Laura Lambert wrote:

Wednesday, May 25, 2016, 11:37 Container coated with TaC using 'flushing technique' [cleaned ionizer tube with acetone, so no coating inside ionizer tube] Wrapped with 2 x Ta heat shields - one full height of Ta foil wrapped around cooling fins twice Currently pumping down in evap2  Thursday, May 26, 2016, 09:28 Tapped up manually to 40A IGP1 = 6.6e-7 Torr Initiating auto-ramp at 0.2A/min and 0.1A/min for the TGHT and TBHT respectively. Final setpoints for TGHT = 650A and TBHT = 230A Once max setpoints reached will continue to tap up manually while monitoring temperature to 1900C

 Tuesday, May 31, 2016, 11:09

TGHT at 615A/9.08V, temp = 1610C.  Vacuum at 1.8e-7 Torr. 

Tapping up TGHT to reach 1900C

 Tuesday, May 31, 2016, 12:04

TGHT at 765A/11.90V.  Temp at 1900C.  Pressure is coming down from 8.7e-7Torr. 

Will keep at this temperature for a day.

 Wednesday, June 01, 2016, 15:22

Temperature has been stable at 1900C.  Pressure is coming down from 3.4e-7 Torr. 

Cooling down TGHT and TBHT at 2A/min and 1A/min, respectively.

 Friday, June 03, 2016, 12:10

TGHT/TBHT at 0A.  Target can be remained under vacuum until Monday.

 Monday, June 06, 2016, 16:54

Target container was inspected; it looks good