# Measuring TCS for sample holder in more detail than 25-06-2012 # Pressure = 3.12e-7 mbar # Va = 383 V # Vf = -24 V # Vv = 17.38 V # Vd = 0.0 V # If = 1.20 A # Start at 9:57 # Vi (V) Ie (uA) Is(uA) #0.00 10.4 0.00 #0.11 10.4 0.00 #0.20 10.5 0.01 #0.30 10.5 0.09 # This is a big increase, so I decided to go back to 0.20 and step up in 0.01 V increments #0.20 10.5 0.10 # This is wierd, should be ~ 0.01 # Stop 10:01 # The electrometer measuring Is has a different offset. # At the start of the experiment, I used the zero check to make sure the offset was 0. # Now, the zero check shows an offset of 0.14 uA (at 10:03; it has been increasing since I stopped recording) # Start 10:03, recording offset vs time # Time (min) Offset (uA) 0 0.14 1 0.19 # Disconnected electrometer lead... no effect 2 0.21 3 0.24 # Scale on electrometer is 10e-6 A , multiplier is x 0.01 # Reset scale, wait