Alcator C-Mod Run 1000525 Information

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Miniproposals
Miniproposal:271
Date Filed: 5/12/2000
Title:Scaling of H-mode pedestal parameters with global plasma parameters
First Author:Dmitri Mossessian
Session Leader:Dmitri Mossessian (shots 1-23)

Operators
Session leader(s):Dmitri Mossessian
Physics operator(s):Steve Wolfe
Engineering operator(s):Gary Dekow

Engineering Operator Run Comment
MP271 Pedestal Scalings

Session Leader Plans

Physics Operators Plans

Session Leader Summaries
Entered: Jul 7 2004 03:49:23:757PM
Author: To Be Determined
Run Summary for Thurs. May 25, 2000

MP# 271 Scaling of Pedestal Parameters
SL: Mossessian
PO: wolfe
EO: Dekow

Run Plan:
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The plan is to carry out the first part of MP271 - scaling of
pedestal parameters with plasma current and input power.
We'll start with 0.8 MA, 1.0e20 nl01, Bt=5.3T. (shot 1000523008 with ip
lowered to 0.8) RF should start at .6 sec with max power (2.5-3 MW) and
continue for 0.8 sec, stepping down 0.5MW at 1. sec. We will have 3 shots
at 0.8MA with RF varying from 3 MW to 0.5MW. Then repeat the power scan at
0.6 MA, 1MA, 1.2MA and 1.4MA

Results:
--------

The run started well, but only about 20% of the plan was accomplished.
We had 3 shots at 0.8 MA, with nice RF power scan. Going to 0.6MA
turned out to be harder then expected. Eventually, we had only one
H-mode shot at this current, and it was not very good. Then we decided
to go to higher Ip, but an attempt to go to 1.4MA lead to a very
dramatic disruption and no plasma shots after that to the end of the day.

The net results - good power scan at Ip=0.8MA, showing clearly increase of
Te and Pe pedestal height and gradient with input power.
Good shots - 2, 4, 6, 13, 14

Physics Operator Summaries
Entered: Jul 7 2004 04:37:11:020PM
Author: To Be Determined
Physics Operator Summary for Thurs. May 25, 2000

MP# 271 Scaling of Pedestal Parameters
SL: Mossessian
PO: wolfe
EO: Dekow

Run Plan:
---------

Engineering setup:

Overnight ECDC stopping at 7:30am.

Power system setup as on 1000523006.

Gas setup - fill B-top 6 psi of D2 Hybrid enabled
fill B-side lower 1 psi of Ar Hybrid DISABLED
leave B-side upper as is Hybrid DISABLED
fill C-side 30 psi of D2 Hybrid enabled
leave J-bottom as is Hybrid DISABLED


The following gate valves should be enabled, assuming there are no vacuum
problems:
VUV
ECE
DNB disabled

We'll start with 0.8 MA, 1.0e20 nl01, Bt=5.3T. (shot 1000523008 with ip
lowered to 0.8) RF should start at .6 sec with max power (2.5-3 MW) and
continue for 0.8 sec, stepping down 0.5MW at 1. sec. Then we'll proceed as
described in MP271 (current and RF power scan)

Enabled argon 35ms puff for all shots.

Results:
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Not a good run, although it started off well. We basically only got
good data at one current. We had a bad disruption on shot 15 (at 1.4MA) and
never got another plasma.

RF succeeded in providing 2.8MW top power from D and E antennas
We ran with two RF powers per shot, stepping down by 0.5MW at 1sec

The first sequence, at 800kA, went pretty well, although we did lose one shot
to a runaway density when the TCI dropped out. 600kA gave a lot of problems
due to vertical instability at the lower current. We finally succeeded in
getting two non-disruptive shots, but the second did not go into H-mode at
1.5MW. The first attempt at 1.4MA resulted in a hard disruption, followed by a
series of fizzles. We went back to 1.0MA, so as not to risk more disruptions,
but we never got another plasma.

The F29 decant flux loop broke on the disruption (big baseline offset, volts
of spurious signal during shot). Bob disconnected it from the magnetics patch
panel after the run. Ricky's camera showed a remarkable starburst on the
disruption.

