Alcator C-Mod Run 1090731 Information

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Miniproposals
Miniproposal:562
Date Filed: 7/30/2009
Title:Characterization of the decay time of the fast-ion tail
First Author:Aaron Bader
Session Leader:Aaron Bader (shots 1-17)
Miniproposal:563
Date Filed: 7/30/2009
Title:Toroidal asymmetry of impurity seeding in support of ITER divertor gas injection requirements
First Author:Richard Pitts
Session Leader:Brian Labombard (shots 18-34)

Operators
Session leader(s):Aaron Bader ,Brian Labombard
Physics operator(s):Jim Irby
Engineering operator(s):Andy Pfeiffer,Bill Cochran,Gary Dekow

Engineering Operator Run Comment
Finish up MP 562 SL Aaron Bader PO Jim Irby

Session Leader Plans
Entered: Jul 30 2009 05:45:49:740PM
Author: Aaron Bader
Finish up MP 562 started yesterday with a density and current scan in He plasmas

1. Start with shot 1090730027. Use the modulated ICRF signal from the same shot

2. We may need a shot or two to get density control, but once density control is established, run a current and density scan by getting 2 shots at each of these conditions.

nl04=0.8 *10^20, Ip = 1.0 MA
nl04=0.8 *10^20, Ip = 0.6 MA
nl04=0.5 *10^20, Ip = 0.6 MA

3. Also may want to get another shot at nl04 = 0.5*10^20 and Ip = 1.0 MA to compare with yesterday when we had deuterium problems.

4. If time, take two more shots at Ip = 0.8 MA at the two densities.

5. If yet more time, switch back to deuterium and try to get data at nl04=0.8*10^20 but it may be very difficult to get good CNPA data in those conditions.
Entered: Jul 31 2009 01:21:17:357PM
Author: Brian Labombard
Run Plan for second half of 1090731

MP#563 "Toroidal asymmetry of impurity seeding in support of ITER divertor gas injection requirements"

Goal
Perform some scoping studies on the the toroidal variation of divertor radiation in response
to N2 puffing. This is support of Phase 0 of MP#563.

Approach
We will dial up some 1.0 MA dishcarges and begin puffing N2 through various divertor capillaries,
adjusting drive pressure as necessary to optimize signals. Initially, we will start with He plasmas,
then change to D.

RF conditioning will be piggy-backing on these shots, starting at 1.2 seconds.

Shot Plan

i. Set up 1.0 MA, 5.4 tesla, NL04 ~ 0.6x1020 m-2
Optimize NINJA drive pressures. Vary toroidal puff locations.

ii. Vary density.

Physics Operators Plans
Entered: Jul 30 2009 07:57:24:373PM
Author: Jim Irby
Run Plan: We will continue Aaron's CNPA run in helium plasmas for the first 1/2 day or so. We will need J-Port antenna only with modulation similar to what we had on the 1090730 run for the first part of the run. However, all transmitters should be prepared for operation since we are not sure what MP will be run following the CNPA run.

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Engineering Setup
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Run begins at 09:00 and ends at 17:00

Power systems as on: 1090730027

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 He4 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): no
Overnight ECDC (yes/no): no
ICRF(yes/no): yes
LH(yes/no): no
DNB(yes/no): no
Cryopump (yes/no): no

Vessel temperature: 60/60/60 overnight as usual

Session Leader Summaries
Entered: Aug 2 2009 02:34:09:283PM
Author: Aaron Bader
Summary for the first half of today's run - Continuation of mapping out the fast-ion decay tail.

We ran helium plasmas in an attempt to further qualify the fast-ion decay tails. We attempted helium densities nl04=0.8 * 10^20 and 0.5 * 10^20 at several different currents (1 MA, 0.6 MA and 0.4 MA) and different ICRF powers. We seem to have found a decay tail dependence on current on the lower density shots, but the calculation was made difficult by a significant worsening of the detector signals throughout the day, making comparisons harder.

We ended the day with an ICRF power scan at nl04 = 0.5 * 10^20 and Ip = 0.6 MA, but these shots will be difficult to analyze because of an increasing density throughout the shot, and only one useful CNPA channel.


Entered: Aug 3 2009 12:19:02:540PM
Author: Brian Labombard
Run Summary for second half of 1090731

MP#563 "Toroidal asymmetry of impurity seeding in support of ITER divertor gas injection requirements"

This second half run started with shot #19. We stayed with helium plasmas except for the last good shot (33) which was deuterium. The advantage of sticking with helium plasmas was that Matt's Ledge and Wall Box Lyman arrays could be used to monitor N V emission, giving us some nice spatially resolved signals. We puffed N2 gas via two capillary locations, D30-012 and K30-012, slowly increasing the drive pressure shot-by-shot until Matt could see some clear signals on the Ledge and Wall Box arrays. NII and NIII lines were also seen on the Chromex spectrometer, looking at fibers from the K-divertor periscope.

