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Miniproposal:277a
Date Filed:11/17/2000
Title:Internal Transport Barrier Studies at 4.5T with Simultaneous Central and Off-axis ICRF Heating
First Author:Paul Bonoli
Session Leader:Paul Bonoli (shots 1-24)

Operators
Session leader(s):Paul Bonoli
Physics operator(s):Ian Hutchinson
Engineering operator(s): Unknown

Engineering Operator Run Comment
MP#277A Internal Transport Barrier Studies at 4.5~T with Simultaneous Ce

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Physics Operators Plans

Session Leader Summaries
Entered: Jul 7 2004 03:49:26:053PM
Author: To Be Determined
Run Summary for Friday - December 15, 2000

Mini-proposal No. 277A: Internal Transport Barrier Studies at 4.5T
with Simultaneous Central and Off-axis ICRF
Heating
1001215

Physics Operator: Ian Hutchinson
Session Leader: Paul Bonoli

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Run Summary

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The density barrier mode produced with off-axis ICRF heating was
recovered on the second shot of the day. Early transition (before 0.8
sec) to an EDA H-mode was again observed. It may be that a slightly
higher target density helps, but it is not clear. The off-axis heating
power was scanned on shots 002-004 and clear density peaking was seen
with 1.5-2.0 MW of power. We spent time trying to heat the density
barrier mode with the limited J-port power that was available (600
kW). In each case we still observed that the density rise would arrest
itself upon application of the 70 MHz power above the 400 kW level
(shots 005-010). We also attempted to increase the density peaking of
the barrier mode by applying the 80 MHz power earlier in the discharge
and at a higher power level (see shots 011-020). We were not able to
increase the peaking in any obvious way during this shot sequence. A
scan of current was also done on shots 021 - 023 to test the effect of
q (safety factor) on the density barrier formation. At higher current
(1 MA) it was difficult to produce a sustained EDA (without
transitions) and at 600 kA a rapid density increase was observed which
then saturated at 1.1 sec.

The positive aspect of this run day was the recovery of a reproducible
density barrier mode. Again, the limited J-port power made it difficult
to test the confinement properties of the density barrier mode.


Physics Operator Summaries
Entered: Jul 7 2004 04:37:12:863PM
Author: To Be Determined
Physop Summary 1001215

MP 277a 70MHz heating of ITBs.

Summary
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Tokamak ran well. We got lots of peaking density profiles at 4.5T. D/E antennas
worked well up to about 2.5MW. Very little activity observed on the cameras.
J-port was limited to 0.5MW by arcing. There were a few shots where it appears
to heat the center slightly. There is also evidence that it tends to reduce
the peaking of density on axis. We also got shots at 0.6 and 1.0MA.

Scorecard
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Shot,Duration(s),Ipmax(MA) Shot,Duration(s),Ipmax
1 0.000 0.019 2 1.927 0.800
3 1.933 0.808 4 1.891 0.802
5 1.899 0.805 6 1.577 0.802
7 1.929 0.810 8 1.859 0.800
9 1.717 0.800 10 1.928 0.802
11 1.832 0.805 12 1.865 0.802
13 1.572 0.800 14 0.000 0.010
15 1.935 0.802 16 1.592 0.797
17 1.529 0.818 18 0.000 0.037
19 1.900 0.802 20 0.290 0.696
21 1.906 0.690 22 1.890 0.999
23 1.900 1.004 24 1.900 0.802

Finished summary for 1001215 Total of 24 shots.
24 shots. 21 plasmas. 1 fizzles. 2 duds.


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1001215xxx hutch PHYSICS_OPERATOR Dec 15 2000 9:11:45:686AM
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MP 277A Two Frequency ITB studies.

Cold Start.
Argon puff to 30ms.
Otherwise the same as last shot (24) from yesterday
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1001215001 hutch PHYSICS_OPERATOR Dec 15 2000 9:21:18:983AM
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Dud. OH2-L gives only about 20kA. Not following demand prior to 0s.
PLC limit set wrongly.
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1001215002 hutch PHYSICS_OPERATOR Dec 15 2000 9:45:35:200AM
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Plasma. 1MW D/E Long sustained H-mode.
Slight density peaking.
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1001215003 hutch PHYSICS_OPERATOR Dec 15 2000 10:00:34:593AM
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Plasma. Sustained H-mode. 1.5MW D/E.
Stronger peaking
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1001215004 hutch PHYSICS_OPERATOR Dec 15 2000 10:22:28:730AM
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Plasma. Sustained H-mode 2MW D/E. Peaking.