Part of the problem in changing currents was that the CLEARIN needs to be
adjusted at each current. For 600ka, it was necessary to make CLEARIN more
negative by over 4mm, and using the 1MA settings at 1.4MA resulted in
touching the outer limiter. While fighting the fizzles, I set up a zero gain
CLEARIN wire in segment 1, and found that an offset value of +12700(a-m) will
zero the CLEARIN error. This corresponds to 1.27cm at 1MA, and about
5mm/400Ka, consistent with today's observations. So, my recommendation for
future operation is:
1) Put CLEARIN offset to +12700
2) Adjust programmed waveform by new=old+(12700/|Ip|)
3) Tweak to taste
It may be safer to do this in small steps, say by starting with a +1000 offset
and adjusting the waveform by (1000/|Ip|), and proceeding slowly; it would be
bad if I got the sign wrong in a 12mm adjustment. Note that the above expression
is in terms of the magnitude of Ip.

Lessons learned:
----------------
It is a bad idea to jump to 1.4MA in one go, instead of
sneaking up on it.

600kA is trickier than it looks. The problem is that normal elongation gives
n/nc very close to the limit and OH1 crossover is delayed to about .5sec, and
the resulting thrash in position can make it go vertically unstable. The
CLEARIN offset problem noted above is a contributing factor.

The CLEARIN offset is large (much larger than it used to be) and seems to be
consistent with the current dependence of the gap control. It should be fixed
(prescription given above).

Shot summary:
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Shots#1-6: Ip=800kA (good shots #2,4,6)

Shots#7-14:Ip=600kA (good shots #13,14)

Shots#15: Ip=1.4MA, disrupted at .63sec

Shots#16-23: fizzles

Scorecard:
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Tests 0
Duds 0
Fizzles 8
Plasmas 15
------- --
Shots 23

Session Leader Comments
May 25 2000 09:17:30:547AM1000525001Dmitri MossessianProblems with edge TS (no bias voltages) -> no edge TS.
Nice EDA, RF =2 MW, nl01=0.9e20, ip=0.8 MA
May 25 2000 09:43:55:827AM1000525002Dmitri MossessianGood shot. RF 2.8 - 2.1 MW, nice edge TS data.
Continue RF scan at 0.8 MA, next shot should have RF 1.5 - 1 MW
May 25 2000 09:45:35:030AM1000525003Dmitri MossessianDisrupted at .7 sec
May 25 2000 10:18:13:297AM1000525004Dmitri MossessianGood shot, RF 1.5 - 1 MW, EDA changes to something like ELM-free after 1 sec,
but radiated power does not rise and nl04 stays flat.
May 25 2000 10:39:13:200AM1000525005Dmitri MossessianDisrupted - nl04 gone bad.
May 25 2000 12:24:57:670PM1000525006Dmitri MossessianGood shot. RF 1 - 0.5 MW.
Last shot at 0.8 MA. Thry to go to 0.6 MA now
May 25 2000 01:55:10:107PM1000525012Dmitri MossessianToo much RF power - plasma killed by injections.
There are a few TS points in short H-mode.
Lower RF power for next shot to 2 - 1.5 MW

May 25 2000 01:55:41:263PM1000525013Dmitri MossessianBetter, but still very lousy H-mode.
Lower RF to 1.5 - 1 MW for next shot
May 25 2000 02:07:06:827PM1000525014Dmitri MossessianNo H-mode. Go to 1.4 MA next

Physics Operator Comments
May 25 2000 07:48:25:810AMSteve Wolfecoldstart at 07:45. Matrices respond ok.
Note: logbook still thinks current run is 1000524.
May 25 2000 08:15:10:437AMSteve WolfeSetup for shot#1:

IMport seg2 from 1000523008
change Ip from 1MA to 800kA, IC_EF4 from 3000A to 2500A
Change seg1 TF curr from -150800 to -150000
Change seg2 TF curr from -148000 to -150000,
add waggles to -158000 at 0.8,1.0 and 1.2->1.4
shorten Ar puff to 35msec, like yesterday
seg 1 pg4 puff to 26msec

Load at 25-May-2000 08:14:38.00
May 25 2000 09:31:32:373AM1000525001Steve Wolfeshot#1: enable argon puff.
plasma, h-mode looks good.
vertical thrash around 0.25,
got only 2MW of RF from .6 to 1.3
Wnhd=100kJ. neut=7.5e12

Hesitation in startup, current rise a little slow.

next shot: decrease pg4 to 23msec
May 25 2000 09:31:19:077AM1000525002Steve Wolfeshot#2: decrease pg4 to 23msec. Otherwsise a repeat with more RF
Note that Nl4 is set to 0.9e20 instead of 1.0; SL says it's ok.

