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Miniproposal:591
Date Filed: 1/11/2010
Title:Boundary Layer Heat Transport Experiments in H-mode Plasmas
First Author:Brian Labombard
Session Leader:Brian Labombard (shots 1-28)

Operators
Session leader(s):Brian Labombard
Physics operator(s):Robert Granetz
Engineering operator(s):Bill Parkin,Bill Byford,Gary Dekow

Engineering Operator Run Comment
MP#591 - Boundary layer heat transport, in H-modes

Session Leader Plans
Entered: Aug 18 2010 11:43:20:137AM
Author: Brian Labombard
MP#591 - Boundary layer heat transport experiments in H-mode plasmas

Primary targets for today are:

(1) Revisit heat flux footprint measurements in LSN EDA H-mode discharges with improved ramped tile diagnostics and with the strike point on vertical target face (not having to avoid the tungsten tile row).
We will use two types of discharges to study EDAs: (a) fixed strike point and (b) strike point sweeping up the divetor plate beyond the nose. We will vary Psol (via ICRF) and explore different plasma currents.

(2) Explore the effect of field line length on heat flux footprint widths.
We will perform SSEP sweeps at 0.5 MA and 1.0 MA at constant ICRF power

Setup:

Overnight boronization with ECDC cleanup, using parameters identical to 03/10/10.

All shots today will be 5.4 tesla.
NINJA will be used. Set up will be done at run-time by GPI scientists.
ICRF up to 4.5 MW
Cryopump will be used to assist boronization recovery and disruption recovery.

Shot Plan:

Reload shot#1100212024. This was a 0.9 MA, 5.4 tesla shot with outer boundary shape parameters closely matched to DIII-D 'similarity' discharges.
Reprogram plasma current to 0.8 MA.
Set RXL and ZXL programming to be the same as shot#1100811013. This produced the desired strike-point sweep up the outer divertor plate.
Set L-mode target density to NL04 ~ 0.9e20 at RF turn-on
Set ICRF from 0.6 to 1.5 seconds. Condition RF as needed to 3.0 MW flattop.

A. Boronization cleanup, 0.8 MA EDA with L-mode target NL04~0.9e20
1. Establish steady EDA, PICRF~ 3.0 MW
Multiple shots to condition RF to 3.0 MW and sweep strike point over divertor to remove boron layer.
Optimize plasma shape, IR camera, vary density as needed
~8 shots

2. Repeat with strike point fixed on tile#3.
~2 shots

3. Program ramp in ICRF power, 0.5 MW @ 0.6 s to 4MW at 1.5 seconds
~2 shots

B. 1.0 MA EDA with L-mode target NL04~1.1e20
1. Establish steady EDA, PICRF~ 3.0 MW with strike point sweep
~2 shots

2. Repeat with strike point fixed on tile#3.
~2 shots

3. Program ramp in ICRF power, 1.0 MW @ 0.6 s to 4MW at 1.5 seconds
~2 shots

4. Program fixed ICRF power (highest value without trips)
Load SSEP program from shot#1100224023. This produced a change from LSN to slightly USN over the time scale from 1 to 1.1 seconds. Program a similar switch back to LSN, starting at 1.2 seconds.
~2 shots

C. 0.5 MA EDA with L-mode target NL04~0.6e20
1. Establish steady EDA, PICRF~ 3.0 MW (or highest without trips) with strike point sweep
~2 shots

2. Repeat with strike point fixed on tile#3.
~2 shots

3. Program ramp in ICRF power, 0.5 MW @ 0.6 s to 4MW at 1.5 seconds
~2 shots

4. Program fixed ICRF power (highest value without trips)
Load SSEP program from step B.4 above
~2 shots

Physics Operators Plans
Entered: Aug 18 2010 03:43:53:740PM
Author: Robert Granetz

Engineering setup for Thursday 2010/08/19

MP591 - Boundary layer heat transport experiments in H-mode plasmas

Session leader: B. LaBombard
Physics operator: R. Granetz
Asst PO: S. Scott

Overnight boronization.  Standard ECDC after boronization (2 hours in
helium, followed by 1 hour in D2)

