Monday, June 27, 2016, 12:05: Roughing.

Monday, June 27, 2016, 13:08: Turbo pumps on.

Monday, June 27, 2016, 13:15: Ion Gauge on.

Monday, June 27, 2016, 13:27: RGA on.

Tuesday, June 28, 2016, 08:20: Water, power/sources on. Vacuum stable at 2.2E-7 T. No response on RGA.

Tuesday, June 28, 2016, 08:33: Auto ramping TGHT/TBHT @ 2A/1A min to 580A/200A.

Tuesday, June 28, 2016, 08:35: Turned on optics. BIAS/EZL/EE to 30/13/1.5kV

Tuesday, June 28, 2016, 08:47:

Tuesday, June 28, 2016, 11:17: Restarted RGA program (after crash) -AM

Tuesday, June 28, 2016, 15:46:

Wednesday, June 29, 2016, 08:21: Restarted RGA (crashed).

Wednesday, June 29, 2016, 08:22:

Wednesday, June 29, 2016, 09:5: Ramping TBHT to 220 A

Wednesday, June 29, 2016, 11:06: EE to 2.0kV

Wednesday, June 29, 2016, 11:16: Auto cooling TGHT/TBHT @ 3A/1.5A min.

Wednesday, June 29, 2016, 13:45: Sources BIAS/EZL/EE off. TBHT @ 0A & TGHT @ 134.5A

Wednesday, June 29, 2016, 15:31:

 Wednesday, June 29, 2016, 15:39: Water lines purged.

Thursday, April 21, 2016, 14:25: Begin pumping down.

Thursday, April 21, 2016, 15:02: Turbo pumps started.

Thursday, April 21, 2016, 15:34: Ion gauge on.

Thursday, April 21, 2016, 15:43: RGA on

Friday, April 22, 2016, 08:30: Opened water  supply for heat shield. Vacuum stable at 2.4E-7 T. No response on RGA.

Friday, April 22, 2016, 08:44: Anode breaker switched on. While off, a charge was measured via TSH:ANODE:RDCUR.

Monday, April 25, 2016, 08:08: Noticed Turbo pump 1 shut down around roughly 4 pm Sunday afternoon. Will attempt restart.

Monday, April 25, 2016, 08:15: Interlocks bypassed for TP1, Pump Restarted.

Monday, April 25, 2016, 08:23: TP1 @ speed. Vacuum recovered to 1.9E-7 T

 Monday, April 25, 2016, 08:41: IV4 opened. Auto ramping TGHT/TBHT to 400A/150A @ 2A/min.

Monday, April 25, 2016, 08:42: Turned on optics. BIAS/EZL/EE to 30/13/1.5kV

Monday, April 25, 2016, 13:40: Mass scan (test)

Monday, April 25, 2016, 14:04: Ramp down TGHT to 350A @ 2A/min.

Tuesday, April 26, 2016, 08:10: Auto ramping TGHT/TBHT to 580A/220A @ 2A/min.

Tuesday, April 26, 2016, 14:10: Auto ramping TBHT to 230A @ 2A/min.

Tuesday, April 26, 2016, 14:10: Ramp Down TBHT to 220A @ 2A/min.

Wednesday, April 27, 2016, 07:55: Auto ramp down TGHT/TBHT @ 2A/min to 0A.

Wednesday, April 27, 2016, 12:56: Ramp down Complete. Sources and optics off. IV4 Closed

Thursday, April 28, 2016, 08:52

Monday, May 02, 2016, 13:32: Ion gauge off. Turbo pumps off.

Monday, May 02, 2016, 15:03: Water supply closed.

Monday, May 02, 2016, 15:11: Venting

Friday, October 16, 2015, 12:20: Roughing.

Friday, October 16, 2015, 13:06: Started turbos.

Friday, October 16, 2015, 13:25: Turbos at speed. Vacuum at 3.2E-5 T

IG1 filament beeing replaced.

 Thursday, October 22, 2015, 13:56: Leak on water lines (pressurized all lines except HS line with helium)

Thursday, October 22, 2015, 13:57: Stopping turbos. RGA off.

Thursday, October 22, 2015, 15:02: Venting

Re-tightened all newly installed fittings.

Thursday, October 22, 2015, 15:41: Roughing

Thursday, October 22, 2015, 16:12: Turbos started.

Thursday, October 22, 2015, 16:22: Turbos at speed. Vacuum at 1.2 E-5 T. RGA on

Monday, October 26, 2015, 08:42: Stopped turbos. Water leak still present. RGA off.

Tuesday, October 27, 2015, 08:57: Venting

Tuesday, October 27, 2015, 14:25: roughing

Tuesday, October 27, 2015, 15:03: Turbos started.

Water can still be seen on the RGA when the TGHT cooling lines are pressurized.

Thursday, October 29, 2015, 14:00: Stopped turbos. RGA off.

