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Miniproposal:448a
Date Filed: 1/24/2008
Title:Comparison of Small ELM regimes on C-Mod, MAST and NSTX (Rev A)
First Author:Rajesh Maingi
Session Leader:Rajesh Maingi (shots 1-29)

Operators
Session leader(s):Rajesh Maingi
Physics operator(s):Steve Wolfe
Engineering operator(s):Andy Pfeiffer,Ed Fitzgerald,Bill Byford

Engineering Operator Run Comment
MP 448A Comparison of Small ELM regimes on C-Mod, MAST and NSTX (Rev A)

Session Leader Plans
Entered: Jan 28 2008 07:34:26:497PM
Author: Amanda Hubbard
MP 448A Comparison of Small ELM regimes on C-Mod, MAST and NSTX (Rev A)
Session Leader: Rajesh Maingi
Phys. Op: Steve Wolfe

This run will essentially follow the run plan of the revised MP, following up on prior C-Mod runs in 2006, and NSTX and MAST expts in 2007. All dicharges 5.4 T, ICRF heated, no LH. Most at q95=5.5 (approx 720 kA).

The first 3 steps are highest priority:

1. Set up DN target discharge. Start with shot (11?) from 1080125 Compare with NSTX target and adjust shape and/or q95 as necessary. Use target NL04=6x 1019 m-2, which should give EDA H-mode, and modest ICRF (2-3 MW) for these shots so it can tune up. Start with cryopump ON.
4 shots.

2. Power/beta scan in DN. Increase power shot to shot in 1.0-0.5 MW increments (3.5 MW, 4.0 MW, 4.5 MW, 5.0 MW?). (reducing # steps, to minimize erosion) Monitor ELM type (expect to start getting ELMy regime) and pedestal beta. At some point Pped may saturate. This or the power limit would set the achievable beta for this q95, which will be a key constraint on the experiment
6 shots.

3. Power/beta scan in LSN. Return to LSN, as on 1060512005, and, guided by max available power and ELM appearance in DN, conduct a limited power scan. Check for appearance of ELMs and other fluctuations.
4 Shots

(It may prove more efficient to switch between DN and LSN at each power level, once ELMs are obtained).

A choice will then need to be made, based on time remaining, and the results (ELMs or not...) on the order of the following steps:

4/5. Density/nu* scan; in DN and/or LSN discharges.

First reduce, then raise, target density shot to shot.

6. Higher q95 in LSN. For a few shots, reduce Ip to ~ 500 kA to give q95~8. (This is to obtain a match to prior NSTX Small ELM discharges, in case NSTX encounters difficulty reducing q in this shape.)


Physics Operators Plans
Entered: Jan 29 2008 06:45:22:283AM
Author: Steve Wolfe
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Engineering Setup
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Run begins at 09:00 and ends at 17:00

Power systems as on: 1080125011

Acoil: +Dtop -Dbot -Jtop +Jbot (standard) Hybrid Enabled

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)
fill NINJA with 10 psi D2 DISABLED

Enable gatevalves and shutters: ECE, VUV, DNB, Z-bolo

Torvac gatevalve toggle (yes/no): no

Boronization(yes/no): yes
Overnight ECDC (yes/no): yes
ICRF(yes/no): yes
LH(yes/no): no

DNB(yes/no): not required, no objection
Cryopump (yes/no): yes, ready for first shot

Vessel temperature: 35/35/35

Option for between-shot boronization in the afternoon

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Boronization Parameters (if requested)
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foreline(TC6) pressure request: 70 mTorr
sweep (rmin/rdwell/rmax): 60/75/80 cm
scan: 20/120 s
dP: 50 psi
EF4: 200 A

Post boronization ECDC
----------------------
sweep: 44/45/103cm
scan: 20/120 s
5e-5torr he4 (2hrs)
2e-4 Torr D2 (1 hr)

PCS and shot sequence
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Start from 1080125011, reduce current to 700kA (q95=5.5),
program zcur=-0.007 to get ssep~0
adjust triangularity for near equal upper and lower, elongation~!.7
Get rid of second reference on clearin, since we won't be going past
SSEP=0. Reduce target nl04=6e19 (from 7).

