Alcator C-Mod Run 1080312 Information

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Miniproposals
Miniproposal:523
Date Filed: 1/23/2008
Title:Effect of Lower Hybrid Current Drive on Rotation profile
First Author:Alex Ince-Cushman
Session Leader:Alex Ince-Cushman (shots 1-29)

Operators
Session leader(s):Alex Ince-Cushman
Physics operator(s):Joseph Snipes
Engineering operator(s):Bill Parkin,Sam Pierson,Bill Parkin,Gary Dekow

Engineering Operator Run Comment
Session Leader: Alex Ince-Cushman PhysOp: Bill Rowan

Session Leader Plans
Entered: Mar 12 2008 08:28:04:003AM
Author: Alex Ince-Cushman
MP 523: Effect of Lower Hybrid Current Drive on Rotation Profile

Session Leader: Alex Ince-Cushman
PhysOp: Joe Snipes

The goal of this experiment is to add to the LHCD rotation database, particularly at 60 and 120 degree phasing. If time permits we will try for a trophy shot/fiducial pair.

Diagnostics: Hirex-sr, Thomson, Edge Thomson, Bolometer arrays, McPherson, PCI, Hard X-ray Camera

Step 1: locked mode discharge for Hirex-Sr calibration (2 shots)
- Repeat discharge 1080228024

Step 2: Bring LH up to full power (6 shots)
- Use shot 1080226006 as a starting point (60 degree phasing)
- Ramp up LH power to 1MW

Step 3: Density Scan (14 shots)
- Run the LH system at the highest power at which it performs without tripping (60 degrees).
- Progressively reduce the density to as low a value as possible (4 shots)
- Switch to 120 degree phasing and perform density scan from the lowest value obtained on the 60 degree density scan up to 1.0 nl04. (~6 shots)

Step 4: Trophy Shot development
- Adjust ne, Ip, Bt at maximum LH power to produce the largest possible change in rotation profile. Note we would be going to lower fields, not higher fields.
- Once trophy shot is produce, run an identical discharge without any LH for comparison.

Other: Depending on the status of the neutral beam we will likely have ~3 �??beam into gas�?� discharges to help calibrate the MSE diagnostic.



Physics Operators Plans
Entered: Mar 12 2008 07:17:29:440AM
Author: Joseph Snipes
Engineering setup for Wednesday 12 Mar 2008

MP 523: Effect of Lower Hybrid Current Drive on Rotation Profile

Session Leader: Alex Ince-Cushman
PhysOp: Joseph Snipes

Normal overnight ECDC in D2 and 60 C bake.

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

Power systems as on 1080214002

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 ENABLED (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

Torvac setup: keep gate valves open

Diagnostics: Hirex-sr, Thomson, Edge Thomson, Bolometer arrays, McPherson, PCI, Hard X-ray Camera

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ICRF Setup: not needed
LH Setup: yes
DNB: yes for calibration
Cryopump: not needed

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The goal of this experiment is to add to the LHCD rotation database, particularly at 60 and 120 degree phasing. If time permits we will try for a trophy shot/fiducial pair.


Step 1: locked mode discharge for Hirex-Sr calibration (2 shots)
- Repeat discharge 1080214002
800kA, LSN, nl04=5e19 dropping negative after 0.7sec, Acoil=4kA,
b21_proj off.

Step 2: Bring LH up to full power (6 shots)
- Use shot 1080215014 as a starting point (60 degree phasing)
- Ramp up LH power to 1MW

Step 3: Density Scan (14 shots)
- Run the LH system at the highest power at which it performs without tripping (60 degrees).
- Progressively reduce the density to as low a value as possible (4 shots)
- Switch to 120 degree phasing and perform density scan from the lowest value obtained on the 60 degree density scan up to 1.0 nl04. (~6 shots)

Step 4: Trophy Shot development
- Adjust ne, Ip, Bt at maximum LH power to produce the largest possible change in rotation profile. Note we would be going to lower fields, not higher fields.
- Once trophy shot is produce, run an identical discharge without any LH for comparison.

Other: Depending on the status of the neutral beam we will likely have ~3 �??beam into gas�?� discharges to help calibrate the MSE diagnostic.

Session Leader Summaries
Entered: Mar 12 2008 05:48:22:337PM
Author: Alex Ince-Cushman
MP 523: Effect of Lower Hybrid Current Drive on Rotation Profile

The locked mode portion of the experiment was successful. The third shot of the day was a locked mode discharges with sufficient argon levels to provide a good wavelength calibration for Hirex-Sr.

