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Wed Jan 9 20:01:25 2019, Jon, Update, VAC, Second pumpdown completed 
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Thu Jan 10 10:23:46 2019, gautam, Update, VAC, overnight leak rate
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Sat Feb 2 21:53:24 2019, Koji, Update, VAC, overnight leak rate
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Sun Feb 3 15:15:21 2019, gautam, Update, VAC, overnight leak rate 
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Sun Feb 3 20:52:34 2019, Koji, Update, VAC, overnight leak rate
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Mon Feb 4 12:23:24 2019, gautam, Update, VAC, pumpdown 83 - leak tests
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Tue Feb 5 10:11:30 2019, gautam, Update, VAC, leak tests complete, pumpdown 83 resumed 
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Tue Feb 5 19:30:14 2019, gautam, Update, VAC, Main volume at 20 uTorr
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Thu Feb 7 13:55:25 2019, gautam, Update, VAC, RGA turned on
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Thu Feb 7 19:28:46 2019, gautam, Update, VAC, IFO recovery
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Message ID: 14394
Entry time: Thu Jan 10 10:23:46 2019
In reply to: 14393
Reply to this: 14429
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gautam |
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Update |
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VAC |
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overnight leak rate |
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Overnight, the pressure increased from 247 uTorr to 264 uTorr over a period of 30000 seconds. Assuming an IFO volume of 33,000 liters, this corresponds to an average leak rate of ~20 uTorr L / s. It'd be interesting to see how this compares with the spec'd leak rates of the Viton O-ring seals and valves/ outgassing rates. The two channels in the screenshot are monitoring the same pressure from the same sensor, top pane is a digital readout while the bottom is a calibrated analog readout that is subsequently digitized into the CDS system.
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We allowed the pumpdown to continue until reaching 9e-4 torr in the main volume. At this point we valved off the main volume, valved off TP2 and TP3, and then shut down all turbo pumps/dry pumps. We will continue pumping tomorrow under the supervision of an operator. If the system continues to perform problem-free, we will likely leave the turbos pumping on the main volume and annuli after tomorrow.
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