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Miniproposal:419
Date Filed: 4/8/2005
Title:Fiducial wall pumping measurements for comparing operating conditions
First Author:Bruce Lipschultz
Session Leader:Dennis Whyte (shots 1-33)

Operators
Session leader(s):Dennis Whyte
Physics operator(s):Bill Rowan
Engineering operator(s):Andy Pfeiffer,Bill Cochran,Ed Fitzgerald

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Session Leader Plans
Entered: Feb 2 2010 04:53:15:220PM
Author: Dennis Whyte
MP 419
Wall pumping measurements with cryopumping

Purpose: Ascertain the differences in wall pumping rates and retention dynamics when using the upper cryopump as
compared to shots without cryopumping.

Background: A large set of experiments have been performed on wall pumping (fuel retention) using the
static particle balance method. That experimental campaign used repeated discharges with no disruptions,
and methodically changed plasma conditions to see the effect on shot-averaged retention.
These experiments showed retention scaled proportional to incident
ion fluence and was likely occurring at divertor surfaces which were primarily cleaned of B layers.
At the same time, analysis of previous experiments that tested the upper cryopump showed that
most often the retention rate during flattop, diverted stages was ~zero, in apparent contradiction to the
physics interpretation of the static experiments.

This experiment naturally repeats/extends the previous work in the retention MP419 to explore
the effect of cryopumping on retention with the added information gained from
dynamic particle balance.


Approach
-------------

Gate valves are closed throughout shot and until the cryopump regenerates (typically
4-5 minutes after shot).

Repeated shots at fixed flattop density to gain information about repeatable
retention rates and/or saturation of the retention. Will then scan (primarily) density, ssep or RF power
to see effect on retention

It is critical to avoid disruptions in rampdown since these are known to desorb
large quantities of fuel from the wall, thus perturbing the experiment.

Plasma startup and rampup are quite different with the cryo, so we'll use a more
recent shot as our reference shot from I-mode experiments where cryo was
used routinely.

Experiment
---------------


Cryopump ON or available entire run

Gate valves closed until cryo regenerates after shot

RGA bypass to assess gas content

TF: ~5.4 Tesla (normal direction)

Ip: ~0.8 - 1 MA (normal direction)

Working gas: D2

Density: NL04 ~ 0.4 - 1.2 e20

Equilibrium condition: Reference shot (recent) 1091016029 (USN)
BUT make change to flattop Ip = 0.8 MA, Bt = 5.4 T. NL04~0.6e20 for first shot

RF: < 3 MW


Diagnostics
---------------

- Bypassed RGA
- Verify long-time digitization of in-vessel pressure.


Shot plan
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Ohmic
--------

1. Develop USN shape from reference, move strikepoint outboard ~2 cm to match pump entrance.
- Ip = 0.8 MA, Bt = 5.4 T. NL04~0.6e20, SSEP ~ 1 cm, no RF
- assure density control through startup and rampup
- assure no disruptions in rampdown

2. ~4-5 repeat shots each at NL04~0.6e20 to assure that the retention is not
changing from shot to shot.

3. Repeat x2-3 at NL04 ~ 0.9e20

4. Repeat x2-3 at NL04 ~ 1.2e20

5. Return to intermediate density to see retention evolution x2-3 NL04 ~ 0.9e20
and prepare for ssep scan.

6. SSEP scan at fixed NL04~0.9e20. This will vary both strikepoint locations
and vary the relative amount of pumping in upper divertor
a) SSEP = +10 mm x2
b) SSEP = 0 mm x2
c) SSEP = -10 mm x2
d) SSEP = -20 mm x2

7. Fiducial shot with no pumping at SSEP -20 mm (LSN)
- ALL early fixed gas programming turned off! Feedback density control only

8. Repeat 6 with 1 to 1.5 MW of ICRF at fixed density: target NL04~0.9e20
a) SSEP = +10 mm x2
b) SSEP = 0 mm x2
c) SSEP = -10 mm x2
d) SSEP = -20 mm x2

Physics Operators Plans
Entered: Feb 2 2010 01:16:16:497PM
Author: Bill Rowan
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Engineering Setup for Wednesday, 2010/02/03
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MP419 - Wall pumping measurements with cryopumping

Session leaders: Whyte
Physics operator: Rowan


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

Power systems as on: 1091016029 (USN), but change Ip to 0.8 MA, Btor to 5.4 T,
and nl_04 to 0.6e20 m-2)

