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Entry  Tuesday, May 03, 2016, 14:44, Laura Lambert, , , , , VACUUM PUMP REPLACEMENT 
 Tuesday, May 03, 2016, 14:29
Turned vacuum pump on this morning, sounded awful: loud grinding bad noises.
Called vacuum group, will replace pump tomorrow morning.
Entry  Tuesday, April 26, 2016, 13:50, Laura Lambert, Empty, 40860-2, LP-IG-LIS, Done, sintering TaC coating on UCx#16 container TaC_coating_sintered1.jpgTaC_coating_sintered2.jpgTaC_coating_sintered3.jpg
Tuesday, April 26, 2016, 13:32
Container coated with TaC using 'flushing technique'.
Wrapped with 3 x Ta heat shields, incl center block - new method of each layer being one long
Entry  Sunday, March 13, 2016, 14:58, Aurelia Laxdal, Ta, 41790-1, LP-SIS, In progress, Ta#47 LP-SIS (with new center block) conditioning  
Started Ta#47 heating at Evap2 using the autoramp program. The TGHT current is setup to go to 300A (for now) and the TBHT to 230A (final value).
    Reply  Monday, March 14, 2016, 09:22, Laura Lambert, Ta, 41790-1, LP-SIS, In progress, Ta#47 LP-SIS (with new center block) conditioning  


    
        
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            Started Ta#47 heating at Evap2 using the autoramp program. The TGHT current is setup to go to 300A (for now) and the
       Reply  Monday, March 14, 2016, 13:12, Anders Mjos, Ta, 41790-1, LP-SIS, In progress, Ta#47 LP-SIS (with new center block) conditioning  


    
        
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          Reply  Monday, March 14, 2016, 19:22, Aurelia Laxdal, Ta, 41790-1, LP-SIS, In progress, Ta#47 LP-SIS (with new center block) conditioning  


    
        
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             Reply  Friday, March 18, 2016, 17:13, Aurelia Laxdal, Ta, 41790-1, LP-SIS, In progress, Ta#47 LP-SIS (with new center block) conditioning  


    
        
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                Reply  Monday, March 21, 2016, 18:57, Aurelia Laxdal, Ta, 41790-1, LP-SIS, In progress, Ta#47 LP-SIS (with new center block) conditioning  


    
        
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                   Reply  Tuesday, March 22, 2016, 11:31, Aurelia Laxdal, Ta, 41790-1, LP-SIS, In progress, Ta#47 LP-SIS (with new center block) conditioning  


    
        
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                      Reply  Thursday, March 24, 2016, 11:32, John Wong, Ta, 41790-1, LP-SIS, Done, Ta#47 LP-SIS (with new center block) conditioning  


    
        
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                         Reply  Tuesday, April 19, 2016, 09:28, Anders Mjos, Ta, 41790-1, LP-SIS, Done, Ta#47 LP-SIS (with new center block) conditioning  2016-03-11_Evaporator_2.4ch2016-03-11_Evaporator_2.xlsx


    
        
