Alcator C-Mod Run 1060327 Information

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Miniproposals
Miniproposal:446
Date Filed: 3/22/2006
Title:Intra-Shot Diborane Injection in Alcator C-Mod
First Author:Jim Irby
Session Leader:Jim Irby (shots 1-4)

Operators
Session leader(s):Jim Irby
Physics operator(s):
Engineering operator(s):

Engineering Operator Run Comment
Diborane Gas Puff Test

Session Leader Plans
Entered: Mar 27 2006 01:00:58:353PM
Author: Jim Irby
We will run several cycle tests to:

. make sure the diborane puff procedure is adequate

. check diborane puffing rates

. check RGA response to the diborane puffs

. evaluate changes to TF scanner program (integration time)




Physics Operators Plans

Session Leader Summaries
Entered: Mar 27 2006 04:01:41:813PM
Author: Jim Irby
gas puff:

100 to 200
400 to 500
800 to 1000.

Results:

looks good. Very clear steps seen in MKS gauges (5.22 mTorr peak)

good before/after RGA data


Entered: Mar 27 2006 04:11:56:427PM
Author: Jim Irby
The PLC program did not initially allow us to go through a purge cycle with the TR4 regulator pressure set to 11 psi (it's usually 33 psi). Joe and Yuri were able to modify the program to accept the lower pressure setting. The good reading level was reduced from 20 to 8 psi so that 11 psi is now acceptable.

We successfully puffed B2D6 into the machine and saw it clearly on the MKS gauges and the RGA. Very clean spectrum of diborane seen on RGA with approx right ratio of diborane lines to helium peak.

Shots 002, 003, and 004 have different pulse waveforms for the gas with the longest pulse on shot 004 from 100 to 1000 ms. About 30 Torr-l/s.
Entered: Mar 28 2006 08:07:08:300AM
Author: Jim Irby
gas puff:

100 to 1000 ms

mks peak pressure of 11.3 mTorr --- nice linear rise

RGA before/after data looks very good

approx rate (80% He + 20% B2D6) = 11.3e-3 Torr * 4060 l / 0.9 s = 50.97 Torr-l/s


Physics Operator Summaries

Session Leader Comments
Mar 27 2006 01:55:22:437PM1060327001Jim Irbycycle test of TF scanner changes:

we were unable to adjust the integration time
Mar 27 2006 03:50:35:670PM1060327002Jim Irbydiborane bottle pressure 1750 psi
TR4 set to 11 psi (usually 33 psi)

GV1 closed with bypass at 270 clicks
GV2 should toggle closed in check and stay closed for 300 s

diborane puff has been programmed as:

on 100 to 200 ms
off 200 to 300
on 300 to 500
off 500 to 600
on 600 to 1000

Results:

TC3 to 7 mTorr
Very clear diborane spectrum seen on the rga
Before/after RGA data looks good

MKS gauges peak at 9.9 mTorr at 1.25 s
No rise seen until about 200 ms


Physics Operator Comments

Engineering Operator Comments
ShotTimeTypeStatusComment
101:38:46:710PMTestOk
203:33:37:553PMTestOkDiborane Puff Test
303:49:12:497PMTestOkDiborane Gas Puff
403:59:04:360PMTestOkDiborane Puff Test