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

Power systems as on 1100212024 (Ip=0.9 MA, 5.4 T, 1.2e20 m-2 (target), LSN)

A-coil configuration: +Dtop -Dbot -Jtop +Jbot; Hybrid enabled (standard
configuration)

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

Enable the following gate valves and shutters, assuming no vacuum problems:
  ECE, VUV, Z-bolo, HIREX-Sr, B-spectrometer GV
 
Torvac setup: keep gate valves open during pulse

Specific diagnostics: divertor IR camera

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Boronization: overnight; no between-shot
Impurity injector: no
ICRF: yes, 3.0 MW to begin with, eventually going up to 4.5 MW on some
      shots; Set ICRF to go from t=0.6 s to 1.5 s 
LH: no
DNB: yes
Cryopump: yes
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Run plan: Run LSN EDA H-mode discharges with the improved edge heat flow
          diagnostics.  For part of the run we will be sweeping the
          outboard strike point.  If time permits, we will also perform
          some SSEP sweeps.

          Load seg 1 from seg 1 of 1100818001
          Load seg 2 from seg 2 of 1100212024
          Changes:
            Reduce Ip to 0.8 MA;
            Set target nl_04 to 0.9e20 m-2
            Set RXL and ZXL programming to be the same as shot 1100811013.
             This produced the desired strike-point sweep up the outer
             divertor plate.

          Start the day with several shots for boronization cleanup and ICRF
          conditioning.  Then establish a steady EDA H-mode.  See the
          session leader's run plan for further details.


Session Leader Summaries
Entered: Aug 19 2010 10:31:40:220PM
Author: Brian Labombard
Run Summary for 1100819

MP#591 "Boundary layer heat transport experiments in H-mode plasmas"

The run proceeded mostly as planned. We started with 0.8 MA boronization recovery discharges (EDA attempts), sweeping the strike point up the outer divertor plate to clean off the boron layer and to get measurements of heat flux profiles on the embedded sensors. Shots#2 through 14 were spent accomplishing this (with exception of a no-TF shot#8). Large parallel heat fluxes, some exceeding 1 GW/m^2, where reported by the Langmuir probes in EDA as the strike point passed over them. But these seemed to be associated with the 'death ray' phenomenon seen before in ohmic discharges and were not taken seriously as a measure of the parallel heat flux in the 'unperturbed' plasma (i.e., not perturbed by the probe bias). Shots#12, 13, 14 are good examples with constant RF power in EDA. The surface TCs and IR indicated lower q// values. However, as we moved to a fixed or slowly sweeping strike point program (shots #14, 15) the 'death ray' really did become a death ray for the Langmuir probes. JDIV probe#3 died at the end of shot#15 (became shorted) because of the strike point remaining on it for too long.
In retrospect, we should have maintained the strike point sweep in order to preserve the LP sensors. But we already had decided to optimize the IR camera signals, which meant holding the strike point fixed so that the local tile surface would heat to high temperatures. Shot# 16 had ~constant Prf (2.5 to 3 MW) and was fixed strike point EDA discharge. Unfortunately the radiation levels were a bit high, ~ 1.7 MW Prad_main foil. Shot#17 and 18 had a ramp-up in RF power, with 18 being the best one ('trophy'). But this action yielded just a modest variation in Psol because the radiative power ramped up also.
Next we turned our attention to 1.0 MA EDA discharges. These were shots#19-24 (with 23 being a fizzle). On shot#19 (L-mode with ICRF power ramp), the slow-sweep strike point programming hit JDIV probe#4 real hard, causing it to report 1.5 GW/m^2 parallel heat flux and tripping its thermal breaker on the probe electronics. On shot#22 it got hit again, this time causing the probe to melt and short out. This caused us to tweak the sweep programming to a larger amplitude later on in the run. Too little, too late. We never got a 'trophy' shot at 1.0 MA, with a series of ELM-free like H-modes with high impurity content. Surface TC#7 had some very impressive clean signals on shots #19 (L-mode) and 22 (L-mode) which mapped out the footprint nicely. We should work this sensor into our future run plans by programming the same sweeps.
Finally, we dialed up some 0.5 MA EDAs (25-28). These discharges went well with shot#27 being the 'trophy' Prf ramp up shot with good IR camera data.
We did not make any progress on single-null versus double-null footprint comparisons at 0.5 and 1.0 MA and will need to attack these on the next (and final?) outing for MP#591 in FY2010.