Monday, November 02, 2015, 08:30: Venting

Tuesday, November 03, 2015, 08:59: Starting TGHT ramping to 580 A at 1 A/min

Thursday, November 05, 2015, 16:39 : Ramping down

Monday, November 09, 2015, 08:13: Turbos stopped

Monday, November 16, 2015, 10:24: Venting

Friday, March 04, 2016, 14:20: Roughing

Friday, March 04, 2016, 15:05: Turbos started

Friday, March 04, 2016, 15:11: Turbos at speed. Vacuum at 3.5E-5 T.

Monday, March 07, 2016, 08:34: Opened water. Vacuum stable at 6.7E-7 T. No response on RGA

Monday, March 07, 2016, 08:46: Started auto-ramping TGHT to 420 A at 2 A/min. EE to 1500 V

Tuesday, March 08, 2016, 08:26: Continued auto-ramping TGHT to 500 A.

Wednesday, March 09, 2016, 09:25: TGHT voltage limited at 488 A. Increased voltage limit from 6 to 6.5 V. Resumed auto-ramping to 500 A

Thursday, March 10, 2016, 08:19: Begin cool down @ 2 A/min ; Vacuum @ 7.1E-7 T

Thursday, March 10, 2016, 13:20: TGHT to 0 A. Switched off RGA.

Thursday, March 10, 2016, 14:04 : Source off. Stopped Turbo pumps.

Friday, March 11, 2016, 08:15: Begin venting.

Friday, March 11, 2016, 08:28: Heat shield water circuit has been purged.

Wednesday, March 30, 2016, 16:31: Roughing.

Wednesday, March 30, 2016, 17:34 : Turbos started -AM

Wednesday, March 30, 2016, 18:50: Turbos at speed. Vacuum at 1.8E-6 T -AM

Thursday, March 31, 2016, 08:39: Opened water  supply for heat shield. Vacuum stable at 3.2E-7 T. No response on RGA.

Thursday, March 31, 2016, 08:48: Started heating Target. TGHT to 500A, TBHT to 170A @ 2/1 A/min.

Thursday, March 31, 2016, 09:07: Opened IV4. BIAS/EZL/EE to 30/13/1.5 kV

Friday, April 01, 2016, 17:53: Ramping down TGHT/TBHT -AM

Monday, April 04, 2016, 08:32: Source off. Closed IV4. Stopped the Turbo pumps.

Monday, April 04, 2016, 09:49: Venting.

Back up heat shield for UC#15

Wednesday, March 16, 2016, 09:58: Roughing

Wednesday, March 16, 2016, 12:54: Started Turbo pumps

Wednesday, March 16, 2016, 13:02: Turbos at speed, Vacuum at 7.16E-06T

Thursday, March 17, 2016, 08:30: Opened water on heat shield circuit. Vacuum stable at 3.0E-07T. No response on RGA.

Thursday, March 17, 2016, 08:37: Auto-Ramping started. TGHT to 500A @ 2A/min. EE to 1500V.

Thursday, March 17, 2016, 15:40 @ 500A and 6.76E-07T

Friday, March 18, 2016, 08:35: Auto-cooling. Vacuum @5.87E-07T.

Friday, March 18, 2016, 14:13: Source off. Stopped turbo pumps.

Tuesday, March 29, 2016, 13:22: venting

Friday, August 29, 2014, 14:51: Roughing

Friday, August 29, 2014, 15:11: Starting turbos.

Friday, August 29, 2014, 15:19: Turbos at speed

Friday, August 29, 2014, 15:21: Vacuum at 1.6E-5 T

Tuesday, September 02, 2014, 08:36: HS cooling water supply opened. Vacuum stable at 1.4E-7 T

Tuesday, September 02, 2014, 08:50 : BIAS/ EZL / EE to 30 / 14 / -1.5 kV. Started auto ramping to 500 / 150 (180) A

Tuesday, September 02, 2014, 09:23 

Supply ~97psi, Return ~7psi

Thursday, September 04, 2014, 12:38 : Starting cool-down

Thursday, September 04, 2014, 15:20: Closed IV4

Thursday, September 04, 2014, 15:37 : BIAS / EZL / EE to 0

Friday, September 05, 2014

Target cooled down. Power supplies switched off.

Monday, September 08, 2014, 14:07: Turbos stopped.

Monday, September 08, 2014, 15:15: Venting. HS cooling water lines purged.

Monday, September 08, 2014, 16:00: Target removed.

Friday, July 18, 2014, 11:30: Roughing

Friday, July 18, 2014, 11:51: Starting turbos

Friday, July 18, 2014, 11:59: Turbos at speed.

Friday, July 18, 2014, 12:01: Vacuum at 1.4E-5 T

Monday, July 21, 2014, 08:51: Opened water for HS circuit. Small vacuum "bump" recovered to 1.5E-7 T

Monday, July 21, 2014, 09:17: Starget TGHT autoramping to 580A @ 2 A/min

Monday, July 21, 2014, 14:05: TGHT @ 580A 7.47V.

