Alcator C-Mod Run 1071211 Information

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Miniproposals
Miniproposal:516
Date Filed:11/30/2007
Title:Experimental Measurement of the Maximum Controllable Displacement deltaZ_max
First Author:Marco Ferrara
Session Leader:Marco Ferrara (shots 14-32)
Miniproposal:517
Date Filed:11/29/2007
Title:Experimental Test of a Kalman Filter for the Vertical Position
First Author:Marco Ferrara
Session Leader:Marco Ferrara (shots 1-13)

Operators
Session leader(s):Marco Ferrara,Marco Ferrara
Physics operator(s):Ian Hutchinson
Engineering operator(s):Bill Cochran,Bill Byford

Engineering Operator Run Comment
MP516: Maximum controllable vertical displacement MP412a: H/D changeove

Session Leader Plans
Entered: Dec 10 2007 05:36:31:940PM
Author: Marco Ferrara
SL plan for run 1071211

** MP 517 - Experimental Test of a Kalman Filter for the Vertical Position **

1) Load from shot 1070406006
2) Reduce current from 0.9MA to 0.6MA
3) Reduce field from 6.2T to 4T
4) Reduce density from nl_04=1e20 to nl_04=0.7e20
5) Push the button OBSERVERS -> New and select dpcs_kalmanfull2_zcur from the menu, then push ADD and Dismiss
6) Push the button OBSERVERS again, the kalman routine should appear in the list. Click on it in order to open the widget
7) Input "[0.8,10.]" in the field "SWITCH_TIMES". Push APPLY, then OK
8) Load into the live tree and run the shot. Tune the programming as needed (meanwhile, SL will monitor the output of the filter on wire 10 to decide if it is operating correctly)

Assuming that the filter operates correctly:

9) Push the button OBSERVERS again, the kalman routine will appear in the list. Click on it in order to open the widget
10) Input "3" in the field "WIRES". Push APPLY, then OK (this places the filter in the fast control loop)
11) Run 1-2 shots to verify that the filter is rejecting noise and is not destabilizing the vertical control loop.

Assuming that everything is working fine so far:

12) Repeat 1) through 11) after loading shot 1070406015 (k-ramping)
13) If the operation of the filter in the loop seems to reduce the activity on the vertical trace, try to push the elongation further to >=1.9

TOTAL: 5-10 shots. Move to MP 516.

** MP 516 - Experimental Measurement of the Maximum Controllable Displacement deltaZ_max **

1) Load from shot 1070406015
2) Reduce current from 0.9MA to 0.6MA
3) Reduce field from 6.2T to 4T
4) Reduce density from nl_04=1e20 to nl_04=0.7e20
5) Tune programming as needed (steps 1) through 5) should be trivial after the kalman filter)

REMEMBER TO TURN THE KALMAN ROUTINE OFF!!!

6) Measure deltaZ_max at 0.75s (k=1.72, 4-6 shots):
6a) Push the button TEST_PROS -> New and select dpcs_constant_shape_demand from the menu, then push ADD and Dismiss
6b) Push the button TEST_PROS again, the constant shape routine will appear in the list. Click on it in order to open the widget
6c) Input "[0.75,0.80]" in the field "SWITCH_TIMES". Push APPLY, then OK
6d) Open wire 3 ZCUR programming
6e) Zero the derivative gain at 0.75s
6f) Zero the proportional gain at 0.75s. Set the proportional gain to 50 at 0.765s
6g) Apply and Ok
6h) Load into the live tree
6i) Run the shot and measure deltaZ. Adjust the time when the proportional gain is set to 50 at steps of 2ms and look for deltaZ_max.

7) Measure deltaZ_max at 0.90s (k=1.76, 4-6 shots):
7a) Push the button TEST_PROS again, the constant shape routine will appear in the list. Click on it in order to open the widget
7b) Input "[0.90,0.95]" in the field "SWITCH_TIMES". Push APPLY, then OK
7c) Open wire 3 ZCUR programming
7d) Zero the derivative gain at 0.90s
7e) Zero the proportional gain at 0.90s. Set the proportional gain to 50 at 0.91s
7f) Apply and Ok
7g) Load into the live tree
7h) Run the shot and measure deltaZ. Adjust the time when the proportional gain is set to 50 at steps of 2ms and look for deltaZ_max.

8) Measure deltaZ_max at 1.1s (k=1.80, 4-6 shots):
8a) Push the button TEST_PROS again, the constant shape routine will appear in the list. Click on it in order to open the widget
8b) Input "[1.1,1.15]" in the field "SWITCH_TIMES". Push APPLY, then OK
8c) Open wire 3 ZCUR programming
8d) Zero the derivative gain at 1.1s
8e) Zero the proportional gain at 1.1s. Set the proportional gain to 50 at 1.107s
8f) Apply and Ok
8g) Load into the live tree
8h) Run the shot and measure deltaZ. Adjust the time when the proportional gain is set to 50 at steps of 2ms and look for deltaZ_max.

9) Measure deltaZ_max at 1.3s (k=1.85, 4-6 shots):
9a) Push the button TEST_PROS again, the constant shape routine will appear in the list. Click on it in order to open the widget
9b) Input "[1.3,1.35]" in the field "SWITCH_TIMES". Push APPLY, then OK
9c) Open wire 3 ZCUR programming
9d) Zero the derivative gain at 1.3s
9e) Zero the proportional gain at 1.3s. Set the proportional gain to 50 at 1.304s
9f) Apply and Ok
9g) Load into the live tree
9h) Run the shot and measure deltaZ. Adjust the time when the proportional gain is set to 50 at steps of 1ms and look for deltaZ_max.