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Entry  Thursday, April 07, 2016, 15:23, John Wong, SiC, , TARGET BOAT, Done, E-spun SiC/PAN thermal treatment  SiC_PAN_1400c.PNGarchiver.PNG
Thursday, April 07, 2016, 15:18
E-spun SiC/PAN fiber mats were produced at UBC.
12%PAN solution; 50% SiC to weight of PAN.
Entry  Wednesday, March 30, 2016, 11:32, John Wong, , Target boat, TARGET BOAT, Done, Thermostablization Polycarbosilane Fibers (UBC MTRL Samples) 
Wednesday, March 30, 2016, 11:30
Polycarbosilane fibers were prepared by UBC MTRL. 
Two samples with different fiber sizes were loaded in target boat and wrapped with heat shields.
Entry  Thursday, March 24, 2016, 12:05, John Wong, SiC, , TARGET BOAT, Done, Test#3: E-spin SiC with PAN Screen_Shot_2016-03-26_at_3.39.35_PM.pngTGHT_faulty.PNG
Thursday, March 24, 2016, 11:37  
SiC powder (<1um) [10%] was mixed with PAN solution [10%].  Solution was sonicated before e-spinning.  
Fiber mat was binded to graphite foil and heat treated to 250C in air for 1 hour.  
Entry  Friday, February 26, 2016, 16:02, John Wong, np-SiC, , TARGET BOAT, Done, Test#2: Carbonizing sol-gel TEOS + Pan nanofibers 
Friday, February 26, 2016, 15:44
5 samples were prepared at UBC MTRL using Sol-gel tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) coated on electrospun polyacrylonitrate (PAN). 
Each sample is sandwiched in between graphite foils. 
Entry  Wednesday, February 24, 2016, 17:40, John Wong, Nb, , LP-SIS, Done, Bob/Tobi Nb samples Screen_Shot_2016-02-25_at_6.04.20_PM.png
Thursday, February 25, 2016, 18:04 Wednesday, February 24, 2016, 17:29
Heat treatment of 2 bullet-shaped Nb samples in a LP-SIS container; it is just that we don't have a target boat. 
Container is wrapped with 12" in total length.  A strip of Nb foil is used as an underlayer for the samples to sit on top. 
Entry  Tuesday, February 16, 2016, 14:02, Laura Lambert, Empty, 40202-5, TARGET BOAT, In progress, sintered TaC coating on target boat [container style with no ionizer tube] 
 Tuesday, February 16, 2016, 14:19
coated with TaC yesterday and let dry overnight.
wrapped with one long Ta heat shield - wrapped around tube 3x, with Ta wire to offset Ta foil away from container
    Reply  Thursday, February 18, 2016, 13:22, John Wong, Empty, 40202-5, TARGET BOAT, In progress, sintered TaC coating on target boat [container style with no ionizer tube] 


    
        
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             Tuesday, February 16, 2016, 14:19
       Reply  Thursday, February 18, 2016, 17:21, Laura Lambert, Empty, 40202-5, TARGET BOAT, Done, sintered TaC coating on target boat [container style with no ionizer tube] 


    
        
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Entry  Friday, February 12, 2016, 11:09, Laura Lambert, Empty, 41077-1, LP-SIS, Done, sintering TaC coated small center block container 
 Friday, February 12, 2016, 11:01
Container coated with TaC with new method - ends tapped off,  liquid poured/swirled
around container, then poured back out - 'flushing technique'.
Entry  Tuesday, January 19, 2016, 14:27, John Wong, np-SiC, targetboat (TaC coated), TARGET BOAT, Done, SiC Nanofiber Heat Treatment  Screen_Shot_2016-01-19_at_2.15.32_PM.pngSiC_Nanofiber_1600.PNGScreen_Shot_2016-01-27_at_12.30.48_PM.png
 Tuesday, January 19, 2016, 14:19
SiC nanofiber was prepared at UBC Material Engineering Sci.  
4 samples are loaded in a Ta target contained (sintered with TaC coating): 
Entry  Thursday, January 14, 2016, 11:48, Laura Lambert, , , , Maintenance, Backing Pump Replaced 
 Thursday, January 14, 2016, 11:47
Backing pump was making very loud high pitched noises during last couple processes in the evaporator.
Replaced with a new one this morning.
Entry  Monday, January 11, 2016, 15:47, Laura Lambert, SiC, 41077-3, LP-SIS, Done, Conditioning SiC test target for test stand measurements Photo_2016-0-13.jpgPhoto_2016-01-13_#2.jpgPhoto_2016-01-13_#3.jpgPhoto_2016-01-13_#4.jpg
Monday, January 11, 2016, 15:25
Small center block LP-SIS container previously sintered with TaC coating
3x Ta heat shields
Entry  Thursday, January 07, 2016, 09:19, Aurelia Laxdal, Ta, 41369-5, HP-SIS, In progress, Temperature measurements Jan_9_and_10_2016_measurements.docx
Temperature measurements in progress this week for Ta HP-SIS.
See attachment for the current settings and rampings of the TGHT/TBHT  for the temperature measurements taken on  Jan. 9-10, 2016 .
Note: TBHT PS tripped off on Jan. 9, 2016 (see first page of the attached file) and couldn't turn it ON again over the week-end.
    Reply  Friday, January 08, 2016, 11:15, Laura Lambert, Ta, 41369-5, HP-SIS, Done, Temperature measurements 