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

Gas setup:

Fill B-Top with 6 psi D2 Hybrid enabled (PG4)
fill B-side lower with 1 psi Ar Hybrid DISABLED (PG1)
leave B-side upper as is Hybrid DISABLED (PG2)
fill B-main (C-side) with 40 psi D2 Hybrid enabled (PG3)
fill NINJA with 10 psi D2 DISABLED

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

Torvac gatevalve toggle (yes/no): keep gate valves CLOSED during PULSE, and remaining closed after the shot until the cryopump regenerates (typically 5 minutes)

Specific diagnostics: RGA (using bypass, since the gate valves will be
closed during and after each shot); in-vessel neutral pressure must be
digitized for at least the first 5 minutes after each shot


Boronization(yes/no): no
Overnight ECDC (yes/no): yes
ICRF(yes/no): yes, Prf <= 3MW
LH(yes/no): no
Cryopump (yes/no): ues, ready for the start of the run

Vessel temperature: 35/35/35

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

overnight: 60 C bake


Session Leader Summaries
Entered: Feb 3 2010 06:07:10:430PM
Author: Dennis Whyte
A good day, but with some confusing results (are we
surprised?). We got about 1/2 of the shot plan completed.

The first 4 shots were dedicated to re-calibrating the injection
plenum versus the vessel gauges. This was accomplished
with no plasma gas-only shots. A good calibration was obtained.

All shots at 0.8 MA, 5.4 T, ohmic
Cryopump was on for all shots (and worked very well)

Dynamic balance results stored in structures in
/home/whyte/idl/Feb03_2010_gasbalance.dat


USN shots
---------

At lower density (NL04 ~ 0.5) we found typical results
for integrated retention (~10 Torr-l of 20-30 fueled). Dynamic retention was hard
to analyze in control room. I will have to perform better
filtering of the cryopump pressure and the injection
rate to get this nailed down.

The mystery came as density was increased (NL04 ~0.8). We found that
the despite very constant core plasma parameters the edge recycling
and cryopump pressures were continually evolving (increasing) through flattop.
AND this led to a constant rate of wall retention during those phases?
This is inconsistent with our usual assumption and experience that core plasma parameters set the recycling rate, which then sets the pumping rate through neutral pressure. This was a robust result that ~x2 increase in recycling/pump rate would occur throughout the stationary phases...Perhaps this is another indication of how perturbing the cryopump is to the edge plasma...

This same effect was present but not so obvious at higher Nl04~1.0

Interestingly the cumulative retention in most of these high density shots was quite low (~5 Torr-L) which is at odds with the previous unpumped discharges which showed that absolute values of retention increased as recycling fluence to wall.

Since these effects were unexpected I took many repeat shots to assure
ourselves of reproducibility.

SSEP scan
--------


An SSEP scan from USN to slightly lower null was performed.
The general trend was that the cumulative retention did not change much, but
as we approached DN the dynamic balance started to show that the
wall retention rate was increasing. Of course just to confuse matters, on
our last shot (33) at LSN, the dynamic balance trend turned around and we found wall depletion. I take this with a grain of salt though until I improve the filtering on the dynamic signals.







Physics Operator Summaries
Entered: Feb 4 2010 07:54:23:560AM
Author: Bill Rowan
The SL reference shot was 1091016029 and required some corrections. The last attempt to run this MP was in December, 1091203. Although there was a problem with a valve which prevented the MP being run at that time, the physop did make the required plasma corrections and did make some small changes in the equilibrium. That development was picked up by changing the reference shot to 1091203005

At the start of the day, C-Mod no power shot cycle (shots 001-004) with preprogrammed puff into a closed vessel were run to check the calibration of the valve versus old data. The calibration shots were run without the cryopump. The most flexible and best controlled scheme was to turn off all segments but segment 1 and then program the valve in segment 1. The fizzle detector start time was moved past the off time for the gas valve.

A density scan consisting of three densities was completed with shots 005-024.

An ssep scan (026-033) was run with the condition that the upper x-point not be changed. That was throught to be optiumum for cryo pumping. The ssep scan was intended to end with a double null. ZCUR was moved downward shot-by-shot so that ssep changed slowly from its initial, upper-null value of 1.7. The double null (with ssep near 0) was then obtained by moving the lower x-point to a position symmetric with the upper x-point. One final change in ZCUR took ssep slightly negative.