Tuesday, July 22, 2014, 10:41: Data logger installed

 Tuesday, July 22, 2014, 13:41: BIAS / EZL / EE to 30 / 14 /2 kV. EE:RDCUR 695 uA

Tuesday, July 22, 2014, 14:23: Starting cool down of TGHT 2A/min. Vacuum at 2.7E-7 T 

Wednesday, July 23, 2014, 09:05: BIAS / EZL / EE off. Turbos off. Vacuum at 1.3E-7 T.

 Wednesday, July 23, 2014, 14:05: Purged HS water line.

Wednesday, July 23, 2014, 14:07 : Venting

Wednesday, July 23, 2014, 14:33: Heat Shield removed

Monday, April 04, 2016, 11:31: Begin roughing. (No plasma electrode)

Monday, April 04, 2016, 12:47: Started Turbos and Ion gauge

Tuesday, April 05, 2016, 09:09: Open water, Vacuum increased from 3.7E-07 to 2.2E-06 (roughly). Leak detected, Confirmed via RGA, Water increased from 7.0E-7T to 5.8E-6T.

Tuesday, April 05, 2016, 09:17: Turbo Pumps stopped. Ion gauge shut off. RGA off.

Tuesday, April 05, 2016, 10:28: Venting for inspection.

Tuesday, April 05, 2016, 11:31: Inspect, re-tighten with new seals.. Begin roughing.

Tuesday, April 05, 2016, 11:54: Turbo pumps started.

Tuesday, April 05, 2016, 11:59: Ion gauge turned on.

Tuesday, April 05, 2016, 15:45: Opened water for heat shield. Vacuum stable @ 6.4E-7T - 6.8E-7T.

 Tuesday, April 05, 2016, 16:07: Vacuum stable @6.4E-7T.

Wednesday, April 06, 2016, 09:09: Started auto ramping up to 500A and 200A at 2A/min BIAS/EZL/EE to 30/13/1.5 KV

Wednesday, April 06, 2016, 09:22: Opened IV4. Switched on optics.

Wednesday, April 06, 2016, 14:29: Continue auto ramp up to 580A and 230A at 2A/min.

Thursday, April 07, 2016, 13:30: Most of the salts have evaporated FC0: at 3E-10A

Thursday, April 07, 2016, 14:10: Ramp down 2A/min.

Friday, April 08, 2016, 08:57: Ramp up 2A/min to 100A and 50A. ANODE to 200V.

Friday, April 08, 2016, 13:50: Ramp up 2A/min to 500A and 200A.

Monday, April 11, 2016, 08:29: Ramp up 2A/min to 580A and 230A. Vacuum stable @ 2.9E-7T

Monday, April 11, 2016, 09:44: ANODE current increased from 0 to 16 mA during the ramp up. -AM

Monday, April 11, 2016, 11:36: Increased TGHT voltage limit to 7.35 V. ANODE current now at 18 mA -AM

Monday, April 11, 2016, 16:00: BIAS / EZL / EE to 30 / 13 / 1.5 kV -AM

Tuesday, April 12, 2016, 08:47: Ramp Down 2A/min 230A to 200A TBHT only.

Tuesday, April 12, 2016, 09:31: Ramp Down 2A/min 580A to 500A TGHT only.

Tuesday, April 12, 2016, 13:55: Ramp up 2A/min 500A to 580A TGHT only.

 Tuesday, April 12, 2016, 15:43: Ramp up 2A/min 580A to 590A, Voltage limit increased to 7.50 TGHT only.

Tuesday, April 12, 2016, 15:59: Ramp down 2A/min and 1A/min.

Wednesday, April 13, 2016, 08:04 : RGA off.

Wednesday, April 13, 2016, 08:20: Source off. IV4 closed. Turbo pumps off.

Wednesday, April 13, 2016, 09:38: Venting.

Wednesday, April 13, 2016, 10:59: Venting paused.

Wednesday, April 13, 2016, 11:03: Venting Continued.

Wednesday, April 13, 2016, 11:24: Venting complete. RP#1 removed. (No plasma electrode).

Wednesday, April 13, 2016, 13:03: Begin roughing. (Plasma electrode in. Salts in)

Wednesday, April 13, 2016, 13:34: Turbo pumps started.

Wednesday, April 13, 2016, 13:39: Ion Gauge on.

Thursday, April 14, 2016, 08:13: Open water to heat shield. Vacuum stable at 3.3E-7T.

Thursday, April 14, 2016, 08:19: Isolation valve opened. Auto ramping TGHT/TBHT to 300A/200A @ 2A/min.

Thursday, April 14, 2016, 08:33: Turned on optics. BIAS/EZL/EE to 30/13/1.5kV.

Thursday, April 14, 2016, 15:20: Ramping down TGHT from 300A to 250A @ 2A/min.

Friday, April 15, 2016, 8:23:  Slow ramping TGHT to 300A/ @ 1/2A/min.