Delay the B_t ramp to 1.5s. Argon to 25ms.
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1001215005 hutch PHYSICS_OPERATOR Dec 15 2000 10:37:53:170AM
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Plasma. Sustained Hmode 2MW D/E, .5MW J into the end of a nicely peaking mode.
Te still cooling strongly, but Neutrons have an uptick when J comes on.
Interferometer fails.
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1001215006 hutch PHYSICS_OPERATOR Dec 15 2000 10:59:58:140AM
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Plasma. Hmode. Disrupts at 1.57s. 2MW D/E. J-port at 1.3s is rather late.
Peaking is too much, although total radiated power is not too bad.

EF4 to -1295 from -1300A in init.
Move J-port power earlier.
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1001215007 hutch PHYSICS_OPERATOR Dec 15 2000 11:26:07:593AM
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Plasma. Delayed H-mode till .95s. No obvious peaking.

Go to between shots ecdc. Raise nlzmeter to .35 from .32.
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1001215008 hutch PHYSICS_OPERATOR Dec 15 2000 11:41:58:140AM
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Plasma. Early H-mode. J-port at 1.1s. Density peaking is frozen. Temperature
does not drop (or rise).
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1001215009 hutch PHYSICS_OPERATOR Dec 15 2000 11:59:44:980AM
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Plasma. Late disruption at 1.7s. A hint of J-port central heating on neutrons
and to a less convincing extent on the Thomson. Central n_e is not suppressed
by J-port. On the other hand, the ECE does not go fully into cut-off till the
temperature has come down.
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1001215010 hutch PHYSICS_OPERATOR Dec 15 2000 12:12:48:466PM
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Plasma. J-port on at .9s radiated power higher. Falls out of H-mode at 1.21s.
Little or no density peaking.
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1001215011 hutch PHYSICS_OPERATOR Dec 15 2000 12:42:47:546PM
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Plasma. H-mode cycles. RF D/E start to .6s. Elm-free H-mode. Strong central
density peak despite the L-mode back transitions. Cooled Te0 to .6keV.

Restart between shots ECDC.
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1001215012 hutch PHYSICS_OPERATOR Dec 15 2000 1:17:59:576PM
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Plasma. Very strong n_e peaking. T_e gets down to .5keV.
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1001215013 hutch PHYSICS_OPERATOR Dec 15 2000 1:18:41:903PM
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Very similar.
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1001215014 hutch PHYSICS_OPERATOR Dec 15 2000 1:21:28:046PM
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Dud. Power supply crowbar long before t=0.
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1001215015 hutch PHYSICS_OPERATOR Dec 15 2000 2:09:20:340PM
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Plasma. Still rather ELM-free.

Raise nlzmeter to .4.
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1001215016 hutch PHYSICS_OPERATOR Dec 15 2000 2:31:31:106PM
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Plasma. Density up a bit. Still not strongly EDA. Disrupts at 1.58s.
Density peaks.

nlzmeter to .38
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1001215017 hutch PHYSICS_OPERATOR Dec 15 2000 2:52:46:420PM
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Plasma. Disrupts at 1.5s. !.8MW D/E.
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1001215018 hutch PHYSICS_OPERATOR Dec 15 2000 3:02:10:030PM
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Fizzle.

EF4 to -1300A.
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1001215020 hutch PHYSICS_OPERATOR Dec 15 2000 3:40:16:750PM
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Plasma. 2.45MW D/E.

Goto 0.6MA.
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1001215020 hutch PHYSICS_OPERATOR Dec 15 2000 3:55:15:686PM
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Disrupts early because of the offsets etc. Vertical instability. Right gap
was 3 cm.

Load wire 1 and 4 from 1001208010 which is supposed to have the offsets
corrected.
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1001215021 hutch PHYSICS_OPERATOR Dec 15 2000 4:18:40:280PM
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Plasma. Got sustained H-mode. 1.5MW. Density Peaks.

Go to 1MA.
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1001215022 hutch PHYSICS_OPERATOR Dec 15 2000 4:47:21:730PM
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Plasma. 5 ELM-free H-modes. 1.5 MW.

Argon to 30ms puff.
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1001215023 hutch PHYSICS_OPERATOR Dec 15 2000 5:04:29:966PM
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Plasma. Cycling H-modes. Attempt at 2.5MW trips on E.