We discovered two important behaviors today, which will help in planning experiments for this MP.

First, the nitrogen takes a long time to 'pump out' after the capillary turns off - a 100 ms decay time or longer. We tried puffing twice during each shot from the two different capillaries (0.5 and 1.2 seconds with 0.15 seconds puff time after shot#27) but this did not work well. At the second puff, nitrogen from the previous puff was hanging around enhancing the N level and changing divertor conditions. So, we will need to puff just once in future experiments, taking more shots to map things out.

Second, despite the fact that capillary D30-012 and K-30-012 differ in toroidal location by 144 degrees, there was no obvious difference in the resultant nitrogen level (NV, NII, or NIII). One could not tell if the puff was close to (K30-012) or far away from (D30-012) the K-port instruments. We will need to look at this more carefully, but we may have a clean and easy result to report to ITER - no significant toroidal variation is seen in injected impurities, even with just one puffer location.

12 PSI N2 was fine for the NINJA fill pressure. We could probably increase this further.

Shot log:

NINJA setup: 4 psi N2
18-LSN, helium, NL04=0.58, Ip=1.0, Bt=5.4 no gas puffing
19-dies at 0.03 s, K-limiter takes a hit.
NINJA 202 torr
D30-012 - 0.5s, 0.1s duration - 1.3 torr-liters
K30-012 - 0.9s, 0.1s duration - 1.1 torr-l
20-LSN, helium, NL04=0.7, Ip=1.0, Bt=5.4
RF from 1.4 to 1.5 lights up a midplane tile on GH limiter.
NINJA 200 torr
D30-012 - 0.4s, 0.1s duration - 1.2 torr-liters
K30-012 - 0.8s, 0.1s duration - 1.3 torr-l
Weak N signals on Chromex

Change to 8 PSI N2, 0.2 s duration

21-dies hard early, runaways, K-limiter and AB-limiters take a major hit.
7.7 kJ deposited on a K-limiter tile.
NINJA 390 Torr
D30-012 - 0.4s, 0.2s duration - 3.5 torr-liters
K30-012 - 0.8s, 0.2s duration - 3.0 torr-l
22 - fizzle
23 - fizzle
24 - fizzle
25-LSN, helium, NL04=0.7, Ip=1.0, Bt=5.4
No NINJA puff
26-LSN, helium, NL04=0.9, Ip=1.0, Bt=5.4
NINJA 385 Torr
D30-012 - 0.4s, 0.15s duration - 3.2 torr-liters
K30-012 - 0.8s, 0.15s duration - 2.7 torr-l
puffs arrive at 0.5 and 0.9 seconds

Increase NINJA pressure, RF off

27 - fizzle
28-LSN, helium, NL04=0.8 to 0.92, Ip=1.0, Bt=5.4
NINJA 617 Torr
D30-012 - 0.4s, 0.15s duration - 5.4 torr-liters
K30-012 - 1.1s, 0.15s duration - 4.5 torr-l
puffs arrive at 0.5 and 1.2 seconds

Divertor Lyman sees puffs. Divertor conditions evolve with
Te dropping lower after second puff. Radiation appears to
be stronger in divertor on second puff.

Change order of puffs - K then D

29 - fizzle
30-LSN, helium, NL04=0.77 to 0.92, Ip=1.0, Bt=5.4
NINJA 597 Torr
K30-012 - 0.4s, 0.15s duration - 4.9 torr-liters
D30-012 - 1.1s, 0.15s duration - 5.0 torr-l
puffs arrive at 0.5 and 1.2 seconds
Argon puff was left on at 1.3 seconds.Divertor detaches at 1.35 s.
31 - fizzle

Change to D plasma.

32 - fizzle
33-LSN, deuterium, NL04=0.57 to 0.7, Ip=1.0, Bt=5.4
NINJA 578 Torr
K30-012 - 0.4s, 0.15s duration - 4.7 torr-liters
D30-012 - 1.1s, 0.15s duration - 4.7 torr-l
puffs arrive at 0.5 and 1.2 seconds
Divertor detaches at second pulse.

Change order of capillary puffs.

34 - fizzle.

Physics Operator Summaries
Entered: Jul 31 2009 05:46:15:083PM
Author: Jim Irby
We had a lot of fizzles today. Generally fields and gas looked ok, but we had very high runaway levels in the first half of the run. We eventually had a couple of serious early disruptions that had early (t ~ 30 ms) high levels of hards associated with them. We clearly caused some damage to the K and GH limiters (impressive videos). Steve Wolfe suggested going back to the helium startup from last week which solved the runaway problem. It is probably a good idea to continue using helium rather than deuterium for startup from now on (or possibly a gas mixture). We ran helium discharges most of the day, but changed over to deuterium for the last could of discharges. We also puffed nitrogen during the second half of the run, which may have contributed to our fizzle rate (no proof of course). It was a plasma/fizzle/plasma sequence or worse during the second half of the run today. A change in the RCUR offset on shot 33 resulted in a plasma, but then we had a fizzle on shot 34, so not clear if that mattered.