Friday, April 15, 2016, 10:30: Begin ramping down TGHT/TBHT. @3A/2A per min.

Friday, April 15, 2016, 12:54: Sources off.

Friday, April 15, 2016, 13:09 :Water lines purged & power down.

Monday, April 18, 2016, 08:23: Opened water. Auto ramping TGHT/TBHT to 300A/200A @ 3A/2A per min. BIAS/EZL/EE to 30/13/1.5kV

Monday, April 18, 2016, 09:58: Ramping TBHT to 230A @ 2A/min

Monday, April 18, 2016, 12:54: Sources off. Ramping down @ 2A/min.

Tuesday, April 19, 2016, 09:37 : BIAS and EE off - AM

Tuesday, April 19, 2016, 15:30: Water, Ion gauge and Turbos off. 

Thursday, April 21, 2016, 13:41: Venting - AM

Monday, May 12, 2014, 14:14 : Roughing

Monday, May 12, 2014, 14:34: Starting turbos

Monday, May 12, 2014, 14:42 : Turbos at speed

Monday, May 12, 2014, 14:44 : Vacuum at  1.7E-5 T

Tuesday, May 13, 2014, 10:51: Opened water for HS circuit. Vacuum stable at 2.2E-7 T. Minor spike to 2.5E-7 T for 10 s.

Tuesday, May 13, 2014, 10:54: Roughing out gas lines.

Tuesday, May 13, 2014, 11:30: Opening SV5 and SV2 to evacuate gas lines completely.

Tuesday, May 13, 2014, 11:58: BIAS to 30kV, EZL to 13 kV. EE to 1.5 kV.

Tuesday, May 13, 2014, 11:59: Opening isolation valve

Tuesday, May 13, 2014, 12:12: Started heating to 450A / 200A TGHT / TBHT.

Target heating stopped at 167 A - likely caused by network problems. Multiple gaps in strip tool. Indicating lost network connection.

Wednesday, May 14, 2014, 10:07: Resuming heating to 450A / 200A TGHT / TBHT (EPICS 170A)

Wednesday, May 14, 2014, 10:12: De-biasing to investigate ANODE/CATHODE BIAS

Switched ON ANODE/CATHODE BIAS PS.

Wednesday, May 14, 2014, 10:22: BIAS to 30kV, EZL to 13 kV. EE to 1.5 kV.

Wednesday, May 14, 2014, 16:07: Continue heating TGHT to 500A

Wednesday, May 14, 2014, 16:33: TGHT at 500A. TBHT at 203 A.

Thursday, May 15, 2014, 14:57: Switched OFF/ON IOC to recover from white-out.

Thursday, May 15, 2014, 15:51: Started heating to 550A / 240A 

COIL to 50A
ANODE to 200V
TGHT to 580A
TBHT to 280A

Friday, May 16, 2014, 11:28  : Opening Ne

Friday, May 16, 2014, 11:56: TBHT to 290 A

Friday, May 16, 2014, 14:12: Started cool down. ANODE/CATHODE Bias requires reconfiguration.

Tuesday, May 20, 2014, 11:10: Ray and co is checking the configuration and troubleshooting the burnt off GND connection. The Test Stand will be configured to CATHODE negative BIAS.

Tuesday, May 20, 2014, 12:35: BIAS, EZL, EE, COIL, ANODE ON.

Tuesday, May 20, 2014, 12:35: Gas lines pumped.

Tuesday, May 20, 2014, 12:35: Auto heating to 240A/500A at 1A/2A /min.

Tuesday, May 20, 2014, 12:44: IV4 opened 

Aurelia Laxdal wrote:

HV and Heaters Conditioning for SiC#30 was completed Friday, May 23, 2014. The target was cooled down and it's ready for the on-line installation.

 Friday, June 13, 2014, 08:43: Turbos stopped. Vacuum at 1.2E-7 T

Monday, June 16, 2014, 08:26: Venting. Water purged.

Monday, June 16, 2014, 09:00: Target removed

Anders Mjos wrote:

Aurelia Laxdal wrote: HV and Heaters Conditioning for SiC#30 was completed Friday, May 23, 2014. The target was cooled down and it's ready for the on-line installation.  Friday, June 13, 2014, 08:43: Turbos stopped. Vacuum at 1.2E-7 T Monday, June 16, 2014, 08:26: Venting. Water purged. Monday, June 16, 2014, 09:00: Target removed

The target assembly did not pass the megger test between anode and heat shield after the previous conditioning. The AlN insulators were found to have failed during the conditioning. The coil insulation was burnt. AlN insulators and anode ware replaced.

Tuesday, June 17, 2014, 15:22: Roughing

By R.M.

Tuesday, June 17, 2014, 15:52: Turbos Started

Tuesday, June 17, 2014, 15:54: TP1B at speed

Tuesday, June 17, 2014, 15:57: IG1 Turned on  1.92e-05T

Tuesday, June 17, 2014, 15:59: TP1A at speed

Tuesday, June 17, 2014, 15:59: IG1 1.31e-05T

By AM

Wednesday, June 18, 2014, 08:24: Opened HS water circuit. Vacuum stable at 2.2E-7 T.

