Today was our third day at work. We headed up to PEARL hoping to see the
sun today. It didn’t happen. The sun smiled to us for a few minutes
through the clouds, just enough that we could align our mirrors for the
upcoming measurements. We both (Felicia and Rodica) also did more tests on
our instrument’s mid infrared source. Cristen had a successful day. She
finished testing the UT-GBS and she left it overnight to take
measurements. Happy with their tests from yesterday, Volodya and Tom moved
the SPS and MAESTRO outside of the lab, up to the roof. Emily dismantled
the old depolarization unit and replaced it with the new one. Zen cleaned
the sensors and further tested the stirling cooler. It was a full day for
everyone -- the dinner was pretty quiet.
Since we have -45 degrees C with the wind chill, the hockey game was
cancelled. We’ll stay inside tonight watching our team play against the
German team. Good luck Canada!