There was one engineering fault which was due to the alternator not responding to PLC command.

score card
04 valve calibration

26 plasmas
02 fizzles
00 duds
01 engineering fault
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29 plasma attempts

Session Leader Comments
Feb 3 2010 09:33:00:620AM1100203001Dennis WhyteNo plasma, gas into vessel shot

The purpose of these is to check the new
plenum gauge.

Injected (from new gauge): 58.9 Torr-L

Based on E-bottom MKS (our usual slow integration pressure gauge)
the post puff inventory was 51.5 Torr-L (assuming 4.06 m3 vessel volume)

Summary of gauges at 10 seconds (assuming 4.06 m3 vessel volume)
E-bottom_slow:51.6
E-bottom: 52.3
E-top: 54.2
G-side: 54.5


The E-bot (slow) pressure slowly dipped over 200 seconds, likely due
to the finite pumping thru the RGA bypass. So for today's
experiment just use the vessel pressure after the regen.



Feb 3 2010 09:35:20:543AM1100203002Dennis WhyteNo plasma, gas into vessel shot
(Accidental) repeat of 1

Injected (from new gauge): 59.6 Torr-L

Summary of gauges at 10 seconds (assuming 4.06 m3 vessel volume)
E-bottom_slow:54.9
E-bottom: 55.2
E-top: 57.4
G-side: 57.6




Feb 3 2010 09:47:31:427AM1100203003Dennis WhyteNo plasma, gas into vessel shot
~40% of gas injection of shots 1,2
for linearity check

Injected (from new gauge): 20.7 Torr-L

Summary of gauges at 10 seconds (assuming 4.06 m3 vessel volume)
E-bottom_slow:18.3
E-bottom: 17.25
E-top: 18.0
G-side: 18.0






Feb 3 2010 10:21:14:343AM1100203004Dennis WhyteNo plasma, gas into vessel shot
~150% of gas injection of shots 1,2
for linearity check

Injected (from new gauge): 85.1 Torr-L

Summary of gauges at 10 seconds (assuming 4.06 m3 vessel volume)
E-bottom_slow:77.1
E-bottom: 78.2
E-top: 80.
G-side: 80.1

Combining shots 1-4 we get the "fit" between the
injection plenum and e-Bot_slow, which we will
assume is the correct inventory
E_bot = 0.913 * plenum - 0.7

So linear to within < Torr-L

Therefore for today use this factor
Real_injection_inventory = 0.902* measured_injection inventory
from fixing 0 intercept in fit








Feb 3 2010 10:29:08:693AM1100203005Dennis WhyteFizzle






Feb 3 2010 10:52:12:420AM1100203007Dennis Whyte0.8 MA, 5.4 T, NL04~0.4

Density was more constant, but was too low
(wanted 0.6, got 0.4)

checked shape: looks good SSEP ~15 mm, upper strikepoint
optimized for entrance to pump

It is very difficult to measure the pumping rate at
this density since the pressure is so low in the
pump plenum.

Injected: 14.8 Torr-L
Regen: 7.6
Retained: ~ 7 Torr-L









Feb 3 2010 11:05:03:317AM1100203008Dennis Whyte0.8 MA, 5.4 T, NL04~0.55

Density was quite constant. Will make this
our starting reference

Injected: 19.5 Torr-L
Regen: 9.7
Retained: ~ 10 Torr-L









Feb 3 2010 11:23:37:540AM1100203009Dennis Whyte0.8 MA, 5.4 T, NL04~0.55

Repeat of shot 8 (seeing if retention constant
from shot to shot)

Injected: 17.2 Torr-L
Regen: 19.3
Retained: -2 Torr-L

??? I've never seen a non-disruptive, repeat
shot in C-Mod have no retention??

Definitely repeat.









Feb 3 2010 11:38:49:953AM1100203010Dennis Whyte0.8 MA, 5.4 T, NL04~0.55

Repeat. Very constant line averaged density...

Injected: 15.4 Torr-L
Regen: 6.1 Torr-
Retained: ~9 Torr-L

So back to "normal" wall pumping.. I have
no idea what happened in shot 09?
will repeat one more time to make sure
this repeats.











Feb 3 2010 11:58:12:507AM1100203011Dennis Whyte0.8 MA, 5.4 T, NL04~0.55

Repeat. Density swerved a bit.

