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Re: Status #7 Cell 4A3

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From: Kent Jones - EECS
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 17:44
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In article <1993Jan8.150648.365@walter.cray.com> sxb@fermi.cray.com (Stephen Behling) writes:
>
>In article <930106131352.20c082a7@FNALD.FNAL.GOV>, DROEGE@fnald.fnal.gov writes:
>> Status #7 Cell 4A3
>[...]
>> We are presently operating at 800 ma which results in a cell voltage of 4.5 
>> volts.  Present calorimeter balance is at 7.300 watts.  Peak to peak changes 
>> over the last several hundred hours are consistent with the 0.035 mw one sigma 
>> calibration.  But there is an offset from the December calibration with only 
>> probable cause due to high temperature TED creep.  Remember to get the 
>> temperature range we are operating with the shell servo off and floating.  A 
>> curious observation is that we are more sensitive to the outside air 
>> temperature than to the room temperature.  So while the room temperature is 
>> relatively constant, the calorimeter "sees" the outside through the dewar, 1 
>> 1/2" of foam, a (now) floating aluminum radiation shield, 1 1/2" foam, 10' of 
>> air, and an R19 house wall or R30 roof.  
>> 
>   Especially in winter, inside air humidity is strongly correlated
>with outside air temperature.  Perhaps??
>
>    -steve behling

Could the barometric air pressure which is also related to the temperature
be having any affect? i.e. could there be more gas absorption by the pd under 
greater pressure?

	Kent Jones
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