Alcator C-Mod Run 1090806 Information

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Miniproposals
Miniproposal:560
Date Filed: 7/29/2009
Title:High density fueling and density limits
First Author:Martin Greenwald
Session Leader:Martin Greenwald (shots 1-18)
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 19-32)

Operators
Session leader(s):Martin Greenwald,Brian Labombard
Physics operator(s):Jim Irby
Engineering operator(s):Andy Pfeiffer,Bill Byford,Gary Dekow

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Session Leader Plans
Entered: Aug 5 2009 01:49:55:403PM
Author: Brian Labombard
Run Plan for second half of 1090806 (starts around 1:00 pm, local time)

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

Goal
We will be performing part 1.B of this minproposal today - Ohmic L-Mode Density Scan. This involves
setting up a reference discharge (1.0 MA, 5.4 Tesla, NL04 ~ 0.9e20) and puffing N2 at it from
various diviertor floor capillaries. This should be a boring run from the Phys-Op's perspective.

Setup
NINJA should be filled to 12 PSI N2. Reload shot#1090731033. Program density to NL04 ~ 0.8e20.
No ICRF.

Shot Plan

i. Set up 1.0 MA, 5.4 tesla, NL04 ~ 0.8e20 m-2
Take a shot without N2 injection.
Set up NINJA to puff N2 starting at 0.8 seconds for 0.2 seconds duration.
Verify that N diagnostic signals are good: Chromex, VUV, CXRS (NV)
Run through the capillary sequence (one shot for each):
K30-012
D30-012
H30-012
B30-012
F30-012
Take a shot without N2 puff.
Run through capillary sequence again (or a sparser set)

ii. Increase density to achieve partial detachment prior to puff (NL04 ~ 1.2)
Compare puffs through capillaries:
K30-012
D30-012
Entered: Aug 6 2009 08:53:59:383AM
Author: Martin Greenwald
The experiment that look at the interplay of fueling, transport and the
density limit. We're covering te first part of MP 560:
1. How does the temperature profile, on closed field lines, evolve as the density limit is approached?

We will operate at nominal current ~ 0.8 MA, 5.3T - ramp density to limit w/ strong gas puffing and accumulate enough TS and probe data in reproducible shots to get the edge Te profile evolution. Weâ??re interested in the profile from r/a ~ 0.8-1.0

We'll start with a "typical" LSN equilibrium from this campaign - this may also be tweaked to get the best coverage with the edge Thomson system.After we get a reproducible density limit discharge, we'll collect data from the Thomson and use the scanning probes for the SOL profiles - these latter need not scan deeply (as in the past). There should be enough variability in the density evolution to get a "scan" over time. If necessary, we can change the gas programming to ensure this. Data from the Ly and bolometer arrays will also be collected.

These shots should also provide TS density calibrations via ECE cut-off. If we don't get all the way to the core, we would lower the field for the last couple of shots.

Physics Operators Plans
Entered: Aug 5 2009 04:14:09:780PM
Author: Jim Irby
Session leaders: Greenwald, Pitts, LaBombard
Physop: Irby

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

Power systems as on: 1090805015

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)
fill B-side upper with 40 psi D2 Hybrid enables (PG2)
fill B-main (C-side) with 40 psi D2 Hybrid enabled (PG3)
fill NINJA with 40 psi D2 DISABLED

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

Torvac gatevalve toggle (yes/no): no

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

Vessel temperature: 60/60/60 overnight

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ECDC Parameters
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gas and pressure: D2 at 2e-4 Torr
sweep: 44/45/103 cm
scan: 20/120 s

Session Leader Summaries
Entered: Aug 6 2009 03:16:57:810PM
Author: Martin Greenwald
Moderate success. Puffing with the piezo valves led either to disruptions or insufficient density rise. Plasma light was very high making analysis of the TS data difficult.

We then switched to the ninja system, using capillaries near the inner divertor nose. 40 psi turned out to be too high a fill pressure - the best results were at about 25 psi.

