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gas_handling_system [2017/01/22 16:45]
pereira [Detector gas handling system]
gas_handling_system [2017/06/07 13:13]
pereira [Removing Gas from Focal Plane Detectors]
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 ====== Detector gas handling system ====== ====== Detector gas handling system ======
  
 +  * [[#General information]]
 +  * [[#LabView Control Program]]
 +  * [[#Preparation of Gas bottles|Preparation of Gas bottles for filling of detectors]]
 +  * [[#Filling Ion Chamber with Gas]]
 +  * [[#Filling CRDC1 and CRDC2 with Gas]]
 +  * [[#Removing Gas from Focal Plane Detectors]]
 +  * [[#Tracking Gas bottles pressures|Tracking Gas bottles pressures from Barney]]
 +  * [[#Replacing Gas bottles]]
  
 ===== General Information ===== ===== General Information =====
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           * Click on the tab labeled **Slot 8 (M-card) IC** to access the page with the pressure set point control           * Click on the tab labeled **Slot 8 (M-card) IC** to access the page with the pressure set point control
           * Enter the desired pressure (typically 300 Torr) in the field under the knob labeled Set Point           * Enter the desired pressure (typically 300 Torr) in the field under the knob labeled Set Point
 +          * Click button labeled **Update Set Point**
           * Click button labeled **Return to AUTO Mode** on left to start filling/regulation           * Click button labeled **Return to AUTO Mode** on left to start filling/regulation
           * Click the **Valves** tab at the top of the LabView window to return to the overview display of the gas handling system to monitor filling. The flow readings for MFC #1 will increase and eventually disappear as the readout value overflows the display field (this is normal behavior)           * Click the **Valves** tab at the top of the LabView window to return to the overview display of the gas handling system to monitor filling. The flow readings for MFC #1 will increase and eventually disappear as the readout value overflows the display field (this is normal behavior)
-      * If necessary, the filling process can be stopped at any time by pressing the valve button labeled **Close MFC #1** 
       * Open **valve 9**       * Open **valve 9**
 +      * If necessary, the filling process can be stopped at any time by pressing the valve button labeled **Close MFC #1**
       * The filling process will take several minutes       * The filling process will take several minutes
  
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   * Fill CRDCs   * Fill CRDCs
       * Enter the desired fill pressure and start the automatic filling process       * Enter the desired fill pressure and start the automatic filling process
-          * Click the **Zero Sensor** button 
           * Click on the tab labeled **Virtual Ch. 0 (CRDC)** to access the page with the pressure set point control           * Click on the tab labeled **Virtual Ch. 0 (CRDC)** to access the page with the pressure set point control
           * Enter the desired pressure (typically 40 Torr) in the field under the knob labeled **Set Point**           * Enter the desired pressure (typically 40 Torr) in the field under the knob labeled **Set Point**
 +          * Click button labeled **Update Set Point**
           * Click button labeled **Return to AUTO Mode** on left to start filling/regulation           * Click button labeled **Return to AUTO Mode** on left to start filling/regulation
           * Click the **Valves** tab at the top of the LabView window to return to the overview display of the gas handling system to monitor filling. The flow readings for MFC #2 and MFC #3 will increase. The LabView application controls the gas mixing ratio based on the flow ratio (scaled with a calibration constant)           * Click the **Valves** tab at the top of the LabView window to return to the overview display of the gas handling system to monitor filling. The flow readings for MFC #2 and MFC #3 will increase. The LabView application controls the gas mixing ratio based on the flow ratio (scaled with a calibration constant)
-      * If necessary, the filling process can be stopped at any time by pressing the valve button labeled **Close MFCs #2 & #3** 
       * Open **valve 25**       * Open **valve 25**
 +      * If necessary, the filling process can be stopped at any time by pressing the valve button labeled **Close MFCs #2 & #3**
       * The filling process will take several minutes       * The filling process will take several minutes
  
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   * Open **valves 6 and 22**   * Open **valves 6 and 22**
  
-  * Enter S3 vault and close main valves on [[#Preparation of gas bottles|gas bottles]]: P-10 for the [[Detectors#Ionization Chamber|ionization chamber]] (C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>10</sub>) and CF<sub>4</sub> (tetrafluoromethane) for the [[Detectors#Cathode Readout Drift Chambers (CRDC)|CRDCs]] +  * Enter S3 vault and close valves downstream of regulator in [[#Preparation of gas bottles|gas bottles]]: P-10 for the [[Detectors#Ionization Chamber|ionization chamber]] (C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>10</sub>) and CF<sub>4</sub> (tetrafluoromethane) for the [[Detectors#Cathode Readout Drift Chambers (CRDC)|CRDCs]] 
  
 ===== Tracking Gas bottles pressures ===== ===== Tracking Gas bottles pressures =====
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 {{:wiki:gas-bottles-status.jpg?900|Barney display of pressures of all "supported" gas detectors in the lab}} {{:wiki:gas-bottles-status.jpg?900|Barney display of pressures of all "supported" gas detectors in the lab}}
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 +===== Replacing Gas bottles =====
 +In preparation
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