Raise ICRF power to get elms (should appear ~3MW), may need to tweak
zcur to get best DN case with elms

Once we get elms, go to LSN (Zcur=-0.014) and look for ELMs in that
configuration.

Power scan, probably alternating between DN and LSN. If boron is degrading,
may need between-shot boronization.

Density scan starting by decreasing density if possible, probably in DN,
with cryo on (see SL_PLAN).

Decrease Ip to 500ka for higher q95 in LSN configuration

Session Leader Summaries
Entered: Jan 31 2008 08:18:42:937AM
Author:
MP448a: Comparison of small ELM regimes on C-Mod, MAST and NSTX

Session summary: we started from discharge #1080125011 and tried to reduce the
lower X-point triangularity to be more like NSTX, while also reducing Ip from
0.8 MA to 0.7 MA. This shape change worked, but we could not get small ELMs in
that shape, either at 0.7 or 0.8 MA. The only shape that gave us the small ELMs
was the original target. We also suffered from ~ 10 disruptions in a row.

List of useful shots:

05 �?? balanced DN, 3 MW steady RF power. Ped. Te still too low? Need 600 eV?
06 �?? Drop delta further; ok for shape matching now. RF at 3.5 MW, Maybe fuzzy Dalpha at 0.75s, but no clear small ELMs.
07 �?? Ramp drsep ramp downward from 1-1.2 sec. 4 MW power. No ELMs.
08 �?? Keep drsep at -0.4cm throughout. 4 MW steady power. Same fuzziness at 0.7 sec. Nice shot, no ELMs.
09 �?? increase Ip to 0.82 MA for sweet spot in Ip. RF tripped at 0.68sec, before we expected to see small ELMs. Power supply problem ~ 1.2sec. No Small ELMs.
22 - repeat of 1080125011 �?? got 2.0 MW, and no small ELMs
23 �?? repeat of 1080125011 �?? got 2.4 MW for a little while, ~ 680ms, and then dropped to 1 MW, and saw no evidence of small ELMs.
24 �?? repeat of 1080125011 �?? got 3.5 MW from 0.66 sec �?? 0.71 sec, and 2.5 MW afterwards. Got small ELMs from 0.7-0.75 sec. on Hughes�??scope. Jim Terry sees small ELMs on his GPI.
26 �?? repeat of 09 with higher power. Good, got 3.5 MW for most of shot. No small ELMs!
27 �?? repeat of 24 �?? good, small ELMs back, but fewer than 24. Only 2.8 MW rf power shows on scope, but actually 3.5 MW (d/a error).
29 �?? repeat of 26, except with lower X-point changed to be identical to 27. Good 3.5 MW rf power, very high Teped ~ 0.8 kV, but no small ELMs. Note the residual difference in target density all day long between Jerry�??s shape and �??our�?� shape.

Physics Operator Summaries
Entered: Jan 29 2008 06:06:38:713PM
Author: Steve Wolfe
Physop summary for 1080129
MP#448A Comparison of Small ELM regimes on C-Mod, MAST and NSTX (Rev A)
SL: Maingi (with assistance from Hubbard, Hughes, and Meyer (remote from MAST)
PO: wolfe
EO: Pfeiffer, Fitzgerald, Byford

This run started well, and ended pretty well, with a dreadful period 
in the middle. We accomplished maybe half of the run plan and Bob
will run an extra half-day tomorrow to make up for it. 

We started as planned from a modification of 1080125011,
with lower current, lower density, and put the zcur to -7mm, aiming for
double null, at .8sec instead of 1.15sec. Following the plan, we tweaked this
over several shots to try to match the NSTX shape. These mostly did not
seem to have elms, although maybe on shot 6 there was something. 

On shot#9 we raised the current back to 800kA, and got a good shot
with the right shape, but it disrupted at 1.35sec. Much later in the
day we found out that this disruption was caused by rf interference, 
probably from J-port. This effect also caused a disruption on shot#17, 
which is when I noticed it. The shape we ended up with had lower triangularity
than 1080125011, and lower elongation. 