Wednesday, June 18, 2014, 08:40: Pumping on gas lines.

Wednesday, June 18, 2014, 08:49: Closed pump valve on gas lines.

Wednesday, June 18, 2014, 08:51: Opening TSH:SV5

Wednesday, June 18, 2014, 08:53: Opening TSH:SV2

Wednesday, June 18, 2014, 09:00: BIAS/ EZL / EE 30 / 13 / -1.5 kV

Wednesday, June 18, 2014, 09:04: Starting target heating to 500 / 240 A

Wednesday, June 18, 2014, 09:07: COIL to 50 A. ANODE to 200 V

Wednesday, June 18, 2014, 09:33: OPEN TPS:IV4 

Wednesday, June 18, 2014, 14:05: TBHT at 240 A 2.6 V. TGHT still ramping (403 A)

Wednesday, June 18, 2014, 15:03: TGHT at 500 A 4.5 V 

Thursday, June 19, 2014, 08:51: Ramping to 580 A / 265 A

Thursday, June 19, 2014, 09:37: Continue ramping TBHT to 290A

Thursday, June 19, 2014, 09:44: 8E-8 A on FC0

Thursday, June 19, 2014, 10:52: TBHT at 305A. Running mass scan.

Thursday, June 19, 2014, 11:36: Opening for He.

Thursday, June 19, 2014, 11:46: Opening for Ne.

Thursday, June 19, 2014, 11:54: Lowering TBHT to 300 A

Thursday, June 19, 2014, 13:01: Mass scan. ~1E-10 A Ne current on FC6 with Ne open.

Thursday, June 19, 2014, 15:06: Mass scan up.

Thursday, June 19, 2014, 16:00: Mass scan down.

Thursday, June 19, 2014, 16:49: Started cooling down target.

Friday, June 20, 2014, 08:53: Target de-biased. Turbos off.

Friday, June 20, 2014, 10:23: Venting. Purging water from  HS circuit.

Wednesday, July 10, 2013, 10:20 : Turbos off. Vacuum at 1.3 E-7 T

Wednesday, July 10, 2013, 11:23: Venting chamber 

Wednesday, July 10, 2013, 12:00: Vented

Wednesday, July 10, 2013, 12:38: Roughing

Wednesday, July 10, 2013, 12:54: Pumping on gas lines for 10 min.

Wednesday, July 10, 2013, 12:58: Starting Turbos

Wednesday, July 10, 2013, 13:07 : Both turbos at speed. TP1A timed out one.

Wednesday, July 10, 2013, 13:08 : Vacuum at 1.5E-5 T

T/C connectors removed from HV rack. All connections put to ground.

Thursday, July 11, 2013, 08:43: Opened up cooling water supply. Vacuum stable at 2.2E-7 T

Thursday, July 11, 2013, 08:58: Starting ramp up of TGHT and TBHT to 100A and 50A respectively to verify proper function of the new power supply set-up.

Thursday, July 11, 2013, 09:20: TBHT reached 50A. EPICS read back 51.2A / 0.186V. P/S local read back 51A / 0.20V

Thursday, July 11, 2013, 09:44: BIAS 30kV, EE -800V, EZL 13kV

Thursday, July 11, 2013, 09:44: TGHT reached 100A. EPICS read back 100.2A / 0.488V. P/S local read back 99A / 0.46V

Thursday, July 11, 2013, 09:46: IV4 opened

Thursday, July 11, 2013, 09:53: Starting ramp up of TGHT and TBHT to 500A and 200A respectively

Thursday, July 11, 2013, 10:00: Coil and Anode to 50A and 200V respectively

Thursday, July 11, 2013, 14:59: TGHT and TBHT to 500A and 207A EPICS read back. Local read back 500A and 205A.

Thursday, July 11, 2013, 15:03: Opening gas lines into chamber.

Thursday, July 11, 2013, 15:12: Starting ramp up of TGHT and TBHT to 550A and 220A respectively

Thursday, July 11, 2013, 15:21: Some current on FC0 at TBHT 210A

Thursday, July 11, 2013, 15:25: He leak valve at 5.5

Thursday, July 11, 2013, 16:07: Will leave target in current condition over night and continue the test tomorrow.

Friday, July 12, 2013, 08:25: Target ran without interruptions overnight. Started magnet scan. Masscorr constants had to be reentered after the reboot of EPICS.

Friday, July 12, 2013, 10:30: TMS:Q1 and TMS:Q6 found off. Restarted.

Friday, July 12, 2013, 10:32: Starting TGHT ramp to 580A. Increased EE to -1200V

Friday, July 12, 2013, 10:47: Reached 580A. EPICS 581.7A / 5.724V. PS local 580A / 5.69V.

