Alcator C-Mod Run 1070525 Information

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Miniproposals
Miniproposal:475
Date Filed: 3/23/2007
Title:Cryopump Startup
First Author:Brian Labombard
Session Leader:Brian Labombard (shots 1-31)

Operators
Session leader(s):Brian Labombard
Physics operator(s):Ian Hutchinson
Engineering operator(s):Ed Fitzgerald,Sam Pierson,Gary Dekow

Engineering Operator Run Comment
MP#475 Cryopump Startup PO:Hutchinson SL:Labombard EO:Fitzgerald,Pierson

Session Leader Plans
Entered: May 24 2007 02:33:08:250PM
Author: Brian Labombard
Run Plan for 1070525

MP#475 ""Cryopump Startup""

Goal
Complete three cryopump commissioning phases, called out in MP#475:
Phase I ""System Assembly and Checkout""
Phase II ""Cool-down/Regeneration and Pumping Speed Benchmarks""
Phase III ""Operation during C-Mod Discharge""

Plan
We will begin cooldown of the cryopump at around 7:00AM in anticipation for a full
day of cryopump operation. First we will perform some simple pumping
speed tests, puffing in D2 via the NINJA system and operating with the torus
gatevalves closed. We will also perform a series of pump/regeneration cycles to
get familiar with how the pump behaves. Once we are satisfied that we have control,
we will begin operation of the pump in C-Mod plasmas. First we will try LSN
discharges with no or weak pumping. Then we will move on to USN plasmas, which
should exhibit strong pumping.

Plan
(1) No-power shot cycles with gatevalves closed. Pump/regen cycles. Benchmarks.

(2) Reload from shot#1070511025, turn on segment#2 (LSN).
Program NL04 = 0.8e20
Operate with pump warm (20 deg K) and cold.
Assess neutral pressures and pumping speeds.

(3) Turn on segment#3 (LSN).
Program NL04 = 0.8e20
Operate with pump warm (20 deg K) and cold.
Assess neutral pressures and pumping speeds.

Physics Operators Plans
Entered: May 24 2007 02:30:50:063PM
Author: Brian Labombard
Physop plan for Friday, May 25, 2007

MP#475 Cryopump Startup

Session leader: B. Labombard
Physics operator: I. Hutchinson

We will start cooling down the cryopump to LN2 and LHe temperatures at 7:00AM.
By 8:00AM we will begin some pumping and regeneration cycles.
This will involve running some no-power C-Mod shot cycles, puffing D2 into the
vessel via the NINJA system and operating with gatevalves closed.
If things go well, we will be ready to operate the pump with plasma
at around 9:00 AM.

Engineering Setup
-------------------
Alternator and Machine cooldown for a 9:00AM Start
Lockup no earlier than 8:30 AM. Run will end at 5:00PM.

No overnight ECDC

Power Systems as on 1070511001
Acoil: +Dtop -Dbot -Jtop +Jbot (standard) Hybrid enabled

Gas setup:
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Fill B-Top with 6 psi D2 Hybrid enabled (PG4)
fill B-side lower with 1 psi Ar Hybrid DISABLED (PG1)
leave B-side upper as is Hybrid DISABLED (PG2)
fill B-main (C-side) with 40 psi D2 Hybrid enabled (PG3)
NINJA backfill with 25 PSI of D2.

Enable the following gate valves and shutters, assuming no vacuum problems:
ECE, VUV, Z-bolo shutters; Enable DNB gatevalve when requested by DNB operator.

Torvac setup: Pumpstack gatevalves CLOSED in PULSE (close time tbd)

ICRF: not required
LH: not required

Physop plan:
------------

No-power C-Mod shot cycles will be taken prior to 9:00AM to perform
pumping speed benchmarks and pumping/regeneration cycle tests.

Then, once the pump is deemed ready for plasmas:

LSN Discharges: reload 1070511025, turn on seg2 (LSN), set nl04=0.8e20
Run a few shots with the pump 'warm', then cool the pump
to helium temperature. May need to adjust pg4 puff for breakdown. We expect little
pumping in this configuration, but this needs to be quantified. Demonstrate
pumping and regen cycles with plasma.

USN Discharges: turn on seg3 (USN), set nl04=0.8e20 This should be maximum
pumping configuration. Run a reference shot with pump ""off"".
Then cool it down and pump away.

Session Leader Summaries
Entered: May 29 2007 11:38:07:450AM
Author: Brian Labombard
Run Summary for 1070525

MP#475 ""Cryopump Startup""

This was a very successful, milestone-crushing run for the Upper
Divertor Cryopump. Not only was the pump cooled down to liquid helium
temperatures for the first time in C-Mod today, it also cranked out some
impressive particle pumping performances. Congratulations
to the entire cryopump team for putting together this new density control
tool - a nontrivial task representing about 2 years of thankless hard work.