TOTAL: 16-24 shots. End of run.
Entered: Dec 11 2007 09:52:51:630AM
Author: Marco Ferrara

Shot#:001

Tune shot setup, try Kalman on wire 10 (not in the loop).
k is about 1.7
Kalman seems to work off-line
Try another shot with Kalman off-line

Physics Operators Plans
Entered: Dec 10 2007 05:39:50:520PM
Author: Steve Wolfe
Engineering setup for Tuesday 11 Dec 2007

MP517: Test of Kalman filter 
and possibly piggyback of 
MP#---: Intrinsic rotation as a function of elongation

AND

MP516:  Maximum controllable vertical displacement
MP412a: H/D changeover using disruptions (piggyback)

Session leader: Ferrara (w/Whyte and Ince-Cushman on the piggyback MPs)
Physics operator: Hutchinson

ECDC overnight in D2 and bake at 60 C.

Run will start at 09:00 and end at 17:00.

Power systems as on 1071207027

A-coil configuration: +Dtop -Dbot -Jtop +Jbot; Enabled (standard
configuration)

Gas Setup:
   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)
  leave NINJA            as is           DISABLED

Enable the following gate valves and shutters, assuming no vacuum problems:
  ECE, VUV, Z-bolo (Do not enable DNB gate valve.)
 
Torvac setup: gate valves open 300 s after the shot, with RGA set up to
              take mass spectra

Specific diagnostics: standard set, RGA

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ICRF Setup: no

LH Setup: no

DNB: no

Cryopump: no
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Run plan: 
For Kalman MP#517-
Use startup from a recent successful shot with no
cryopump, for instance 1071207026

Import from segment 2 of 1070406006, but then change to these
          parameter settings: Ip=0.6 MA, Bt=4 T, nl_04=0.7e20m-2).
and recalculate magnetics predictors for use of new flux loops.
Follow detailed directions in SL_PLAN for turning on the 
dpcs_kalmanfull2_zcur routine and setting its input values

Note that step 12 of the SL_PLAN is to do a similar modification to
1070406015, which is to be used for the second part of MP#517 and
also for the delta_zmax experiment MP#516.

For Delta_zmax experiment MP#516-
Follow detailed directions in SL_PLAN for removing kalman routine 
and turning on the dpcs_constant_shape_demand routine and setting
its input values. 




Session Leader Summaries
Entered: Dec 11 2007 05:05:26:157PM
Author: Marco Ferrara


1071211 SL Run Summary.

MP 517, Kalman Filter.

Kalman works in-the-loop, but with the default value of the noise variance 16e6(m*A)^2 it introduces a gain x 1.25 that has to be compensated with the wire 3 programming. However, with the noise variance at 4e6(m*A)^2 (and a smaller noise rejection) the filter doesn't introduce gain and runs in the loop with the nominal fast vertical gains.

MP 516, deltaZ_max.

deltaZ_max showed to be a complicated measurement. With the current method there is no control over the initial kick, which can change the result dramatically for the same delay of the saturated chopper command. In same cases the vertical evolution of the plasma was caught and turned around for different values of the elongation k=1.72,1.76,1.78,1.80. These data will need careful analysis to extract a meaningful metric.

Physics Operator Summaries
Entered: Dec 11 2007 04:58:19:920PM
Author: Ian Hutchinson
Summary
_______

Achieved the objectives of both miniproposals on control. Learnt that the
kalman filter works, but with some tricks about getting the gains right.
It does not substantially help (or hurt) with control but it does reduce the
high frequency noise very substantially. The \Delta z _max experiment was
imperfect because the noise level is close to the controllable level.

Scorecard

  Shot,Duration(s),Ipmax(MA),Result  Shot,Duration(s),Ipmax,Result
  |   01   1.978   0.689   Plasma  |   02   1.977   0.680   Plasma  |
  |   03   1.974   0.664   Plasma  |   04   1.975   0.664   Plasma  |
  |   05   1.974   0.650   Plasma  |   06   1.242   0.647   Plasma  |
  |   07   1.975   0.647   Plasma  |   08   0.000   0.035   Dud     |
  |   09   1.265   0.640   Plasma  |   10   1.977   0.648   Plasma  |
  |   11   1.975   0.639   Plasma  |   12   1.087   0.644   Plasma  |
  |   13   1.107   0.639   Plasma  |   14   0.826   0.635   Plasma  |
  |   15   0.829   0.647   Plasma  |   16   0.872   0.640   Plasma  |
  |   17   0.829   0.644   Plasma  |   18   1.074   0.647   Plasma  |
  |   19   1.070   0.645   Plasma  |   20   1.069   0.646   Plasma  |
  |   21   1.077   0.636   Plasma  |   22   1.370   0.642   Plasma  |
  |   23   1.374   0.639   Plasma  |   24   1.013   0.636   Plasma  |
  |   25   1.013   0.637   Plasma  |   26   1.177   0.639   Plasma  |
  |   27   1.166   0.636   Plasma  |   28   1.976   0.647   Plasma  |
  |   29   1.275   0.640   Plasma  |   30   1.206   0.643   Plasma  |
  |   31   1.124   0.635   Plasma  |   32   1.051   0.626   Plasma  |
 
