Alcator C-Mod Run 1050414 Information

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Miniproposals
Miniproposal:418
Date Filed: 3/4/2005
Title:LH system commisioning
First Author:Stefano Bernabei
Session Leader:Stefano Bernabei (shots 1-23)

Operators
Session leader(s):Stefano Bernabei
Physics operator(s):Ron Parker
Engineering operator(s):Sam Pierson,Bill Parkin

Engineering Operator Run Comment
MP 418 L/H Coupling Study EO Pierson PO Parker SL Bernabei

Session Leader Plans

Physics Operators Plans
Entered: Apr 14 2005 09:16:21:673AM
Author: Ron Parker

Engineering Setup for Thursday, 14 April 2005

MP 418 Lower Hybrid Coupling Studies (Cont'd)

Session Leader: Bernabei
Physics operator: Parker

Overnight discharge clean in D2, bake at 60 C.

Run Begins at 09:00 and ends at 17:00

Power sytems as on 1050331

A-coils in standard configuration (lock mode suppression)
+Dtop -Dbot -Jtop +Jbot (same as 1050316)

Gas Setup:
fill B-top with 6 psi D2 hybrid enabled (PG4)
fill B-side lower with 2 psi Ar Hybrid enabled (PG1)
leave B-side upper with He3 Hybrid disabled
fill B-main (C-side) with 30 psi D2 Hybrid enabled (PG3)
leave J-bot Hybrid disabled (PG2)

Enable the following:
ECE gate valve, Z-bolo shutters
VUV gate valve

NO ICRF!!

Lower Hybrid 3 carts ready to pulse, +90 degree phasing.
Pulse length up to 20 msec power per klystron up to 20 kW

The run will focus on basic LH coupling studies. Plasma conditions will be routine,
5.4 T, 700 kA, single null. Lowish density. We may want to raise field to enhance
penetration.

The plan is to study coupling and any apparent plasma phenomena associated with LH
at 4 coupler positions; at each coupler position 4 phase increments will be set, namely
+60, +90, +120 and +150 degrees.

Session Leader Summaries
Entered: Apr 19 2005 09:00:54:500AM
Author: J. Randall Wilson
Physics summary for April 14 run.
LHCD / Stefano Bernabei

The plan was to look at coupling (reflection as a whole and in individual waveguides) launching waves in the counter direction (anti-current drive).
The results should either confirm that the phase calibration is correct, or that we are not launching the programmed spectrum.
In addition we have obtained very valuable information on optimizing coupling.

The day's run was succesfull, we obtained the data we wanted and had some spare time to perform a very important test.

Two weeks ago we performed a phase scan at three coupler positions, one of them is
shown in the plot


As expected, best coupling is always at DF~90°

Repeating this scan in counter-CD the result should be ideally the same.
we did the scan at 1 and 3 mm distances.
We added two phases, DF=30° and 135°, in order to have a more complete curve to confirm the trend.

There is a caveat: the plot has been obtained while keeping the high power phase shifters fixed at DF=90°, which means that only the 90° phasing is technically correct (in this case in fact if the phase between two adjacent klystrons is programmed to be 90° there is a regular 90° phase difference across the whole array).
For the other phasings, an appropriate phase difference between adjacent klystrons is needed in order to have the requested spectrum.

This brings to the last experiment of the day: we adjusted all the power phase shifters in order to produce a DF=150° regular phase progression to be compared to the similar spectrum obtained keeping DF=90° fixed between waveguides n and n+1.
We chose 150° because is a phasing mosly affected by the approximation.
This test is of great importance if it shows that the two methods of phasing coincide: when it will be needed to change phase, it will not be required to open the door and spend ~half an hour to adjust the high power phase shifters.

Naturally, a great deal of analysis is need at this point.

Arcing.
Arcing reappeared, but later in the morning it seemed to weaken. Instead of appearing immediately at the RF turn on it moved toward the end of the pulse and seemed weaker.
But there were two very puzzling things.
1 the arcs were always in the top array, like two weeks ago: density in front of the coupler is wonderfully constant, as measured by th probes so there is no apparent reason.
2 two weeks ago, arc was in wg 16.
Yesterday morning was in wg 19, then it subsided, and appeared in wg 12.
The first horrible thought is that the windows have been coated by titanium or braze material. But in this case I suppose that reflection would be total, which I don't believe it is.
Anyway, we have to address this problem with priority, and if we convince ourselves that coating does not occurr, we should aggressively condition the couplers.