Injected: 15.0 Torr-L
Regen: 7.8 Torr-
Retained: ~7.2 Torr-L

Again, normal. Shot 9 looks like an outlier..
cannot figure out what was different about that shot.










Feb 3 2010 12:30:14:037PM1100203013Dennis Whyte0.8 MA, 5.4 T, NL04~0.55

Repeat. Good density control

Injected: 17.2 Torr-L
Regen: 9.7 Torr-
Retained: ~7.5 Torr-L

Repeated result of 011

Time to move to density scan










Feb 3 2010 12:38:21:367PM1100203014Dennis Whyte0.8 MA, 5.4 T, NL04~0.9

HUGE MARFE on this shot
so no density control until late in flattop

Injected: 90.2 Torr-L
Regen: 68 Torr-L
Retained: 22 Torr-L











Feb 3 2010 12:54:34:060PM1100203015Dennis Whyte0.8 MA, 5.4 T, NL04~0.85

Good density control

Injected: 45.6 Torr-L
Regen: 42 Torr-L
Retained: 3.6 Torr-L

This is an amazing shot. We have very constant core parameters
and shape from 0.8 to 1.5 s (end of flattop), YET the
H-alpha (recycling) and cryopump pressure are increasing
substantially through this period (which violates the idea
that the core density + power sets edge/divertor recycling.)
Dynamic particle balance shows ~constant uptake ~10 Torr-L/s
in this phase..











Feb 3 2010 01:09:35:427PM1100203016Dennis Whyte0.8 MA, 5.4 T, NL04~0.85

Good density control

Injected: 49.1 Torr-L
Regen: 43.3 Torr-L
Retained: ~6 Torr-L

Again the same behavior as the last shot... the
recycling and cryopumping increase a factor
of two through the "steady" part of the discharge.
Cannot find anything in core plasma (central Te, ne from
both CO2 and TS) that is changing. There is
a drift up in 2pi foil (not in 2pi diode) which is
just consistent with more neutral CX

Some hints that the density profile is changing
despite constant line averaged density












Feb 3 2010 01:23:21:977PM1100203017Dennis Whyte0.8 MA, 5.4 T, NL04~0.85

Three repeats of this bizarre recycling behaviour

Injected: 46.5 Torr-L
Regen: 41.9 Torr-L
Retained: ~5 Torr-L













Feb 3 2010 02:22:12:470PM1100203021Dennis Whyte0.8 MA, 5.4 T, NL04~1

Avoided MARFE.

Injected: 85.7 Torr-L
Regen: 77.5 Torr-L
Retained: ~9 Torr-L

Slight drifts in NL04 and outer gap that we'll fix
Repeat to see if constant

Dynamic particle balance states that this reached
a state of zero net retention rate at end of
flattop.











Feb 3 2010 03:14:33:910PM1100203025Dennis Whyte0.8 MA, 5.4 T, NL04~0.8

Repeat of 0.8 shot to see if the
wacky time evolution of recycling
in flattop was still there... the answer
is YES (and it seems we got even better density
and shape control in this than in say shot 18)

Therefore this definitely looks like a real
(but bizarre) behaviour.

Injected: 45.9 Torr-L
Regen: 44.9 Torr-L
Retained: 1 Torr-L

The absence of any retention is probably
consistent with single shot step
from previous shots at higher density.












Feb 3 2010 04:28:37:127PM1100203026Dennis Whyte0.8 MA, 5.4 T, NL04~1.0

Start to scan SSEP

however it did not move very far on this
shot compared to 24


Injected: 76.1 Torr-L
Regen: 69.7 Torr-L
Retained: ~6 Torr-L













Feb 3 2010 04:31:50:910PM1100203027Dennis Whyte0.8 MA, 5.4 T, NL04~1.0
Part of scan SSEP ~ 1.2 cm


Injected: 72 Torr-L
Regen: 67 Torr-L
Retained: ~5 Torr-L













Feb 3 2010 04:33:40:080PM1100203028Dennis Whyte0.8 MA, 5.4 T, NL04~1.0
Part of scan SSEP ~ 1.15 cm


Injected: 62 Torr-L
Regen: 59 Torr-L
Retained: ~3 Torr-L













Feb 3 2010 04:34:29:707PM1100203028Dennis Whyte0.8 MA, 5.4 T, NL04~1.0
Part of scan SSEP ~ 1.15 cm


Injected: 62 Torr-L
Regen: 59 Torr-L
Retained: ~3 Torr-L

Dynamic balance show ~zero to slightly negative
flattop retention rate (first time today)










Feb 3 2010 04:37:27:863PM1100203029Dennis Whyte0.8 MA, 5.4 T, NL04~1.0
Part of scan SSEP ~ 0.92 cm


Injected: 61.2 Torr-L
Regen: 57.7 Torr-L
Retained: ~3.5 Torr-L

Did not have great density control on this.









