January+11-12

January 11th:

-The plan for the semester is to have even longer exposure times, to increase the chances of impacts and, by extension, results.

-First day back in lab after break. -The gold sample was exposed to beta for 1 week. -The sample approached once, but the image wasn't there. I retracted it and tried again, in vain. -I retracted the sample, checked the current, adjusted the clip, cleaned it with ethanol, and trimmed the tip. Trying to approach again

-On the day, the scope never successfully approached for an image. It said it was approached but wasn't actually. -Hopefully tomorrow will yield better results.

January 12th:

-The scope is still not cooperating. -I used the same techniques as yesterday- volt meter, checking the clip, using a graphite sample. -Nothing could be done to facilitate a scan -I thought it may be a sample problem but the inability of the graphite to scan may suggest a bigger problem