We began cooling down the system to LN2 temperatures starting at 7:10 AM.
By 7:35 we had attained a TC reading of -173 C on the LN2 exhaust, indicating
the the pump was ready for cooldown to liquid helium temperatures. During
cooldown, we attempted to keep temperature differences between the LN2 and
LHe circuits minimized by also flowing some LHe. However, temperature
differences momentarily exceeded 150 C. Such differences proved to
be very difficult (if not impossible) to avoid. After LN2 cooldown, the
first cool-down to LHe was started at 7:55AM and by 7:58AM we recorded our first
reading of liquid helium on the superconducting ""dip-stick"", exceeding a 36% level.
As a result of the cryopump, the torus base pressure dropped by an order of
magnitude, starting at 9.8e-8 torr and threatening to dip down onto the -9
scale at 1.0e-8 torr.

The first experiment was pumping speed benchmarks in D2 gas.
No-power shots 1-3 were dedicated to this. A steady flow of 35 torr-l/s
D2 gas was injected through the NINJA capillary, ABLim. Steady torus chamber
pressures of 3.3 mtorr were recorded (shot 2) indicating a system pumping speed
of 10,600 liters D2 per second. This value exceeds the pumping speed benchmark
of 9,700 liters per second obtained last September with the full-scale prototype
cryopump in the test chamber. This was the first great news - the C-Mod pump
had clearly demonstrated excellent pumping performance for room temperature gas,
at or exceeding the expected level.

After a standard LSN discharge was obtained without pumping (shot 6), the pump
was turned on (i.e., cooled to LHe temperatures) for shot 8. In order to compensate
for the cryopump, Ian extended the prefill gas puff duration by about a factor of
2 (36ms instead of 20ms). The LSN shot ran fine with the cryopump cold. However, as
expected, there was essentially no particle pumping observed by the system; the LSN
topology produces very low neutral pressures in the upper divertor chamber.

We then turned our attention to USN plasmas, which should exhibit strong
particle removal. First we ran shot 13, a standard USN 'baseline' plasma (NL04 ~ 0.85e20)
with no pumping. 20 mtorr was observed in the upper divertor. 30 torr-liters
of D2 were injected to fuel this discharge. Then we ran the same shot with the pump on
(shot 14). By gas feedback, the plasma density was maintained flat at NL04 ~ 0.8 until 1 s
(drooping afterwards), but now the upper divertor pressure was only 2.5 mtorr and
69 torr-liters of D2 were need to fuel this discharge. Based on the gas fueling rate,
the cryopumping throughput was estimated to be about 50 torr-liters/s - not too shabby.

Thinking that lower density plasmas would be more difficult for the pump to remove
particles, we started probing such conditions. First we programmed a repeat of shot 14,
(shot 15) but with the gas puff turned off at 0.5 seconds. As expected, the plasma density
'pumped out' dropping from NL04 ~ 0.75 to NL04 ~ 0.4 in 1 second. The effect was
reproduced on a repeat shot (shot 16). To explore what happens at even lower densities,
we ran a shot with NL04 ~ 0.5 target, also turning off the gas at 0.5 s. The
cryopump has able to reduce NL04 from 0.48 to 0.3 in 1 second. At these densities the
upper divertor pressure was very low: 0.3 mtorr dropping down to 0.1 mtorr - not much
neutral density for the pump to chew on.

The most dramatic results of the run came when we explored pumping throughputs for higher
density USN plasmas. Shot 24 was run with a density program of NL04 ~ 1.0. At this density,
the piezo valve had trouble competing with the cryopump. The resultant density was NL04 ~ 0.9
with the piezo nearly full on. Then we ran shot 26, which became one of the 'trophy shots' for this
run. The NINJA system was set up to provide a gas-puff 'assist' for the piezo valve, at
an input rate of about 50 torr-liter/s. The resulting shot displayed a remarkably flat
density trace with NL04 ~ 0.94 - a true example of density control. Based on the gas injection
rates, the cryopump gas throughput was estimated to be 140 torr-liters/s - very impressive indeed.

The final topic that we touched on today was gas throughput and density control in
lower x-point dominant, double-null plasmas. Here we were looking to set up some
good L-mode target plasmas for H-mode pumpout studies (to be performed later).
Shots 29, 30 and 31 are a series of near DN plasmas (NL04 ~ 1.0) with SSEP ~ 0, -3 and -6 mm.
Despite the different SSEP values, all three plasmas exhibited excellent
pumping throughputs, exceeding 70 torr-liters/s. Pressures in the upper chamber
exceeded 3 mtorr with the pump on. These results are very encouraging and suggest
that the upper chamber tile geometry and baffling structures are working more
or less according to plan. We will need to investigate the pumping performance
and throughputs in lower density plasmas and also in plasmas with higher currents.
These tend to have less pronounced 'shoulders' in the SOL density profile and therefore
may be more sensitive to the SSEP values.

Physics Operator Summaries
Entered: May 25 2007 05:09:28:573PM
Author: Ian Hutchinson
A fairly tough day for physop. Several power supply problems with OH1 and EF1
which appeared to semi-cure themselves. These were a source of fizzles.

