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  574   Fri May 9 20:06:27 2025 Luke SummaryCleanroomCleanroom cleaning[Luke, Mohak, Luis]
We were also able to remove the residue
that has built up on the soft walls by donning
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  609   Mon Jul 14 20:45:20 2025 Luke SummaryCleanroomHEPA filter performance metrics [Luke, Luis]

We’ve been looking into methods
for evaluating the performance of the HEPA
  
  23   Tue Feb 7 17:27:30 2023 AidenPhysicsELOGClean and Bake Batch #1Cleaned SS parts with liquinox for 20 min.
Then put in oven for 5 steps;
1. Ramp, 100
degC, 15 min
2. Const, 100 degC, 30 min
3.
  
  70   Wed Apr 12 16:13:19 2023 CaoPhysicsVACVacuum prep and installationAiden, Pamella, Peter, Shane, Cao 


Today
we started vacuum chamber assembly work


10:16 am: Particle count measurement of clean
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  81   Thu Apr 27 16:23:44 2023 Cao, Pamella and JulianPhysicsVACInstalling vacuum system (cont.)
 
[Pamella, Cao and Julian, Shane]



 Particles account 

10:37 am: Starting the particles account
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  82   Thu Apr 27 21:43:07 2023 JonPhysicsVACGrounding vacuum systemThis afternoon I made up a green 10 AWG
grounding cable and connected it to the vacuum
system.
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  84   Fri Apr 28 18:16:57 2023 CaoPhysicsVACGrounding vacuum system



  
  85   Fri Apr 28 19:00:13 2023 CaoPhysicsVACTighten CF ports on vacuum chamber[Cao]

 
After Jon's comment yesterday
that some of the connection did not seem
to have good metal-metal contact, in particular
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  87   Mon May 1 17:10:25 2023 Julian, CaoPhysicsVACInstalling Pirani gauge and RGA probe onto to vacuum chamber [Julian, Cao] 



 03:00 pm: Particle
count

:  Zone 3 

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  90   Tue May 2 17:03:14 2023 Jon, CaoPhysicsVACFirst pump-down test of vacuum chamber [Jon, Cao] 

  1. Re-routing of cables 
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  91   Wed May 3 19:03:47 2023 Julian,Pamella and CaoPhysicsVACModify vacuum asssembly and install RGA[Pamella, Julian, Cao]

   Today we
started re-configuring the vacuum chamber
components. 

 Particle count
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  97   Fri May 12 20:28:34 2023 Aiden, CaoPhysicsVACVacuum chamber Helium leak test [Aiden, Cao] 

 
 1. Helium leak test 


2:00 pm: Uninstall regulator from nitrogen
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  537   Mon Mar 10 21:32:29 2025 NathanPhysicsElectronicsBeam Profiling and PBS MeasurementsBeam wasn't diverging, however maybe was about
to diverge when measurements stopped? Will
discuss the PBS measurements and how the
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  7   Mon Jul 11 14:29:45 2022 JonOmnistructureGeneralHEPA filter installedToday I unpacked and installed the new HEPA
filter for the lab. It is an Omni CleanAir
OCA1210 capable of 1200 CFM. This flow rate
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  13   Wed Dec 14 17:35:41 2022 JonInfrastructureComputersWindows LaptopI set up the new Windows 10 laptop (pictured
below), which arrived yesterday. This laptop
is intended to be used for running lightweight
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  24   Tue Feb 7 17:44:17 2023 JonInfrastructureComputersWorkstation 1 (ws1) set upThe Linux workstation (ws1) that used to sit
on the old workbench has been mounted on
the new electronics bench and is now ready
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  26   Fri Feb 10 16:34:45 2023 Huy Tuong CaoInfrastructureClean & BakeNitrogen gas tank ready to useCao,