Shot 12 was the best shot reach 94% of the density limit at the disruption. The TS data will require non-automated analysis to make best use of the data. Additional time, perhaps after the machine is better conditioned, might be fruitful. The higher density shots could be used for TS density calibration

Shots for further analysis
1090806010 n/nlimit ~ 0.7
1090806011 n/nlimit ~ 0.67
1090806012 n/nlimit ~ 0.94
1090806015 n/nlimit ~ 0.65
1090806016 n/nlimit ~ 0.8


Entered: Aug 6 2009 10:53:26:473PM
Author: Brian Labombard
Run Summary for second half of 1090806

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

This half day run began with shot #19. We kept to the run plan, executing a series of identical 1.0 MA, 5.4 Tesla, NL04 ~ 0.8e20 discharges with N2 puffing from one of the five capillaries in the divertor floor. The idea was to look for changes in N levels, correlated to the toroidal location of the puff.

The plan was executed almost flawlessly. Shots 20 and 31 were baseline shots (no NINJA puff). Shots 21 - 30 had N2 puffs, one per shot, from floor capillaries K, D, H, B, and F and then repeating that same sequence. Trigger time was 0.8 seconds for a duration of 0.2 seconds. The gas hit the plasma around 0.9 seconds, depending on which capillary was fired. (The different arrival times are probably caused by unique delays in the drive solenoids - this will be investigated in off-line tests.) The plan was executed 'almost flawlessly' because shot#25 had a lower density that all the others, NL04 ~ 0.74e20. Apparently this is due to the end-of-shot disruption on shot#24, which probably degassed the walls. As a result of the lower discharge density, the pressure rise in the divertor in response to the N2 puff as measured by the CB_DivL Penning gauge, was lower in shot#25 than when the shot was repeated (#30). Perhaps we should have repeated this shot before moving on (my fault).

During the run, Matt monitored closely the NV signals on three K-port divertor periscope fibers. At first, we thought we saw some correlations with gas puff location. It quickly became apparent that the variations were more associated with the 'degree of detachment' of the outer divertor. In some shots, Te near the strike point was lower (~3 eV) than others (~7eV), apparently causing the NV radiation to reduce in the divertor's private flux region and increase just above the X-pt, while the X-pt NV radiation (the dominant signal by far) remained about the same. Associate with this, plasma's Zeff tended to be higher when the divertor strike point was becoming detached. We have seen this before (see J. Goetz, et al.) - the screening of N2 by the divertor plasma decreases when the divertor detaches. So, the shot-to-shot variation in NV signals had more to do with subtle shot-to-shot variations in divertor power balance. Not surprisingly then, no correlation between NV signals levels and toroidal location of N2 injection was detected.

In contrast, we saw clear correlations between the divertor pressure rise measured by the CB_DivL Penning gauge and the toroidal puff location. Puffing gas at D or B lead to higher divertor pressures on this gauge compared to K, H and F. So it appears that the gas is toroidally asymmetric but the NV radiation is not. (We need to do some off-line testing of the NINJA puff rates to assess possible differences in the gas flow rate among capillaries before any firm conclusions should be made.) We would expect that lower ionization states (NII and NIII) might also show some dependence on puff location. Certainly, the gas must ionize preferentially near the puff. These data were collected today by the Chromex spectrometer. Matt is going to take a look at these...

The final shot (#32), taken after 5:00 pm today, was not a fizzle. It was a higher density plasma (NL04 ~ 1.0e20) with the standard N2 puff from D30-012. Prior to the puff, the divertor was already in a high-recycling regime, so the perturbation from the N2 puff was less.

We will need to schedule some NINJA shot-cycle test shots (next Monday) with the gate-valves closed in order to assess the N2 flow rates from each of the capillaries.