Also the plasmas from which we started have a major problem that EF2u zeros itself at around .3s leading to VDEs in some cases. A fix for this is to reduce
the EF4 current demanded, maybe even to a negative value. But this was not fully
implemented during the shots we had.

Scorecard
__________

  Shot,Duration(s),Ipmax(MA),Result  Shot,Duration(s),Ipmax,Result
  |   01   0.000   0.002   Dud     |   02   0.000   0.002   Dud     |
  |   03   0.000   0.002   Dud     |   04   0.000   0.028   Fizzle  |
  |   05   0.000   0.030   Fizzle  |   06   1.958   0.810   Plasma  |
  |   07   0.000   0.002   Dud     |   08   1.959   0.811   Plasma  |
  |   09   0.000   0.031   Fizzle  |   10   0.000   0.031   Fizzle  |
  |   11   0.000   0.032   Fizzle  |   12   0.429   0.809   Plasma  |
  |   13   1.953   0.824   Plasma  |   14   1.959   0.822   Plasma  |
  |   15   1.960   0.818   Plasma  |   16   1.958   0.817   Plasma  |
  |   17   0.258   0.764   Plasma  |   18   1.955   0.813   Plasma  |
  |   19   1.959   0.829   Plasma  |   20   0.000   0.056   Dud     |
  |   21   1.959   0.815   Plasma  |   22   0.000   0.058   Fizzle  |
  |   23   0.371   0.797   Plasma  |   24   1.959   0.814   Plasma  |
  |   25   0.151   0.647   Plasma  |   26   1.956   0.812   Plasma  |
  |   27   1.954   0.837   Plasma  |   28   1.968   0.826   Plasma  |
  |   29   1.958   0.831   Plasma  |   30   1.955   0.828   Plasma  |
  |   31   1.956   0.822   Plasma 
Date 1070525:  31 shots.  20 plasmas.   6 fizzles.   5 duds.   0 System Error.
        (Plasma = Ip gt 60.0 kA   Dud = H_alpha lt  0.40 V)
Total plasma duration: 32.54 s (exceeding -100 kA)


Session Leader Comments
May 25 2007 09:33:32:163AM1070525001Brian Labombard 1 - Baseline no-power shot with NINJA puff - ABLim capillary, trig: 0.0, duration 1.0, 1148 torr
LN2 cold, LHe cold, 89% on dip-stick
gatevalves closed for 3? minutes after shot
got about 3 mtorr in the vessel with a gas input rate of 36 torr-l/s => 10,000 l/s D2 pumping speed
gatevalves opened too soon - truncating the regen cycle

Next: repeat with 5s NINJA and gate valves closed for 10 minutes
May 25 2007 09:53:03:340AM1070525002Brian Labombard 2 - Baseline no-power shot with NINJA puff - ABLim capillary, trig: 0.0, duration 5.0, 1140 torr
LN2 cold, LHe cold, 90% on dip-stick
3.3 mtorr in vessel. Gas injection rate is 33 torr-l/s => 10,000 torr-l/s

Next: repeat with Helium warm, 2s NINJA puff and gate valves closed for 3 minutes
May 25 2007 10:03:43:987AM1070525003Brian Labombard 3 - Baseline no-power shot with NINJA puff - ABLim capillary, trig: 0.0, duration 2.0, 1110 torr D2
LN2 cold, LHe WARM, gatevalves closed for 3 minutes after shot
NINJA puff rate is verified to be 35 torr-liters/s

Next: Go for LSN plasma with pump off (helium circuit WARM)
May 25 2007 10:47:28:160AM1070525006Brian Labombard 6 - LSN, Ip=0.8, NL04=0.75, Bt=5.47
Cryopump warm, 41 torr-liters injected, 8 torr-liters in chamber after shot
NINJA puff rate is verified to be 35 torr-liters/s

Next: Go for LSN plasma with pump off (helium circuit WARM)
May 25 2007 11:02:28:523AM1070525007Brian Labombard7 - No power shot with Cryopump COLD. This will help us assess the impact of the pump
on the pre-puff
May 25 2007 11:16:19:250AM1070525008Brian Labombard 8 - LSN, Ip=0.8, NL04=0.81, Bt=5.47
Cryopump COLD, 31 torr-liters injected

Next: Go for USN plasma with pump off (helium circuit WARM)
May 25 2007 12:34:00:153PM1070525013Brian Labombard13 - USN, Ip=0.8, NL04=0.85, Bt=5.47
Cryopump WARM, 30 torr-liters injected, 7 torr-liters in torus after shot

Next: repeat USN plasma with pump on
May 25 2007 12:54:02:333PM1070525014Brian Labombard14 - USN, Ip=0.8, NL04=0.8, dropping after 1.1s, Bt=5.47
Cryopump COLD, 69 torr-liters injected, 2.5 mtorr at pump entrance
52 torr-liters recovered during regen.
Crypumping throughput is 50 torr-liters/s

Next: Repeat, with gas input shutoff at 0.5 s
May 25 2007 01:07:00:277PM1070525015Brian Labombard15 - USN, Ip=0.8, NL04=0.78 dropping to 0.4 in about 1 sec, Bt=5.47
Cryopump COLD, 32 torr-liters injected, 2.5 mtorr down to 0.2 mtorr at pump entrance
25 torr-liters recovered during regen.

