Reports until 14:33, Thursday 07 November 2013
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kyle.ryan@LIGO.ORG - posted 14:33, Thursday 07 November 2013 (8426)
Survey of site LN2 dewar vacuum jacket pressures
Kyle, Gerardo 

The following pressures were recorded after opening the gauge isolation valve and waiting for the pressure reading to stabilize (~5 minutes after opening the isolation valve):  

11/7/2013                               8/20/2003  
Dewar                            
8514371 = 61 microns,           27 microns, 
8514372 = 28 microns,           13 microns, 
8514374 = 730 microns,          60 microns, 
8514375 = 45 microns,           25 microns, 
8514376 = 49 microns,           30 microns, 
8514377 = 42 microns,           10 microns, 
8514379 = 81 microns            26 microns, 
8514380 = 58 microns            24 microns  

The dewar vacuum jackets had been pumped (using a 250L/s turbo pump cart) ~8 months prior to the 8/20/2003 measurements.  

Note that current LN2 consumption for 8514374 is higher than expected and is likely the result of excessive heat load due to its excessive pressure.  Also, this dewar had additional vermiculite? perlite? added to its vacuum jacket since the 8/20/2003 readings.