plasma, still has a big thrash at .24-.3 sec, associated with injections.
faster current rise in startup.
h-mode, eda, big halpha
neuts 1e13, wmhd=114 in first part. RF=2.8,2.1

next shot: repeat with lower RF power
May 25 2000 10:07:56:623AM1000525004Steve Wolfeshot#4: increase ip at 0.1 to 500000 from 450000.
decrease zcur3 pgain at .116 from 8 to 6
change first tf waggle from 0.7-0.8 (earlier and shorter); second unchanged (1.2:1.4)

plasma No more early thrash. good h-mode, small injection at 1.06s.
second h-mode is going elm-free after injection.
wmhd=85,65kJ

May 25 2000 10:30:18:637AM1000525005Steve Wolfeshot#5: increase first tf waggle to 150msec.
RF to lower power.

disrupted at 1.38- runaway density ?
Interferometer died at .345sec.
only .35MW of rf, didn't like the high target density.

cell access to fix CO2.
May 25 2000 11:07:08:780AM1000525006Steve Wolfeshot#6: try again for the low rf power point.
plasma, h-modes (multiple in second RF step)
small thrash at ~.3s, and early injections again.
rf=1.0,.6, wmhd=77,55kJ

Next shot: go to 600kA.

May 25 2000 11:44:06:250AM1000525007Steve Wolfeshot#7: go to 600kA; EF4 from 2500 to 1600A
rf trying for max power.

early disruption. 300msec

next shot: slow down zcur ramp (seems to overshoot)
start rcur ramp out earlier

May 25 2000 11:56:09:000AM1000525008Steve Wolfeshot#8: slow down zcur ramp (seems to overshoot)
start rcur ramp out earlier

still an early disruption. Looks the same.


Go back to 800kA and ramp Ip down to 600ka. EF4 to 2000A
May 25 2000 12:22:21:810PM1000525009Steve Wolfeshot#9: Go back to 800kA shot and ramp Ip down to 600ka, starting at 0.367s.
EF4 to 2000A. Shot is identical to #6 until .367sec.

Another short disruption!
This one made it to .53, still has a vertical problem.
Disrupts in crossover, but it seems to be high n/nc that does it.
Gaps are bigger, could be a CLEARIN offset problem?

Next shot: clearin from -.00975 to -.014, slow down ip rampback
May 25 2000 12:55:18:217PM1000525011Steve Wolfeshot#10: clearin from -.00975 to -.014, slow down ip rampback
Another one!

Almost the same. It's getting narrow in crossover.

Delay the ip ramp back to 0.4-0.6, slow down the nl4 rise,
May 25 2000 01:04:18:090PM1000525011Steve Wolfeshot#11: Delay the ip ramp back to 0.4-0.6, slow down the nl4 rise,

disrupts at 0.8sec, after an h-mode.
looks like an injection this time, maybe from the antenna.
outer gap is around 1.9cm, could move it out

next shot: rcur from .667 to .669

May 25 2000 01:26:40:780PM1000525012Steve Wolfeshot#12: rcur from .667 to .669, try again at 0.6MA
disrupted at .82sec again. More bricks.

right gap around 1.3cm.
It makes it to 80kJ, while it lasts.

Try backing down on the power to see if it helps the injections.
May 25 2000 01:46:23:140PM1000525013Steve Wolfeshot#13: Try backing down on the power to see if it helps the injections.

plasma full length. long h-mode with a few injections.
RF 2.2,1.5MW Wmhd=70,50kJ

Next shot: repeat at lower power
May 25 2000 02:05:25:653PM1000525014Steve Wolfeshot#14:repeat at lower power
plasma, no h-mode with injections.
RF=1.4,1.0 Wmhd=40kJ.

Next shot: 1.4MA
May 25 2000 02:55:39:263PM1000525015Steve Wolfeshot#15: 1.4MA, load clearin and rcur from 1000523008, ef4 to 3000A
q95 should be around 2.8 if we make it.

disruption at .6sec, 1.38MA
Looks like the right gap is at zero,

I'm getting a coil stress warning on EFCU!
Current gain takes a big jump at .5sec, just when I get to full current

Next shot: max IP gain delayed from ,5 to .7, drop from 9 to 6
delay max current from .5 to .55
clearin increase by +.004 to -.00575
rcur in by 1mm to .666
May 25 2000 03:03:37:670PM1000525016Steve Wolfeshot#16: 1.4MA, max IP gain delayed from ,5 to .7, drop from 9 to 6
delay max current from .5 to .55
clearin increase by +.004 to -.00575
rcur in by 1mm to .666

fizzle. slow current rise, lots of CII .008
zmeter never burns out.