Return to 0.8MA.
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1001215024 hutch PHYSICS_OPERATOR Dec 15 2000 5:09:31:296PM
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Plasma. Two sustained H-modes. J-port at .5MW No peaking.

Session Leader Comments
Dec 15 2000 09:23:03:123AM1001215001Paul Bonoli1001215001

Start by trying to reproduce density bearrier mode at 4.5 T with
off-axis ICRF heating only (80MHxz).

Request: I_p=800 kA, nl_04 = 0.75, B_t=4.5 T
J-port turned off
D-port 0.5 MW
E-port 0.5 MW

Result: Dud
Dec 15 2000 09:52:29:247AM1001215002Paul Bonoli1001215002

Request: I_p=800 kA, nl_04 = 0.75, B_t=4.5 T
J-port turned off
D-port 0.5 MW
E-port 0.5 MW

Result: Plasma - with nice, early EDA H-mode at 0.77 sec !!!!
Got some density peaking
Increase the rf power next shot.
Dec 15 2000 10:35:10:233AM1001215003Paul Bonoli1001215003

Request: I_p=800 kA, nl_04 = 0.75, B_t=4.5 T
J-port turned off
D-port 0.75 MW
E-port 0.75 MW

Result: Plasma - with nice, early EDA H-mode.
D and E ran nicely at 1.5 MW total power.
Got some density peaking again.
High voltage trip on HIREX (unfortunately)
Go to 2 MW total power next shot.

Dec 15 2000 10:34:36:297AM1001215004Paul Bonoli1001215004

Request: I_p=800 kA, nl_04 = 0.75, B_t=4.5 T
J-port turned off
D-port 1.00 MW
E-port 1.00 MW

Result: Plasma - with nice, early EDA H-mode.
D and E ran nicely at 2.0 MW total power.
Got good density peaking on this shot (and last shot)
Turn on J-port at low power, from 1.3-1.5 sec.
Extend TF pulse to 1.5 sec, before ramp down
H/D = 0.04 for shots 002-004 today.
Dec 15 2000 10:34:06:327AM1001215005Paul Bonoli1001215005

Request: I_p=800 kA, nl_04 = 0.75, B_t=4.5 T
J-port turned on at 1.3-1.5 sec (400-500 kW)
D-port 1.00 MW
E-port 1.00 MW

Result: Plasma - with nice, early EDA H-mode at 0.73 sec again.
D and E ran nicely at 2.0 MW total power.
J-port run with one trip - up to 600 kW
Density peaking continues for 100 msec J-port pulse.
Take this shot again.
Dec 15 2000 11:01:32:310AM1001215006Paul Bonoli1001215006

Request: I_p=800 kA, nl_04 = 0.75, B_t=4.5 T
J-port turned on at 1.3-1.5 sec (400-500 kW)
D-port 1.00 MW
E-port 1.00 MW

Result: Plasma - with nice, early EDA H-mode, but late disruption.
D and E ran nicely at 2.0 MW total power (D had one trip)
J-port ran with one trip - up to 600 kW
The central radiation on this shot and shot 005 has been
peaking so much that the plasma is cooling by the
time J-port has turned on at 1.3 sec.
Extend the J-port pulse next shot to 1.1 - 1.5 sec.

Dec 15 2000 11:16:48:030AM1001215007Paul Bonoli1001215007

Request: I_p=800 kA, nl_04 = 0.75, B_t=4.5 T
J-port turned on at 1.1-1.5 sec (400-500 kW)
D-port 1.00 MW
E-port 1.00 MW

Result: Plasma - with delayed EDA H-mode at 0.95 sec.
D and E ran nicely at 2.0 MW total power (D had one trip)
J-port ran with two trips - up to 600 kW
Do ECDC (5 min.) and take shot over again.

Dec 15 2000 11:35:01:420AM1001215008Paul Bonoli1001215008

Request: I_p=800 kA, nl_04 = 0.75, B_t=4.5 T
J-port turned on at 1.1-1.5 sec (600 kW)
D-port 1.00 MW
E-port 1.00 MW

Result: Plasma - recovered early EDA H-mode again.
D and E ran nicely at 2.0 MW total power
J-port ran - up to 600 kW
Density rise is now arrested.
Next, scan the J-port power downward.


