in the IG1 reading were due to Controls group helping to fix the alarm handler notifications for the pagers.)

 Fri Apr 8 14:56:21 2011:  TGHT @ 20A/0.079V, panel reads 18V.   Vac @ 2.73e-6 Torr.

Fri Apr 8 14:57:42 2011: TGHT @ 40A/0.165V, panel reads 18A.  Vac @ 2.73e-6 Torr. 

Fri Apr 8 14:59:51 2011: Auto heating begins.  (See Attachment#2 for the parameter setup).  The target heater will read to 820A at 21:30.  ISAC Ops will help to cool down the target at around 05:00 on Saturday; instructions will be given.

Mon Apr 11 09:37:40 2011:  Target was cooling on last Saturday April 9 by the help from ISAC Ops.  (See Attachment#3 for the cooling down process).

Mon Apr 11 09:42:09 2011 :  Evaporator is vented.