Joe Gayo's lab tour

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Re: Joe Gayo's lab tour

Post by Joe Gayo » Sat Jul 27, 2019 2:39 am

Getting Serious ... added a turbo and RGA
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Post by Joe Gayo » Sat Jul 27, 2019 11:45 pm

Initial Pump Down versus Base Pressure After Multiple Heating Cycles
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Before and After Run
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Re: Joe Gayo's lab tour

Post by Scott Moroch » Sat Jul 27, 2019 11:52 pm

Are you sure your units are right? I have never heard of anyone reaching 1E-10 with a turbo. Best I have seen is E-8. Perhaps someone with more experience can weigh in.

What are the time units? Minutes? Days?

Nice work though!

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Post by Joe Gayo » Sun Jul 28, 2019 12:16 am

The x-axis is AMU ... these are all single scans that take about 1 minute
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Post by Scott Moroch » Sun Jul 28, 2019 12:45 am

Ah, I see. I apologize, I misunderstood. Thought time was the x-axis . Nice plots.

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Re: Joe Gayo's lab tour

Post by Richard Hull » Sun Jul 28, 2019 6:08 am

SRS! Top drawer stuff. I picked up a brand new, in-box SRS 0-3kv digital controlled PMT, Proportional tube power supply. List price $1900 at a hamfest for $250. Best supply I have ever seen. I powers my 5" Bicron NaI:Tl gamma spec tube into my canberra gamma spec. with it.

I have always lusted after an SRS RGA but lacked the $3000 to own a new one. But...who an I kidding... I would have to completely redo my system to hit 10e-6 torr.

Great system Joe ...

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Post by ian_krase » Sun Jul 28, 2019 9:18 am

I actually wonder what the cheapest RGA out there is. It looks like many are available for a couple thousand...
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Post by Joe Gayo » Sun Jul 28, 2019 4:35 pm

After a high power run, interesting peaks at 5 and 6 amu
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Post by Joe Gayo » Mon Jul 29, 2019 12:27 am

More interesting data ... any guesses for amu 21 (DTO ?)
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Re: Joe Gayo's lab tour

Post by Dan Knapp » Mon Jul 29, 2019 2:34 am

D2OH+
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