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Principles of Operation
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Table 3
Start - Initial state: Idle
State
CryoBay order of operations/conditions
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Pump out CryoBay vacuum system until low vacuum.
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Pump out CCC vacuum chamber until low vacuum.
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Open probe valve (popup button will appear on probe valve).
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Cooling
Pump out probe until low vacuum.
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Purge helium and fill helium for cold loop (repeated 5 times,
fill to 215 psi (1.55 mPa)).
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Turn on compressor.
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Cool probe until probe reaches set-point temperature.
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Operating
Temperature controller regulates probe internal
temperature.
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Ion pump on.
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Turbo pump off.
Cryogenic Systems Operation