Date 1071211:  32 shots.  31 plasmas.   0 fizzles.   1 duds.   0 System Error.
        (Plasma = Ip gt 60.0 kA   Dud = H_alpha lt  0.40 V)
Total plasma duration: 41.90 s (exceeding  -69 kA)

Session Leader Comments
Dec 11 2007 09:56:35:960AM1071211002Marco FerraraShot#:002

Tune shot setup, try Kalman on wire 10 (not in the loop).
k is about 1.7
Kalman seems to work off-line
Try Kalman on-line on next shot
Dec 11 2007 10:11:30:513AM1071211003Marco FerraraShot#:003

Try Kalman on wire 3 (in the loop).
k is about 1.7
Works, move to higher elongation.
Dec 11 2007 10:26:57:550AM1071211004Marco FerraraShot#:004

Try Kalman on wire 10 (off the loop).
Load wires from shot 1070406015 to ramp elongation.
Elongation up to 1.75 at 1.3s.
Kalman off the loop seems to work.
Tweak programming to ramp to higher elongation.
Turn Kalman in the loop for next shot.

Dec 11 2007 10:40:00:430AM1071211005Marco FerraraShot#:005

Try Kalman on wire 3 (in the loop).
Elongation up to 1.75
Kalman in the loop works. Increase elongation in next shot.

Dec 11 2007 10:56:38:953AM1071211006Marco FerraraShot#:006

Kalman on wire 3 (in the loop).
Disrupts at about 1.25s when k is short of 1.8. Looks like a VDE.
Remove Kalman in next shot.
Dec 11 2007 12:05:39:070PM1071211009Marco FerraraShot#:009

Kalman back on wire 3 (in the loop).
See if disrupts again. This might be because of x 1.25 gain introduced by the Kalman on the vertical oscillations.

Disrupts again.

On next shot lower the gains of fast vertical control by 25% in order to compensate for the gain of the filter.
Dec 11 2007 12:28:30:423PM1071211010Marco FerraraShot#:010

Kalman on wire 3 (in the loop).

Wire 3 P from 4 to 3.2
Wire 3 D from 5 to 4.8

Works. Next shot bring the gains to the original and lower the amount of filtering to 4e6.
Dec 11 2007 12:32:01:300PM1071211011Marco FerraraShot#:011

Kalman on wire 3 (in the loop), with measurement noise variance lowered to 4e6.

Wire 3 gains back to the original P=4, D=6.

Works.
Dec 11 2007 01:02:40:563PM1071211012Marco FerraraShot#:012

Kalman on wire 3 (in the loop).

Everything like in shot 010, but ramp the elongation more.

Disrupts at 1.1s, k=1.8 with low frequency oscillations.

Might be because of bug in the Kalman routine (on this one we input the value of the noise variance 16e6)?

next one try the same setup, but blank the parameters field in the Kalman routine widget.


Dec 11 2007 12:56:49:357PM1071211013Marco FerraraShot#:013

Kalman on wire 3 (in the loop).

Everything like in shot 010, but ramp the elongation more.

Still disrupts with low-freq oscillations. Might have to do with the way elongation is being pushed (ZXL programming)

Move on to MP 516.


Dec 11 2007 01:15:41:520PM1071211014Marco FerraraShot#:014

Load from shot 11 of same run.
Measure deltaZ_max at 0.8s (k=1.72).
Try to catch at 0.815 too late.
Next shot try 0.81s

Dec 11 2007 01:22:37:117PM1071211015Marco FerraraShot#:015

Measure deltaZ_max at 0.8s (k=1.72).
Tries to catch at 0.81s, but still too far (about 3cm).
Next shot try to catch at 0.805s

Dec 11 2007 02:36:45:363PM1071211016Marco FerraraShot#:016

Measure deltaZ_max at 0.8s (k=1.72).
Catch at 0.805s, deltaZ>1cm.
Next shot try to catch at 0.808.

Dec 11 2007 01:57:15:660PM1071211017Marco FerraraShot#:017

Measure deltaZ_max at 1.05s (k=1.76).
Try to catch at 1.058s, but too late (about 1.5cm)...
Next try to catch at 1.056s
Dec 11 2007 02:08:11:010PM1071211018Marco FerraraShot#:018

Measure deltaZ_max at 1.05s (k=1.76).
Try to catch at 1.056s, but too late.
Next shot try 1.054s.
Dec 11 2007 02:43:45:240PM1071211019Marco FerraraShot#:019

Measure deltaZ_max at 1.05s (k=1.76).
Try to catch at 1.054s, deltaZ_max=0.95cm
Dec 11 2007 02:51:02:713PM1071211022Marco FerraraShot#:022

Measure deltaZ_max at 1.35s (k=1.8).
Try to catch at 1.355s, deltaZ<=5mm
Next shot delay to 1.357s.
Dec 11 2007 02:59:19:983PM1071211023Marco FerraraShot#:023

Measure deltaZ_max at 1.35s (k>=1.8).
Try to catch at 1.357s, close but not quite!
Dec 11 2007 03:44:32:907PM1071211026Marco FerraraShot#:026

Measure deltaZ_max at 1.15s (k=1.78).
Try to catch at 1.155s. Almost... Try again with 1.155
Dec 11 2007 03:49:43:143PM1071211027Marco FerraraShot#:027

Measure deltaZ_max at 1.15s (k=1.78).
Try to catch at 1.155s. Went down, nothing relevant here.
Next shot try clearin programming for higher k.
Dec 11 2007 04:02:33:617PM1071211028Marco FerraraShot#:028

k up to 1.83 at 1.25s
Dec 11 2007 04:17:52:480PM1071211029Marco FerraraShot#:029

k up to 1.85 at 1.2s. Disrupts at 1.3s. Catches a large vertical excursion.
Dec 11 2007 04:29:18:610PM1071211030Marco FerraraShot#:030

Try deltaZ_max at 1.2s of shot 29. k=1.85
Try to catch at 1.205. Disrupts earlier.