On shot 16 we enabled modified dpcs_fizzle parameters:

imported segment 4 from 1090729016 to seg 4
fizzle changes: oh2u, oh2l request to 22 kA, gains from 2 to 4
seg 4 on and async
dpcs_fizzle shot from 1090729016 to $shot
build seg 4
load

Caution should be used by physops in reloads of shots 15, 16, or 17 since they have seg 4 turned on which is used by the dpcs_fizzle routine.

dpcs_fizzle $shot was changed to 1090731017 on on shot 18.

This modification clearly helped reduce contact resistances of the oh coaxes. They continued falling even during the large number of fizzles we had. We will assess on Monday if we should increase oh2u and oh2l requests more, and if oh1 should also be increased beyond it current 15 kA.



score:

plasma 01,02,03,04,05,06,08,09,10,12,13,16,17,18,20
21,25,26,28,30,33

fizzles 11,14,15,19 (>100 kA),22,23,24,27,29,31,32,34
dud 07 --- no PLC gas enable

Session Leader Comments
Jul 31 2009 09:13:39:167AM1090731001Aaron Bader Good plasma, density pretty good, ICRF power good.

Channel 3 seems to get even less signal than previous. Decay time consistent with what we found on this shot yesterday.

Next shot: repeat
Jul 31 2009 09:35:00:747AM1090731002Aaron Bader Good plasma, density drops a little towards the ened, ICRF power good.

No H/D measurement on this shot which probably means were getting closer to a helium plasma.

Next shot: move ICRF pulses back a little where we will have more density control. ICRF pulses will start at 0.75 s and end at 1.35 s.
Jul 31 2009 09:42:11:407AM1090731003Aaron Bader Good plasma, density more constant over the ICRF pulse train.


Next shot: move current to 0.6 MA
Jul 31 2009 10:00:06:733AM1090731003Aaron Bader Good plasma, Good ICRF

Channel 3 is pretty much dead at this point, both noise and signal are down. Channels 1 and 2 are both working well though. Neutrons no longer present during ICRF pulses.


Next shot: repeat
Jul 31 2009 10:13:55:743AM1090731004Aaron Bader Good plasma, Good ICRF

We see a faster decay on the fast neutrals, first time we've seen this on different currents.

Next shot: repeat
Jul 31 2009 10:14:43:277AM1090731005Aaron Bader Good plasma, Good ICRF

Again, decay time is fast, hopefully a current effect, but could be a cleaning the machine of deuterium effect. We'll have to check back at 1 MA

Next shot: try to lower current more.
Jul 31 2009 10:32:15:993AM1090731006Aaron Bader Good plasma, Good ICRF

CNPA signal is lower on channel two as well. Opened aperture more.

Next shot: try again.
Jul 31 2009 10:43:31:987AM1090731007Aaron Bader No high voltage on the gas, no plasma

Next shot: try again.
Jul 31 2009 11:12:34:100AM1090731008Aaron Bader Decay time constants very low, but signal is dropping fast. Not sure why, could be much lower hydrogen concentration.

Next shot: try again
Jul 31 2009 11:13:11:523AM1090731009Aaron Bader Similar signals to shot 9

Next shot: Go back to 1 MA, see if we can get a reproducible result to earlier. changed aperture back to original setting to compare.
Jul 31 2009 11:34:04:040AM1090731010Aaron Bader Good shot

Decay times back to longer, though not quite as long as shot 3 earlier. Still, much longer than on the previous shot.

Next shot: Lower density to 0.5 * 10^20, and change current to 600 kA
Jul 31 2009 11:38:57:340AM1090731011Aaron Bader No plasma

Next shot: try again.
Jul 31 2009 11:55:33:073AM1090731012Aaron Bader Good plasma

Channel 3 still getting ratty signal.

Next shot: lower ICRF power to 0.8 MW and hope to see signal.
Jul 31 2009 12:18:39:247PM1090731013Aaron Bader Good plasma

CNPA signals disturbing, but channel 1 is still holding out

Next shot: Raise ICRF power to 2 MW
Jul 31 2009 12:24:40:610PM1090731014Aaron Bader Fizzle

Next shot: try again at ICRF 2 MW.
Jul 31 2009 12:39:14:090PM1090731015Aaron Bader Fizzle

Next shot: one more chance at ICRF 2 MW.
Jul 31 2009 12:56:09:603PM1090731016Aaron Bader Good shot

CNPA channels continue to decay. Channel 1 still seems ok

Next shot: return ICRF to 1.2 MW
Jul 31 2009 01:07:38:970PM1090731017Aaron Bader Good shot, got the comparison shot.