Today I fixed the final bit related
to the nitrogen gas tank, which is to apply
sealing tape to M-NPT connector of the hose
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  39   Wed Mar 1 21:27:20 2023 JonInfrastructureCleanroomOver-table shelf height raisedJon, Cao

Today we raised the height of the
shelf overhanging the cleanroom laser table
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  40   Wed Mar 1 21:50:46 2023 JonInfrastructureComputersWorkstation 2 (ws2) mounted on cleanroom cartThe Linux workstation (ws2) that used to
sit on the blue workbench (now inside the
cleanroom) has been mounted on a mobile cart,
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  44   Mon Mar 6 15:32:58 2023 JonInfrastructureGeneralCabinet installation completedJon, Cao, Peter
This morning Facilities delivered
and installed two new cabinets with sliding
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  53   Wed Mar 22 12:16:20 2023 JonInfrastructureCleanroomExperimenting with HEPA fan speedsJon, Cao
In effort to try to reduce the noise
level inside the cleanroom, we have dialed
  
  56   Fri Mar 24 07:14:38 2023 JonInfrastructureComputersWorkstation 2 (ws2) mounted on cleanroom cartThe ws2 cart has been thoroughly wiped down
with IPA wipes and moved inside the cleanroom.
I have reconnected it to power and Ethernet
  
  67   Tue Apr 11 13:15:40 2023 CaoInfrastructureClean & BakeNitrogen gas tank replacedThe nitrogen gas tank has been replaced with
a new unit. The new tank is ultra pure nitrogen
(>99.9% nitrogen).

The new tank has been
  
  94   Tue May 9 15:49:20 2023 JonInfrastructureVACPermanent cable routingToday I brought in a fresh supply of zip
ties (we now have 1500 in the tool chest)
and used them to permanentize the cable routing
  
  95   Tue May 9 20:55:12 2023 JonInfrastructureVACCalibrated Ar leak rateFor future reference, the calibrated Argon
source has a leak rate of 7.55E-8
atm cc/s, or equivalently 
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  98   Sun May 14 15:50:48 2023 CaoInfrastructureComputersHigh resolution display of logrus machine[Cao]

 
The display resolution of the
logrus has been 1064x768 and has been the
only option, which is not great. While remote
  
  122   Tue Jun 13 21:08:46 2023 PamellaInfrastructureVACHeater system - Installation[Pamella, Cao and Jon]


 Heating system
installation 

 Today we
started installing the equipments for the
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  129   Tue Jun 20 22:14:24 2023 Pamella, CaoInfrastructureVACShort term testing of vacuum heater controller units[Pamella, Cao]

 
 Fuse replacement


 Replace blown 10A fuse
in ucontroller outside cleanroom 
  
  130   Wed Jun 21 20:25:05 2023 CaoInfrastructureVACVacuum chamber bake attempt 1 TL;DR: 
We are not yet able to
bake the chamber at 150 deg C due to some
current limit, most likely caused power supply
 6x 
  136   Tue Jun 27 21:47:56 2023 JonInfrastructureVACVacuum chamber bake attempt 1The electrical overload problem encountered
in ELOG 130
has been resolved. The two heater controllers,
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  137   Wed Jun 28 15:58:56 2023 Shane, CaoInfrastructureVACPower trip problem remains, source of smoke is insulation[Shane, Cao] 


With the new change
in wiring configuration described in elog
136,
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  138   Thu Jun 29 18:27:26 2023 Jon, CaoInfrastructureVACVacuum bake attempt 3: success![Jon, Cao]


 Summary : We resolved
problems with heaters tripping power and
were able to proceed with chamber baking
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  141   Mon Jul 3 14:32:24 2023 CaoInfrastructureVACCooling down vacuum chamber[Cao]

 
After leaving the the chamber
to bake at 120 deg C from Thursday 3:41 pm.
Today I started to cool the chamber down
  
  142   Mon Jul 3 16:26:21 2023 CaoInfrastructureDAQAccess and control Red Pitaya remotely and run it on local machine[Cao]