Dec 15 2000 11:58:00:200AM1001215009Paul Bonoli1001215009

Request: I_p=800 kA, nl_04 = 0.75, B_t=4.5 T
J-port turned on at 1.1-1.5 sec (400 kW)
D-port 1.00 MW
E-port 1.00 MW

Result: Plasma - recovered early EDA H-mode again.
D and E ran nicely at 2.0 MW total power
J-port ran - up to 300 kW
**> Density rise in core now appears again, according to NROOT_zeff
(rises to 4.5 X 10^20, delays, and then increases to 5.4 X 10^20)
Turn J-port on at 0.9 sec with 600 kW next shot.


Dec 15 2000 12:07:33:327PM1001215010Paul Bonoli1001215010

Request: I_p=800 kA, nl_04 = 0.75, B_t=4.5 T
J-port turned on at 0.9-1.5 sec (600 kW)
D-port 1.00 MW
E-port 1.00 MW

Result: Plasma - recovered early EDA H-mode again.
D and E ran nicely at 2.0 MW total power
J-port had faults
No density barrier now.
Turn off J-port next shot and turn D & E on earlier - see how much
density peaking we can get.


Dec 15 2000 12:45:25:950PM1001215011Paul Bonoli1001215011

Request: I_p=800 kA, nl_04 = 0.75, B_t=4.5 T
J-port turned off
D-port 1.00 MW (0.5 - 1.4 sec)
E-port 1.00 MW (0.5 - 1.4 sec)

Result: Plasma - got multiple H-modes with some density peaking
D and E ran nicely at 2.0 MW total power (one trip on D)
Do ECDC and take shot over.

Dec 15 2000 12:58:42:420PM1001215012Paul Bonoli1001215012

Request: I_p=800 kA, nl_04 = 0.75, B_t=4.5 T
J-port turned off
D-port 1.00 MW (0.5 - 1.4 sec)
E-port 1.00 MW (0.5 - 1.4 sec)

Result: Plasma - got multiple H-modes again with very high density peaking.
Reduce D and E powers to 1.5 MW next shot.

Dec 15 2000 01:09:48:153PM1001215013Paul Bonoli1001215013

Request: I_p=800 kA, nl_04 = 0.75, B_t=4.5 T
J-port turned off
D-port 0.75 MW (0.5 - 1.4 sec)
E-port 0.75 MW (0.5 - 1.4 sec)

Result: Plasma - got multiple H-modes again with very high density peaking.
But a back transition (H-L) again appeared.
Move ICRF turn on time back to 0.7 sec. in order to recover mode
with continuous density peaking.

Dec 15 2000 01:50:54:480PM1001215014Paul Bonoli1001215014

Request: I_p=800 kA, nl_04 = 0.75, B_t=4.5 T
J-port turned off
D-port 0.75 MW (0.7 - 1.4 sec)
E-port 0.75 MW (0.7 - 1.4 sec)

Result: Dud

Dec 15 2000 02:02:32:590PM1001215015Paul Bonoli1001215015

Request: I_p=800 kA, nl_04 = 0.75, B_t=4.5 T
J-port turned off
D-port 0.75 MW (0.7 - 1.4 sec)
E-port 0.75 MW (0.7 - 1.4 sec)

Result: Got an H-mode with density peaking, but a back transition still
occurred. Try to raise the target density next shot to eliminate
the back transition.

Dec 15 2000 02:22:01:700PM1001215016Paul Bonoli1001215016

Request: I_p=800 kA, nl_04 = 0.75, B_t=4.5 T
J-port turned off
D-port 0.75 MW (0.7 - 1.4 sec)
E-port 0.75 MW (0.7 - 1.4 sec)

Result: Got back to good EDA H-mode with very good density peaking.
Start to scan the D & E port powers from 1.75 MW to 2.5 MW.

Dec 15 2000 03:22:48:843PM1001215017Paul Bonoli1001215017

Request: I_p=800 kA, nl_04 = 0.75, B_t=4.5 T
J-port turned off
D-port 0.875 MW (0.7 - 1.4 sec)
E-port 0.875 MW (0.7 - 1.4 sec)

Result: Got an EDA but with the back transition from H-L at 0.89 sec.
and a disruption at 1.52 sec.
Got density peaking.
Go to 2.4 MW next shot.

Dec 15 2000 03:23:34:780PM1001215018Paul Bonoli1001215018

Request: I_p=800 kA, nl_04 = 0.75, B_t=4.5 T
J-port turned off
D-port 1.2 MW (0.7 - 1.4 sec)
E-port 1.2 MW (0.7 - 1.4 sec)

Result: No plasma.

