Alcator C-Mod Run 1071226 Information

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102:47:40:620PMTestOk
203:42:07:140PMTestOk
304:03:10:757PMTestOk
404:53:55:417PMTestOk

System Availability
Dec 26 2007 02:47:17:353PM
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
BolometersyesDiode 2pi working fine, foil 2pi being low-pass filtered to remove noise. Outboard miidplane AXUV fine. Midplane foils working fine, but need to fill tree with calibrations. 2D AXUV arrays are being digitized but need further debugging and calibration.Dec 19 2007 07:16PM (mlreinke)Matt ReinkeBolometershutch,mlreinke
BoronizationnoFirst Boronization 5/9/07 Bottle has been removed from the cellSep 14 2007 12:42PM (dekow)Jim IrbyBoronizationdekow,irby
CNPAyesSingle channel CNPA available as of 12/1707Dec 17 2007 05:48PM (parker)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
GPCyesAvailable, but Chs 1, 9 still have preamp problems. Dec 18 2007 09:21AM (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
Reflectometeryes50, 60, 75 and 88GHz channels are connected and being tested for the campaignDec 18 2007 10:28AM (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 during pre-physics phase of campaign. Any data you see in the tree are uncalibrated! 8 polychromators are in place and being tested. Full operation expected after Jan 1.Dec 20 2007 08:26AM (jwhughes)Jerry HughesCore Thomson scatteringjwhughes,yma
TS - EdgenoExpect operation after Jan 1.Dec 20 2007 08:27AM (jwhughes)Jerry HughesMillimeter resolution edge Thomson scatteringjwhughes,yma
Vispecno350 and 670 nm, 4 spatial channelsNov 28 2007 09:58AM (agraf)Alex GrafVisible Spectrometeragraf
XTOMOyesData being collected in digitizers and SIGNALS nodes updated. Still playing switch-a-roo with cPCI digitizers, but data should be available.Dec 19 2007 07:14PM (mlreinke)Bob GranetzX-Ray Tomographygranetz,mlreinke