Next shot: switch to Brian's run
Jul 31 2009 01:28:46:270PM1090731018Brian Labombard18-LSN, helium, NL04=0.58, Ip=1.0, Bt=5.4 no gas puffing
4 MW RF at 1.2s, He H-mode

Next: NL04 ~ 0.8 with NINJA puffs
Jul 31 2009 01:52:50:913PM1090731019Brian Labombard19 - dies at 0.03 s, K-limiter takes a runaway hit. Ashes flying in the camera - probably the boron coating...
NINJA 202 torr
D30-012 - 0.5s, 0.1s duration - 1.3 torr-liters
K30-012 - 0.9s, 0.1s duration - 1.1 torr-l
Puffs got in with ~.100 s delay
Jul 31 2009 02:23:09:147PM1090731020Brian Labombard20-LSN, helium, NL04=0.7, Ip=1.0, Bt=5.4
RF from 1.4 to 1.5 lights up a midplane tile on GH limiter.
NINJA 200 torr
D30-012 - 0.4s, 0.1s duration - 1.2 torr-liters
K30-012 - 0.8s, 0.1s duration - 1.3 torr-l

Weak N signals on Chromex
Jul 31 2009 02:34:03:157PM1090731021Brian Labombard21- dies hard early, K-limiter and AB-limiters take major hits.
7.7 kJ deposited on a K-limiter tile.
NINJA 390 Torr
D30-012 - 0.4s, 0.2s duration - 3.5 torr-liters
K30-012 - 0.8s, 0.2s duration - 3.0 torr-l
Jul 31 2009 03:12:08:060PM1090731025Brian Labombard25-LSN, helium, NL04=0.7, Ip=1.0, Bt=5.4
No NINJA

Next: NL04 ~ 0.9, NINJA on
Jul 31 2009 03:37:13:750PM1090731026Brian Labombard26-LSN, helium, NL04=0.9, Ip=1.0, Bt=5.4
NINJA 385 Torr
D30-012 - 0.4s, 0.15s duration - 3.2 torr-liters
K30-012 - 0.8s, 0.15s duration - 2.7 torr-l
puffs arrive at 0.5 and 0.9 seconds
Jul 31 2009 04:07:26:587PM1090731028Brian Labombard28-LSN, helium, NL04=0.8 to 0.92, Ip=1.0, Bt=5.4
NINJA 617 Torr
D30-012 - 0.4s, 0.15s duration - 5.4 torr-liters
K30-012 - 1.1s, 0.15s duration - 4.5 torr-l
puffs arrive at 0.5 and 1.2 seconds

Divertor Lyman sees puffs. Divertor conditions evolve, with
Te dropping lower after second puff. Radiation appears to
be stronger in divertor on second puff.

Next: Change order of puffs - K then D
Jul 31 2009 04:41:24:580PM1090731030Brian Labombard30-LSN, helium, NL04=0.77 to 0.92, Ip=1.0, Bt=5.4
NINJA 597 Torr
K30-012 - 0.4s, 0.15s duration - 4.9 torr-liters
D30-012 - 1.1s, 0.15s duration - 5.0 torr-l
puffs arrive at 0.5 and 1.2 seconds.
Argon puff was left on at 1.3 seconds. Divertor detaches at 1.35 s.

Next: take another shot and then go to deuterium plasma
Jul 31 2009 05:11:44:917PM1090731033Brian Labombard33-LSN, deuterium, NL04=0.57 to 0.7, Ip=1.0, Bt=5.4
NINJA 578 Torr
K30-012 - 0.4s, 0.15s duration - 4.7 torr-liters
D30-012 - 1.1s, 0.15s duration - 4.7 torr-l
puffs arrive at 0.5 and 1.2 seconds
Divertor detaches at second pulse.

Physics Operator Comments
Jul 31 2009 09:16:30:607AM1090731001Jim Irbyload from 1090730027 --- 152.8kA, 24 ms fill, 1 MA, 8e19/m^3
open tree done

plasma into rampdown -- neuts/hards above 10e12 early

h_alpha down a factor of 2 or 3 at 0.1 s compared to shot 27
CIII down somewhat also

h/(h+d) 35% at 1.075 s


Jul 31 2009 09:30:04:790AM1090731002Jim Irbyno DPCS changes
plasma into rampdown

neuts/hards offscale
Jul 31 2009 09:42:35:313AM1090731003Jim Irbyno DCPS changes --- see what neuts will do

Aaron has asked for a delay in the rf pulses to better match density

plasma into rampdown

neuts becoming a square pulse
Jul 31 2009 10:01:34:797AM1090731004Jim IrbyIp to 600 kA from 1000 kA
pg3 early pulse start from 16 ms to 13 ms
open tree done

plasma into rampdown --- 600 kA, neuts better but still saturated

neutrons rate showing very little change during rf pulses


Jul 31 2009 10:17:31:450AM1090731005Jim Irbyno changes

plasma into rampdown
Jul 31 2009 10:31:27:930AM1090731006Jim IrbyIp from 600 to 400 kA (I hope)
open tree done

plasma into rampdown --- got 400 kA

neuts/hards out of saturation



Jul 31 2009 10:44:38:830AM1090731007Jim Irbyno changes

but no HV PLC enable on the gas system??