Dec 15 2000 03:22:27:497PM1001215019Paul Bonoli1001215019

Request: I_p=800 kA, nl_04 = 0.75, B_t=4.5 T
J-port turned off
D-port 1.2 MW (0.7 - 1.4 sec)
E-port 1.2 MW (0.7 - 1.4 sec)

Result: Got an EDA H-mode with increasing radiation and H-L transition.
Density peaking before transition.
Start current (I_p) scan.

Dec 15 2000 03:40:55:670PM1001215020Paul Bonoli1001215020

Request: I_p=600 kA, nl_04 = 0.75, B_t=4.5 T
J-port turned off
D-port 0.75 MW (0.7 - 1.4 sec)
E-port 0.75 MW (0.7 - 1.4 sec)

Result: Got a disruption at 0.27 sec.

Dec 15 2000 04:01:36:327PM1001215021Paul Bonoli1001215021

Request: I_p=600 kA, nl_04 = 0.75, B_t=4.5 T
J-port turned off
D-port 0.75 MW (0.7 - 1.4 sec)
E-port 0.75 MW (0.7 - 1.4 sec)

Result: Plasma - EDA H-mode. Density rises quickly and then "sustains"
itself at 1.1 sec.
D and E ports ran through.
Go to 1.0 MA next shot.

Dec 15 2000 04:29:07:327PM1001215022Paul Bonoli1001215022

Request: I_p=1.0 MA, nl_04 = 0.75, B_t=4.5 T
J-port turned off
D-port 0.75 MW (0.7 - 1.4 sec)
E-port 0.75 MW (0.7 - 1.4 sec)

Result: Got a plasma with 5 H-modes. No density peaking.
Increase ICRF power to 2.5 MW

Dec 15 2000 04:52:25:793PM1001215023Paul Bonoli1001215023

Request: I_p=1.0 MA, nl_04 = 0.75, B_t=4.5 T
J-port turned off
D-port 1.25 MW (0.7 - 1.4 sec)
E-port 1.25 MW (0.7 - 1.4 sec)

Result: Got a plasma with 4 H-modes. No density peaking.
D ran through and E eventually shut down because of faults
Seems as if 800 kA is the optimal current for getting the
density peaking.

Dec 15 2000 05:11:07:437PM1001215024Paul Bonoli1001215024

Request: I_p=1.0 MA, nl_04 = 0.75, B_t=4.5 T
J-port 0.50 MW (0.7 - 1.4 sec)
D-port 1.0 MW (0.7 - 1.4 sec)
E-port 1.0 MW (0.7 - 1.4 sec)

Result: Got an EDA H-mode, but again with an H-L transition.
Density seemd to be peaking until the H-L transition.
D and E ran through, but J had many faults.

Physics Operator Comments
Dec 15 2000 09:11:45:687AMIan HutchinsonMP 277A Two Frequency ITB studies.

Cold Start.
Argon puff to 30ms.
Otherwise the same as last shot (24) from yesterday
Dec 15 2000 09:21:18:983AM1001215001Ian HutchinsonDud. OH2-L gives only about 20kA. Not following demand prior to 0s.
PLC limit set wrongly.
Dec 15 2000 09:45:35:200AM1001215002Ian HutchinsonPlasma. 1MW D/E Long sustained H-mode.
Slight density peaking.
Dec 15 2000 10:00:34:593AM1001215003Ian HutchinsonPlasma. Sustained H-mode. 1.5MW D/E.
Stronger peaking
Dec 15 2000 10:22:28:730AM1001215004Ian HutchinsonPlasma. Sustained H-mode 2MW D/E. Peaking.

Delay the B_t ramp to 1.5s. Argon to 25ms.
Dec 15 2000 10:37:53:170AM1001215005Ian HutchinsonPlasma. Sustained Hmode 2MW D/E, .5MW J into the end of a nicely peaking mode.
Te still cooling strongly, but Neutrons have an uptick when J comes on.
Interferometer fails.
Dec 15 2000 10:59:58:140AM1001215006Ian HutchinsonPlasma. Hmode. Disrupts at 1.57s. 2MW D/E. J-port at 1.3s is rather late.
Peaking is too much, although total radiated power is not too bad.

EF4 to -1295 from -1300A in init.
Move J-port power earlier.
Dec 15 2000 11:26:07:593AM1001215007Ian HutchinsonPlasma. Delayed H-mode till .95s. No obvious peaking.