Quick shot log:

19 -LSN, 1.0 MA, 5.4T, NL04 = 0.6 - 0.68
No NINJA
20 -LSN, 1.0 MA, 5.4T, NL04 = 0.74 - 0.8
No NINJA
21 -LSN, 1.0 MA, 5.4T, NL04 ~ 0.77 - 0.79
NINJA 581 torr, Trigger 0.8, Duration: 0.2
Capillary: K30-012, Torr-Liters: 4.7
Gas arrives at 0.95, according to CB_DivL Penning gauge
Divertor changes to high-recycling at that time.
22 -LSN, 1.0 MA, 5.4T, NL04 ~ 0.78 - 0.8
NINJA 580 torr, Trigger 0.8, Duration: 0.2
Capillary: D30-012, Torr-Liters: 5.1
Higher pressure on CB_DivL
23 -LSN, 1.0 MA, 5.4T, NL04 ~ 0.78 - 0.8
NINJA 579 torr, Trigger 0.8, Duration: 0.2
Capillary: H30-012, Torr-Liters: 4.8
24 -LSN, 1.0 MA, 5.4T, NL04 ~ 0.78 - 0.8
NINJA 578 torr, Trigger 0.8, Duration: 0.2
Capillary: B30-012, Torr-Liters: 5.1
25 -LSN, 1.0 MA, 5.4T, NL04 ~ 0.74
NINJA 578 torr, Trigger 0.8, Duration: 0.2
Capillary: F30-012, Torr-Liters: 5.1
26 -LSN, 1.0 MA, 5.4T, NL04 ~ 0.76 - 0.78
NINJA 577 torr, Trigger 0.8, Duration: 0.2
Capillary: K30-012, Torr-Liters: 4.8
27 -LSN, 1.0 MA, 5.4T, NL04 ~ 0.76 - 0.79
NINJA 576 torr, Trigger 0.8, Duration: 0.2
Capillary: D30-012, Torr-Liters: 5.3
28 -LSN, 1.0 MA, 5.4T, NL04 ~ 0.78 - 0.79
NINJA 574 torr, Trigger 0.8, Duration: 0.2
Capillary: H30-012, Torr-Liters: 4.9
29 -LSN, 1.0 MA, 5.4T, NL04 ~ 0.77
NINJA 574 torr, Trigger 0.8, Duration: 0.2
Capillary: B30-012, Torr-Liters: 5.2
30 -LSN, 1.0 MA, 5.4T, NL04 ~ 0.77
NINJA 574 torr, Trigger 0.8, Duration: 0.2
Capillary: F30-012, Torr-Liters: 5.0
31 -LSN, 1.0 MA, 5.4T, NL04 ~ 0.78 - 0.8
No NINJA
32 -LSN, 1.0 MA, 5.4T, NL04 ~ 1.0
NINJA 574 torr, Trigger 0.8, Duration: 0.2
Capillary: D30-012, Torr-Liters: 5.1


Physics Operator Summaries
Entered: Aug 6 2009 05:43:21:797PM
Author: Jim Irby
The machine ran extremely well today. Almost no tweaks were required by
the physop to maintain a good startup. Recovery from disruptions was
also extremely robust (no changes were made to the startup following any
of the disruptions). We had one fizzle (shot 17), after which a very
minor adjustments to EF4 and the pre-puff were made. We then had
plasmas for the rest of the run. We went back to a D2 startup today
because of concerns about disruption recovery with helium prefills.
Adjustments to the seg 1 pg3 programming kept the hards at a low level.

The first half of the run today (shots 1 to 19) was devoted to a study
of density limits (MP560). We used primarily NINJA D2 puffing to reach
line integrated densities as high as 3e20/m^2. We had difficulty
exceeding this value because the EF1 and OH supplies reached their
voltage and current limits.

nl04 requests of up to 4e20/m^2 were programmed. For the first couple
of tries at this level I had the density ramp rate too high, and we
generated a serious MARFE and eventual disruption. We eventually
dropped the request back down to 1e20/m^2 since it was clear that the
NINJA could handle whatever fueling was required.

For the first couple of discharges we also used pg2 (b-side upper)to
push up the density. Shot 2 showed a very interesting fluctuation on
TCI associated with this gas puff. Again, this puff was not needed when
the NINJA came on line.

Because the high density required by MP560 resulted in higher demands on
the OH and EF1 supplies, we reached limits in both voltage and current,
and an interaction with the dpcs_fizzle program caused oscillations on
the OH supplies. We went back for a few shots to the original
dpcs_fizzle ref shot (1060308026), and stopped the oscillation, but the
oh coax resistances began to increase. Since the second half of the run
day was much less demanding on the supplies, we returned to the most
recent ref shot (1090731017) with no oscillation. The oh coax
resistances dropped quickly following this change.

