John Wong wrote:

Tuesday, September 06, 2011, 13:14:  Average mass = 0.206g Average Thickness = 0.0189 cm Area of D-shaped disc = 2.21 cm2 D-shape discs diameter = 18.5mm (14.5mm cut-out length) Oven ID, L= 18.22mm, R = 18.20mm  Density = 4.9266 g/cm3 % Yield Density = 47.20% Attachment#1 - TaC density measurements.  Loaded target with 125 discs --> 9.6g Ta/cm2 Total discs mass = 30.41g Total length = 4.5 cm  Thursday, September 15, 2011, 10:45 Na & Li were added. Re foil inserted. No Ta-heat shields required.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011, 10:29

 After the test stand, deposited material was found on the Extraction Electrode. A sample of the material was taken for later analysis. The electrode was cleaned with methanol. See attachment for photos.