Dec 11 2007 04:41:46:490PM1071211031Marco FerraraShot#:031

Try deltaZ_max at 1.1s. k=1.82
Try to catch at 1.105. Does it, but double-check if meaningful test.

Dec 11 2007 04:53:56:557PM1071211032Marco FerraraShot#:032

Kalman back in, P=3.2, D=4.8 and high elongation ramping.
Disrupts at 1.05s, low frequency oscillations.

End of run!


Physics Operator Comments
Dec 11 2007 09:02:53:860AMIan HutchinsonLogin as physop.
Load segment 2 from 1070406006
Set TF in segment 2 to 111kA (4T)
Set Ip in segment 2 to 0,6MA
Set nl04 to .7e20
Open wires call predictors. rcur,zcur,zcur,clearin,rxl,zxl,rxu,zxu
Load
Observers->new kalmanfull2_zcur add dismiss
observers->kalmannew.
Switch-times [0.8,10.] apply, ok.
Load.
Dec 11 2007 09:33:56:327AMIan HutchinsonMiniproposal 517 Kalman Filter on Vertical Control.
Dec 11 2007 09:55:27:630AM1071211001Ian HutchinsonPlasma to ramp-down. Got kappa=1.7
Gate valve was not closed. Ensure it is for next shot.

Lower OH Voltage at .15s
Load
Dec 11 2007 10:08:50:277AM1071211002Ian HutchinsonPlasma to ramp-down. Bz too negative in breakdown.

Enter wire 3 in kalmanfull algorithm to apply to wire 3.
Increase Ip gain in early part of segment 2.
ICEF4 to -1330 from -1340A.
Load.
Dec 11 2007 10:22:28:940AM1071211003Ian HutchinsonPlasma to ramp-down. This was supposed to be with the kalman filter on.
The filtering seems to work fine. There are no signs of instability.

Load wire 7 from shot 1070406015 segment 2. Call predictor. RXU
Load wire 1 from shot 1070406015 segment 2. Call predictor. Rcur
Load wire 5 from shot 1070406015 segment 2. Call predictor. RXU
OK.
Enter 10 into kalman observer wire.
Load.
Dec 11 2007 10:35:27:320AM1071211004Ian HutchinsonPlasma to rampdown. Got elongation ramp but only to 1.77 mfill, rather less
than the target. Still, this is interesting.


Lower OH1 Voltage during first half-second.
Apply kalman to wire 3. (Turn on).
Dec 11 2007 10:52:36:387AM1071211005Ian HutchinsonPlasma to rampdown. Got quite good reproducibility and a big drop in
HF demand noise on channel 3.

Ramp zcur up to 0 at 1.3s from -.005
Rcur ramp end to .643 from .647.
Kalman on wire: 3 (on feedback).
Tweak the Ip gain steps earlier.
Load.
Dec 11 2007 11:09:58:473AM1071211006Ian HutchinsonPlasma disrupts at 1.25s. VDE.

Kalman to wire 10 (no feedback). Load.
Dec 11 2007 11:23:34:650AM1071211007Ian HutchinsonPlasma to rampdown. No VDE. This has a sustained H-mode from 1s on.

Kalman on to wire 3. Feedback on.
Dec 11 2007 11:58:18:303AM1071211008Ian HutchinsonPower supply dud.
Dec 11 2007 12:10:46:353PM1071211009Ian HutchinsonPlasma. Disrupts at 1.25s.

Zcur P to 3.2, D to 4.8 at .8s to compensate from the effective 20%
larger gain of the Kalman.
Dec 11 2007 12:23:51:593PM1071211010Ian HutchinsonPlasma to rampdown. No disruption, but with lowered gain.

Kalman parameters to 4e6
P to 4 D to 6, in Rcur.
Load.
Dec 11 2007 12:40:11:007PM1071211011Ian HutchinsonPlasma to rampdown. No Hmode. Stable with kalman and nominal gains.

Zxl to -4.5cm from -3.3cm.
Dec 11 2007 12:52:00:527PM1071211012Ian HutchinsonPlasma disrupts at 1.08s. Slow oscillation from turn on of Kalman.

Delete the parameters line of kalman observer.
Load.
Dec 11 2007 01:06:32:343PM1071211013Ian HutchinsonPlasma disrupts. VDE at 1.1s


Move to the z_max part of the run MP 516.

Load from shot 11 (standard gains, tweaked kalman.)
Kalman turned OFF (not just moved to wire 10)
Test_pros new dpcs_constant_shape_demand
Switch_times [.8,.85]
Zcur P =0 at .8s, D=0 at .8, D=50 at .815.
Dec 11 2007 01:17:39:177PM1071211014Ian HutchinsonPlasma VDE as advertized. By .814s when the chopper comes on, the zcur
trace has reached 11mm.