Shifting to MP563 was from the physop standpoint rather painless. We
had nothing but plasmas from shot 19 to the end of the run (shot 32).

We had some difficulty keeping the vessel temps at reasonable levels
today (big display as low as -12C). Because of the long TF pulses
needed by the dpcs_fizzle program, and slow cooling on one of the quad
arms, large amounts of LN2 were being expended. Gary will investigate.

The #2 alternator bearing vibration levels were back to their normal,
low values today. No delays caused by alternator issues.


Score:

fizzle 17
plasmas 01-16,18-32
no duds

Session Leader Comments
Aug 6 2009 09:38:13:387AM1090806001Martin GreenwaldPlasma, density only to 2e20 more gas needed

Adjusting equilibrium to put more edge TS channels inside LCFS
Aug 6 2009 09:54:44:947AM1090806002Martin GreenwaldDisrupts but density still well below the limit
nebar ~ 2.6e20
Aug 6 2009 10:11:13:490AM1090806003Martin Greenwalddisrupts very early
use ninja for fueling on next shot
Aug 6 2009 10:22:57:390AM1090806004Martin Greenwalddisrupts early again
Aug 6 2009 10:36:16:493AM1090806005Martin Greenwaldlasts a bit longer, but disrupts before ninja could have much effect
Aug 6 2009 11:01:14:513AM1090806007Martin Greenwaldsimilar to last shot
Aug 6 2009 11:28:36:993AM1090806009Martin Greenwaldreduced ninja pulse length - discharge lasted to 1.2 sec
density to 2.6 n/nlimit ~ 0.5


Aug 6 2009 11:43:42:833AM1090806010Martin Greenwalddisrupted early in current ramp-down
marfe at 1.2 sec
greater than 50% of the limit during flattop
Aug 6 2009 11:59:28:237AM1090806011Martin Greenwalddisrupts at rampdown again
density peaks at 3.4e20 about 65% of limit
Aug 6 2009 12:14:17:453PM1090806012Martin GreenwaldDisrupts during flat-top
density to 4.6, 94% of the limit
Aug 6 2009 12:22:07:457PM1090806013Martin Greenwalddisrupted very early
Aug 6 2009 12:43:01:457PM1090806014Martin Greenwaldninja pressure raised to 30 psi
disrupts at 0.7, density at 0.85 of limit
probably a little too aggressive with gas
Aug 6 2009 12:52:34:560PM1090806015Martin Greenwalddisrupted at 1. second
only at 65% of limit
Aug 6 2009 01:05:16:803PM1090806016Martin GreenwaldLasts til 1.5 sec
density at 4.e20, 85% of limit
Aug 6 2009 01:35:50:577PM1090806018Martin Greenwaldonly reached about 2.5e20

end of MP for today
Aug 6 2009 01:37:36:157PM1090806019Brian LabombardChange to MP#563 "Toroidal asymmetry of impurity seeding in support of ITER divertor gas injection requirements"
Aug 6 2009 01:49:08:570PM1090806019Brian Labombard19 -LSN, 1.0 MA, 5.4T, NL04 = 0.6 - 0.68
No NINJA