The first half of the day was spent trying to get good LH coupling at 60 degree phasing. We had some trouble getting to the low density required for accessibility at 60 degrees and so after shot 17 we switched to 75 degree phasing. After 4 shots at 75 we changed the phase to 120 and then to 105, but had no success coupling any LH power. We then switched the phasing back to 60 and increased the toroidal field to help accessibility. These conditions provided the best shots of the day (27 & 28 in particular are very nice).

The LH effect on central rotation and some key plasma parameters are summarized in the table below.

Shot Bt nl04 LH Power LH Phase DeltaV
# [T] [1e19m2] [kW] [deg] [-km/s]
2 5.4 0.5 0 60 0
3 locked mode
4 5.4 0.6 900 60 -8
5 5.4 0.6 950 60 -5
6 5.4 0.6 1000 60 -8
7 5.4 0.55 1000 60 -10
8 fizzle
9 fizzle
10 5.4 0.45 900 60 -35
11 5.4 0.4 1000 60 -36
12 5.4 0.4 1000 60 -36
13 5.4 0.35 1000 60 -20
14 5.4 0.42 850 60 -40
15 fizzle
16 5.4 0.44 920 60 -30
17 5.4 0.44 900 60 -30
18 early disruption
19 5.4 0.45 980 75 -20
20 5.4 0.35 1000 75 -30
21 unintentional locked mode
22 5.4 0.40 980 75 -40
23 5.4 0.40 920 75 -40
24 5.4 0.30 0 120 0
25 5.4 0.30 0 105 0
25 5.4 0.30 0 105 0
26 6.2 0.30 0 60 0
27 6.2 0.40 860 60 -40
28 6.2 0.40 940 60 -40
29 6.2 0.40 940 60 -30


Entered: Mar 12 2008 05:48:28:540PM
Author: Alex Ince-Cushman
MP 523: Effect of Lower Hybrid Current Drive on Rotation Profile

The locked mode portion of the experiment was successful. The third shot of the day was a locked mode discharges with sufficient argon levels to provide a good wavelength calibration for Hirex-Sr.

The first half of the day was spent trying to get good LH coupling at 60 degree phasing. We had some trouble getting to the low density required for accessibility at 60 degrees and so after shot 17 we switched to 75 degree phasing. After 4 shots at 75 we changed the phase to 120 and then to 105, but had no success coupling any LH power. We then switched the phasing back to 60 and increased the toroidal field to help accessibility. These conditions provided the best shots of the day (27 & 28 in particular are very nice).

The LH effect on central rotation and some key plasma parameters are summarized in the table below.

Shot Bt nl04 LH Power LH Phase DeltaV
# [T] [1e19m2] [kW] [deg] [-km/s]
2 5.4 0.5 0 60 0
3 locked mode
4 5.4 0.6 900 60 -8
5 5.4 0.6 950 60 -5
6 5.4 0.6 1000 60 -8
7 5.4 0.55 1000 60 -10
8 fizzle
9 fizzle
10 5.4 0.45 900 60 -35
11 5.4 0.4 1000 60 -36
12 5.4 0.4 1000 60 -36
13 5.4 0.35 1000 60 -20
14 5.4 0.42 850 60 -40
15 fizzle
16 5.4 0.44 920 60 -30
17 5.4 0.44 900 60 -30
18 early disruption
19 5.4 0.45 980 75 -20
20 5.4 0.35 1000 75 -30
21 unintentional locked mode
22 5.4 0.40 980 75 -40
23 5.4 0.40 920 75 -40
24 5.4 0.30 0 120 0
25 5.4 0.30 0 105 0
25 5.4 0.30 0 105 0
26 6.2 0.30 0 60 0
27 6.2 0.40 860 60 -40
28 6.2 0.40 940 60 -40
29 6.2 0.40 940 60 -30


Physics Operator Summaries
Entered: Mar 12 2008 05:06:34:540PM
Author: Joseph Snipes
We had a slow start to the run due to some problems in the cell that meant we were not ready to close the doors until 9:00 am and then they turned on the cooling and it took almost an hour before the machine was ready. Once the machine was ready, it ran well except for a spurious alternator fault on shot 8 followed by a data system hang up on shot 9. Otherwise, there was only one fizzle and 26 plasmas out of 29 shots. The LH system also ran well and coupled over 1 MW on many shots. See the session leader summary for details of the physics results.