Shots#10-16 all had disruptions, mostly before the rf came on, with 
evidence of something (probably made of iron) spewing from the lower 
divertor. We also had other problems with power supplies and otherwise
during the 3 hours between shot#9 and shot#21. I loaded a variety of shots in 
segments 3 and 4 to try to investigate the disruption and/or supply problems.

Finally, for shot#21 I loaded an upper null from the LH run on 1080115003
and ran it ohmic. This ran full length, and the rest of the day was 
disruption-free. 

For shot 22 we loaded the active segment from Jerry's day 1080125011 (in seg3)
and that ran fine, with J-port off; the next shot we turned J back on, 
switched off at 1.2sec. Shot #24 ran this equilibrium with J on and had ELMs.

For shot 25 we then went back to the shape of shot#9 (in seg2) and that ran, 
but had no ELMs. 

Shot 27 was a repeat of 24 (Jerry's shape) and once again had ELMs. 

Shot 29 took the shape of 25 (and 9) and moved the rxl back to 0 (from .007)
to increase the triangularity to match that of 24 and 27. This also
did not have ELMs. 

After the run, we realized that there remained a density program difference
between 9,25,29 at 6e19 and 24,27 at 7e19. This will be dealt with tomorrow. 

As seen before when operating with the cryopump, I found it necessary
to raise the pre-puff during the day to get rid of runaways, then 
dropped it again late in the day, starting at shot#26. 

We ended up with about 16 useful shots, 1-9,22-24,26-27, and 29. The last 
few shots had very hot pedestals and stored energy. Shot#29 got to 173kJ, 
which may be a record for 800kA. We had a neutron alert (>1e14 neuts) by
the end of the day. 

The horrible disruptive behavior between #10 and #21 is still unexplained.
Also, the ef2 pickup effect seen on 9 and 17 may well come back. 

The boronization seems somewhat degraded at the end of the day, but not
as badly as I might have feared considering the disruptions, and high power. 

Scorecard:
             No power shots     1
             Duds               1 (oh2l fault)
             fizzles            2
             plasmas           25 (11 disrupted before rampdown)
             ===========       ==
             shots             29


Session Leader Comments
Jan 29 2008 10:03:39:357AM1080129001 Delta a little too high - want something more like 0.5. Kappa a little
too low, but we may be at the upper range for this li. Kappa not too
different so it will probably be ok.
Jan 29 2008 10:02:48:340AM1080129003 Changed the shape to get lower delta. Went to USN.
Jan 29 2008 10:47:11:327AM1080129005 Nice long EDA H-mode, and balanced DN. Seems like triangularity is still a little higher than the NSTX shot, which is probably closer to 0.46 or so. Tweak this on the next shot.
Jan 29 2008 02:06:58:343PM1080129006 Nice DN, triangularity still a bit high, but probably ok for matching
purposes. Got 3.5 MW rf - decent, but can still get more.
Jan 29 2008 02:04:11:013PM1080129007 Marginal fuzzy behavior on D-alpha this shot an dlast, not convincing
in terms of signs of ELMs. 4 MW rf power for good part of the shot.
Jan 29 2008 02:03:32:717PM1080129008 Fix ssep to -4mm from 0.6sec onwards. GPI is coming in at ~ 0.6 sec.
Still lots of fuzz, but not as convincing as e.g. 1080125011. Shot
actually had 4 MW steady rf power - decent. Hughe saw "clearer"
small ELMs at 0.8 MA, but not 0.6 or 1.0 MA. Maybe 0.7 MA is not
high enough - increase to 0.8 MA on next shot.
Jan 29 2008 11:45:30:847AM1080129009 Increase Ip by 100 kA to get closer to Friday's condition. RF tripped
out early, so we couldn't see evidence of small ELMs yet. Try again.
Jan 29 2008 12:18:03:460PM1080129010 disrupted early.
Jan 29 2008 12:18:10:507PM1080129011 disrupted earlier
Jan 29 2008 06:37:12:937PM1080129022 repeat of 1080125011 - asked for 2 MW, and got it. No sign of small ELMs.
Jan 29 2008 06:37:44:657PM1080129023 repeat of 1080125011 - got 2.4 MW for a short while, and then dropped to
1 MW. No Small ELMs.
Jan 29 2008 06:38:54:500PM1080129024 repeat of 1080125011 - got 3.5 MW for a litle while, followed by 2.5 MW.
During the 3.5 MW phase, see clear small ELMs from 0.7-0.75 sec. Jim
Terry sees thm on GPI as well. Good shot.
Jan 29 2008 06:39:41:690PM1080129026 repeat of 1080129009 - the better shape match to NSTX/MAST. Got 3.5 MW,
but no small ELMs! Target density a little lower than in previous shot.
Jan 29 2008 06:42:50:740PM1080129027 repeat of #24 - 3.5 MW rf power (only 2.8 MW show - lost a power trace),
and still see clear small ELMs, also on GPI.
Jan 29 2008 06:42:04:160PM1080129029 repeat of #26, except that we have changed the lower X-point to match #24.
Practically this means increasing lower triangularity a little. Very high
teped, 3.5 MW, but no small ELMs! Target densityt also a little lower than
#24, and upper shape is a little different still.