Next: adjust to NL04 ~0.8, no NINJA
Aug 6 2009 02:01:19:173PM1090806020Brian Labombard20 -LSN, 1.0 MA, 5.4T, NL04 = 0.74 - 0.8
No NINJA
Next: Start divertor puff sequence
Aug 6 2009 02:21:39:860PM1090806021Brian Labombard21 -LSN, 1.0 MA, 5.4T, NL04 ~ 0.77 - 0.79
NINJA 581 torr, Trigger 0.8, Duration: 0.2
Capillary: K30-012, Torr-Liters: 4.7
Gas arrives at 0.95, according to CB_DivL Penning gauge
Divertor detaches at that time.
Aug 6 2009 02:34:37:513PM1090806022Brian Labombard22 -LSN, 1.0 MA, 5.4T, NL04 ~ 0.78 - 0.8
NINJA 580 torr, Trigger 0.8, Duration: 0.2
Capillary: D30-012, Torr-Liters: 5.1
Higher pressure on CB_DivL
Aug 6 2009 02:48:52:320PM1090806023Brian Labombard23 -LSN, 1.0 MA, 5.4T, NL04 ~ 0.78 - 0.8
NINJA 579 torr, Trigger 0.8, Duration: 0.2
Capillary: H30-012, Torr-Liters: 4.8
Aug 6 2009 03:01:43:063PM1090806024Brian Labombard24 -LSN, 1.0 MA, 5.4T, NL04 ~ 0.78 - 0.8
NINJA 578 torr, Trigger 0.8, Duration: 0.2
Capillary: B30-012, Torr-Liters: 5.1
Aug 6 2009 03:22:38:783PM1090806025Brian Labombard25 -LSN, 1.0 MA, 5.4T, NL04 ~ 0.74
NINJA 578 torr, Trigger 0.8, Duration: 0.2
Capillary: F30-012, Torr-Liters: 5.1
Aug 6 2009 03:36:30:170PM1090806026Brian Labombard26 -LSN, 1.0 MA, 5.4T, NL04 ~ 0.76 - 0.78
NINJA 577 torr, Trigger 0.8, Duration: 0.2
Capillary: K30-012, Torr-Liters: 4.8
Aug 6 2009 03:57:11:077PM1090806027Brian Labombard27 -LSN, 1.0 MA, 5.4T, NL04 ~ 0.76 - 0.79
NINJA 576 torr, Trigger 0.8, Duration: 0.2
Capillary: D30-012, Torr-Liters: 5.3
Aug 6 2009 04:52:48:930PM1090806028Brian Labombard28 -LSN, 1.0 MA, 5.4T, NL04 ~ 0.78 - 0.79
NINJA 574 torr, Trigger 0.8, Duration: 0.2
Capillary: H30-012, Torr-Liters: 4.9
Aug 6 2009 04:53:00:400PM1090806029Brian Labombard29 -LSN, 1.0 MA, 5.4T, NL04 ~ 0.77
NINJA 574 torr, Trigger 0.8, Duration: 0.2
Capillary: B30-012, Torr-Liters: 5.2
Aug 6 2009 04:55:33:590PM1090806030Brian Labombard30 -LSN, 1.0 MA, 5.4T, NL04 ~ 0.77
NINJA 574 torr, Trigger 0.8, Duration: 0.2
Capillary: F30-012, Torr-Liters: 5.0
Aug 6 2009 05:14:56:573PM1090806031Brian Labombard31 -LSN, 1.0 MA, 5.4T, NL04 ~ 0.78 - 0.8
No NINJA
Aug 6 2009 05:15:11:620PM1090806032Brian Labombard32 -LSN, 1.0 MA, 5.4T, NL04 ~ 1.0
NINJA 574 torr, Trigger 0.8, Duration: 0.2
Capillary: D30-012, Torr-Liters: 5.1

Physics Operator Comments
Aug 6 2009 09:29:47:507AM1090806001Jim Irby****
Alternator will be 30 minutes late in startup this morning. We will still closeup at 8:30, but then allow controlled access until we are ready to start.
****

Setting up for MP560 (Greenwald)

TF rampdown start from 1.5 to 2.0 s (for first few shots)
TF invert 2 s, delay 600 ms
OH invert 2.3 s, delay 500 ms
Fizzle from 0.08 to 2.1 s
dpcs_fizzle ref shot 1090731017

Ip from 1.2 to 0.8 MA
nl04 request to 1e20/m^2
open tree done

prefill gas is D2 (disruption recovery):

prefill from 14 to 18 ms
open tree done

pg3 puff from 18 to 23 ms in seg 1 for hards
open tree done

pg2 puff from 0.5 to 1.0 s at 100%
open tree done

plasma into rampdown

pg2 opened, but very little effect on density

lots of hards --- pg3 puff too narrow

Aug 6 2009 09:52:46:993AM1090806002Jim Irbypg2 from 18 to 100 ms at 100%

ZXU from 0.05 by 0.3 s to 0.03 by 0.3 s (move plasma a little for a better Thomson view)
open tree done

pg2 from 0.2 to 1.5 s at 100%
open tree done

plasma for 1.4 s --- lots of h-alpha


Aug 6 2009 10:10:30:367AM1090806003Jim Irbynl04 from 1 to 4e20/m^2
open tree done