Next: Repeat
May 25 2007 01:20:17:437PM1070525016Brian Labombard16 - USN, Ip=0.8, NL04=0.76 dropping to 0.4 in about 1 sec, Bt=5.47
gas puff programmed to zero at 0.5 sec
Cryopump COLD, 38 torr-liters injected, 2.5 mtorr down to 0.25 mtorr at pump entrance
26 torr-liters recovered during regen.

Next: Repeat with cryopump warm
May 25 2007 01:27:59:003PM1070525017Brian Labombard17 - Early disruption
May 25 2007 01:53:12:183PM1070525018Brian Labombard18 - USN, Ip=0.8, NL04=0.86 dropping to 0.72 in about 1 sec, Bt=5.47
gas puff programmed to zero at 0.5 sec
Cryopump WARM, 27 torr-liters injected, 22 mtorr down to 9 mtorr at pump entrance
9 torr-liters recovered during regen.

Next: Repeat with cryopump COLD and NL04=0.4, puff off at 0.5s
May 25 2007 02:05:29:127PM1070525019Brian Labombard19 - USN, Ip=0.8, NL04=0.48 dropping to 0.3 in about 1 sec, Bt=5.47
gas puff programmed to zero at 0.5 sec
Cryopump COLD, 5 torr-liters injected, 0.3 mtorr down to 0.1 mtorr (Penning) at pump entrance
9 torr-liters recovered during regen.

Next: Repeat with cryopump COLD and flat program of NL04=1.0
May 25 2007 02:35:49:607PM1070525021Brian Labombard21 - USN, Ip=0.8, NL04=0.86 dropping to 0.46 in about 0.7 sec, Bt=5.47
gas puff programmed to zero at 0.75 sec
Cryopump COLD, 73 torr-liters injected, 4 mtorr peak pressure at pump entrance
45 torr-liters recovered during regen.

Next: Repeat with cryopump COLD and flat program of NL04=1.0
May 25 2007 03:00:26:163PM1070525023Brian Labombard23 - Early disruption.
May 25 2007 03:24:16:970PM1070525024Brian Labombard24 - USN, Ip=0.8, NL04=0.9 to 1.05 s, dropping to 0.73, Bt=5.47
120 torr-l/sec pumping, Cryopump COLD, 122 torr-liters injected, 5 mtorr peak pressure at pump entrance
89 torr-liters recovered during regen.

Next: Repeat with cryopump COLD, flat program of NL04=1.0, NINJA puff assist of 36 torr-l/s starting at 0.5 s
for duration of 1s. Also enable argon puff.
May 25 2007 03:28:53:830PM1070525025Brian Labombard25 - Early disruption.
May 25 2007 03:56:46:170PM1070525026Brian Labombard26 - USN, Ip=0.8, Very flat NL04=0.94, Bt=5.47
NINJA D2 at 1370 torr, trig: 0.3 duration: 1.0 Ninja puffs 50 torr-l/s
140 torr-l/sec pumping, Cryopump COLD, 183 torr-liters injected, 5 mtorr peak pressure at pump entrance
89 torr-liters recovered during regen.

Next: go to Double Null, cryopump COLD, flat program of NL04=1.0, NINJA puff assist of 50 torr-l/s
starting at 0.5 s for duration of 1s. Argon enabled.
May 25 2007 04:08:34:017PM1070525027Brian Labombard27 - DN, SSEP close to 0, Ip=0.8, NL04=1.0 dropping to 0.96, Bt=5.47
NINJA D2 at 1351 torr, trig: 0.3 duration: 1.0 Ninja puffs 50 torr-l/s
~50 torr-l/sec pumping, Cryopump COLD, 103 torr-liters injected, 4 mtorr peak pressure at pump entrance
83 torr-liters recovered during regen.

Next: Repeat, cryopump COLD, flat program of NL04=1.0, NINJA puff off
Argon enabled.
May 25 2007 04:26:00:227PM1070525028Brian Labombard28 - DN, SSEP close to 0, Ip=0.8, NL04=1.0 dropping to 0.8, Bt=5.47
~30 torr-l/sec pumping, Cryopump COLD, 74 torr-liters injected, 2.5 mtorr peak pressure at pump entrance
55 torr-liters recovered during regen.

Next: Repeat
May 25 2007 04:37:48:427PM1070525029Brian Labombard29 - DN, SSEP close to 0, Ip=0.8, Very flat NL04=1.0, Bt=5.47
72 torr-l/sec pumping, Cryopump COLD, 111 torr-liters injected, 3.3 mtorr peak pressure at pump entrance
80 torr-liters recovered during regen.