Physics Operator Comments
Jan 29 2008 07:37:23:560AMSteve Wolfe
Setting up for MP#448A (Maingi/Hubbard small ELMs)
Load from 1080125011
Seg1 settings (no changes):
 PG4: 38msec (cryo should be on)
 Rcur offset=1000
 Br_0 = 0
 IC_EF4=-1340
Seg2: 
 Reduce Ip program from 800kA to 700kA
 Zero the SSEP waveform (not used, but can monitor error)
 Reduce nl04 from 7e19 to 6e19; call predictor to be sure it has 
   latest TCI cal.
 Move clearin ref change (ZXA=+0.39) from 1.15sec to 3sec;
   if we decide to do upper null, then put it at the right time.
 RF starts at 0.6sec, so move zcur shift (-.014 to -.007m) from
   [1.1,1.2] to [0.7,0.8]
 Note that rcur moves out from [.6585,.660] at [1.2,1.514]; this could
  be compensation for clearin ref point that I removed. Have to watch
  what it does on first shot. 
 Note there is a pg3 puff in seg2, 50V dropping to 20, then 0 after .6sec
  leave it for now.
Load at 29-Jan-2008 07:37:05.00
Open tree /home/wolfe/pcs_scratch      -1
Open tree done


Jan 29 2008 08:56:32:010AMSteve Wolfe
Request gate valves toggle for 5 minutes during pulse 
(per Irby, for rga)




Jan 29 2008 09:06:17:617AM1080129001Steve Wolfe
Shot#1: plasma full length; 
short rf pulse, some injections. 
outer gap is drifting some after 1.2, as expected.
Startup looks slow, no runaways. 
next: get rid of rcur ramp after 1.2sec, 
leave pre-puff alone for one shot but probably need to raise it soon.


Jan 29 2008 09:25:20:937AM1080129002Steve Wolfe
Shot#2:  get rid of rcur ramp after 1.2sec, 
leave pre-puff alone for one shot but probably need to raise it soon.
Wait for cryo to get cold again. 

Plasma full length, 2 h-modes
Some early bounce in startup, no runaways; injections
D looking better, E fair, J faulting


Jan 29 2008 09:52:56:577AM1080129003Steve Wolfe
Shot#3: Increase initial Ip point from 450kA to 550kA at .1sec
Decrease triang, increase elong to match nstx shape better
Drop zxl from [-.00113,-.00038] to -.005
     rxl from 0 to .005
     rxu from -.015 to -.010 (across the board)
cryo warmed up, but shot went (IGT in high 7 range at pulse)
Data system hung
Video5's keyboard seems to be broken (unrelated)
SSEP is now a little positive, need to back off on zcur. 

Jan 29 2008 10:06:12:450AM1080129003Steve Wolfe
Shot#4: Decrease zcur from -.007 to -.009
No power shot, data system hang in iNIT

Jan 29 2008 10:18:22:763AM1080129005Steve Wolfe
Shot#5: Decrease zcur from -.007 to -.009
plasma full length, h-mode
Data system hang in store, Josh is working on it. 