Move zcur restore gain to .81s.
Dec 11 2007 01:35:20:027PM1071211015Ian HutchinsonPlasma VDE. Goes up.


P restore at .805. Loading into model snaps this to .804, just as in
the first shot the time was snapped to .814.
Dec 11 2007 01:49:41:893PM1071211016Ian HutchinsonPlasma. Perturbation is too small at restore time to give a reasonable
test. However, during the large oscillations following gain restore, the
experiment is practically speaking being done repeatedly.

Restore time to .808
Dec 11 2007 01:58:02:130PM1071211017Ian HutchinsonPlasma. Turn around.

Move switches to [1.05,1.1]
Move gain switches to start at 1.05, restore at 1.058.
Dec 11 2007 02:08:14:527PM1071211018Ian HutchinsonPlasma. Fails to catch 15mm perturbation.

Restore to 1.056s
Dec 11 2007 02:23:21:420PM1071211019Ian HutchinsonPlasma. Runaways. Fails to catch 14mm.

Restore to 1.054s
Dec 11 2007 02:34:56:847PM1071211020Ian HutchinsonFails to catch ~-10mm.

Restore to 1.055s.
Dec 11 2007 02:49:02:947PM1071211021Ian HutchinsonPlasma. Catches 5mm but not 10mm. (All these are mfil zcur.)

Move to higher elongation.
Switch times to [1.35,1.4].
zcur controls to 1.35 restore at 1.355s.

Dec 11 2007 02:59:15:310PM1071211022Ian HutchinsonPlasma. Catches 6mm. But not -6mm.

Restore to 1.357s
Dec 11 2007 03:10:23:673PM1071211023Ian HutchinsonPlasma. Just fails to catch +8mm.

Move to 1.15s. Restore at 1.155s.
Dec 11 2007 03:26:00:290PM1071211024Ian HutchinsonPlasma. Disrupts early because of radiative event.
Dec 11 2007 03:39:03:763PM1071211025Ian HutchinsonPlasma disrupts at 1.05 sec. This is due to a spurious point in the zcur.
That appears to be operator error.
Dec 11 2007 03:52:11:423PM1071211026Ian HutchinsonPlasma just fails to catch 11mm.

Repeat.
Dec 11 2007 04:00:55:257PM1071211027Ian HutchinsonPlasma fails to catch.

Remove the freeze programming. Try for higher elongation.
Ramp clearin up to 0 at 1.45s (from -.005).
Load.
Dec 11 2007 04:13:29:853PM1071211028Ian HutchinsonPlasma to rampdown. Nice big oscilations.

clearin to +4mm. Load.
Dec 11 2007 04:27:43:500PM1071211028Ian HutchinsonPlasma to rampdown. Nice big oscilations.

clearin to +4mm. Load.
Dec 11 2007 04:27:45:407PM1071211028Ian HutchinsonPlasma to rampdown. Nice big oscilations.

clearin to +4mm. Load.
Dec 11 2007 04:27:38:203PM1071211029Ian HutchinsonPlasma disrupts at 1.25s.

Install shape control freeze at 1.2s. Restore at 1.205.
Dec 11 2007 04:42:29:693PM1071211030Ian HutchinsonPlasma disrupts a few ms early.

Freeze to 1.1s, restore 1.05.
Dec 11 2007 04:52:58:323PM1071211031Ian HutchinsonPlasma

freeze off.
D=4.8 P=3.2
Kalman default parameters. Apply to wire 3.
Dec 11 2007 04:53:10:150PM1071211032Ian HutchinsonVDE.

Engineering Operator Comments
ShotTimeTypeStatusComment
109:39:52:953AMPlasmaOk
209:53:28:210AMPlasmaOk
310:07:02:120AMPlasmaOk
410:20:43:470AMPlasmaOk
510:36:24:180AMPlasmaOk
610:48:58:150AMPlasmaOk
711:04:53:017AMPlasmaOk
811:20:28:837AMPlasmaOkEF-3 breaker pulled before t=0
911:55:30:770AMPlasmaOk
1012:08:52:620PMPlasmaOk
1112:21:55:170PMPlasmaOk
1212:35:56:957PMPlasmaOk
1312:48:43:247PMPlasmaOk
1401:02:15:733PMPlasmaOk
1501:14:53:130PMPlasmaOk
1601:27:20:023PMPlasmaOkEF-3 breaker opened upon state change to recool.
1701:39:59:140PMPlasmaOk
1801:52:44:817PMPlasmaOk
1902:05:17:807PMPlasmaOk
2002:17:58:653PMPlasmaOk
2102:30:29:033PMPlasmaOk
2202:43:05:523PMPlasmaOk
2302:55:45:107PMPlasmaOk
2403:08:25:487PMPlasmaOk
2503:21:03:303PMPlasmaOk
2603:33:37:323PMPlasmaOk
2703:46:14:673PMPlasmaOk
2803:58:43:550PMPlasmaOk
2904:11:16:447PMPlasmaOk
3004:23:55:890PMPlasmaOk
3104:36:38:393PMPlasmaOk
3204:50:02:320PMPlasmaOk
3306:23:35:220PMTestOk