dud
Jul 31 2009 11:01:56:030AM1090731008Jim Irbytry again --- no changes --- nothing found on PLC

plasma into rampdown


Jul 31 2009 11:10:40:477AM1090731009Jim Irbyrepeat

Plasma into rampdown

Brian notices changes in equilibrium with rf pulses


Jul 31 2009 11:32:16:900AM1090731010Jim Irbygoing back to 1000 kA
load from 1090731003
open tree done

plasma into rampdown
Jul 31 2009 03:13:30:530PM1090731011Jim Irbyloaded from 1090731005 --- back to 600 kA
nl04 request from 0.8e20 to 0.5e20/m^2
open tree done

fizzle -- two bounces
Jul 31 2009 11:57:40:417AM1090731012Jim Irbyprefill from 24 to 25 ms
open tree done

plasma into rampdown -- still a little bounce
Jul 31 2009 12:13:55:807PM1090731013Jim Irbyprefill to 26 ms from 25 ms
open tree done
Aaron asking for less rf power

plasma into rampdown --- almost lost it --- hesitation at 15 ms


Jul 31 2009 12:26:10:520PM1090731014Jim Irbyprefill back to 25 ms from 26 ms

fizzle --- put gas back

Jul 31 2009 12:43:41:657PM1090731015Jim Irbyprefill back to 26 ms from 25
open tree done

imported segment 4 from 1090729016 to seg 4
fizzle changes: oh2u, oh2l request to 22 kA, gains from 2 to 4
(seg 4 off and not loaded for this shot)

fizzle!
Jul 31 2009 12:59:50:933PM1090731016Jim Irbybr0 from 0.0005 to 0.0000 T
open tree done
prefill from 26 to 27 ms



changes made to fizzle:

imported segment 4 from 1090729016 to seg 4
fizzle changes: oh2u, oh2l request to 22 kA, gains from 2 to 4
seg 4 on and async
dpcs_fizzle shot from 1090729016 to $shot
build seg 4
load

open tree done

plasma into rampdown

OHs swing up to 20 kA ---ok


Jul 31 2009 01:08:47:363PM1090731017Jim Irbyrepeat
Jul 31 2009 01:25:26:657PM1090731018Jim Irbyimport seg 2 from 1090731001 into seg 2 ---- 1000 kA
import seg 4 from 1090731001 into seg 4
seg 4 turned off
nl04 request to 0.6e20 from 0.8e20/m^3
dpcs_fizzle $shot changes to 1090731017

session leader switch from Aaron to Brian

plasma into rampdown --- helium h-mode --- 4 MW ICRF --- 113 kJ






Jul 31 2009 03:12:43:903PM1090731019Jim Irbynl04 request from 0.6 to 0.8e19/m^2
open tree done

pseudo-fizzle at 115 kA level --- shrapnel from disruption: k-limter lost some boron. ---- large neuts/hards very early (20 ms)




Jul 31 2009 02:04:04:497PM1090731020Jim Irbyno changes

plasma into rampdown --- 4.5 MW of rf --- lots of neuts/hards

Jul 31 2009 02:19:50:630PM1090731021Jim Irbypg3 seg 1 puff start from 13 to 11 ms
open tree done

nitrogen puff should be seen from about 0.5 to 0.9 s

600 kA disruption at 0.63 s ---- current never rises properly. Early, saturated neuts/hards

hit k-limiter hard --- 160C delta --- lots of light


Jul 31 2009 02:35:36:780PM1090731022Jim Irbypumped out and then filled b-top with 6 psi He4
import seg 1 from 1090724009 into seg 4
prefill from 24 to 22 ms
open tree done

fizzle
Jul 31 2009 02:46:50:603PM1090731023Jim Irbyprefill from 22 to 20 ms
open tree done

fizzle --- even less current than on 22
Jul 31 2009 02:56:39:940PM1090731024Jim Irbyprefill from 21 to 23 ms
open tree done

asked that nitrogen puff be turned off until we get a plasma

fizzle
Jul 31 2009 03:11:51:280PM1090731025Jim Irbyef4 from -1290 to -1310
open tree done

plasma into rampdown --- neuts/hards factor of 100 down


Jul 31 2009 03:27:25:883PM1090731026Jim Irbynl04 request to 0.9e19/m^2
open tree done
ninja back on

plasma into rampdown
Jul 31 2009 04:41:14:440PM1090731027Jim Irbyno changes

fizzle
Jul 31 2009 04:00:04:190PM1090731028Jim Irbyno changes --- fields and gas looked ok

plasma --- 400 kA disruption at 1.81 s --- no icrf so that second puff could be seen.


