Tuesday, July 17, 2012, 15:45

Target boat is filled with TaC coated regular- and D-endcaps. 

The boat is wrapped with a Ta heat-shield. 

Chamber is being pumped down, currently at 5e-6 Torr.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012, 15:58

Heat-shield cooling water valve opened; no leaks detected.

Initiated TGHT auto-ramping at 0.5A/min, set TGHT max at 580A.

 Wednesday, July 18, 2012, 10:44

Yesterday evening, the target heater tripped off a few times due to high vacuum excursion.  The TGHT ramping rate was low to 0.2A/min.  The current was ramped up sturdily to 500A this morning.  

Wednesday, July 18, 2012, 10:46

Increased ramping rate to 2A/min.  Vacuum currently at 2.2e-6 Torr.

 Wednesday, July 18, 2012, 16:18

TGHt has reached to 580A and stayed for about 5 hrs. 

Cooling down in process...  2A/min for TGHT --> 0A.

 Thursday, July 19, 2012, 10:31

TGHT reached to 0A. 

Evaporator is off. 

Venting chamber...