Next: Repeat with SSEP = -3 mm
May 25 2007 04:57:54:287PM1070525030Brian Labombard30 - LSN, SSEP = ~-3mm drifting to 0, Ip=0.8, Very flat NL04=1.0, Bt=5.47
80 torr-l/sec pumping, Cryopump COLD, 114 torr-liters injected, 4 mtorr peak pressure at pump entrance
85 torr-liters recovered during regen.

Next: Repeat with SSEP = -6 mm
May 25 2007 05:53:39:213PM1070525031Brian Labombard31 - LSN, SSEP = ~-6mm drifting to -3mm, Ip=0.8, Very flat NL04=1.0, Bt=5.38
70 torr-l/sec pumping, Cryopump COLD, 109 torr-liters injected, 3.2 mtorr peak pressure at pump entrance
80 torr-liters recovered during regen.

Physics Operator Comments
May 25 2007 09:55:34:093AMIan HutchinsonLoad from 1070511025.

Call ZXU controller to update for broken loop.
Br offset to -0.003 from .0033.
NL04 to .8e20 in segment 2.
Load.
Check segment 3 controllers. Set NL04 to .8e20 in segment 3.
Load
May 25 2007 09:55:54:920AM1070525003Ian HutchinsonShots 1-3 are gas only cycles.
May 25 2007 10:20:00:150AM1070525004Ian HutchinsonFizzle. Magnetics show a substantial difference between f09 and f19.
But it is hard to be sure that we know what we are doing with flux loops bad.

Raise fill puff to 20ms from 16ms.
May 25 2007 10:34:27:653AM1070525005Ian HutchinsonFizzle.

B_r offset to -.0033 from -.003
Rcur offset to 1000 from 1300.
Load.
May 25 2007 10:51:20:443AM1070525006Ian HutchinsonPlasma.

Next shot is to be pump.
Fill puff to 40ms to compensate.
Take no power shot.
May 25 2007 11:09:04:090AM1070525007Ian HutchinsonGas only shot. Shows that 40ms is a bit too much

Gas fill to 36ms. Load.
May 25 2007 11:23:05:033AM1070525008Ian HutchinsonPlasma. Satisfactory shot.

Switch off segment 2 switch on segment 3.
Fill puff to 20ms in preparation for no pumping upper null.
load.
May 25 2007 11:35:05:930AM1070525009Ian HutchinsonFizzle. Very weak current. Slightly high initial pressure caused by high
base pressure.

Rcur offset to 800.
EF4 Voltage to 2600 from 2800.
load.
May 25 2007 11:47:14:230AM1070525010Ian HutchinsonFizzle. Very late breakdown caused by OH1 current error. The power supply is
misbehaving as yesterday (suddenly).

ICOH1 integral gain to 4. It is integrating only for the period -.1 to 0s.
May 25 2007 11:56:17:937AM1070525011Ian HutchinsonFizzle. Breakdown time is OK and OH1 current is much better.
We observe, however, that the problem at breakdown appears in fact to be
with the EF1U power supply, which suddenly started giving a voltage that is
half of its demand on shot 10 (and 11).

Br offset to -.003 from -.0033.
Fill puff to 18ms.

May 25 2007 12:25:34:103PM1070525012Ian HutchinsonPlasma. Disrupts at 0.4 because of VDE.

Ef2byEF4 gain brought up at 2.1s to 0.5 to try to prevent the EF2 lurch.
Clearin gain at .236 lowered to 5 from 7.
load.
May 25 2007 12:39:44:983PM1070525013Ian HutchinsonPlasma.

Fix the A-coil programming for integral gain control at .2s not preprogrammed.
Program clearin to be zero at .23s instead of -.01.
Load.
May 25 2007 12:55:48:787PM1070525014Ian HutchinsonPlasma. Quite strong pumping.

NL04 to zero at 0.5s, also remove preprogrammed puff.
May 25 2007 01:05:50:557PM1070525015Ian HutchinsonPlasma. Good pumpout.
May 25 2007 01:27:38:110PM1070525016Ian HutchinsonPlasma. Good repeat, but a bounce on startup.

IC_EF4 to -1325A from -1335.
Fill puff to 18ms.
May 25 2007 02:02:12:017PM1070525018Ian HutchinsonPlasma.

Lower ZXU gains during the bad time .2-.35s to try to prevent EF2 railing.
NL04 to .4e20 turning off at .5s.
May 25 2007 02:09:31:673PM1070525019Ian HutchinsonPlasma.

EF1 step at .2s increased from 150V to 200V.
NL04 to 1e20 constant.
May 25 2007 02:21:57:930PM1070525020Ian HutchinsonFizzle. Late breakdown. Fill pressure very low. Did not increase it.