Go to between shots ecdc. Raise nlzmeter to .35 from .32.
Dec 15 2000 11:41:58:140AM1001215008Ian HutchinsonPlasma. Early H-mode. J-port at 1.1s. Density peaking is frozen. Temperature
does not drop (or rise).
Dec 15 2000 11:59:44:980AM1001215009Ian HutchinsonPlasma. Late disruption at 1.7s. A hint of J-port central heating on neutrons
and to a less convincing extent on the Thomson. Central n_e is not suppressed
by J-port. On the other hand, the ECE does not go fully into cut-off till the
temperature has come down.
Dec 15 2000 12:12:48:467PM1001215010Ian HutchinsonPlasma. J-port on at .9s radiated power higher. Falls out of H-mode at 1.21s.
Little or no density peaking.
Dec 15 2000 12:42:47:547PM1001215011Ian HutchinsonPlasma. H-mode cycles. RF D/E start to .6s. Elm-free H-mode. Strong central
density peak despite the L-mode back transitions. Cooled Te0 to .6keV.

Restart between shots ECDC.
Dec 15 2000 01:17:59:577PM1001215012Ian HutchinsonPlasma. Very strong n_e peaking. T_e gets down to .5keV.
Dec 15 2000 01:18:41:903PM1001215013Ian HutchinsonVery similar.
Dec 15 2000 01:21:28:047PM1001215014Ian HutchinsonDud. Power supply crowbar long before t=0.
Dec 15 2000 02:09:20:340PM1001215015Ian HutchinsonPlasma. Still rather ELM-free.

Raise nlzmeter to .4.
Dec 15 2000 02:31:31:107PM1001215016Ian HutchinsonPlasma. Density up a bit. Still not strongly EDA. Disrupts at 1.58s.
Density peaks.

nlzmeter to .38
Dec 15 2000 02:52:46:420PM1001215017Ian HutchinsonPlasma. Disrupts at 1.5s. !.8MW D/E.
Dec 15 2000 03:02:10:030PM1001215018Ian HutchinsonFizzle.

EF4 to -1300A.
Dec 15 2000 03:40:16:750PM1001215020Ian HutchinsonPlasma. 2.45MW D/E.

Goto 0.6MA.
Dec 15 2000 03:55:15:687PM1001215020Ian HutchinsonDisrupts early because of the offsets etc. Vertical instability. Right gap
was 3 cm.

Load wire 1 and 4 from 1001208010 which is supposed to have the offsets
corrected.
Dec 15 2000 04:18:40:280PM1001215021Ian HutchinsonPlasma. Got sustained H-mode. 1.5MW. Density Peaks.

Go to 1MA.
Dec 15 2000 04:47:21:730PM1001215022Ian HutchinsonPlasma. 5 ELM-free H-modes. 1.5 MW.

Argon to 30ms puff.
Dec 15 2000 05:04:29:967PM1001215023Ian HutchinsonPlasma. Cycling H-modes. Attempt at 2.5MW trips on E.

Return to 0.8MA.
Dec 15 2000 05:09:31:297PM1001215024Ian HutchinsonPlasma. Two sustained H-modes. J-port at .5MW No peaking.

Engineering Operator Comments
ShotTimeTypeStatusComment
109:11:12:170AMPlasmaBadOH2L Current PLC Limit was not entered correctly
209:30:19:280AMPlasmaOk
309:44:52:937AMPlasmaOk
409:58:30:233AMPlasmaOk
510:16:55:390AMPlasmaOk
610:33:56:590AMPlasmaOk
710:58:04:077AMPlasmaOk
811:17:21:640AMPlasmaOk
911:40:20:700AMPlasmaOk
1011:58:33:187AMPlasmaOk
1112:19:36:373PMPlasmaOk
1212:38:59:513PMPlasmaOk
1312:59:11:107PMPlasmaOk
1401:18:58:967PMPlasmaBadOH2L Fault
1501:47:50:030PMPlasmaOk
1602:07:38:327PMPlasmaOk
1702:29:57:153PMPlasmaOk
1802:49:33:810PMPlasmaOk
1903:09:20:247PMPlasmaOk
2003:30:57:107PMPlasmaOk
2103:53:17:593PMPlasmaOk
2204:12:09:827PMPlasmaOk
2304:43:09:217PMPlasmaOk
2405:02:48:153PMPlasmaOk