Feb 3 2010 04:44:36:803PM1100203030Dennis Whyte0.8 MA, 5.4 T, NL04~1.0
Part of scan SSEP ~ 0.72 cm


Injected: 50 Torr-L
Regen: 47 Torr-L
Retained: ~3 Torr-L

Did not have great density control on this shot again...









Feb 3 2010 04:51:33:137PM1100203031Dennis Whyte0.8 MA, 5.4 T, NL04~1.0
Part of scan SSEP ~ 0.15 cm (very close DN)


Injected: 71 Torr-L
Regen: 64.5 Torr-L
Retained: 6.5 Torr-L

Constant divertor pressure, recycling in latter part of
the flattop. Looks like good balance (no retention)
in the flattop from dynamic balance










Feb 3 2010 05:08:28:627PM1100203032Dennis Whyte0.8 MA, 5.4 T, NL04~1.0
Part of scan SSEP ~ 0. cm balanced DN


Injected: 63 Torr-L
Regen: 57.6 Torr-L
Retained: 5 Torr-L

Like previous results we see that the dynamic
balance is now showing slightly positive, constant
wall uptake as SSEP goes away from the pump.










Feb 3 2010 05:19:58:473PM1100203033Dennis Whyte0.8 MA, 5.4 T, NL04~1.0
Part of scan SSEP ~ -0.2 cm LN

Injected: 56.2 Torr-L
Regen: 51.6 Torr-L
Retained: ~5 Torr-L

So now the dynamic balance goes from positive to
being negative in the stationary
part of the shot?









Physics Operator Comments
Feb 3 2010 08:31:47:347AMBill Rowanphysop log 1100203

how wide do we want the rga bypass -- 140 is what Jim normally uses

signed on as physop


Loaded segment 2 from 1091203005. This is the previous attempt to execute this MP. Bob made changes to the reference shot 1091016029 to conform to SL requests and some corrections to RXU.

With the cryo on the prefill for this shot was 57 ms

set the RGA bypass to 170. expect the pressure to be in the range of a few 10^-6
Jim Irby recommendation

Feb 3 2010 08:39:54:227AM1100203001Bill Rowan001.
C-Mod no power shot cycle with preprogrammed puff into closed vessel to check the calibration of the valve versus old data
Based on a shot from yesterday, 1 s on yields 110 T/L

PCS segment 2 programming for PG3 is 0.2 s full on.

Cryo off

fizzle detector on at 0.65 to miss the programmed PG3

Feb 3 2010 09:05:38:750AM1100203001Bill Rowan001. Successful puff test.

Next shot.
Decrease the PG3 puff to 100 ms from 200 ms


Feb 3 2010 09:32:31:963AM1100203002Bill Rowan002. No change

Next shot
Turn off segment 02
Put a 200 ms pulse into PG3

Feb 3 2010 09:58:32:990AM1100203003Bill Rowan003. successful

next shot.
pg3 in segment 1 on from 0 to 0.75
moved the fizzle detector to 1.1 start

Feb 4 2010 07:25:33:280AM1100203004Bill Rowan004. successful

Next shot:
Loaded from 1091203005. This is the previous attempt to execute this MP. Bob made changes to the reference shot 1091016029 to conform to SL requests and some corrections to RXU.

cryo on

Moved fizzle detector start back to 0.08 s

Feb 3 2010 05:17:08:223PM1100203005Bill Rowan005. Fizzle.

Feb 3 2010 05:16:57:067PM1100203006Bill Rowan006. Reduce the prefill from 57 ms form 50 ms
Some "control room" comment that the cryo performance improves after the first shot.