Fill puff to 36ms.
May 25 2007 02:39:49:763PM1070525021Ian HutchinsonPlasma

Restore nl04 gain erroneously omitted after 0.7s.
May 25 2007 03:08:21:010PM1070525022Ian HutchinsonFizzle.

EF4 to -1315 from -1325A
May 25 2007 03:20:01:450PM1070525023Ian HutchinsonPlasma disrupts owing to EF2U zeroing.

Delay the RXU ramp so that it reaches -0.02 at .5s.
May 25 2007 03:29:11:003PM1070525024Ian HutchinsonPlasma. Full out gas puff is pumped out.

IC_EF4 demand dropped to 1300A at .2s on.
Enable Argon.
Increase nl04 preprogram after 1s
May 25 2007 03:49:31:930PM1070525025Ian HutchinsonPlasma disrupts at .15s owing to vertical instability from the start.
Possibly induced by pause associated with bounce.

Rcur ofset to 1000 from 800.

May 25 2007 04:01:26:920PM1070525026Ian HutchinsonPlasma. Density well controlled.

Move to double null and related variations.
Switch off segment 3.
Switch on segment 4.
Set SSEP to zero.
Import B21_proj onto wire 9.
NL04 to 1e20
Load.
May 25 2007 04:11:36:173PM1070525027Ian HutchinsonPlasma. Satisfactory but EF2u rails for most of the shot.

IC_EF4 to 1300 from 2000A seg 4.
Set Acoil current demand to zero
Move c-integrator time to .2.
May 25 2007 04:28:30:947PM1070525028Ian HutchinsonPlasma

EF4C to 500A? Oops. Did segment 3 by mistake.
May 25 2007 04:46:57:880PM1070525028Ian HutchinsonPlasma

EF4C to 500A? Oops. Did segment 3 by mistake.
May 25 2007 04:46:59:723PM1070525028Ian HutchinsonPlasma

EF4C to 500A? Oops. Did segment 3 by mistake.
May 25 2007 04:46:51:177PM1070525029Ian HutchinsonPlasma.

ICEF4 to 500A (really)
SSEP to -.003
Intermediate gain step in EF2byEF4
May 25 2007 05:03:09:150PM1070525030Ian HutchinsonPlasma.

SSEP to -.006
Lower EF4 again.
Move EF2byEF4 control earlier.

Engineering Operator Comments
ShotTimeTypeStatusComment
109:17:44:563AMTestOk
209:34:17:053AMTestOk
309:52:47:140AMTestOk
410:05:59:643AMPlasmaOk
510:20:04:413AMPlasmaOk
610:32:45:623AMPlasmaOk
710:49:31:130AMTestOk
811:01:55:667AMPlasmaOk
911:15:04:687AMPlasmaOk
1011:27:50:987AMPlasmaOk
1111:40:15:930AMPlasmaOk
1211:54:35:310AMPlasmaBadOH2 Comm Fault OH1 Self Powered
1312:24:02:400PMPlasmaOk
1412:37:59:157PMPlasmaOk
1512:53:02:850PMPlasmaOk
1601:05:57:087PMPlasmaOk
1701:20:49:810PMPlasmaOk
1801:36:05:803PMPlasmaOk
1901:52:21:823PMPlasmaOk
2002:06:11:940PMPlasmaOk
2102:23:16:150PMPlasmaOk
2202:35:44:200PMPlasmaOk
2302:54:37:240PMPlasmaOk
2403:09:08:010PMPlasmaOk
2503:22:54:670PMPlasmaOk
2603:39:11:163PMPlasmaOk
2703:53:33:543PMPlasmaOk
2804:06:49:140PMPlasmaOk
2904:24:10:150PMPlasmaOk
3004:37:12:523PMPlasmaOk
3104:56:45:897PMPlasmaOk