System Availability
Dec 11 2007 09:39:30:267AM
SystemAvailableCommentAvailability
Changed
OwnerDescriptionWho Can
Change
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
BolometersyesDiode 2pi working fine, foil 2pi still in the same poor condition as last campaign. Outboard miidplane AXUV fine. Midplane foils working fine, but need calibration. 2D AXUV arrays are being digitized but need further debugging and calibration.Dec 09 2007 06:51PM (mlreinke)Matt ReinkeBolometershutch,mlreinke
BoronizationnoFirst Boronization 5/9/07 Bottle has been removed from the cellSep 14 2007 12:42PM (dekow)Jim IrbyBoronizationdekow,irby
CNPAno Jan 14 2007 02:06PM Ron ParkerCompact Neutral Analyzerparker
Cryopump - Upper DivertornoLN2 manual valve is closed. LHe valve is closed and disconnected from PLC.Sep 14 2007 01:26PM (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=[74.2:86.3]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.Nov 27 2007 10:21AM (bespam)Bill RowanCharge Exchange Spectroscopybespam,blip,rachmcd,rowan
D Alphayes\ha2_bright and \SPECTROSCOPY::TOP.VUV.VIS_SIGNALS:MCP_VIS_SIG1 are availableNov 26 2007 04:23PM (terry)Jim TerryBalmer Alpha Monitorirby,terry,wolfe
Dalsayesoptics repaired, camera re-installed, and view has been re-calibratedNov 27 2007 09:54AM (marmar)Earl MarmarVisible Bremsstrahlungmarmar
Disruption Mitigationno Nov 20 2007 10:47PM (granetz)Robert 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,terry
DNBno Nov 20 2007 10:47PM (granetz)Robert GranetzDiagnostic Neutral Beambeals,granetz
FRC-ECEyesChs 17-32 working - low freq. mixer being repairedNov 26 2007 11:41AM (phillips)Perry PhillipsHeterodyne ECE-32 channelsphillips
G-Side RatiomaticyesGauge is operational and calibrated against G-side MKS on shot#1071127002Nov 27 2007 01:25PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardG-side ratiomatic ionization gaugelabombard,toland
GPCyesDetectors cooled 12/4. Signals on all but Chs 9. Recalibrated 12/4.Dec 05 2007 09:29AM (hubbard)Amanda HubbardECE Polychromaterhubbard,schmidt
GPC2yesDetectors cooled 12/5. Most channels operational.Dec 05 2007 09:30AM (hubbard)Amanda HubbardECE Polychromaterhubbard,schmidt
GPInoNeither the Xpt-view nor the midplane-view camera is operational. Nov 26 2007 04:25PM (terry)Jim TerryGas Puff Imagingterry,zweben
H/DyesShould be operational for the FY08 campaignNov 27 2007 09:54AM (marmar)Earl MarmarH/D Ratiomarmar
Hirex Jryes Mar 06 2007 08:59AM (rice)John RiceHigh Resolution X-Rayince,rice
Hirex SrnoBe Window has a leak and so the gate valve is closedNov 23 2007 12:50PM (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-Antennayesavailable (quarter-wave transformer for pre-matching)Dec 11 2007 09:01AM (ylin)Steve WukitchD-port antennawukitch,ylin
ICRF E-Antennayesavailable (with FFT for automatical matching)Dec 11 2007 09:01AM (ylin)Steve WukitchE-port antennawukitch,ylin
ICRF J-Antennayesnormally in [0,pi,pi,0] phase for heating. current drive phase available if requested.Dec 11 2007 09:03AM (ylin)Steve WukitchJ-port antennawukitch,ylin
Lower HybridyesBody I Fault Circuits Repaired and tested. High power tests completedDec 05 2007 06:40PM (dterry)Ron ParkerLower Hybriddterry,parker
LPIno Oct 12 2007 12:41PM (bose)Earl MarmarLithium Pellet Injectorbose,marmar
Ly-alphayesMidplane working fine, emissivity profiles being stored in tree, but still need to apply in-vessel calibrations to data. WB1-LY being digitized, but not processed in tree.Dec 09 2007 06:53PM (mlreinke)Matt ReinkeLyman alpha cameraslabombard,mlreinke
McPhersonyesWorking fine.Nov 29 2007 01:36PM (mlreinke)Jim TerryVUV Spectrometermlreinke,terry