Shot,Duration(s),Ipmax(MA),Result Shot,Duration(s),Ipmax,Result
| 01 1.983 0.788 Plasma | 02 1.980 0.782 Plasma |
| 03 1.710 0.822 Plasma | 04 1.968 0.778 Plasma |
| 05 1.967 0.780 Plasma | 06 1.966 0.777 Plasma |
| 07 1.967 0.778 Plasma | 08 0.000 0.002 Dud |
| 09 0.000 0.002 Dud | 10 1.975 0.781 Plasma |
| 11 1.973 0.784 Plasma | 12 1.975 0.784 Plasma |
| 13 1.978 0.782 Plasma | 14 1.888 0.781 Plasma |
| 15 0.000 0.043 Fizzle | 16 1.902 0.778 Plasma |
| 17 1.897 0.777 Plasma | 18 0.280 0.669 Plasma |
| 19 1.898 0.778 Plasma | 20 1.633 0.786 Plasma |
| 21 1.610 0.773 Plasma | 22 1.863 0.783 Plasma |
| 23 1.955 0.781 Plasma | 24 1.602 0.766 Plasma |
| 25 1.690 0.775 Plasma | 26 1.757 0.774 Plasma |
| 27 1.559 0.790 Plasma | 28 1.967 0.788 Plasma |
| 29 1.948 0.786 Plasma
Date 1080312: 29 shots. 26 plasmas. 1 fizzles. 2 duds. 0 System Error.
(Plasma = Ip gt 60.0 kA Dud = H_alpha lt 0.40 V)
Total plasma duration: 46.89 s (exceeding -78 kA)

Session Leader Comments
Mar 12 2008 10:24:06:410AM1080312001Alex Ince-CushmanSuccessful full length shot. ~705kW of LH power coupled. We will repeat this shot with increased LH power. For the next shot we will also have the DNB firing.
Mar 12 2008 11:04:56:317AM1080312002Alex Ince-CushmanAnother full length shot however there was a problem with the LH system and no power was coupled. The DNB fired successfully and did not seem to cause a change in density. As a result the DNB will be permitted to fire for the rest of the day.

For the next shot we will run a locked mode discharge to provide a spectral calibration for Hirex-Sr and to give the LH team time to trouble shoot.

