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===== Vent focal-plane chamber ===== | ===== Vent focal-plane chamber ===== | ||
* Open the [[hv_bias|HV Remote Control]] GUI and ensure that the focal-plane detectors are unbiased | * Open the [[hv_bias|HV Remote Control]] GUI and ensure that the focal-plane detectors are unbiased | ||
- | * Open the [[gas_handling_system# | + | * Open the [[gas_handling_system# |
* Ensure that the manual venting valve located on the south side of the chamber is closed (see figures below) | * Ensure that the manual venting valve located on the south side of the chamber is closed (see figures below) | ||
* Ensure that the FP ion gauge (I264IG) is off (see details [[vacuum_control|here]]) | * Ensure that the FP ion gauge (I264IG) is off (see details [[vacuum_control|here]]) | ||
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===== Pumping focal-plane chamber ===== | ===== Pumping focal-plane chamber ===== | ||
* Make sure that the pressure-relief valve and the manual vent valve (see above) are closed. | * Make sure that the pressure-relief valve and the manual vent valve (see above) are closed. | ||
- | * Make sure that manual valve of the mechanical pump is opened (there valve **I260RV** will be automatically opened in the next step) {{: | + | * Make sure that manual valve of the mechanical pump is opened (the valve **I260RV** will be automatically opened in the next step) {{: |
* Open PanelMate **S800vac** and go to page 07. Make sure that the venting valve **I260VV** is closed (see last step of the [[#Vent focal-plane chamber|venting process]] described above) | * Open PanelMate **S800vac** and go to page 07. Make sure that the venting valve **I260VV** is closed (see last step of the [[#Vent focal-plane chamber|venting process]] described above) | ||
* Select window **PUMPDOWN STATUS** and click on button **START PUMPDOWN**. The **PUMPDOWN STATUS** and **VENT STATUS** windows should display " | * Select window **PUMPDOWN STATUS** and click on button **START PUMPDOWN**. The **PUMPDOWN STATUS** and **VENT STATUS** windows should display " | ||
- | | + | * After the rough valve **I260RV** is automatically open, the mechanical pump will start pumping. |
- | * Wait for some hours until vacuum is good | + | * The pressures in the mechanical pump (from **I259PG**) and beam chamber (from **I261PG**) will jump momentarily to very high values. They should go down slowly |
- | + | * When pressure in the chamber (from **I261PG**) gets below 100 mTorr (at least 30 min), **I260RV** will close. Foreline valve **I260FV** will open followed by the turbo gate valve **I260GV**. | |
+ | * Wait for few hours until vacuum is good. You can then turn on the ion gauge **I264IG** | ||
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