shot 2 was limited by OH rail --- primarily OH1
OH limits (positive current) from [-27,-26,-26] to [-35,-35,-35] [0H1,OH2L,OH2U]

plasma for 0.2 s --- asked for too much nl04 early


Aug 6 2009 10:28:53:223AM1090806004Jim Irbynl04 ramp rate decreased. Peak at 4e20/m^2 at 0.5 s instead of 0.2 s
pg2 gas turned off --- replace with NINJA

plasma for 0.24 s --- still too fast a density ramp
Aug 6 2009 10:39:48:403AM1090806005Jim Irbynl04 request slowed down still more
pg3 puff in seg 1 from a square pulse to a ramp
open tree done

plasma for > 0.5 s --- looks like NINJA killed it
Aug 6 2009 10:55:32:790AM1090806006Jim IrbyAnother adjustment to PG3 seg one puff to help hards (we hope)
prefill from 20 to 23 ms
loaded

plasma 0.55 s --- MARFE early and late
Aug 6 2009 11:04:16:323AM1090806007Jim Irbypg3 seg 1 gas reduced by starting rampdown earlier
loaded

plasma for 0.527 s --- NINJA was at 0.7 s


Aug 6 2009 11:19:39:117AM1090806008Jim Irbynl04 request to 1e20/m^2 --- Let NINJA kill it

plasma for 0.8 s --- NINJA??

neuts/hards ok


Aug 6 2009 11:31:55:933AM1090806009Jim Irbyno DPCS changes ---- Brian makes some adjustments to the NINJA


Aug 6 2009 11:46:05:227AM1090806010Jim IrbyZXU from 0.03 to 0.02 cm --- tweak Thomson view
loaded

Brian/Ronald drop NINJA pressure to 18.5 psi from ~38 psi

plasma for 1.6 s

Oscillation on OH2 currents after disruption --- dpcs_fizzle issue


Aug 6 2009 11:53:58:607AM1090806011Jim IrbyZCUR from -0.015 to -0.010 cm

plasma to 1.53 s --- More NINJA for this shot
Aug 6 2009 12:16:24:970PM1090806012Jim Irbyno dpcs changes

plasma for 1.373 s

oh1 and ef1 at voltage limits
Aug 6 2009 12:35:34:140PM1090806013Jim Irbyno dpcs changes

plasma for only 0.346 s --- but in trouble by 70 or 80 ms

looks like something dropped in --- 2pi up to 3 MW by 0.1 s

commutation failures --- into cell to check

no fuses blown --- all OHs checked
Aug 6 2009 12:39:57:627PM1090806014Jim Irbyno dpcs changes --- we will change dpcs_fizzle ref shot for next shot

plasma for 0.70 s
Aug 6 2009 12:56:01:610PM1090806015Jim Irbyloaded 1060308026 into dpcs_fizzle ref shot --- lower gain, but also lower current limits. May make adjustments to 1090731017 ref shot when there is time or if coax resistances increase.

no other dpcs changes, but NINJA pressure down to 26 psi
loaded


plasma for 1.01 s ---- injection may have killed plasma

oscillation gone on the oh supplies --- but didn't exceed fizzle current

neuts/hards at 2e13 by 100 ms
Aug 6 2009 01:11:52:857PM1090806016Jim Irbytry again w/o injection

a little more gas in seg 1 (full on for 5 more ms) --- loaded

plasma for 1.49 s --- power supply current limits?