Mar 12 2008 11:05:39:160AM1080312003Alex Ince-CushmanFull length shot. Locked mode came in at ~0.7s and persisted until ~1.5s. The argon signal level is good and so we will go back to LH shots.
Mar 12 2008 11:04:20:363AM1080312004Alex Ince-CushmanFull length shot. ~880kW of LH coupled at 60 degree phasing. There was an unidentified density increase at 0.87s which seems to reduce the effectiveness of the LHCD. There was a modest change in central toroidal rotation, ~ -10km/s.
Mar 12 2008 11:12:23:207AM1080312004Alex Ince-CushmanFull length shot. ~880kW of LH coupled at 60 degree phasing. There was an unidentified density increase at 0.87s which seems to reduce the effectiveness of the LHCD. There was a modest change in central toroidal rotation of order -5km/s.
Mar 12 2008 11:15:49:643AM1080312005Alex Ince-CushmanFull length shot. ~1000kW of LH coupled at 60 degree phasing with one trip. The unidentified density increase seen on the previous shot did not re-appear. The change in central toroidal rotation was still relatively small ~ -7km/s. For the next shot we will keep the LH power the same and attempt to lower the density.
Mar 12 2008 11:30:39:190AM1080312006Alex Ince-CushmanFull length shot. ~1000kW of LH coupled at 60 degree phasing with one trip. The density is still too high ( nl04 ~0.6) and so for the next shot we will reduce the target density. The outer gap will be increased to try an prevent the LH from tripping.
Mar 12 2008 11:51:56:807AM1080312007Alex Ince-CushmanFull length shot with LH up to 1.1MW with no trips. The density remains too high, which is reducing LHCD efficiency and accessibility. The DNB may be increasing the density and so for the next shot the DNB start time will be delayed to 0.86s. The LH induced a Delta V of ~ -12k/ms.
Mar 12 2008 12:43:06:990PM1080312010Alex Ince-CushmanFull length discharge with nl04 ~ 0.4. Some LH trips, but 1MW was achieved. There was an associated change in toroidal rotation of -40km/s. The toroidal rotation did not reach steady state and deltaV would have been larger if the LH pulse had persisted.
Mar 12 2008 12:45:25:413PM1080312011Alex Ince-CushmanFull length discharge with nl04 ~ 0.45. Multiple LH trips, but 1MW was achieved. There was an associated change in toroidal rotation of -35km/s.
Mar 12 2008 12:57:48:960PM1080312012Alex Ince-CushmanThe LH had multiple trips but still managed to drive a change in rotation of -30km/s. For the next shot we will try to adjust the outer gap to prevent the LH trips.
Mar 12 2008 01:11:46:117PM1080312013Alex Ince-CushmanThe LH is still having severe tripping problems. For the next shot we will try loading 1080215014 which had excellent LH coupling.
Mar 12 2008 01:25:21:070PM1080312014Alex Ince-CushmanOnly one trip on the LH with ~900kW of power. The toroidal rotation achieved steady state with a deltaV of -40km/s. For the next shot we will increase the LH power.
Mar 12 2008 01:58:57:477PM1080312016Alex Ince-CushmanClean LH @ ~900kW. The change in toroidal rotation was somewhat smaller (~-35km/s) than shot 14.
Mar 12 2008 03:14:12:023PM1080312017Alex Ince-CushmanLH up to 1MW with two trips. There was a -30km/s change in toroidal rotation, but LH waves were on the edge of accessibility. For the next shot we will change the phasing to 75 degrees and try to further reduce the density.
Mar 12 2008 02:16:19:570PM1080312018Alex Ince-CushmanEarly Disruption.
Mar 12 2008 03:14:46:727PM1080312019Alex Ince-CushmanLH at 75 degree phasing at ~ 900kW. Very little power coupled after t ~0.95s. For the next shot we will bring the density back up a touch.
Mar 12 2008 03:15:07:163PM1080312020Alex Ince-CushmanLH at 75 degree phasing, ~ 1MW coupled with one extended trip at t = 0.8s. The LH appears to have suppressed the sawtooth oscillations after the trip. The toroidal rotation has a somewhat complicated time history but the deltaV was of order 25km/s.
Mar 12 2008 03:13:35:850PM1080312021Alex Ince-CushmanLH at 75 degree phasing (1MW) with no trips. It appears that there was an early locked mode which prevented the LH system from driving substantial amounts of current. We will rerun the shot, trying to prevent the locked mode by early puffing.
Mar 12 2008 03:26:50:007PM1080312022Alex Ince-CushmanLH at 75 degree phasing (1MW) with one large set of trips. The change in toroidal rotation was substantial (~-40km/s).
Mar 12 2008 03:39:07:147PM1080312023Alex Ince-CushmanLH at 75 degree phasing (1MW) with one early trip. The change in toroidal rotation was substantial (~-35km/s).
Mar 12 2008 03:52:35:900PM1080312024Alex Ince-CushmanLH at 120 degree phasing (1MW) but effectively not LH coupling. For the next shot reduce the phasing to 105.
Mar 12 2008 04:09:00:477PM1080312025Alex Ince-CushmanLH at 105 degree phasing with very poor LH coupling. For the next shot we will return to 60 degree phasing and increase the toroidal field to 6.2 T.
Mar 12 2008 04:47:18:163PM1080312027Alex Ince-CushmanNice clean LH pulse at 60 degrees (830kW). Bt @ 6.2T. ~-40km/s change in toroidal rotation and substantial density peaking.
Mar 12 2008 04:57:36:320PM1080312028Alex Ince-CushmanAnother beautiful LH pulse at 60 degrees (940kW). Bt @ 6.2T. ~-45km/s change in toroidal rotation and substantial density peaking.