To access and control the Red
Pitaya using Python locally on a machine
within the local network, one should follow
  
  145   Wed Jul 5 15:46:47 2023 Aiden, CaoInfrastructureVACVacuum Chamber Baking Update
Cao and Aiden put the RGA back on to
the chamber and measured the outgassing rate
after the chamber has cooled down from its
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  198   Wed Aug 9 11:32:56 2023 JonInfrastructureGeneralNew power cablesI delivered new NEMA 5-15 (120V / 15 A)
power cables to the lab for the following
items:
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  294   Sun Dec 17 21:04:15 2023 JonInfrastructureClean & BakeClean and bake lab migrated to 1129[Jon, Tyler, Aiden, Luke]
On Friday we completed assembly of
the new stainless steel-topped benches in
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  297   Wed Dec 20 10:33:34 2023 JonInfrastructureClean & BakeClean and bake lab migrated to 1129Update: I
have completed permanent routing of the electrical
cables. I also ran the ultrasonic washer's
  
  303   Mon Jan 15 22:29:34 2024 JonInfrastructureGeneralCabinet installation & lab clean-up completed[Jon, Tyler, Aiden, Shane, Pooyan, Michael,
Cynthia, Luke]
On Wednesday, we completed long list
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  330   Tue Feb 20 08:01:30 2024 JonInfrastructureGeneralPower and network equipment installed in 1129 rack[Jon, Tyler, Pooyan, Luis, Luke, Peter]
On
Thursday we installed the power conditioning/distribution
equipment and networking equipment in the
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  339   Sat Feb 24 08:53:38 2024 JonInfrastructureComputersMatlab upgraded to 2023b on ChimayI upgraded Matlab on chimay to the latest
stable release, 2023b. From some quick tests,
it appears to be in working order. Let me
  
  377   Mon Jun 17 11:47:46 2024 LiuInfrastructureGeneralTemporary cooling units for the labsBelow are the temporary cooling units installed
last week in labs 1119 and 1129. They are
the temp. replacement for the building AC
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  379   Thu Jun 20 18:01:11 2024 JonInfrastructureComputersNew workstation ws3 in 1129I have repurposed a spare Intel NUC to serve
as the first of two planned workstations
in 1129. Today I set it up with a fresh installation
  
  382   Mon Jun 24 21:38:25 2024 PooyanInfrastructureComputersComputer server changes in 1119 and 1129[Jon, Pooyan, Tyler]
 
A few computer machine changes have
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  385   Wed Jun 26 15:33:41 2024 JonInfrastructureComputersNew workstation ws3 in 1129
Set-up of the first CDS workstation for
1129, ws3, is complete and the machine is
ready for use. The login credentials are
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  402   Thu Jul 11 21:01:37 2024 JonInfrastructureGeneralCable tray installed in 1129Today I installed a 10' cable tray in 1129,
for permanently routing Ethernet lines to
the workstations. It is securely bolted to
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  412   Fri Jul 26 17:25:42 2024 JonInfrastructureComputersNew workstation ws4 installed in 1129Today I installed the second desktop workstation
in 1129. The new machine is an Intel NUC13ANHi5,
with a 12-Core Intel i5-1340P CPU, 32GB DDR4
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  418   Tue Jul 30 07:42:47 2024 JonInfrastructureGeneralCable tray installed in 1119Yesterday I installed another 5' cable tray
in 1119, for permanently routing Ethernet
lines to the L-bench. It is securely bolted
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  437   Mon Sep 9 14:27:36 2024 PooyanInfrastructureComputersChimay backup attemptOne ongoing work is to make all lab machines
automatically backed-up on Scribe on a daily
basis. The updates should be boatable and
  
  578   Thu May 15 12:03:41 2025 Xuesi MaInfrastructureElectronicsNoticeAll Sorensen power supplies are turned
off. The Cymac system is down (All Chassis
are down)
  
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