Shot Log

1 -fizzle

2 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.8 MA, NL04~0.95, no probes scanning
divertor probes are boron-coated
strike point sweep, as desired
left gap: 1.3 cm, right gap: 1.2, kappa: 1.6
many RF trips

3 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.8 MA, NL04~1, no probes scanning
strike point sweep
RF conditioning

4 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.8 MA, NL04~0.9 at RF turn on
EDAs with ratty RF power from J, D looking better
strike point sweep

5 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.8 MA, NL04~0.9 at RF turn on
RF conditioning
strike point sweep

6 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.8 MA, NL04~0.9 at RF turn on
Steady EDA, NL04 ~ 1.7, with various levels of RF power from many trips
edge thomson data improved (HV had dropped on previous shots)
strike point sweep

7 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.8 MA, NL04~0.9 at RF turn on
again steady EDA, NL04 ~ 1.7, with various RF trips
Prad_main foil ~ 0.9 MW
strike point sweep

8 - no TF

9 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.8 MA, NL04~0.9 at RF turn on, ASP(-5), WASP(rho=0) @ 0.8, 1.0, 1.2s
again steady EDA, NL04 ~ 1.7, with various RF trips, PRF ~ 1.7 MW late
ASP in far SOL
WASP cleaning up boron layer
JDIV, FDIV probes are clean on vertical face.
2 ohm range on JDIV.G06.p0 is out of spec again. Running on 0.5 ohms (no auto gain)
strike point sweep
IR camera saturated

10 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.8 MA, NL04~0.9 at RF turn on, ASP(-3), WASP(rho=0) @ 0.8, 1.0, 1.2s
EDA with increasing radiation that kills it at 1.3s. Prf almost steady at 2MW.
strike point sweep
West electrodes on WASP still coated.
ASP in far SOL
IR camera timing issues

Next: Argon puff off, go for steady 2MW RF

11 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.8 MA, NL04~0.9 at RF turn on, ASP(-1), WASP(17, 17, 17V) @ 0.8, 1.0, 1.2 s
EDA, turning to mostly radiation at 1.15 s
Prf 2 dropping to 1.5MW at 1 s.
ASP in far SOL

12 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.8 MA, NL04~0.9 at RF turn on, ASP(-1), WASP(17, 17, 17V) @ 0.8, 1.0, 1.2 s
EDA,NL04~1.5, with bump up in radiation at 1.1 s
Prf steady at 2 MW - best shot yet
ASP in far SOL, WASP in far SOL (west electrodes coated?)

13 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.8 MA, NL04~0.9 at RF turn on, ASP(-1), WASP(18, 18, 18V) @ 0.8, 1.0, 1.2 s
steady EDA with density ramp up
ASP, WASP in far SOL (west electrodes on WASP clean up on this shot)
Prf ~ 2.5 MW with some trips
Prad_main foil ~ 1.6 MW

14 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.8 MA, NL04~0.9 at RF turn on, ASP(-1), WASP(18, 18, 18V) @ 0.8, 1.0, 1.2 s
EDA to 0.98 s then a couple of EFH-like modes after that
WASP over-inserted at 1 s
fixed strike point to 1 s then ramps up nose
Prad_main foil ~ 1.6 MW

15 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.8 MA, NL04~0.9 at RF turn on, ASP(-1), WASP(17, 17, 17V) @ 0.8, 1.0, 1.2 s
Steady EDA, Prf ~ 2.5 MW
ASP, WASP in far SOL, clean
very slight ramp up tile#3
JDIV.G3.p0 shorts out at the end of this shot