Physics Operator Comments
Mar 12 2008 09:04:52:317AM1080312001Joseph SnipesShot 1: Due to data system problems, the requested shot for starting with a locked mode is not available. So, we are starting with step 2 of the run plan. Loaded shot 1080226006 with no changes. It is a 0.75 MA, 5.4 T SNL plasma with nl04 set to 4.5 x 10^19 m^-2 with LHCD at 60 degree phasing. Brief delay for magnet cooling and a delayed search due to Granetz' DNB needs.
Mar 12 2008 10:02:46:207AM1080312001Joseph SnipesShot 1: Good shot after almost a one hour delay for magnet cooling.
Mar 12 2008 10:14:22:503AM1080312002Joseph SnipesShot 2: Enabled argon gas and DNB gate valve. Note that the DNB cryopumps are not working because of a lack of liquid helium, so there may be some gas injected into the plasma after the beam fires. The base pressure of the DNB is at 8 x 10^-6 Torr. Also enabled the NESOX diagnostic. Otherwise, it is a repeat. Good shot. DNB injected at 1.3 s. There was no increase in density from the DNB.
Mar 12 2008 10:31:35:207AM1080312003Joseph SnipesShot 3: Loaded shot 1080215001 to get a locked mode with the A-coil on at 4 kA and B21_PROJ gain set to zero in segment 3. Set prepuff to 23 ms duration. LH turned off. Disrupted in rampdown at 1.7 s. Got a locked mode starting at 0.65 s.
Mar 12 2008 10:51:12:800AM1080312004Joseph SnipesShot 4: Startup hesitates. Reloading shot 2. Try setting the prepuff to 27 ms duration. Good startup and a good shot, although there are some large low frequency MHD modes between 0.06 and 0.14 s.
Mar 12 2008 11:03:34:050AM1080312005Joseph SnipesShot 5: Set nl04 to 4 x 10^19 m^-2 to attempt to reduce the density. Good shot but the density did not drop.
Mar 12 2008 11:17:21:817AM1080312006Joseph SnipesShot 6: There was some preprogrammed gas in PG3 from 0.1 s to 0.5 s that I have now removed for this shot. Good shot. Density dropped a tiny bit.
Mar 12 2008 11:33:07:880AM1080312007Joseph SnipesShot 7: Reduced nl04 to 3 x 10^19 m^-2 until 0.4 s with a ramp up to 4 x 10^19 m^-2 at 0.55 s. Reduced RCUR by 3 mm to 0.659 m throughout the flattop to increase the outer gap. Reduced prepuff to 23 ms duration. Good shot. Density is a bit lower, but I think to get lower density will require reducing the argon puff.
Mar 12 2008 11:50:18:367AM1080312008Joseph SnipesShot 8: Reduced nl04 to 3 x 10^19 m^-2 throughout the flattop. Increased prepuff to 27 ms duration. DNB delayed until 0.86 s. Alternator problem. No power shot.
Mar 12 2008 12:02:49:070PM1080312009Joseph SnipesShot 9: Try again. No power shot due to data system problem.
Mar 12 2008 12:29:50:007PM1080312010Joseph SnipesShot 10: One more time . . . Good shot. Density is definitely lower.
Mar 12 2008 12:32:53:040PM1080312011Joseph SnipesShot 11: Increased RCUR before 1 s with a slight ramp to try to flatten out the outer gap at 1 cm during the flattop. Good shot.
Mar 12 2008 12:46:56:697PM1080312012Joseph SnipesShot 12: Set the derivative gain on nl04 to 0. Set the derivative gain on RCUR from 6 to 4 in an attempt to reduce the oscillations in the outer gap. Good shot.
Mar 12 2008 01:00:09:633PM1080312013Joseph SnipesShot 13: RCUR oscillations were still there. Try increasing the derivative gain on RCUR to 8. Good shot.
Mar 12 2008 01:14:02:070PM1080312014Joseph SnipesShot 14: Loaded shot 1080215014. Set nl04 to 3 x 10^19 m^-2. Good shot.
Mar 12 2008 01:25:44:367PM1080312015Joseph SnipesShot 15: Increased EF4 current from -1340 to -1355 A. Reduced prepuff by 3 ms to 24 ms duration. Fizzle!
Mar 12 2008 01:45:20:087PM1080312016Joseph SnipesShot 16: Returned EF4 current to -1340 A. Reduced prepuff another 2 ms to 22 ms duration. Good shot.
Mar 12 2008 01:58:46:633PM1080312017Joseph SnipesShot 17: Increased prepuff to 25 ms duration. Reduced nl04 to 2.5 x 10^19 m^-2. Good shot.
Mar 12 2008 02:14:39:523PM1080312018Joseph SnipesShot 18: Reduced nl04 after 0.25 s to 2 x 10^19 m^-2. Disrupted at 0.27 s.
Mar 12 2008 02:27:18:447PM1080312019Joseph SnipesShot 19: Increase the prepuff by 2 ms to 27 ms duration to try to reduce the early runaways. Keep nl04 at 2.5 x 10^19 m^-2 until 0.35 s, then ramp quickly to 2 x 10^19 m^-2 by 0.4 s. Good shot.
Mar 12 2008 02:44:47:337PM1080312020Joseph SnipesShot 20: Increased nl04 to 2.5 x 10^19 m^-2 throughout the flattop. Disrupted at 1.6 s. Hard x rays go through the roof right after the LH switches off at 1.2 s.