System Availability
May 25 2007 08:11:41:380AM
SystemAvailableCommentAvailability
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OwnerDescriptionWho Can
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Active MHDyesFully operationalMar 28 2007 09:19PM (sears)Joe SnipesActive MHD Antennasears,snipes
BESyesvertical array of six views at R ~ 87.3 cm, radial array of three views out to R ~ 89 cm, both at outboard midplane. Three discrete fiber views of beam at R ~ 70.0, 76.5 and 82.5 cm.Feb 06 2007 10:00AM (bravenec)Ron BravenecBeam Emission Spectroscopybravenec
Bolometersyes2Pi diode operational, 2Pi foil being upgrade for noise resistance. Midplane foils being digitized but not calibrated, still ICRF pickup. Midplane AXUV and divertor being digitized but analyzed data not ready.Apr 26 2007 10:27AM (mlreinke)Matt ReinkeBolometershutch,mlreinke
BoronizationyesFirst Boronization 5/9/07May 10 2007 04:55PM (irby)Jim IrbyBoronizationdekow,irby
CNPAno Jan 14 2007 02:06PM Ron ParkerCompact Neutral Analyzerparker
Cryopump - Upper DivertornoIn-vessel hardware is installed; in-vessel cryogenic systems are leak-tight and have passed LN2 cool-down tests. Work is proceeding on external LHe and LN2 transfer lines as well as PLC control system.Mar 30 2007 10:53AM (labombard)Brian LaBombardUpper Divertor Cryopumpirby,labombard
CXRSyesThe pedestal toroidal array was installed, spatially and absolutely calibrated. There are 10 chords intersect the beam at the major_R_range=[75,4:87.4]cm. Spatial resolution: 1.2 cm. The F-top poloidal array was installed and spatially calibrated. There are 19 chords intersect the beam at the major_R_range=[67.8:91.0]cm. Spatial resolution: 1.22 cm.May 01 2007 12:31PM (bespam)Bill RowanCharge Exchange Spectroscopybespam,blip,rachmcd,rowan
D Alphayes\ha2_bright and \SPECTROSCOPY::TOP.VUV.VIS_SIGNALS:MCP_VIS_SIG1 are availableMar 11 2007 10:28PM (terry)Jim TerryBalmer Alpha Monitorirby,terry,wolfe
Dalsayescamera is re-installed, and view has been calibratedFeb 26 2007 03:28PM (marmar)Earl MarmarVisible Bremsstrahlungmarmar
Disruption Mitigationno Jan 14 2007 02:02PM Bob GranetzGas Jetgranetz,whyte
Divertor IRno Mar 06 2007 10:50AM Glen WurdenDivertor IR Digital Videogwurden,terry
Divertor IR Spectroscopyno Mar 06 2007 10:51AM Glen WurdenDivertor IR Spectroscopygwurden,ldorf,terry
DNByesAll systems are operational, but as of 28 March 2007, the beam needs additional conditioning for full performance shotsMar 28 2007 09:36AM (beals)Bob GranetzDiagnostic Beambeals,granetz
FRC-ECEyesAll channels now working.Apr 04 2007 11:04AM (phillips)Perry PhillipsHeterodyne ECE-32 channelsphillips
G-Side RatiomaticyesThe gauge is operational.Mar 30 2007 10:54AM (labombard)Brian LaBombardG-side ratiomatic ionization gaugelabombard,toland
GPCyesChs 1-8 operational. May 24 2007 08:40AM (hubbard)Amanda HubbardECE Polychromaterhubbard,schmidt
GPC2yesMost channels (except 1,8,10,17) operational. Set to lower freqs for LHCD.May 24 2007 08:40AM (hubbard)Amanda HubbardECE Polychromaterhubbard,schmidt
GPIyesNew view just outside of the lower X-point is operational, but data is being archived locally , not to the tree. Midplane GPI is not operational.Mar 27 2007 01:59PM (terry)Jim TerryGas Puff Imagingterry,zweben
H/Dyesspectral calibration needs to be checked, but system should be ready for the runFeb 26 2007 03:28PM (marmar)Earl MarmarH/D Ratiomarmar
Hirex Jryes Mar 06 2007 08:59AM (rice)John RiceHigh Resolution X-Rayince,rice
Hirex SryesStoring Data, but profiles not yet availableApr 27 2007 01:20PM (ince)John RiceHigh Resolution X-Rayince,rice
HXRyesSomething might be wrong with channel 26; all others working fine.Mar 23 2007 10:43AM (schmidt)Ron ParkerHard X-Ray Arrayparker,schmidt
ICRF D-Antennayes80.5 MHz. readyMar 28 2007 08:50AM (ylin)Steve WukitchD-port antennawukitch,ylin
ICRF E-Antennano80 MHz. FFT installation/coaxial line needs more workMar 16 2007 09:32AM (ylin)Steve WukitchE-port antennawukitch,ylin
ICRF J-Antennayes78 MHzApr 04 2007 08:56AM (ylin)Steve WukitchJ-port antennawukitch,ylin
Lower Hybridno6B Pressure window failed. Arcing in 6B, 8B,9B & 23B. May 04 2007 03:44PM (dterry)Ron ParkerLower Hybriddterry,parker
LPIyes Apr 26 2007 08:35PM (bose)Earl MarmarLithium Pellet Injectorbose,marmar
Ly-alphayesMidplane data being digitized, but analyzed data not ready. 2D arrays being debugged.Apr 26 2007 10:28AM (mlreinke)Matt ReinkeLyman alpha cameraslabombard,mlreinke
McPhersonyesWorking normally.Apr 19 2007 09:52AM (mlreinke)Jim TerryVUV Spectrometermlreinke,terry
MichelsonyesOperational. Mar 28 2007 08:33AM (hubbard)Amanda HubbardECE Te Profileshubbard,schmidt