MichelsonyesWorking, low speed to start out.Dec 04 2007 09:27AM (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
MLPnoInitial tests on the A-port scanning probe went well. We need to take care of some control glitches that caused some component failures. May 30 2007 08:01PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardMirror Langmuir Probe Electronics Systemlabombard
MSEnoWe are basically awaiting the DNB & its new aperture. MSE itself is OK. Two of 10 channels are dead.Nov 20 2007 08:26PM (sscott)Steve ScottMotional Stark Effectjinseok,sscott
NeutronsyesVoltage is on for the He3 bank. Voltage will be turned on for the global system at the first plasma attempts.Nov 26 2007 08:31AM (fiore)Catherine FioreNeutron Detectorsfiore
Neuts and Hardsyescalibration unchanged from 2007 campaignDec 04 2007 08:56PM (irby)Jim IrbyX-Ray/Neutron Detector at K-Horirby
NINJAyesAll capillaries displayed by the NINJA_CONTROL GUI have been tested. Nov 26 2007 04:26PM (terry)Brian LaBombardNINJA gas pufflabombard,terry
PCInoBoth CO2 and HeNe Lasers are disabled----- safe for machine entry.Sep 14 2007 03:21PM (lianglin)Miklos PorkolabPhase Contrast Imagingedlund,lianglin,ntsujii,porkolab
Penning GaugesyesAll gauges except B_DivL are operatingNov 27 2007 01:31PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardPenning Ionization Gaugeslabombard
Plasma TVyesWIDE1, WIDE2 (chan 33), DANT, JANT and DIV are operational.Nov 26 2007 04:27PM (terry)Jim TerryVideo of plasma via several camerasdekow,irby,terry,wolfe
PolarimeternoSafe for Machine EntrySep 14 2007 12:17PM (irby)Jim IrbyC-Mod Polarimeterirby
Probe Array - ISDyesOperationalNov 27 2007 01:40PM (labombard)Brian LabombardInner Lower Divertor Probe Arraylabombard
Probe Array - LHyesOperationalNov 27 2007 01:40PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardLower Hybrid Probe Arraylabombard
Probe Array - OSDyesOperationalNov 27 2007 01:41PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardOuter Lower Divertor Probe Arraylabombard
Probe Array - UDIVyesOperationalNov 27 2007 01:41PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardUpper Divertor Probe Arraylabombard
ReflectometernoSystem offSep 14 2007 02:46PM (dominguez)Earl MarmarReflectometerdominguez,marmar
Scanning Probe - ASPyesOperational, but needs to be checked with plasma.Nov 27 2007 01:45PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardA-Port Scanning Probelabombard
Scanning Probe - FSPnoPneumatic air supply is still disconnected.Nov 27 2007 01:46PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardF-Port Scanning Probelabombard
Scanning Probe - WASPyesA- and K-port WASP electrodes have been replaced/tested.Nov 27 2007 01:44PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardInner Wall Scanning Probelabombard,nsmick
TCIyesCO2 Laser is on --- initial alignment completeNov 16 2007 01:23PM (irby)Jim IrbyTwo-Color Interferometerirby,murray
TS - CorenoSystem is being reassembled following manned access. Availablity during pre-physics phase will be limited.Nov 26 2007 02:58PM (jwhughes)Jerry HughesCore Thomson scatteringjwhughes,yma
TS - EdgenoSystem being reassembled following manned access. Availability will be limited during pre-physics portion of campaign.Nov 26 2007 02:59PM (jwhughes)Jerry HughesMillimeter resolution edge Thomson scatteringjwhughes,yma
Vispecno350 and 670 nm, 4 spatial channelsNov 28 2007 09:58AM (agraf)Alex GrafVisible Spectrometeragraf
XTOMOnocPCI digitzer problems being debuggedDec 09 2007 06:49PM (mlreinke)Bob GranetzX-Ray Tomographygranetz,mlreinke


