Relaxation Studies at UIUC Jacob Yoder February 7 th , 2008
Jan 13, 2016
Relaxation Studies at UIUC
Jacob Yoder
February 7th, 2008
Illinois setup
Polarize 3He at room temperature with MEOP
3He refrigerator reaches 0.35 K
Measure polarization in lower cell by free induction decay
December Cool Down
Cooled down and attempted to run film burner during visit by George Seidel
Cooled cell to ~1.2 K with superfluid in cell Two main problems:
Heat load due to superfluid flow too high (300 W) Thermal link between 3He pot and cell inadequate
Addressing the Problems
Film burner not really necessary, replaced with copper “hat” to facilitate heat transfer
1 mm bore capillary extended up to 1 K anchor to slow film flow
Thermal link improved two ways: copper-copper connections made either by
welding or strong mechanical contact. Wire braid replaced with two .3” X .032” copper
strips Copper strips have good A/L, but are fairly stiff
Copper Hat
January Cool Down
Glass to copper link broke during LHe fill
Contraction of steel pipe during fill pulled on the joint and snapped the capillary
Copper Strips Replaced
1000 36 AWG wires (Alloy 110) used to make thermal link
8” long braids bent into C shape to give maximum flexibility
February (Ongoing) Cool Down Nothing broke Cell reached 0.68 K with ~ 0.1 mol 4He in cell Small FID signal in cold cell, but pumping cell
hasn’t been properly cleaned yet T1 measurement not possible without full
polarization in pumping cell T2 significantly longer than 50 ms
measurement interval
To Do
Continue T1 and T2 measurements after cleaning pumping cell in situ
Reduce length, increase cross section of braid to get ~ 10X improvement in A/L
Construct d-TPB cell All deuterated materials on hand