Alcator C-Mod Weekly Highlights
                        Jan 3, 2012

FY2011 weeks of research operations
   Target: 17 weeks
   Completed: 1.1 weeks
   Plasma Shots: 209

Operations
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Last week was a scheduled maintenance interval at Alcator C-Mod. No plasma
operations were planned.

Plasma operations are planned to resume this week.

Lower Hybrid System
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Testing and debugging of the transmitter protection system (TPS) upgrade
continues.  Modifications were made to the PLC programming.  Scaling of
collector coolant temperature, pressure, and flow rate was adjusted.  Proper
function of circuit breaker interlocks was confirmed.

Diagnostic Neutral Beam Systems
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The DNB system was in standby mode last week.

During the previous week, we successfully tested a new improved cathode heater
assembly on the test stand.

Travel and Visitors
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David Pace (GA) visited MIT last week to work on the new fast ion loss
detector (FILD).  Fibreoptic cables were run from the port feedthroughs at
C-bottom to the rack containing the digitizers and electronics box.  The
electronics box is being fitted with photomultiplier tubes and transimpedance
amplifier boards.

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