Feb 3 2010 10:49:02:043AM1100203007Bill Rowan007.
reduce the nl_04 proportional gain to 2
nl_04 stable at 4.4

Feb 3 2010 10:49:52:310AM1100203007Bill Rowannl_04 less than required.
Feb 3 2010 10:51:35:810AM1100203007Bill RowanInjection of some sort at 0.8 s

Feb 3 2010 11:01:00:610AM1100203008Bill Rowan008. Increased the integral gain to 2
nl_04 stable near 5.6

Feb 3 2010 11:37:52:030AM1100203010Bill Rowan010. No changes in PCS
Full length shot

Feb 3 2010 11:49:46:020AM1100203011Bill Rowan011. No changes in PCS
Full length shot.
Density had a single oscillation
Dropped lower at 1.1 s than on previous shot

Feb 3 2010 12:07:45:760PM1100203012Bill Rowan012. No power shot.
Alternator did not ramp up that time.

Feb 3 2010 12:16:44:873PM1100203013Bill Rowan013. No changes in PCS
Full length shot.
nl_04 was reasonably flat -- recovery from 011.

Feb 3 2010 05:16:05:253PM1100203014Bill Rowan014. nl_04 demand set to 0.95e+20
Marfe. Surprising at this low density.

Feb 3 2010 12:42:27:710PM1100203015Bill Rowan015. nl_04 demand set to 0.8e+20
Take out half the feed forward density: pg3 demand reduced from 40 to 20 after 0.5 s
Nl_04 = 0.8e+20

Feb 3 2010 12:57:15:390PM1100203016Bill Rowan016. No changes in PCS
nl_04 = 0.8e+20

Feb 3 2010 01:10:26:220PM1100203017Bill Rowan017. No changes in PCS
nl_04 = 0.8e+20

Feb 3 2010 01:29:25:887PM1100203018Bill Rowan018. nl_04 demand set to 0.95e+20
marfe at the end of the shot

Feb 3 2010 01:41:51:407PM1100203019Bill Rowan019. nl_04 demand set to 0.9e+20
fizzle
ratiomatic = 0.088mT
Feb 3 2010 05:15:34:643PM1100203020Bill Rowan020. Prefill reduced from 50 ms to 47 ms.
ratiomatic = 0.07 mT
disruption at 0.29s
looks like an injection so try again

Feb 3 2010 02:05:59:773PM1100203021Bill Rowan021. Full length plasma
nl_04 = 0.94e+20

Feb 3 2010 02:23:38:640PM1100203022Bill Rowan022. Added a ramp to rcur to remove the drift in the right gap
Added a ramp to nl_04 to remove the slight increase with time.

right gap droops after 1 s.

Feb 3 2010 02:36:51:757PM1100203023Bill Rowan023.
On the previous shot, the right gap drooped after 1s. Corrected on this shot with a change in rcur.
Few percent peak in nl_04
Full length shot.
Feb 3 2010 02:51:27:793PM1100203024Bill Rowan024. Full length shot.

Feb 3 2010 03:04:55:297PM1100203025Bill Rowan025. nl_04 demand set to 0.8e+20 with the small ramp that was added for shot 022

Feb 3 2010 03:25:55:163PM1100203026Bill Rowan026.nl_04 demand set to 0.9e+20
ssep scan. reduced zcurr from 0.006 to 0.004
ssep = 1.5

Feb 3 2010 03:58:45:287PM1100203027Bill Rowan027. ssep scan. reduced zcurr from 0.004 to 0.000
ssep = 1.3

Feb 3 2010 03:52:48:020PM1100203028Bill Rowan028. ssep scan reduced zcurr from 0.000 to -0.002
ssep = 1.1

Feb 3 2010 05:11:21:877PM1100203029Bill Rowan029. ssep scan. reduced zcurr from -0.002 to -0.006
right gap decreasing slightly. Decrease rcurr by 2 mm
ssep = 0.95

Feb 3 2010 05:13:45:177PM1100203030Bill Rowan030. ssep scan. reduced zcurr from -0.006 to -0.012
ssep = 0.76

Feb 3 2010 05:10:51:017PM1100203031Bill Rowan031. ssep scan. zcurr = 0.0, zxl = -0.01 from -0.04
ssep = 0.17

Feb 3 2010 05:14:22:893PM1100203032Bill Rowan032. ssep scan. zcurr = -0.002
ssep = 0.06