Friday, July 12, 2013, 10:51: Starting manual ramp of TBHT.

Friday, July 12, 2013, 11:14: Autoramping TBHT to 250A

Friday, July 12, 2013, 11:23: Reached 250A. EPICS 259.6A / 1.934V. PS local  256A / 1.93V

Friday, July 12, 2013, 11:35: Manual ramp. ANODE current @ 2mA seen at TBHT @ 262A.

Friday, July 12, 2013, 11:41: BIAS spark seen on current and vacuum.

Friday, July 12, 2013, 12:09: TBHT:RDCUR  at 269A

Friday, July 12, 2013, 13:18:TBHT:RDCUR  at 280A.. PS local 277A.

Friday, July 12, 2013, 13:21: EE to -1500V / 510uA

Friday, July 12, 2013, 13:30: Ne leak opened.

Friday, July 12, 2013, 14:12: Mass scan started.

Friday, July 12, 2013, 15:04: A thumb sound and flash was seen. Confirmed with AAPS operator. TMS:SX3 went off. TMS:MB1 does not respond to current adjustments.

Friday, July 12, 2013, 15:53: The source will be left in it's present state over the weekend.

Saturday, July 13, 2013, 07:10: FC0 Bias found off. Restarted. Could be related to sparking. 

No further issues over the weekend.

Monday, July 15, 2013, 09:10: Starting mass scan.

Monday, July 15, 2013, 10:39: Magnet at Ne (20 amu). FC6 1.3E-10. Ne gas off: FC6 < 1E-11

Monday, July 15, 2013, 10:45: Ne gas on.

Monday, July 15, 2013, 10:50: EE to 2kV. EE:RDCUR at 684 uA.

Monday, July 15, 2013, 13:27: Manually increasing TBHT to 290A. Local 287A.

Monday, July 15, 2013, 15:07: Cooling down target.

Monday, July 15, 2013, 15:26: COIL off. Gases off (earlier). ANODE off.

Monday, July 15, 2013, 15:31: IV4 closed.

Tuesday, July 16, 2013, 08:21: BIAS, EZL and EE to zero.

Tuesday, July 16, 2013, 08:24: Turbos off. Vacuum at 1.3E-7 T.

Tuesday, July 16, 2013, 15:12: Venting

Tuesday, July 16, 2013, 15:38: Target removed.

NOTE:

TBHT Power Supply is 600A. EPICS thinks it is 500. Multiply current setting with 1.2 for actual current to the tube.

Time stamp on OM-DAQPRO-5300 is on hour behind (daylight savings).

All bolts torqued to 130 in lbs. TGHT and TBHT bolts tightened and loosened 3x.

Monday, March 17, 2014, 19:10: Roughing

Monday, March 17, 2014, 19:30: Turbos started

 Monday, March 17, 2014, 19:38: Turbos at speed. 

Monday, March 17, 2014, 19:40: Vacuum at 1.3E-5 T

BY R.M.

Tuesday, March 18, 2014, 10:10: Vacuum 2.87e-07 T

Tuesday, March 18, 2014, 10:12: Heatshield Water Circuit turned on

Tuesday, March 18, 2014, 10:25: Vacuum 2.85e-07 T

By AM

Tuesday, March 18, 2014, 16:06:

Conditioned high voltage BIAS to 30kV. BIAS:RDCUR 37 uA.

Started heater auto-ramping. TBHT to 50A at 1A/min. TGHT to 100A at 2 A/min.

Vacuum at 2.7E-7 T

Tuesday, March 18, 2014, 17:06: TBHT and TGHT reached 50A and 100A respectively. Local readback on TBHT is 58A (as expected - see note above). Vacuum is gradually coming down.

Operation stable over night. TSG:CBC needed to be restarted. Switched off over night.

Wednesday, March 19, 2014, 08:21: Continue heating to 85A / 250 A TBHT/TGHT.

Wednesday, March 19, 2014, 09:12

Water temperatures 27 - 28 deg C, and flow Rates
4.0 l/m HS+MSP
6.4 l/m TBHT
5.1 l/m COIL+EE
5.6 l/m TGHT

Wednesday, March 19, 2014, 09:57: Continue heating to 170 A / 500 A, TBHT/TGHT

Wednesday, March 19, 2014, 09:58: Opened IV4

Wednesday, March 19, 2014, 09:58: Restarted Q1.

Wednesday, March 19, 2014, 10:11: Switched FC0 bias to negative

Wednesday, March 19, 2014, 10:30: Q1 restarted. Possible spark. Small vacuum response on IG1

Wednesday, March 19, 2014, 10:49: Some sparking

Wednesday, March 19, 2014, 12:43: Continue heating to 190A / 580 A TBHT/TGHT.

