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| + !January .. April 2008 |
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| + * All Orange cryostats are now equiped with an [automatic liquid nitrogen fill] |
| + * A new rotatable sample stick for [MA15] solves the problem of bad thermal contact |
| + at minimum temperature [details in German|http://lns00/ldmwiki/Wiki.jsp?page=Markus15Mar08] |
| + * The heater stage of the APD was replaced. It can now be reliably controlled over the |
| + full temperature range (20 K ... 450 K). [details in German|http://lns00/ldmwiki/Wiki.jsp?page=Markus24Apr08] |
| + |
| + !July ... August 2007 |
| + |
| + * An [automatic liquid nitrogen fill] mechanism for Orange cryostats has been developed |
| + * To prevent leaks on the o-rings of the needle valve feed throughs on [MA15], heaters |
| + with thermostats have been installed. |
| + |
| + !January ... April 2007 |
| + |
| + * The needle valves of [MA09], [MA11], [MA02] and [VARIOX] haven been [motorized|NeedleValveController]. |
| + * A cold leak on [ORI3] was repaired. |
| + * [MA09] and [ORI2] have still some very small leak into the main vacuum. |
| + They have to be pumped continuosly. |
| + * The temperature reading on [DIL1] has been changed from the AVS |
| + to a more modern, better resistance bridge (LakeShore 370) |
| + * [DIL2] can now be used with the so called [weak link|Dil2WeakLink]. This is a |
| + sample holder with a weak thermal link to the mixing chamber, allowing |
| + access to temperature range from 0.06 K up to 2 K with the same setup. |
| + * For every neutron scattering instrument, a set of |
| + [standard sample environment equipment|DeviceListPerInstrument] has been defined. |
| + Proposers have to select from this list, or to check the feasibilty with |
| + a SINQ contact person, if they want to use non-standard equipment. |
| + |
| + !Dec 2005 ... Aug 2006 |
| + |
| + * [SEA|SeaHelp] (Sample Environment Application), the new software for sample environment |
| + control will be installed on all instruments. |
| + * The orange cryostats needle valves have been modified to be driven |
| + by a [DC-Motor|NeedleValveController] instead of air pressure. A new |
| + [needle valve controller] has been developed, allowing to change the cooling |
| + power remotely. |
| + * The new dilution fridge [DIL2] was tested in the [MA15] cryomagnet. |
| + It can also be used in [MA11], [MA09] and [MA02]. |
| + * The dilution fridge [DIL1] runs now also in [MA02], the |
| + 1.8 Tesla horizontal field cryomagnet. |
| + * The [He-Gas|HeGasPanel] network in the SINQ halls has been reactivated. |
| + No more Helium gas bottles are needed. |
| + * There is now a semi-automatic [filling station for Liquid Nitrogen|LN2FillingStation]. |
| + * The AMOR furnace has now computer control. |
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