Physics Operator Summaries
Entered: Jan 25 2012 01:08:05:963PM
Author: Ron Parker
Run 1050414 was devoted to completing the LH phase scan begun on 1050331. For this run,
the phase was mainly scanned in the counter current drive direction, to compare with
the co-current drive direction investigated in the 3/31 run. Toward the end of the
run, the phase was set to be in the co direction and the mechanical phase
shifter was set to produce a "pure" spectrum with 150 degree phasing.

In the run, some difficulty was encountered with startup until S. Wolfe pointed out
that BR was a bit too positive. After setting BR to -0.5 mT, startup issues
were cured and the machine ran reliably (although the hards were a slight problem.)

Data were collected and the run was successful in accomplishing the goals.
While the LH antenna seems to be cleaning up, a more vigorous conditioning program
needs top be implemented to increase the power.
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Session Leader Comments
Apr 14 2005 03:08:05:313PMStefano Bernabei1050414001
work with reversed phase, to compare refl. coeff. with CD phasing / start with 0.1 mm distance

Apr 14 2005 09:44:48:500AM1050414002Stefano Bernabei1050414001
work with reversed phase, to compare with CD phasing
start with +90 degrees
fizzle

1050414002
+90 good no arcing

Apr 14 2005 10:47:26:047AM1050414005Stefano Bernabei1050414005
+90 faint breakdown: perhaps waveguide 19?
we are running 10 msec pulse to minimize risk of arcing
Apr 14 2005 01:32:36:180PM1050414007Stefano Bernabei60 degrees good shot
breakdown: material flying out of top waveguide
Apr 14 2005 12:05:18:810PM1050414008Stefano Bernabei120 degrees good shot, no visible arcing, but big step in reflection in wg 19 and 20
Apr 14 2005 12:14:47:040PM1050414009Stefano Bernabeidud
Apr 14 2005 03:40:36:260PM1050414010Stefano Bernabei150 deg good shot, no visible arc / no sign of arcing in reflection, but
flying material from top array
Apr 14 2005 01:21:44:173PM1050414013Stefano Bernabei135 phase intermediate between 120 and 150 to confirm the trend in rel. coeff.
double RF power: arc late in the pulse in wg 19 1nd 21
Apr 14 2005 02:07:38:277PM1050414015Stefano Bernabei135 deg good shot, distance plasma limiter changed to 3.5 mm
Apr 14 2005 02:18:26:397PM1050414016Stefano Bernabei150 deg good shot no sign of arcing: is it being conditioned?
Apr 14 2005 02:35:58:367PM1050414017Stefano Bernabei120 deg / god shot / arcing in 19-20 "counter arcing?" in wg 18-21
Apr 14 2005 03:02:56:380PM1050414018Stefano Bernabei90 deg arcing in 19-20 immediately after turn-on
Apr 14 2005 02:59:34:943PM1050414019Stefano Bernabei60 degrees good but arcing
Apr 14 2005 03:45:23:777PM1050414020Stefano Bernabei30 deg: relct. coefficient should be much higher
Apr 14 2005 04:39:16:133PM1050414021Stefano BernabeiMOVE ALL HIGH POWER PHASE SHIFTERS: COMPARE IRREGULAR PHASING (gray spectra)
WITH REGULAR PROGRESSIVE PHASING.
We choose 150 deg. because is the spectrum most affected among the gray spectra (90 deg is zero modification)

~10 kW per guide / good shot / disappointing arcing / 3.5 mm dist.
Apr 14 2005 05:03:16:490PM1050414022Stefano Bernabeisame shot 150 / double power ~20 kW per guide
OK / strong arc in waveguide ~14 ?? see film
Apr 14 2005 05:06:25:347PM1050414023Stefano Bernabei150 deg / same settings / 30 kW per guide 5 msec pulse
shot OK / same waveguide arcing
last shot of the day

Physics Operator Comments
Apr 14 2005 09:30:11:173AM1050414001Ron ParkerFirst shot was a dud due to operator error. For shot 2, segment 1 drom
4/13/05 will be loaded.
Apr 14 2005 09:43:45:797AM1050414002Ron ParkerShot 2 ran well and LH data for 90 deg phasing was aquired.
Next shot will be a repeat.
Apr 14 2005 10:14:10:237AM1050414003Ron ParkerShot 3 was a dud due to a failure of magnetic signal F25.