Wednesday, March 19, 2014, 13:00: TBHT voltage limited. Increased limit to 2.3V

Water temperatures and flow rates
35 C 4.0 l/m HS+MSP
28 C 6.4 l/m TBHT
28 C 5.1 l/m COIL+EE
30 C 5.6 l/m TGHT

Wednesday, March 19, 2014, 13:32: Local read back on PS: 223A / 580A TBHT/TGHT

Water temperatures and flow rates
37 C 4.0 l/m HS+MSP
28 C 6.4 l/m TBHT
29 C 5.1 l/m COIL+EE
31 C 5.6 l/m TGHT

Wednesday, March 19, 2014, 14:30: Measured ~2E-7 A 23Na on FC6 and 2E-7 A on FC0. Vacuum on IG1 4.2E-8 T

Wednesday, March 19, 2014, 14:58: TBHT was voltage limiting. Increased voltage limit to 2.4 V

Target will condition over night.

Thursday, March 20, 2014, 10:07: Measured ~1.4E-8 A 23Na on FC6 and 2E-7 A on FC0. Vacuum on IG1 8.3E-7 T

Water temperatures and flow rates
35 C 4.0 l/m HS+MSP
27 C 6.4 l/m TBHT
27 C 5.1 l/m COIL+EE
29C 5.6 l/m TGHT

Thursday, March 20, 2014, 10:13: Starting mass scan 200 - 0

Local current  on PS (TBHT/TGHT): 227 A / 580 A

At about 10:15 to 10:20 the TGHT:RDVOL dropped from 7.2 - 7.1 V.

Thursday, March 20, 2014, 11:05: Mass scan finished.

Water temperatures and flow rates
36 C 4.0 l/m HS+MSP
28 C 6.4 l/m TBHT
29 C 5.1 l/m COIL+EE
30 C 5.6 l/m TGHT

Thursday, March 20, 2014, 13:20

Water temperatures and flow rates
34.8 C 4.0 l/m HS+MSP
26.1 C 6.4 l/m TBHT
26.8 C 5.1 l/m COIL+EE
28.4 C 5.6 l/m TGHT

Thursday, March 20, 2014, 13:24: Conditioning EE to -2kV

Thursday, March 20, 2014, 13:26: EE at -2kV and 694 uA

Thursday, March 20, 2014, 13:36: Lowering EE back to -1.4kV

Thursday, March 20, 2014, 13:38: Starting the cool down of the target at 2 A/min

Thursday, March 20, 2014, 15:08: Closed IV4

Friday, March 21, 2014, 08:32: Lowered BIAS, EE and EZL to 0. TGHT and TBHT off.

Friday, March 21, 2014, 08:33: Stopped turbos. Vacuum at 1.3E-7 T

Friday, March 21, 2014, 13:10: Venting

Thursday, June 26, 2014, 16:31: Roughing.

Thursday, June 26, 2014, 16:51: Starting turbos. 

Thursday, June 26, 2014, 16:59: Turbos at speed.

Thursday, June 26, 2014, 17:01: Vacuum at 1.2E-5 T

Friday, June 27, 2014, 08:39: Opened HS cooling line. Vacuum stable at 1.9E-7 T

Wednesday, July 02, 2014, 10:24: Vacuum at 1.3E-7 T

Wednesday, July 02, 2014, 10:31: BIAS / EE / EZL to 30 / 1.5 / 14 kV

Wednesday, July 02, 2014, 10:32: Opened TPS:IV4

Wednesday, July 02, 2014, 10:36: Started heating TGHT / TBHT to 400 A / 155 A

Wednesday, July 02, 2014, 14:00: Heating finished for today.

Thursday, July 03, 2014, 08:09 : Resuming heating TGHT / TBHT to 580 A / 200 A. Vacuum at 2.1E-7 T

Thursday, July 03, 2014, 09:17: TGHT voltage limiting. Stopped and restarted heating. 

Thursday, July 03, 2014, 12:51 : Heating TBHT to 230 A

Thursday, July 03, 2014, 13:18: TBHT at 227 A (local readback). Started mass scan.

Thursday, July 03, 2014, 15:39: Lowering TBHT to 218 A (local).

Friday, July 04, 2014, 11:00: Heated to 230 A.

Friday, July 04, 2014, 15:40: Q1/Q6 found off. 

Friday, July 04, 2014, 15:42 : Starting cool down.

Monday, July 07, 2014, 09:24 : Closed TPS:IV4

Monday, July 07, 2014, 09:24: EE conditioning to -2kV 

Monday, July 07, 2014, 10:02: BIAS off. Turbos off. 

Tuesday, July 08, 2014, 08:13: Venting

Friday, August 08, 2014, 12:44: Stopped turbos

Friday, August 08, 2014, 14:42: Venting 

Target assembly inserted

Friday, August 08, 2014, 15:08: Roughing

Friday, August 08, 2014, 15:29: Turbos started

Friday, August 08, 2014, 15:37: Turbos at speed

Friday, August 08, 2014, 15:39: Vacuum at 1.4E-5 T

Monday, August 11, 2014, 08:58: Opened HS cooling water. Vacuum stable at 1.6E-7 T

Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 10:31: IV4 Opened

Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 10:35: EZL / EE / BIAS to 14 / -1.5 / 30 kV

Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 10:39: Starting target heat to 300 A / 96 (115) A

Wednesday, August 13, 2014, 08:03 : Continue heating to 580 A / 190 (228) A

Wednesday, August 13, 2014, 08:24: Aborting target heating. Cu-LCW pressure and flow is reduced due to a problem with a pump.