    
        
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            Temperature measurements in progress this week for Ta HP-SIS.
Entry  Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 10:22, Laura Lambert, Ta, 41369-5, HP-SIS, Done, Conditioning back-up Ta Target & emissivity measurements 
 Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 10:09
Target consists of 505 discs.
Total packed length 3.4cm.
Entry  Monday, December 07, 2015, 09:06, Laura Lambert, Empty, 39530-9, HP-FEBIAD, Done, emissivity measurements with no h.s on HP-FEBIAD container - round2 
 Monday, December 07, 2015, 09:04
No heat shields.
Container empty.
Entry  Thursday, September 24, 2015, 09:48, Laura Lambert, Empty, 41077-5, , In progress, Sintering TaC coating container for UCx Target 
Thursday, September 24, 2015, 08:39
IGP1 = 6.5e-7Torr
HS water valves opened, no leaks detected.
    Reply  Thursday, September 24, 2015, 12:18, John Wong, Empty, 41077-5, LP-SIS, Done, Sintering TaC coating container for UCx Target Screen_Shot_2015-09-24_at_11.51.11_AM.png420A_1900.pngTaC_coat_sintered.png


    
        
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            Thursday, September 24, 2015, 08:39
       Reply  Tuesday, October 06, 2015, 15:18, John Wong, Empty, 41077-5, LP-SIS, In progress, Test#1: Measuring temp with thermocouple (centre) & 2C-IR Temp_LPSIS_IR2C_vs_typeC.PNGTemp_LPSIS_IR2C_vs_typeC_heating_cooling.PNG


    
        
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          Reply  Thursday, October 08, 2015, 12:26, John Wong, Empty, 41077-5, LP-SIS, In progress, Test#2: Measuring temp with thermocouple (away from centre) & 2C-IR Test_2_tempcurves.PNGTest1&2_IV_temp_.png


    
        
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             Reply  Tuesday, December 01, 2015, 11:35, Anders Mjos, Empty, 41077-5, LP-SIS, In progress, Test#2: Measuring temp with thermocouple (away from centre) & 2C-IR 2015-10-08_Small_Centre_Block.xlsx2015-10-08.4ch2015-10-06.4ch2015-10-06_Small_Centre_Block.xlsx
 Data from thermocouple attached. Raw data and Excel sheet with plot.
Entry  Monday, November 30, 2015, 15:38, Laura Lambert, Empty, 39530-9, HP-FEBIAD, Done, emissivity measurements with no h.s on HP-FEBIAD container emissivity_measurements.xlsx
 Monday, November 30, 2015, 15:37
No heat shields.
Container empty.
Entry  Monday, November 23, 2015, 14:36, Laura Lambert, Empty, 39530-9, HP-FEBIAD, Done, temp measurements with no h.s on HP-FEBIAD container temp_measurements.xlsx
Monday, November 23, 2015, 14:29
No heat shields.
Container empty.
Entry  Tuesday, November 10, 2015, 14:34, Laura Lambert, SiC, 41077-3, LP-SIS, Done, temp measurements with 3xTa h.s on LPSIS (small block) container with SiC Evernote_Camera_Roll_20151110_110128.jpgEvernote_Camera_Roll_20151110_110129.jpgstriptool_screenshot_above_1700C.JPGtemp_measurements_on_LPSIS_(small_block)_container.xlsx
 Tuesday, November 10, 2015, 14:20
Container previously sintered with TaC coating and temperature measurements taken [see elog ID#
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