Tuesday, March 25, 2025, 15:25

The coated container as wrapped in 4 Ta foil heatshields.

Vacuum IGP1 initial =e-07 Torr

Target temperature on OMEGA= 1800-1850 C

OMEGA slope:= 0.990

Target time at max temperature = 4 hours

Final Current TBHT= 230 A

Final TGHT current= ~400A (adjustable)

Good vacuum = 5.0 e-04 Torr

Bad vacuum = 5.0E-02 Torr

Will be left overnight to pump down

Wednesday, March 26, 2025, 09:07

starting ramp up at 2A/min to 230A for both TGHT and TBHT

Wednesday, March 26, 2025, 12:48

1800 C at 400A TGHT, 6.9V TGHT

Leaving for 4 hours