Jul 31 2009 04:08:15:650PM1090731029Jim Irbyno changes

fizzle --- last disruption?

fields fine, gas ok, hit something at 13.5 ms
Jul 31 2009 04:25:42:960PM1090731030Jim Irbyno changes

plasma --- 700 kA disruption at 1.64 s --- detach late


Jul 31 2009 04:31:21:213PM1090731031Jim Irbyargon puff off
prefill from 23 to 21 ms
open tree done

we got our fizzle
Jul 31 2009 04:48:32:070PM1090731032Jim Irbypumpout and then fill b-main with 40 psi D2
leave 6 psi He4 in b-top

fizzle --- we are hitting something at 14 ms again

Steve suggests RCUR mod
Jul 31 2009 05:07:02:240PM1090731033Jim IrbyRCUR offset from 2000 to 1000
open tree done

plasma into rampdown --- H_alpha about a factor of two larger
neuts/hards around 8e12 --- not bad


Jul 31 2009 05:46:10:473PM1090731034Jim Irbyrepeat

fizzle --- what a surprise


Engineering Operator Comments
ShotTimeTypeStatusComment
109:00:43:047AMPlasmaOk
209:20:33:733AMPlasmaOk
309:37:07:823AMPlasmaOk
409:54:04:167AMPlasmaOk
510:06:32:240AMPlasmaOk
610:20:51:140AMPlasmaOk
710:41:02:720AMPlasmaBadno gas
810:53:57:277AMPlasmaOk
911:06:46:910AMPlasmaOk
1011:22:59:063AMPlasmaOk
1111:36:56:167AMPlasmaOk
1211:49:38:710AMPlasmaOk
1312:05:56:580PMPlasmaOk
1412:22:28:343PMPlasmaOk
1512:37:11:637PMPlasmaOk
1612:50:53:740PMPlasmaOk
1701:04:39:343PMPlasmaOk
1801:17:24:697PMPlasmaOk
1901:33:34:680PMPlasmaOk
2001:50:22:427PMPlasmaOk
2102:08:59:800PMPlasmaOk
2202:27:43:573PMPlasmaOk
2302:41:08:397PMPlasmaOk
2402:54:27:250PMPlasmaOk
2503:07:05:633PMPlasmaOk
2603:19:47:220PMPlasmaOk
2703:37:19:690PMPlasmaOk
2803:51:02:417PMPlasmaOk
2904:03:50:757PMPlasmaOk
3004:16:35:063PMPlasmaOk
3104:29:16:980PMPlasmaOk
3204:42:04:707PMPlasmaOk
3304:54:54:187PMPlasmaOk
3405:07:33:307PMPlasmaOk