Jan 29 2008 10:31:31:467AM1080129005Steve Wolfe
Shot#5: Decrease zcur from -.007 to -.009
plasma full length, h-mode
Data system hang in store, Josh is working on it. 
Upper triang may still be too large, 

next: reduce upper triangularity, 

Jan 29 2008 10:55:09:647AM1080129006Steve Wolfe
Shot#6: RXU from .01 to -.005
  rxl from .005 to .007
Will shorten rf pulse
plasma full length, one long H-mode
upper triangularity may still be too high
Maybe a hint of small elms? Leave it to the experts


Jan 29 2008 11:15:01:717AM1080129007Steve Wolfe
Shot#7: Sweep zcur down to 1.0 to 1.2sec, down to -.014 aiming
for ssep=-.005; put rf time back out to 1.4sec
NINJA puffing at 0.8 for JT

plasma disrupts at 1.55sec, in rampdown. Looks like ef2's are going
to zero, then chopper rails. 
Bad bounce in startup, need to add some gas next time,
but no runways. 
Got the ssep sweep ok. 


Jan 29 2008 11:37:06:010AM1080129008Steve Wolfe
Shot#8: pg4 from 38ms to 42ms
Slow down zcur change in rampdown
Leave zcur flat at -.014, aiming for -4mm ssep
shorten gate valve toggle to 3minutes so we pump out the regen

plasma disrupts in rampdown, got 4MW, nothing that looks like elms 
to me. 
still a bounce in startup, not as bad, no runaways. 



Jan 29 2008 11:55:57:263AM1080129009Steve Wolfe
Shot#9: Increase Ip to 800kA
plasma, still disrupting, this time at 1.37sec,
Looks like a vertical problem, not sure why.
The EF2's are in voltage saturation.
looked like two h-modes. Both D and E dropped out,. 

Next: repeat for rf, try dropping ef2byef4 gain


Jan 29 2008 12:08:34:213PM1080129010Steve Wolfe
Shot#10:  repeat for rf, try dropping ef2byef4 gain from 2 to 1
Early disruption. 0.55sec. Looks like a big injection. 
EF4 current is at zero, no vertical problem. 
I don't think it mattered, but next shot, change IC_EF4 program 
from -27 to +500A to get it out of the deadzone at crossover.



Jan 29 2008 12:24:21:940PM1080129011Steve Wolfe
shot#11: change IC_EF4 program from -27 to +500A to get it out of the 
deadzone at crossover.
No seg1 change, despite the disruption (not sure which way to go)

Another early disruption. .27sec; Why? 
Go back to ef2byef4 gain back to 2, shouldn't make a difference.





Jan 29 2008 12:38:53:697PM1080129012Steve Wolfe
Shot#12: Go back to ef2byef4 gain back to 2, shouldn't make a difference.
Don't swing out quite so far, rcur at .379 from .6605 to .659

runaways, and disrupts at 0.7sec
Big injections seem to come up the inner wall?

Next: raise pg4 

Jan 29 2008 12:45:57:643PM1080129013Steve Wolfe
Shot#13: pg4 from 42 to 45ms
Another early disruption 

Next: load seg3 from 1080125011 and just run it. 

Jan 29 2008 01:02:54:443PM1080129014Steve Wolfe
Shot#14:  load seg3 from 1080125011 and just run it with no changes
except raise pg4 from 45 to 49ms

Still disrupting. 0.6sec. Never made it to rf this time. 
Startup looks good, no bounce, no runaways, sawteeth start at .27sec
power supplies all seem to be in range (V and I), it's just getting
hit with a brick. 

Jan 29 2008 01:13:45:347PM1080129015Steve Wolfe
Shot#15: Can't see anything obvious. Could just keep repeating
and hope to burn it away. Could run an upper null to verify the 
problem is in the lower divertor, as it seems to be from video,
but that won't fix anything. 
Repeat once more
And it disrupts 0.3sec. Not getting better. 



Jan 29 2008 01:29:04:240PM1080129016Steve Wolfe
Shot#16: Change to upper null in seg3 
Move zcur to 0 from 0.2sec on. Move clearin ref zxa=+.39 to .3sec
EXcept I did it in seg2. Now do it in seg3

Disrupts at .55sec. Wasn't upper null? Did I not load it correctly? 
Looks like I loaded before I applied the waveform. My bad. 