Hopefully short pause while this is checked out.

Coil checked out OK. We'll try again and see if it fixed itself.
Apr 14 2005 10:31:48:620AM1050414004Ron ParkerShot 4 disrupted early -- reasons unknown. Runaways high, for next shot
fill pressure will be increased from 20 to 23 ms.
Apr 14 2005 10:43:25:873AM1050414005Ron ParkerShot ran OK, no apparent reason for improvement over shot 3.

Phasing was +90 deg. On next shot, phasing will be +60 deg.

Also, density was very low toward end of shot. We'll try
to keep nl_4 at 5e19 during shot and move RCUR a bit inwards
during rampdown.
Apr 14 2005 11:59:38:637AM1050414006Ron ParkerShot 6 was a dud.
Apr 14 2005 11:56:13:403AM1050414007Ron ParkerShot 7 ran well, data collected for 60 deg approx CCD phasing.
Apr 14 2005 12:10:54:137PM1050414008Ron ParkerShot 8 ran well, LH data collected for 120 deg CCD approx phasing.
Apr 14 2005 12:19:20:490PM1050414009Ron ParkerShot 9 had a late breakdown and fizzled.
Apr 14 2005 12:39:57:960PM1050414010Ron ParkerShot 10 ran OK, breakdown still a bit late. Data collected for 150 deg
CCD approx phasing.
Apr 14 2005 01:12:12:010PM1050414011Ron ParkerShot 11 ran and data collected for 135 deg CCD approx phasing.
Apr 14 2005 01:15:13:343PM1050414012Ron ParkerShot 12 was a dud. Decrease BR by 0.5 mT for next shot.
Apr 14 2005 01:33:50:880PM1050414013Ron ParkerShot ran , this time RF power was increased to 200 kW.
Apr 14 2005 01:51:23:490PM1050414014Ron ParkerShot 14 ran OK. Same conditions as in in Shot 13.
Slight pause while coupler is pulled out to - 3mm from limiter.
Apr 14 2005 02:08:33:617PM1050414015Ron ParkerShot 15 ran OK. First shot with grill 3 mm back from limiter.
Phase 135 deg CCD, approx.
Apr 14 2005 02:33:37:090PM1050414017Ron ParkerShot 16 ran, grill at -3mm. Phase is 120 deg CCD, approx
Next shot, 90 deg, CCD, approx.
Apr 14 2005 02:43:11:230PM1050414018Ron ParkerShot 18 ran OK, 90 phasing CCD, "exact".
Next : 60 deg phasing, CCD approx.
Apr 14 2005 03:15:46:610PM1050414019Ron ParkerShot 19 ran, 60 deg phasing CCD approx.

Next: 30 deg, CCd approx.
Apr 14 2005 04:42:50:730PM1050414020Ron ParkerShot 20 ran OK, data on 30 deg phasing collected. Next: 150 deg "ideal" CD phasing.
Apr 14 2005 04:41:46:400PM1050414021Ron ParkerShot 21 ran well. Next: same phase as in 21, 20 kW (X2 power).
Apr 14 2005 05:20:15:810PM1050414023Ron ParkerShot 23 ran OK, higher power, possibly 300 kW (according to the IQ detectors.)

Engineering Operator Comments
ShotTimeTypeStatusComment
109:19:39:057AMPlasmaOk
209:32:09:157AMPlasmaOk
309:44:43:343AMPlasmaOk
410:14:31:673AMPlasmaOk
510:32:04:510AMPlasmaOk
610:47:37:047AMPlasmaOk
711:43:54:680AMPlasmaOk
811:59:47:713AMPlasmaOk
912:13:06:613PMPlasmaOk
1012:26:19:880PMPlasmaOk
1112:42:05:607PMPlasmaOk
1212:59:57:740PMPlasmaOk
1301:13:38:260PMPlasmaOk
1401:26:28:410PMPlasmaOk
1501:56:15:520PMPlasmaOk
1602:10:45:733PMPlasmaOk
1702:27:29:160PMPlasmaOk
1802:40:58:980PMPlasmaOk
1902:53:35:790PMPlasmaOk
2003:16:22:030PMPlasmaOk
2104:28:55:243PMPlasmaOk
2204:44:37:480PMPlasmaOk
2305:02:33:647PMPlasmaOk