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Active MHDnosecured - tagged outJun 02 2008 11:03AM (sears)Joe SnipesActive MHD Antennasears,snipes
BESyes7 horizontal views spread out R_maj=[0.72-0.9m], 3 cm over the tokamak midplane (beam) Jul 09 2009 05:12PM (bespam)Bill RowanBeam Emission Spectroscopybespam,liao,rowan
Bolometersyes2pi (diode+foil), AXA, AXJ, WB3AX, WB4AX, LEDGE-AX working fine. MID/LEDGE/DIV foils still need calibrations appliedJul 28 2009 09:59AM (mlreinke)Matt ReinkeBolometershutch,mlreinke
BoronizationnoBottle Removed from the Cell, Piezo box on Igloo Removed. System in safe mode for In-Vessel AccessMay 30 2008 02:25PM (dekow)Jim IrbyBoronizationdekow,irby
CNPAnoSingle channel CNPA available as of 12/1707Jun 10 2009 10:22AM (twf)Ron ParkerCompact Neutral Analyzerparker
Cryopump - Upper DivertornoCyopump hardware is not yet reinstalled in the cell.Jul 14 2009 09:21PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardUpper Divertor Cryopumpirby,labombard
CXRSyesThe wide-view toroidal array was installed, spatially and absolutely calibrated. There are 7 toroidal chords intersect the beam at the major_R_range=[74.2:83.6]cm. Spatial resolution: 1.2 cm. The F-top wide-view poloidal array was installed and spatially calibrated. There are 19 chords intersect the beam at the major_R_range=[0.65:0.9.]m. Spatial resolution: 1.22 cm.Jul 09 2009 05:16PM (bespam)Bill RowanCharge Exchange Spectroscopybespam,blip,liao,rachmcd,rowan
D Alphayes\ha2_bright is available; \SPECTROSCOPY::TOP.VUV.VIS_SIGNALS:MCP_VIS_SIG1 is not availableJul 01 2009 09:45AM (terry)Jim TerryBalmer Alpha Monitorirby,terry,wolfe
Dalsayessystem is aligned and operating; not yet calibratedJul 14 2009 02:22PM (marmar)Earl MarmarVisible Bremsstrahlungmarmar
Disruption Mitigationnosafely disabled; ready to be dismantledMay 28 2008 10:22AM (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
DNBnopower locked & tagged out; gate valve disabledMay 28 2008 10:03AM (granetz)Robert GranetzDiagnostic Neutral Beamdterry,granetz,gung
ECDCno6/10/09 Magnetron relocated to west wall in cell at H-port. All controls and hardware have been installed but need to be tested prior to full operation. Magnetron Unplugged and Red tagged, PEI breaker red tagged, Safe for In-Vessel ActivityJun 10 2009 02:35PM (dekow)Jim Irby2.45 GHz, 3 kW, discharge cleaning systemdekow,irby,pfeiffer
FRC-ECEyesThe lower freq. 16 channels are ready. Still need calibration and signal level adjustmentsJul 14 2009 12:15PM (phillips)Perry PhillipsHeterodyne ECE-32 channelsphillips
G-Side RatiomaticyesGauge installed. Problem with controller - signal noisy.Jul 14 2009 09:11PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardG-side ratiomatic ionization gaugelabombard,toland
Glow Dischargeno6/10/09: Paddles meggered at 1000 v to machine ground (>300 Mohm) prior to closing the vacuum chamber. Plugs for Power Supply and Controls Unplugged and Red Tagged, Safe for In-Vessel AccessJun 10 2009 01:47PM (dekow)Jim Irby1 kV, 5 A, glow discharge systemdekow,dterry,irby
GPCyesOperational.Jul 28 2009 04:23PM (hubbard)Amanda HubbardECE Polychromaterhubbard,schmidt
GPC2yesMost channels operational.Jul 28 2009 04:23PM (hubbard)Amanda HubbardECE Polychromaterhubbard,schmidt
GPIyesThe Xpt-view, the midplane-view cameras are operational. The innerwall GPI (coupled to the fast-diodes) is available. Jul 01 2009 09:45AM (terry)Jim TerryGas Puff Imagingterry,zweben
H/Dyesposes no safety hazard for people working around the machineJun 18 2009 01:04PM (marmar)Earl MarmarH/D Ratiomarmar
HEATnoDisconnect switch is open, reg tagged and locked. Shunt Trip Breaker is opened. Safe for in-vessel work.Jun 04 2008 12:24PM (dekow)Gary Dekow - Machine Heaters -burke,dekow
Hirex JryesHirex-Jr has been installed and testedJun 17 2009 11:54AM (rice)John RiceHigh Resolution X-Rayince,rice
Hirex Sryescurrently only one detector is operational, off-axis He-like argon emissionJul 14 2009 10:01AM (rice)John RiceHigh Resolution X-Rayince,rice
HXRnoIn safe mode (high voltage turned off)May 27 2008 09:19PM (schmidt)Ron ParkerHard X-Ray Arrayparker,schmidt
ICRF D-Antennayesoperational at 80 MHzJul 21 2009 04:49PM (wukitch)Steve WukitchD-port antennawukitch,ylin
ICRF E-Antennayesantenna and FFT operationalJul 21 2009 04:49PM (wukitch)Steve WukitchE-port antennawukitch,ylin
ICRF J-Antennayesavailable for conditioning and testingJul 21 2009 04:50PM (wukitch)Steve WukitchJ-port antennawukitch,ylin
Lower HybridnoBreaker locked and tagged out. Waveguide disassembly started. Open Waveguides have been shorted.May 28 2008 09:47AM (dterry)Ron ParkerLower Hybriddterry,parker,wallaceg
LPInoBeam line removedMay 30 2008 02:09PM (bose)Earl MarmarLithium Pellet Injectorbose,marmar
Ly-alphayesMidplane, WB4-LY, LEDGE-LY all collecting data but processed data not in tree. WB1-LY not attached.Jul 07 2009 01:01PM (mlreinke)Matt ReinkeLyman alpha cameraslabombard,mlreinke
