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  747   1/27/2010 9:31:03 AMJohn LeckeyComponentsGas System50/50 Argon Ethane MixThe 50/50 mix works great!!!  Yoda's
upper voltage had become 3970 V and we only
had a half a bottle of the 65/35 left, so
  
  746   1/18/2010 4:38:17 PMJohn LeckeyGeneralChamber TestingYoda EfficiencyHere are the latest efficiency curves from
Yoda.  The voltage plot has a constant
threshold voltage of 2.0 V and the threshold
 Yoda_Eff_vs_Voltage.JPGYoda_Eff_vs_Threshold_Voltage.JPG 
  745   1/15/2010 1:34:30 PMJohn LeckeyGeneralChamber TestingYoda StatusYoda is working wonderfully!  Yoda
draws the least amount of current yet and
is stable up to 4050 V.  The lower plane
 6x 
  744   1/15/2010 1:32:36 PMJohn LeckeyGeneralChamber TestingHan StatusHan is constructed and working.  Han
is the weaker than Vader and Leia with a
few missing wires and drawing slightly more
  
  743   11/12/2009 4:26:25 PMJohn LeckeyGeneralLeia Analysis1567 Data with New MapHere is the latest analysis from the benchmark
file from Leia with the major difference
being that the map used to analize the file
 8x 
  742   11/12/2009 1:37:29 PMDavid ArmstrongOtherCablesCabling and Power Supply needs in Hall C
 Here is a first draft of a memo to Bill
Vulcan outlining what 
  
  741   11/5/2009 10:36:53 PMJohn LeckeyGeneralChamber TestingNewest AnalysisHere is the newest analysis in pdf form.  region_3_leckey_pdf.pdf 
  740   10/6/2009 1:11:45 PMJohn LeckeyGeneralChamber TestingLeia Eff vs VoltageHere is an efficiency plateau curve
for Leia as a function of voltage.  Each
efficiency is 7 wire efficiency and is
 Leia_Eff_vs_Voltage.JPG 
  739   10/5/2009 9:07:41 AMJohn LeckeyGeneralChamber TestingLeia Run Log

  
  738   10/2/2009 7:59:12 PMDavid ArmstrongGeneralChamber TestingA run plan/wish listHere are some (ambituous) thoughts for
the next couple of weeks:
Goals for VDC testing
  
  737   10/2/2009 2:07:40 PMJohn LeckeyGeneralChamber TestingLeia's 1st Drift Time SpectrumHere is the 1st drift time spectrum from
Leia.  It has poor statistics but more
data is being collected.  The shape
 Leia_wire_1130_file_1410.jpg 
  736   10/2/2009 2:02:09 PMJohn LeckeyComponentsGeneralMAD PowerFor future reference on the MAD cards:
Red wire = +6 Power
Green = Supply Ground
  
  735   10/2/2009 9:16:53 AMDavid ArmstrongGeneralChamber ConditioningLeia: conditioning history[H3]Leia: History of voltage conditioning[/H3]

Notes: trip point initially set on 1 muA
  
  734   9/29/2009 11:42:15 AMJohn LeckeyGeneralChamber TestingLeia is Alive!!Leia is currently at 3800 V and drawing
200 nA current and falling.  There were
no troubles conditioning and it only took
  
  733   9/28/2009 8:52:29 AMDavid ArmstrongGeneralChamber Construction2nd chamber (Leia) under gas The second chamber (Leia) has been
assembled; John, Ryan and Siyuan bolted it
together on Saturday. Gas (Ar/Ethane 65/35)
  
  732   9/25/2009 4:12:42 PMDavid ArmstrongGeneralChamber ConstructionStatus update
 A quick update (since nobody seems to be
writing things in the logbook):
  
  731   9/9/2009 2:30:14 PMJeong Han LeeGeneralChamber TestingQuick look at some more F1TDC data According to the F1 tdc configuration, the
resolution (bin size) is [B]0.1132[/B] ns
and the rollover count is [B]64495[/B]. 
  
  730   9/9/2009 2:30:14 PMDavid ArmstrongGeneralChamber TestingQuick look at some more F1TDC data Here is a typical time spectrum for a wire
of the first VDC (Vader). This was from Run
1376. 
 plot1.gifplot2.gifplot3.gif 
  729   9/7/2009 3:00:38 PMJohn LeckeyComponentsAlu Cover PlateSide Plate DrawingsI have designed the side plate to mate
the z-plates with the chamber aluminum plates. 
I am using the 0.75" Al we already own
 Side_Plate_Spacer.pdfSide_Plate.pdfNew_Z-Plate.pdfZ-Plate_With_Sides.pdf 
  728   8/31/2009 4:18:15 PMjoshuaDrawingsRotor rotor assy drawings finalIn response to John's worry about the length
of the load.  Here is the drawing that
was sent to Mike to be made.
 QWload3.PDF 
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