MKSyesE-Top, E-Bottom, F-top (cryo), G-side, and B-bottom are operational. F-top gauge has a 'sniffer tube' to measure pressures in cryopump gas box.Mar 20 2007 06:42PM (g)Brian LaBombardBaratron pressure gaugeslabombard
MLPnoBench tests are proceeding on a prototype MLP system. We hope to roll the system into the cell for testing in a few weeks, powering up a single electrode on the A-port scanning probe.Mar 13 2007 09:57PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardMirror Langmuir Probe Electronics Systemlabombard
MSEno(1) Bandpass filters replacement underway (2) Beam-into-gas spectrum measurement underway (3) Shutter mechanism currently unstable; remains open. (4) Expect beam-into-gas calibrations complete about 4/24. Apr 03 2007 12:05PM (sscott)Steve ScottMotional Stark Effectjinseok,sscott
NeutronsyesBoth neutron systems are fully operationalApr 05 2007 11:19AM (fiore)Catherine FioreNeutron Detectorsfiore
Neuts and HardsyesoperationalMar 21 2007 04:29PM (irby)Jim IrbyX-Ray/Neutron Detector at K-Horirby
NINJAyesAll capillaries displayed by the NINJA_CONTROL GUI have been tested. NINJA puffed on 1070329009 (A-B limiter).Mar 29 2007 11:47AM (terry)Brian LaBombardNINJA gas pufflabombard,terry
PCInoSystem unavailable. The laser is under repair.Apr 04 2007 11:16PM (lianglin)Miklos PorkolabPhase Contrast Imagingedlund,lianglin,ntsujii,porkolab
Penning Gaugesyes8 in-situ Penning ionization gauges appear to be operational: CB_DivU, CB_OutL, CB_DivL, KA_OutU, KA_OutL, B_DivL, Cryo_1, Cryo_2. Cryo_1 and Cryo_2 are new and installed in the upper cryopump 'gas-box'.Mar 13 2007 10:01PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardPenning Ionization Gaugeslabombard
Plasma TVyesWIDE1, WIDE2 (chan 33), DANT, JANT and DIV (without an ND filter) are operational.Mar 27 2007 01:53PM (terry)Jim TerryVideo of plasma via several camerasdekow,irby,terry,wolfe
PolarimeternoRetro shutter closedMar 15 2007 11:00AM (irby)Jim IrbyC-Mod Polarimeterirby
Probe Array - ISDyesProbes at 15 of the 16 poloidal locations ('ramped' geometry) are operational. n,Te, particle flux reported every 10 ms.Mar 13 2007 09:47PM (labombard)Brian LabombardInner Lower Divertor Probe Arraylabombard
Probe Array - LHyesAll 6 probes on the lower hybrid launcher (tungsten, 1.5 mm projection) are operational. Mar 13 2007 09:46PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardLower Hybrid Probe Arraylabombard
Probe Array - OSDyesProbes at 10 poloidal locations (one 'ramped' and one 'flush') are operational. n,Te, particle flux reported every 10 ms. Mar 13 2007 09:45PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardOuter Lower Divertor Probe Arraylabombard
Probe Array - UDIVyes14 probes are operational ('ramped' geometry). n,Te, particle flux reported every 10 ms.Two high-gain channels are installed and operational for ECDC plasma diagnosis.Mar 13 2007 12:46PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardUpper Divertor Probe Arraylabombard
ReflectometeryesThe 60, 110, 88LSB, 88USB and 88 are connected but still being tested. The Swept frequency channel is sweeping with the waveform voltage swept at 5Hz with the voltage 4V-8V (117.8GHz-135.5GHz), also in the testing stage.May 21 2007 07:26PM (dominguez)Earl MarmarReflectometerdominguez,marmar
Scanning Probe - ASPyesPerpendicular Mach probe head is installed. The drive is operational.Mar 15 2007 09:09PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardA-Port Scanning Probelabombard
Scanning Probe - FSPyesPerpendicular Mach probe head is installed. The probe drive is now operational.Mar 13 2007 09:51PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardF-Port Scanning Probelabombard
Scanning Probe - WASPyesA-port WASP successfully collected data on 04/04. Some intermittent open circuit on SE Electrode. K-WASP took data on 04/11. Both ready to scan as needed.Apr 12 2007 04:18PM (nsmick)Brian LaBombardInner Wall Scanning Probelabombard,nsmick
TCIyesNL_04 at 71.04 cm from 3/9/07 calibrationMay 23 2007 07:38AM (irby)Jim IrbyTwo-Color Interferometerirby,murray
TS - Coreyes2 lasers, 11 spatial channels. Density is calibrated based on ECE cutoffs obtained on 4 May 2007. Additional spatial channels will be added over the next several weeks.May 10 2007 10:37AM (jwhughes)Jerry HughesCore Thomson scatteringjwhughes
TS - Edgeyes2 lasers, 20 spatial channels. Fiber holder position is -125mm (standard). Density is cross-calibrated to the core system, based on shots 1070504014, 016, and 019.May 21 2007 02:39PM (jwhughes)Jerry HughesMillimeter resolution edge Thomson scatteringjwhughes
Vispecyes350 and 670 nm, 4 spatial channelsMay 04 2007 01:02PM (agraf)Alex GrafVisible Spectrometeragraf