Feb 3 2010 05:10:19:003PM1100203033Bill Rowan033. ssep scan. zcurr = -0.006
ssep = -0.2

last shot





Engineering Operator Comments
ShotTimeTypeStatusComment
108:59:34:043AMTestOkGas test GV1&2 closed
209:14:21:317AMTestOkGas test GV1&2 closed
309:33:40:490AMTestOkGas test GV1&2
409:59:44:883AMTestOk
510:13:11:937AMPlasmaOk
610:26:02:330AMPlasmaOk
710:39:06:337AMPlasmaOk
810:52:34:310AMPlasmaOk
911:08:22:863AMPlasmaOk
1011:26:05:040AMPlasmaOk
1111:44:00:877AMPlasmaOk
1211:57:44:943AMPlasmaBadThe alternator did not ramp up
1312:12:26:280PMPlasmaOk
1412:25:12:033PMPlasmaOk
1512:39:29:740PMPlasmaOk
1612:52:52:200PMPlasmaOk
1701:06:21:127PMPlasmaOk
1801:19:56:053PMPlasmaOk
1901:33:57:420PMPlasmaOk
2001:48:40:173PMPlasmaOk
2102:02:03:663PMPlasmaOk
2202:16:17:467PMPlasmaOk
2302:30:06:097PMPlasmaOk
2402:46:12:853PMPlasmaOk
2503:01:23:733PMPlasmaOk
2603:17:20:430PMPlasmaOk
2703:33:50:810PMPlasmaOk
2803:49:24:720PMPlasmaOk
2904:04:06:460PMPlasmaOk
3004:18:47:890PMPlasmaOk
3104:37:24:460PMPlasmaOk
3204:52:04:993PMPlasmaOk
3305:05:41:310PMPlasmaOk

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Feb 3 2010 08:59:01:513AM
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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-FOILS working fine. The LEDGE/DIV foils still need calibrations appliedAug 27 2009 09:09AM (mlreinke)Matt ReinkeBolometershutch,mlreinke
Boronizationyes Nov 13 2009 06:37AM (dekow)Jim IrbyBoronizationdekow,irby
CNPAnoSingle channel CNPA available as of 12/1707Jun 10 2009 10:22AM (twf)Ron ParkerCompact Neutral Analyzerparker
Cryopump - Upper DivertoryesOperationalNov 09 2009 09:12AM (irby)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 Mitigationyesoperational, but turned offNov 03 2009 04:59PM (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
DNBnoin test mode onlyNov 03 2009 05:01PM (granetz)Robert GranetzDiagnostic Neutral Beamdterry,granetz,gung
ECDCyes Nov 09 2009 09:13AM (irby)Jim Irby2.45 GHz, 3 kW, discharge cleaning systemdekow,irby,pfeiffer
FRC-ECEyesAll channels working and calibrated.Feb 02 2010 09:56AM (phillips)Perry PhillipsHeterodyne ECE-32 channelsphillips
G-Side RatiomaticyesGauge installed. Controller repaired.Aug 23 2009 10:36PM (toland)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
HEATyes Oct 27 2009 10:39AM (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 at 80 MHz and [0,pi,0,pi] phasingSep 04 2009 10:01AM (wukitch)Steve WukitchJ-port antennawukitch,ylin
Laser Blow-OffyesRequires some advance notice for laser start-upOct 16 2009 12:46PM (g)Martin GreenwaldImpurity Injection Systemg,nthoward
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. WB1-LY not attached.Aug 27 2009 09:10AM (mlreinke)Matt ReinkeLyman alpha cameraslabombard,mlreinke
McPhersonyesOperating normallyAug 27 2009 09:10AM (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 HardsyesPower back on morning of 11/09 before runNov 09 2009 09:10AM (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
PCIyesOperational.Nov 12 2009 02:36PM (ntsujii)Miklos PorkolabPhase Contrast Imagingarai,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 - PEIyes Nov 13 2009 06:38AM (dekow)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
ReflectometeryesSince 1100120000 the system is operational except for channel 110 which is not installedJan 20 2010 09:17AM (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 back in operation before 11/09 runNov 09 2009 09:11AM (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. Calibrated Oct 13 2009 07:49PM (yma)Jerry HughesCore Thomson scatteringjwhughes,yma,zhang
TS - EdgeyesOperational, and calibrated.Oct 11 2009 03:01PM (jwhughes)Jerry HughesMillimeter resolution edge Thomson scatteringjwhughes,yma,zhang
Vispecno350 and 670 nm, 4 spatial channelsNov 28 2007 09:58AM (agraf)Alex GrafVisible Spectrometeragraf
XTOMOyesOperating normallyAug 27 2009 09:10AM (mlreinke)Bob GranetzX-Ray Tomographygranetz,mlreinke