Mar 12 2008 03:11:45:273PM1080312021Joseph SnipesShot 21: Repeat. Disrupted at 1.6 s. Locked mode from at least 0.26 s.
Mar 12 2008 03:13:34:430PM1080312022Joseph SnipesShot 22: Increased nl04 to 3 x 10^19 m^-2 up to 0.3 s then ramp back down to 2.5 x 10^19 m^-2. Good shot.
Mar 12 2008 03:30:47:087PM1080312023Joseph SnipesShot 23: Increased prepuff by 2 ms to 29 ms duration to try to eliminate the runaways early in the startup. Good shot.
Mar 12 2008 03:50:00:197PM1080312024Joseph SnipesShot 24: Repeat with 120 degree phasing on the LH. Disrupted at 1.59 s. LH tripped for most of the pulse but still generated a huge fast electron tail.
Mar 12 2008 04:01:17:210PM1080312025Joseph SnipesShot 25: Repeat. Disrupted at 1.66 s. Hard x rays again go through the roof. LH trips several times.
Mar 12 2008 04:26:10:853PM1080312026Joseph SnipesShot 26: Increased TF current to 172 kA to go to 6.2 T. Started TF rampdown at 1.4 s. Li pellet enabled and set to fire at 1.5 s. Good shot. Disrupted in rampdown at 1.71 s. LH tripped.
Mar 12 2008 04:31:29:807PM1080312027Joseph SnipesShot 27: Repeat. Disrupted at 1.5 s. Large hard x ray emission throughout and after the LH pulse up to the disruption.
Mar 12 2008 04:57:13:320PM1080312028Joseph SnipesShot 28: Repeat. Good shot.
Mar 12 2008 05:03:08:180PM1080312029Joseph SnipesShot 29: Repeat. Good shot.

Engineering Operator Comments
ShotTimeTypeStatusComment
109:50:10:973AMPlasmaOk
210:10:19:363AMPlasmaOk
310:26:30:097AMPlasmaOk
410:44:52:630AMPlasmaOk
511:00:10:583AMPlasmaOk
611:14:41:363AMPlasmaOk
711:29:55:990AMPlasmaOk
811:47:33:693AMPlasmaBadAlt. Inhibit, fault on bearing #2
911:58:49:583AMPlasmaBadlooks like one of the camac servers died.
1012:14:34:150PMPlasmaOk
1112:30:29:337PMPlasmaOk
1212:45:01:867PMPlasmaOk
1312:57:37:303PMPlasmaOk
1401:10:52:947PMPlasmaOk
1501:23:56:413PMPlasmaOk
1601:39:58:133PMPlasmaOk
1701:56:53:540PMPlasmaOk
1802:12:21:240PMPlasmaOk
1902:25:29:617PMPlasmaOk
2002:39:08:930PMPlasmaOk
2102:53:16:243PMPlasmaOk
2203:11:48:540PMPlasmaOk
2303:26:56:900PMPlasmaOk
2403:39:31:413PMPlasmaOk
2503:53:08:337PMPlasmaOk
2604:14:58:227PMPlasmaOk
2704:27:28:663PMPlasmaOk
2804:44:46:320PMPlasmaOk
2904:59:57:867PMPlasmaOk

System Availability
Mar 12 2008 09:50:01:503AM
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,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-ECEyes16 Channels now working - low freq. side - outer RmidsFeb 19 2008 09:56AM (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
McPhersonnoProblems with detector. No quantitative line brightnesses possible. Qualitative tasks like impurity identification possible.Feb 15 2008 02:07PM (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.Feb 21 2008 08:51AM (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
PCIyesworkingFeb 29 2008 07:00PM (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
ReflectometeryesStarting on 1080227 All low freq. channels have been connected 50,60,75,88, 88l,88u and 110GHz. The variable freq. channel as well as the 140 have been connected and are being tested. (On 1080306, 75GHz has been disconnected because the rcvr mixer has been obsolete for the last run days)Mar 06 2008 09:11AM (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 - Coreyes12 polychromators (#1~8,9,11,13,15), 1 laser. Density is calibrated for YAG2 on polychromator 1~8. YAG1 is not calibrated yet. Density calibration hasn't been performed on ploychromator 9~16.Feb 21 2008 11:19AM (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