McPhersonyesCollecting spectra but control system problem is not reporting voltages to treeJul 28 2009 10:00AM (mlreinke)Jim TerryVUV Spectrometermlreinke,terry
MichelsonyesOperational. Recalibrated 7/27/09.Jul 28 2009 04:22PM (hubbard)Amanda HubbardECE Te Profileshubbard,schmidt
MKSyesGauges are on. B-bottom is not operating - bad sensor head?Jul 14 2009 09:12PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardBaratron pressure gaugeslabombard
MLPnoSystem is in edge lab. Version 2 drivers ready to test. Needs a student to help work on it.Jul 14 2009 09:20PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardMirror Langmuir Probe Electronics Systemlabombard
MSEnoAs of 6/10/09, MSE is calibrated & ready to go. Awaiting DNB.Jun 10 2009 10:34AM (sscott)Steve ScottMotional Stark Effectjinseok,sscott
NeutronsyesNeutron detectors are calibrated and ready to go. Voltages will be turned on prior to first plasma.Jun 10 2009 10:35AM (fiore)Catherine FioreNeutron Detectorsfiore
Neuts and HardsyesOperational --- Uncalibrated and needs to be positioned at portJun 25 2009 05:08PM (irby)Jim IrbyX-Ray/Neutron Detector at K-Horirby
NINJAnoCapillaries were tested in-vessel. Plenum has a leak and needs fixing.Jul 14 2009 09:14PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardNINJA gas pufflabombard,terry
PCInoBoth HeNe and CO2 lasers have been shutdown. System is safe.May 30 2008 01:58PM (lianglin)Miklos PorkolabPhase Contrast Imagingedlund,lianglin,ntsujii,porkolab
Penning GaugesyesHigh voltage is enabled (on during INIT, off during RECOOL).Jun 30 2009 09:42PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardPenning Ionization Gaugeslabombard
Plasma TVyesWIDE1, WIDE2 (chan 33), DANT, JANT and DIV are operational.Jul 01 2009 09:46AM (terry)Jim TerryVideo of plasma via several camerasdekow,irby,terry,wolfe
PolarimeternoSafe for Machine EntrySep 14 2007 12:17PM (irby)Jim IrbyC-Mod Polarimeterirby
Power - Alternator Air SwitchyesChecked and Operational as of 06/18/09Jun 19 2009 08:04AM (irby)Gary Dekowfeeds all the other suppliescochran,dekow,dterry,irby
Power - PEIyesOperational ---- ECDC running as required Jun 19 2009 08:06AM (irby)Gary DekowPEI Systemcochran,dekow,dterry,irby
Power - TMXyesChecked out and ready for Magnet Tests as of 06/18/09Jun 19 2009 08:07AM (irby)Gary DekowEf2s,. EFCs and A-Coilsbyford,cochran,dekow,dterry,irby
Power SystemsyesChecked out and ready for Magnet Tests as of 06/18/09Jun 19 2009 08:07AM (irby)Jim IrbyC-Mod Magnet Suppliesbyford,cochran,dekow,dterry,irby
Probe Array - ISDyesArray is operational with new cPCI data system. Probe 14 has open circuit.Jul 14 2009 09:17PM (labombard)Brian LabombardInner Lower Divertor Probe Arraylabombard
Probe Array - LHnoLH launcher not installed. Cables are unplugged at the A-port rack.Jul 14 2009 09:16PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardLower Hybrid Probe Arraylabombard
Probe Array - OSDyesArray is operational with new cPCI data system.Jul 14 2009 09:16PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardOuter Lower Divertor Probe Arraylabombard
Probe Array - UDIVyesArray is operational with new cPCI data system. Probe 13 has a bad cable (open).Jul 14 2009 09:17PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardUpper Divertor Probe Arraylabombard
ReflectometeryesAs of 7/21/09, all channels are operational (50, 60, 75, 88, 88usb, 88lsb, 110, 140 and 110-140 swept frequency)Jul 21 2009 01:39PM (dominguez)Earl MarmarReflectometerdominguez,marmar
Scanning Probe - ASPyesProbe is operational. Needs plasma conditioning.Jul 14 2009 09:18PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardA-Port Scanning Probelabombard
Scanning Probe - FSPyesProbe is operational. Needs plasma conditioning.Jul 14 2009 09:18PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardF-Port Scanning Probelabombard
Scanning Probe - WASPyesSystem connected to A-port WASP. Needs plasma testing.Jul 14 2009 09:19PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardInner Wall Scanning Probelabombard,nsmick
SparkeryesSparker now at K-Hor. Set for 100 uA of current. Will up to 200 uA before first plasmaJun 18 2009 01:01PM (irby)Jim IrbyField Emission Preionization for C-Moddekow,irby,parkin
TCIyesSystem restarted and aligned. Several chords available including NL04. Density Feedback available. Ready for plasma.Jun 18 2009 09:15AM (murray)Jim IrbyTwo-Color Interferometerirby,murray
TS - Coreyes2 lasers working. Several spatial channels operational, but ***uncalibrated***Jul 23 2009 03:31PM (jwhughes)Jerry HughesCore Thomson scatteringjwhughes,yma,zhang
TS - EdgenoExpected availability: week of Aug 3Jul 23 2009 03:32PM (jwhughes)Jerry HughesMillimeter resolution edge Thomson scatteringjwhughes,yma,zhang
Vispecno350 and 670 nm, 4 spatial channelsNov 28 2007 09:58AM (agraf)Alex GrafVisible Spectrometeragraf
XTOMOyescables attached, DAQ test run, ready for first plasmaJun 17 2009 03:42PM (mlreinke)Bob GranetzX-Ray Tomographygranetz,mlreinke