Aug 6 2009 01:21:53:457PM1090806017Jim Irbyno dcps changes

fizzle ---
Aug 6 2009 01:40:25:860PM1090806018Jim Irbyef4 from -1295 to -1300 A
prefill from 23 to 24 ms
loaded

plasma for 0.7513 s

h/(h+d) was at the 3 to 5% level today

going to Brian/Pitts run
Aug 6 2009 01:49:19:773PM1090806019Jim Irbyloaded 1090731033 seg 2 into seg 2
nl04 density request from 9e19 to 8e19/m^2
loaded

plasma into rampdown
Aug 6 2009 01:56:12:467PM1090806020Jim Irbynl04 request from 8e19 to 9.5e19/m^2
loaded

plasma into rampdown


Aug 6 2009 02:17:32:203PM1090806021Jim Irbydpcs_fizzle ref shot back to 1090731017

plasma into rampdown

RGA sees large increase in m28 and m14

dpcs_fizzle programming behaved properly -- resistance going down

h/(h+d) at 10%


Aug 6 2009 02:33:53:247PM1090806022Jim Irbyno dpcs changes

plasma into rampdown

neuts/hards staying low


Aug 6 2009 02:53:51:497PM1090806023Jim Irbyno dpcs changes

plasma into rampdown
Aug 6 2009 03:12:19:807PM1090806024Jim Irbyno dpcs changes

disruption at 1.59 s


Aug 6 2009 03:12:57:340PM1090806025Jim Irbyno dpcs changes

plasma into rampdown
Aug 6 2009 03:33:37:073PM1090806026Jim Irbyno dpcs changes

plasma into rampdown

Aug 6 2009 03:50:29:680PM1090806027Jim Irbyno dpcs changes

plasma into rampdown
Aug 6 2009 04:07:18:163PM1090806028Jim Irbyno dpcs changes

plasma into rampdown
Aug 6 2009 04:26:44:397PM1090806029Jim Irbyno dpcs changes

plasma into rampdown


Aug 6 2009 04:42:50:500PM1090806030Jim Irbyno dpcs changes

plasma into rampdown
Aug 6 2009 05:02:50:813PM1090806031Jim Irbyno dpcs changes

No N2 --- baseline discharge

plasma into rampdown
Aug 6 2009 05:41:43:187PM1090806032Jim Irbynl04 density request 9.5e19/m^2 to 12e19/m^2 (should give 10e19/m^2 with nl04 gain a 2)

plasma into rampdown --- nl04 ok

Engineering Operator Comments
ShotTimeTypeStatusComment
109:20:36:030AMPlasmaOk
209:44:15:190AMPlasmaOk
310:06:52:970AMPlasmaOkOH1&2's set to -35ka limit
410:20:02:123AMPlasmaOk
510:32:44:193AMPlasmaOk
610:45:53:813AMPlasmaOk
710:58:51:813AMPlasmaOk
811:11:37:133AMPlasmaOk
911:24:24:460AMPlasmaOk
1011:37:12:517AMPlasmaOk
1111:50:27:607AMPlasmaOk
1212:05:34:850PMPlasmaOk
1312:18:37:110PMPlasmaBadOH2 Commutation Failure
1412:36:04:593PMPlasmaOk
1512:49:11:273PMPlasmaOk
1601:01:56:660PMPlasmaOk
1701:15:10:293PMPlasmaOk
1801:28:04:617PMPlasmaOk
1901:41:29:957PMPlasmaOk
2001:54:06:607PMPlasmaOk
2102:07:04:570PMPlasmaOk
2202:24:35:787PMPlasmaOk
2302:40:54:893PMPlasmaOk
2402:55:21:293PMPlasmaOk
2503:09:54:023PMPlasmaOk
2603:23:29:987PMPlasmaOk
2703:44:21:113PMPlasmaOk
2804:03:53:470PMPlasmaOk
2904:21:13:907PMPlasmaOk
3004:39:48:390PMPlasmaOk
3104:53:05:417PMPlasmaOk
3205:08:27:553PMPlasmaOk

System Availability
Aug 6 2009 09:20:13:577AM
SystemAvailableCommentAvailability
Changed
OwnerDescriptionWho Can
Change
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
PCIyesSystem is operable. Channels 7 and 9 (of 32) are dead.Aug 05 2009 02:48PM (edlund)Miklos PorkolabPhase Contrast Imagingarai,edlund,ennever,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)Aug 04 2009 11:20AM (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. 15 spatial channels operational. Initial (NOT final) Te calibration applied. ***No ne calibration yet*** Aug 05 2009 08:44AM (jwhughes)Jerry HughesCore Thomson scatteringjwhughes,yma,zhang
TS - EdgeyesOperational, but ***uncalibrated***Aug 05 2009 12:13PM (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