Next shot: raise seg 2 ef4 to 3.3kA and try again
May 25 2000 03:23:10:937PM1000525017Steve Wolfeshot#17: 1.4MA, max IP gain delayed from ,5 to .7, drop from 9 to 6
delay max current from .5 to .55
clearin increase by +.004 to -.00575
rcur in by 1mm to .666
raise seg 2 ef4 to 3.3kA and try again

another fizzle
CII=.006, bd ~7msec, Bz may be a little positive

next shot: pg4 to 21msec; ef4 from -1260-> -1270
May 25 2000 03:43:57:607PM1000525018Steve Wolfeshot#18: Still trying 1.4MA, pg4 to 21msec; ef4 from -1260-> -1270
max IP gain delayed from .5 to .7, drop from 9 to 6
delay max current from .5 to .55
clearin increase by +.004 to -.00575
rcur in by 1mm to .666
raise seg 2 ef4 to 3.3kA and try again
pg4 to 21msec; ef4 from -1260-> -1270

fizzle. bd at 5.8msec, CII=.004, Ip gets to 44kA at 13msec.


Next shot: put pg4 back to 23msec.
Go back to 1MA
May 25 2000 03:59:09:030PM1000525019Steve Wolfeshot#19: punt 1.4MA, go to 1MA and try to get a dataset there;
import seg 2 from 1000523008, copy tf and Ar program from today
(1.4MA seg is now in segment 3)
put pg4 back to 23msec.

Still fizzles. CII at .004 and doesn't burn out
ICef4 back to -1260.
May 25 2000 04:19:19:390PM1000525020Steve Wolfeshot#20: ICef4 back to -1260.
fizzle

drop pg4 to 20msec
May 25 2000 04:37:22:937PM1000525021Steve Wolfeshot#21: drop pg4 to 20msec
PUt zero gain clearin on seg1 wire 4 to check offset

Fizzle #7, 47ka and a bounce at 20ms.
CII down to .0035, bd at 6msec
CLEARIN offset is -12700
May 25 2000 04:52:44:200PM1000525022Steve Wolfeshot#22: fields look fine, just try again.
Set CLEARIN offset in seg 1 to +12700 (testing sign)

fizzle#8, CII down to .003, still bounces
The clearin offset should be set to +12700 to avoid current-dependant changes.
However, that means the program level needs to be adjusted accordingly.

One more try to get back to plasma.
May 25 2000 04:54:18:263PM1000525022Steve Wolfeshot#23: fields look fine, just try again.
Set CLEARIN offset in seg 1 to +12700 (testing sign)

fizzle#8, CII down to .003, still bounces
The clearin offset should be set to +12700 to avoid current-dependant changes.
However, that means the program level needs to be adjusted accordingly.

One more try to get back to plasma.
May 25 2000 05:16:31:217PM1000525023Steve Wolfeshot#23: ef4 from -1260 to -1270. Last try

one last fizzle.
I hope nothing is broken.
CII levels are still slightly elevated, but not that bad.
This one bounced little earlier, so maybe the Bz went the wrong way.

F29 started having a baseline offset on the disruptive shot; of course,
we aren't using it. It has up to 9volts of "signal" on it, so it is
definitely broken. Bob will disconnect it from the patch panel so
it doesn't put bad signals into the hybrid; it doesn't seem to be
saturating. Hopefully, it isn't flying loose.

Engineering Operator Comments
ShotTimeTypeStatusComment
108:55:05:750AMPlasmaOk
209:19:35:687AMPlasmaOk
309:41:52:013AMPlasmaOk
410:01:48:000AMPlasmaOk
510:22:47:140AMPlasmaOk
611:01:04:797AMPlasmaOk
711:22:58:000AMPlasmaOk
811:46:09:530AMPlasmaOk
912:09:52:560PMPlasmaBadOH1 Fault
1012:32:53:013PMPlasmaOkOH1 fault
1112:53:50:060PMPlasmaOk
1201:18:43:060PMPlasmaOk
1301:39:18:560PMPlasmaOk
1401:59:45:077PMPlasmaOk
1502:25:19:403PMPlasmaOk
1602:57:40:687PMPlasmaOk
1703:14:53:950PMPlasmaOk
1803:31:54:530PMPlasmaOk
1903:48:50:513PMPlasmaOk
2004:11:53:670PMPlasmaOk
2104:28:04:920PMPlasmaOk
2204:43:19:607PMPlasmaOk
2305:03:41:153PMPlasmaOk