Try that again

Jan 29 2008 01:51:45:610PM1080129017Steve Wolfe
Shot#17: Change to upper null in seg3 
Move zcur to 0 from 0.2sec on. Move clearin ref zxa=+.39 to .3sec
Make sure it's loaded this time. 
THis one makes it to 1.2sec, got upper null ssep=+4mm
RF likes it, 2.8MW, stays L-mode 
This one looks like a vertical problem. 

It looks ike ef2u stops following demand at 1.19sec. Voltage
goes up, demand goes down. 

Jan 29 2008 02:15:24:713PM1080129018Steve Wolfe
Shot#18: Repeat without jport, see if it runs all the way through.
Note that on shots 9 and 17 the high demand shows up on
both ef2u and ef2l; on shot9 it's at 1.34sec

Early disruption. Runaways early. Junk coming in from 0.2sec on, 
big marfe. 


Jan 29 2008 02:26:29:117PM1080129019Steve Wolfe
Shot#19: Repeat without jport, see if it runs all the way through.
Pg4 from 49 to 54msec

Did it again. Startup is better, no runaways,
but plasma still goes berserk, disrupts at .3sec,
no marfe, never diverts. EFC floors, this one has a vertical thrash




Jan 29 2008 02:37:36:943PM1080129019Steve Wolfe
Shot#19: Repeat without jport, see if it runs all the way through.
Pg4 from 49 to 54msec

Did it again. Startup is better, no runaways,
but plasma still goes berserk, disrupts at .3sec,
no marfe, never diverts. EFC floors, this one has a vertical thrash

Try loading an upper null from last week 1080115003 into seg4
and run that. I don't know what's going on. 



Jan 29 2008 02:42:45:887PM1080129020Steve Wolfe
Shot#20:Try loading an upper null from lh run 1080115003 into seg4
and run that. I don't know what's going on. The program on shot#17
is questionable, although it ran to 1.2sec it may be touchy. 
We know the lh shot ran ok on the 15th.Presumably there may still 
be junk in the lower divertor. 

Dud - oh2l crowbar in pre-charge at -0.7sec. 
Time to sacrifice a chicken.



Jan 29 2008 03:06:44:367PM1080129021Steve Wolfe
Shot#21:Try loading an upper null from lh run 1080115003 into seg4
and run that. I don't know what's going on. The program on shot#17
is questionable, although it ran to 1.2sec it may be touchy. 
We know the lh shot ran ok on the 15th.Presumably there may still 
be junk in the lower divertor. (NINJA puff off)

plasma full length. Finally. nl04=4e19, ssep=+15mm
had a bouncy startup and some runaways earlier. 

next: load shot 1080125011 back into seg3 and run without Jport





Jan 29 2008 03:22:24:713PM1080129022Steve Wolfe
Shot#22: load shot 1080125011 back into seg3 and run without Jport
pg4 from 54 to 59msec. If there is still a problem in the lower 
divertor, it will probably disrupt early. 

plasma full length, some early runaways, 4 h-modes
Prf=2MW, 
radiation rising faster than earlier, the disruptions probably
have taken a toll on the boronization

Next: try with J

Jan 29 2008 03:29:33:940PM1080129023Steve Wolfe
Shot#23:  try with J, off at 1.2sec
pg4 from 59 to 65msec,rcur offset from 1000 to 1500
plasma full length, 2 h-modes
Didn't get E-port, and J faults early. Only had 1MW for most
of the shot. 



Jan 29 2008 03:47:18:553PM1080129024Steve Wolfe
Shot#24:repeat; startup looked good on 23, so it probably will die this time
try again with J, off at 1.2sec. Hoping for E this time too. 

plasma. full length, one h-mode, then maybe a weak one.
Eport faults after .6sec. J stays on to 1.2sec, no problem on ef2 supply




Jan 29 2008 04:00:53:147PM1080129025Steve Wolfe
Shot#25: Import seg2 from 1080129009 and run that. 
fizzle, time to drop pg4

Jan 29 2008 04:17:25:637PM1080129026Steve Wolfe
Shot#26: pg4 from 65ms to 58ms
still trying seg2 from 1080129009. 

plasma full length, 4 h-modes, first one looks steamy (around 150kJ at 800kA)
Got 3.5MW with three dropouts. Prad rising pretty fast, Te8 gets to 800eV,
then drops right back down. 
Startup looks good. 