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SystemAvailableCommentAvailability
Changed
OwnerDescriptionWho Can
Change
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
BolometersyesDiode 2pi working fine, foil 2pi still in the same poor condition as last campaign. Outboard miidplane AXUV fine. Midplane foils working fine, but need calibration. 2D AXUV arrays are being digitized but need further debugging and calibration.Dec 09 2007 06:51PM (mlreinke)Matt ReinkeBolometershutch,mlreinke
BoronizationnoFirst Boronization 5/9/07 Bottle has been removed from the cellSep 14 2007 12:42PM (dekow)Jim IrbyBoronizationdekow,irby
CNPAno Jan 14 2007 02:06PM Ron ParkerCompact Neutral Analyzerparker
Cryopump - Upper DivertoryesCryopump is operationalDec 11 2007 10:13AM (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=[74.2:86.3]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.Nov 27 2007 10:21AM (bespam)Bill RowanCharge Exchange Spectroscopybespam,blip,rachmcd,rowan
D Alphayes\ha2_bright and \SPECTROSCOPY::TOP.VUV.VIS_SIGNALS:MCP_VIS_SIG1 are availableNov 26 2007 04:23PM (terry)Jim TerryBalmer Alpha Monitorirby,terry,wolfe
Dalsayesoptics repaired, camera re-installed, and view has been re-calibratedNov 27 2007 09:54AM (marmar)Earl MarmarVisible Bremsstrahlungmarmar
Disruption Mitigationno Nov 20 2007 10:47PM (granetz)Robert 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,terry
DNBno Nov 20 2007 10:47PM (granetz)Robert GranetzDiagnostic Neutral Beambeals,granetz
FRC-ECEyesChs 17-32 working - low freq. mixer being repairedNov 26 2007 11:41AM (phillips)Perry PhillipsHeterodyne ECE-32 channelsphillips
G-Side RatiomaticyesGauge is operational and calibrated against G-side MKS on shot#1071127002Nov 27 2007 01:25PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardG-side ratiomatic ionization gaugelabombard,toland
GPCyesDetectors cooled 12/4. Signals on all but Chs 9. Recalibrated 12/4.Dec 05 2007 09:29AM (hubbard)Amanda HubbardECE Polychromaterhubbard,schmidt
GPC2yesDetectors cooled 12/5. Most channels operational.Dec 05 2007 09:30AM (hubbard)Amanda HubbardECE Polychromaterhubbard,schmidt
GPInoNeither the Xpt-view nor the midplane-view camera is operational. Nov 26 2007 04:25PM (terry)Jim TerryGas Puff Imagingterry,zweben
H/DyesShould be operational for the FY08 campaignNov 27 2007 09:54AM (marmar)Earl MarmarH/D Ratiomarmar
Hirex Jryes Mar 06 2007 08:59AM (rice)John RiceHigh Resolution X-Rayince,rice
Hirex SrnoBe Window has a leak and so the gate valve is closedNov 23 2007 12:50PM (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-Antennayesavailable (quarter-wave transformer for pre-matching)Dec 11 2007 09:01AM (ylin)Steve WukitchD-port antennawukitch,ylin
ICRF E-Antennayesavailable (with FFT for automatical matching)Dec 11 2007 09:01AM (ylin)Steve WukitchE-port antennawukitch,ylin
ICRF J-Antennayesnormally in [0,pi,pi,0] phase for heating. current drive phase available if requested.Dec 11 2007 09:03AM (ylin)Steve WukitchJ-port antennawukitch,ylin
Lower HybridyesBody I Fault Circuits Repaired and tested. High power tests completedDec 05 2007 06:40PM (dterry)Ron ParkerLower Hybriddterry,parker
LPIno Oct 12 2007 12:41PM (bose)Earl MarmarLithium Pellet Injectorbose,marmar
Ly-alphayesMidplane working fine, emissivity profiles being stored in tree, but still need to apply in-vessel calibrations to data. WB1-LY being digitized, but not processed in tree.Dec 09 2007 06:53PM (mlreinke)Matt ReinkeLyman alpha cameraslabombard,mlreinke
McPhersonyesWorking fine.Nov 29 2007 01:36PM (mlreinke)Jim TerryVUV Spectrometermlreinke,terry
MichelsonyesWorking, low speed to start out.Dec 04 2007 09:27AM (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
MLPnoInitial tests on the A-port scanning probe went well. We need to take care of some control glitches that caused some component failures. May 30 2007 08:01PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardMirror Langmuir Probe Electronics Systemlabombard
MSEnoWe are basically awaiting the DNB & its new aperture. MSE itself is OK. Two of 10 channels are dead.Nov 20 2007 08:26PM (sscott)Steve ScottMotional Stark Effectjinseok,sscott
NeutronsyesVoltage is on for the He3 bank. Voltage will be turned on for the global system at the first plasma attempts.Nov 26 2007 08:31AM (fiore)Catherine FioreNeutron Detectorsfiore
Neuts and Hardsyescalibration unchanged from 2007 campaignDec 04 2007 08:56PM (irby)Jim IrbyX-Ray/Neutron Detector at K-Horirby
NINJAyesAll capillaries displayed by the NINJA_CONTROL GUI have been tested. Nov 26 2007 04:26PM (terry)Brian LaBombardNINJA gas pufflabombard,terry
PCInoBoth CO2 and HeNe Lasers are disabled----- safe for machine entry.Sep 14 2007 03:21PM (lianglin)Miklos PorkolabPhase Contrast Imagingedlund,lianglin,ntsujii,porkolab
Penning GaugesyesAll gauges except B_DivL are operatingNov 27 2007 01:31PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardPenning Ionization Gaugeslabombard
Plasma TVyesWIDE1, WIDE2 (chan 33), DANT, JANT and DIV are operational.Nov 26 2007 04:27PM (terry)Jim TerryVideo of plasma via several camerasdekow,irby,terry,wolfe
PolarimeternoSafe for Machine EntrySep 14 2007 12:17PM (irby)Jim IrbyC-Mod Polarimeterirby
Probe Array - ISDyesOperationalNov 27 2007 01:40PM (labombard)Brian LabombardInner Lower Divertor Probe Arraylabombard
Probe Array - LHyesOperationalNov 27 2007 01:40PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardLower Hybrid Probe Arraylabombard
Probe Array - OSDyesOperationalNov 27 2007 01:41PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardOuter Lower Divertor Probe Arraylabombard
Probe Array - UDIVyesOperationalNov 27 2007 01:41PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardUpper Divertor Probe Arraylabombard
ReflectometernoSystem offSep 14 2007 02:46PM (dominguez)Earl MarmarReflectometerdominguez,marmar
Scanning Probe - ASPyesOperational, but needs to be checked with plasma.Nov 27 2007 01:45PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardA-Port Scanning Probelabombard
Scanning Probe - FSPyesFSP is operationalDec 11 2007 10:13AM (labombard)Brian LaBombardF-Port Scanning Probelabombard
Scanning Probe - WASPyesA- and K-port WASP electrodes have been replaced/tested.Nov 27 2007 01:44PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardInner Wall Scanning Probelabombard,nsmick
TCIyesCO2 Laser is on --- initial alignment completeNov 16 2007 01:23PM (irby)Jim IrbyTwo-Color Interferometerirby,murray
TS - CorenoSystem is being reassembled following manned access. Availablity during pre-physics phase will be limited.Nov 26 2007 02:58PM (jwhughes)Jerry HughesCore Thomson scatteringjwhughes,yma
TS - EdgenoSystem being reassembled following manned access. Availability will be limited during pre-physics portion of campaign.Nov 26 2007 02:59PM (jwhughes)Jerry HughesMillimeter resolution edge Thomson scatteringjwhughes,yma
Vispecno350 and 670 nm, 4 spatial channelsNov 28 2007 09:58AM (agraf)Alex GrafVisible Spectrometeragraf
XTOMOnocPCI digitzer problems being debuggedDec 09 2007 06:49PM (mlreinke)Bob GranetzX-Ray Tomographygranetz,mlreinke