ThermalBreakin
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Note: these instructions may change as we learn from the target operation.
DO NOT EXCEED 100 uA on Ca-48 target without explicit instructions from the RC until further notice!
- Start with Ca-40 target at 50uA
- Take data for 1 hour, carefully monitoring:
- asymmetry widths
- collimator temperatures (expect ~ W at 50uA)
- cold ladder temperatures
- Post screen captures to the logbook
- Note anything out of the ordinary
- Don't hesitate to call RC for guidance!
- If everything seems steady, go to 100 uA on Ca-40
- Follow steps from 1 above
- If everything seems steady, go to 150 uA on Ca-40
- Follow steps from 1 above
- Assuming that everything went well with the Ca-40 target, continue with following steps
- Move to the Ca-48 target and ask for 50 uA
- Take data for 1 hour, carefully monitoring:
- asymmetry widths
- collimator temperatures (expect ~330 W at 50uA)
- cold ladder temperatures
- If everything seems steady, go to 100 uA on Ca-48
- Follow steps from 7 above
Explanation: The calcium oxidizes very quickly, and the presence of oil residue or an oxide layer could affect the thermal contact/conductivity so we want to carefully ablate the surface layer and make sure that we have stable target conditions to avoid damaging it with high current.