Jan 29 2008 04:42:25:350PM1080129027Steve Wolfe
Shot#27: pg4 from 58ms to 54ms
repeat of 24: seg3 on seg2 off, 3.5MW of RF
plasma full length, 2h-modes 162kJ and it has some elms
NOTE: The eport power didn't come up, but Yijun says it was same as
26, total 3.5MW

Next: go back to 26 (seg2) and move rxl back to 0 (as on this one.)

Jan 29 2008 04:48:38:610PM1080129028Steve Wolfe
Shot#28: go back to 26 (seg2) and move rxl back from .007 to 0 (as on 24 and 27)
testing tiny change in lower triangularity
fizzle. No surprise. 

next: drop pg4 another 5msec

Jan 29 2008 05:06:18:880PM1080129029Steve Wolfe
Shot#29: pg4 from 54 ro 48msec
 go back to 26 (seg2) and move rxl back from .007 to 0 (as on 24 and 27)
testing tiny change in lower triangularity

plasma full length, 3 h-modes. 172kJ at peak of first 
Got 3.5MW. I don't see ELMs, we did get the higher triangularity

END of Run

Engineering Operator Comments
ShotTimeTypeStatusComment
108:59:14:047AMPlasmaOk
209:19:23:380AMPlasmaOk
309:39:10:310AMPlasmaOk
510:15:37:353AMPlasmaOk
610:50:16:347AMPlasmaOk
711:08:20:430AMPlasmaOk
811:24:12:650AMPlasmaOk
911:39:19:090AMPlasmaOk
1011:59:10:783AMPlasmaBadOH1 self powered ckt fired during a disruption breaker opened during pul
1112:15:24:157PMPlasmaOk
1212:29:24:907PMPlasmaOk
1312:42:31:810PMPlasmaOk
1412:56:42:107PMPlasmaOk
1501:09:33:950PMPlasmaOk
1601:22:49:497PMPlasmaOk
1701:35:19:010PMPlasmaOk
1802:08:39:220PMPlasmaOk
1902:21:40:050PMPlasmaOk
2002:38:43:287PMPlasmaOk
2103:00:09:250PMPlasmaOk
2203:12:37:623PMPlasmaOk
2303:25:11:263PMPlasmaOk
2403:40:40:547PMPlasmaOk
2503:57:19:673PMPlasmaOk
2604:09:51:503PMPlasmaOk
2704:33:28:030PMPlasmaOk
2804:46:03:777PMPlasmaOk
2904:58:38:090PMPlasmaOk

System Availability
Jan 29 2008 08:58:53:420AM
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,rowan
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-ECEnoProblem with LO'sJan 10 2008 01:17PM (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
GPCyesAll 9 channels operational as of new year.Jan 03 2008 09:31AM (hubbard)Amanda HubbardECE Polychromaterhubbard,schmidt
GPC2yesMost channels operational.Jan 02 2008 12:22PM (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
LPIyes1/9/08Jan 09 2008 03:23PM (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, moderate speed for now.Jan 02 2008 01:19PM (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. 5 photo detectors have been shipped out for repair, so currently only 5 channels are available. We expect the full channels will be available late in Jan 08.Jan 04 2008 01:11PM (jinseok)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 - Coreyes8 polychromators, 1 laser. Density is calibrated for YAG2. YAG1 is not calibrated yet. Jan 17 2008 11:51PM (yma)Jerry HughesCore Thomson scatteringjwhughes,yma
TS - EdgeyesSystem is working. Density is derived with last year's calibration, and should be good to within ~20%. Jan 18 2008 07:27AM (jwhughes)Jerry HughesMillimeter resolution edge Thomson scatteringjwhughes,yma
Vispecno350 and 670 nm, 4 spatial channelsNov 28 2007 09:58AM (agraf)Alex GrafVisible Spectrometeragraf
XTOMOyessystem operationalJan 10 2008 11:41AM (mlreinke)Bob GranetzX-Ray Tomographygranetz,mlreinke