Supply pressure ~ 52 psi
Return pressure ~ 11 psi

 Wednesday, August 13, 2014, 08:31: Starting cool down as flow rate on HS + MSP is low. A low flow trip of the TGHT should be avoided.

Wednesday, August 13, 2014, 11:54 : Curtis Ballard contacted me and asked if they could valve off the Cu-LCW circuit to the Test Stand. Heaters had been previously brought down. Bias off and power supplies are switched off. IV4 closed.

Wednesday, August 13, 2014, 12:00: Cooling water syupply valved off to Test Stand.

Flow rates are back to normal since yesterday evening

Thursday, August 14, 2014, 08:00: Conditioning on hold due to FC0 problem

Wednesday, August 20, 2014, 07:50: Conditioning  continues. Auto-ramping to 400 / 150 ( 180) A @ 4/2 A/min

Wednesday, August 20, 2014, 09:35 : Continue heating to 580 / 165 (200) A @ 2/1 A/min

Wednesday, August 20, 2014, 09:50 

 Wednesday, August 20, 2014, 15:15: Power lost to TBHT, TGHT and EE during nominal operation (580/ 183 (220) A). Fault report submitted.

PLC cabinet work finished. Resuming conditioning.

Tuesday, August 26, 2014, 16:35:EZL / EE / BIAS to 14 / -1.5 / 30 kV

Tuesday, August 26, 2014, 16:35: Starting target heat to 50 A / 25 A

Wednesday, August 27, 2014:  

Continued conditioning. Heating to 580 /190 (228) A

Thursday, August 28, 2014, 08:34 

Friday, August 29, 2014, 10:30: EE conditioned for ~20 min @ 2kV.

Friday, August 29, 2014, 10:32 : Starting cool down at 4/2 A/min

Friday, August 29, 2014, 11:55: Closed IV4

Friday, August 29, 2014, 11:56: BIAS, EE and EZL to 0

Friday, August 29, 2014, 13:10: Stopped turbos.

Friday, August 29, 2014, 14:06: Venting

Friday, August 29, 2014, 14:51: Target removed

Friday, April 04, 2014, 16:26: Heatshield/Ionsource assembly for UC LP SIS  installed in test stand with Ta tube as heat load.

Friday, April 04, 2014, 16:29: Chamber roughing started

Friday, April 04, 2014, 16:51: Turbos started

Friday, April 04, 2014, 16:59: TP1B at speed

Friday, April 04, 2014, 17:00: TP1A at speed

Friday, April 04, 2014, 17:00: IG1 Turned on vacuum at 2.8e-05T

Tuesday, April 08, 2014, 10:37: Vacuum 1.8e-07 T - Heatshield water turned on

Tuesday, April 08, 2014, 10:40: No change in vacuum pressure.

Wednesday, April 09, 2014, 11:46: Started heating tght to 200 amps

Wednesday, April 09, 2014, 14:58: Heating increased to 400 amps

Thursday, April 10, 2014, 14:58: Heating increased to 580 amps

By AM

Friday, April 11, 2014, 14:57: Started cool down. Vacuum at 4.2E-7 T

By AM

Wednesday, April 23, 2014, 09:18: Turbos stopped. Vacuum at 1.2E-7 T

Wednesday, April 23, 2014, 13:50: Venting

Wednesday, April 23, 2014, 14:14: Heat Shield removed

 Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 12:04: Turbos stopped

Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 13:19: Venting

Ta-tube installed. All bolts torqued to 130 in lbs

Thermocouples installed.

CH1 1/2: welded outside tube centre - type C
CH2 4/5: inside probe left side - type C
CH3 6/7: inside probe right side - type C
CH4 8/9: welded on leg - type K

Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 14:41: Roughing

Initial temperatures
CH1  28.1
CH2  30.7
CH3  31.3
CH4  31.0

Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 15:50: Starting turbos.

Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 15:58: Turbos at speed.

Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 16:00: Vacuum at 9.3E-6 Torr

Thursday, December 19, 2013, 09:35  : Opened water for HS. Vacuum stable at 2.5E-7 Torr. Flow ~ 3.9 l/min

temperatures
CH1  26.3
CH2  Un
CH3  28.7
CH4  30.5

Thursday, December 19, 2013, 16:50: Ta-tube at 500A ~ 1380 deg C.

temperatures
CH1  33.6
CH2  1319.3
CH3  1443.4
CH4  20.1

Heated to 580A

Friday, December 20, 2013, 10:48: Started cool down at 2A/min.

Friday, December 20, 2013, 15:46: Switched off TGHT.