16 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.8 MA, NL04~0.9 at RF turn on, ASP(-1), WASP(17, 17, 17V) @ 0.8, 1.0, 1.2 s
Steady EDA, Prf ~ 2.7 MW with trips
ASP, WASP in far SOL, clean
slight ramp up tile#3

17 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.8 MA, NL04~0.9 at RF turn on, ASP(-1), WASP(17, 17, 17V) @ 0.8, 1.0, 1.2 s
Steady EDA, Prf power ramp 0.5 to 3 MW
ASP, WASP in far SOL, clean
RANGES problem on DT216 at A-port - will need to correct
(Note: this was done after the run)
slight strike point ramp up tile#3

18 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.8 MA, NL04~0.9 at RF turn on, ASP(-1), WASP(17, 17, 17V) @ 0.8, 1.0, 1.2 s
Steady EDA, very nice Prf power ramp 0.5 to 3 MW - trophy shot
No A-port CPCI data - DTs stayed in ARM, did not trigger
slight strike point ramp up tile#3

Next: goto 1.0 MA, NL04 ~ 1.1

19 -LSN, 5.4T, 1.0 MA, NL04~1.0 at RF turn on, no probes scanning
Late H-mode, Prf power ramp 0.5 to 2.3 MW. E faulted out.
slight strike point ramp up tile#4
SurfaceTC#7 maps out heat flux footprint

20 -LSN, 5.4T, 1.0 MA, NL04~1.0 at RF turn on, ASP(-3), WASP(16, 16, 16V) @ 0.8, 1.0, 1.2 s
Late H-mode at 0.9s Prf power ramp 1 to 4 MW, J faulting.
slight strike point ramp up tile#4

21 -LSN, 5.4T, 1.0 MA, NL04~1.0 at RF turn on, ASP(-3), WASP(16, 16, 16V) @ 0.8, 1.0, 1.2 s
3 H-modes, each accumulating impurities.
SurfaceTC#7 maps out heat flux footprint
slight strike point ramp up tile#4

22 -LSN, 5.4T, 1.0 MA, NL04~1.0 at RF turn on, ASP(-3), WASP(16, 16, 16V) @ 0.8, 1.0, 1.2 s
late H-mode. D faulted. Prf ramp from 1.3 to 2.6 MW
SurfaceTC#7 maps out heat flux footprint

23 -fizzle

24 -LSN, 5.4T, 1.0 MA, NL04~1.1 at RF turn on, ASP(-3), WASP(16, 16, 16V) @ 0.8, 1.0, 1.2 s
JDIV probe#3 and probe#4 are both shorted and unplugged.
3 EFHs, Prf very trippy

Next: go to 0.5 MA

25 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.5 MA, NL04~0.6 at RF turn on,no probes scanning
Steady EDA, Prf ramping from 0.6 to 2 MW with trips.

26 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.5 MA, NL04~0.6 at RF turn on,ASP(-3), WASP(16, 16, 16V) @ 0.8, 1.0, 1.2 s
Steady EDA, Prf ramping from 0.6 to 2.6 MW, almost clean with trips from E
ASP, WASP data ok
fixed strike point
IR data may be slightly saturated.

27 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.5 MA, NL04~0.6 at RF turn on,ASP(-3), WASP(16, 16, 16V) @ 0.8, 1.0, 1.2 s
Steady EDA, Prf very clean ramp from 0.6 to 2.8 MW - trophy shot
ASP, WASP data ok
fixed strike point
IR data excellent

28 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.5 MA, NL04~0.8 at RF turn on,ASP(-3), WASP(16, 16, 16V) @ 0.8, 1.0, 1.2 s
D and E off, L-mode, Prf ramp (trippy) from 0.6 to 2 MW
ASP, WASP data ok
detached divertor


Physics Operator Summaries
Entered: Aug 19 2010 05:05:10:787PM
Author: Robert Granetz

Run summary for Thursday 2010/08/19

MP591 - Boundary layer heat transport experiments in H-mode plasmas

Session leader: B. LaBombard
Physics operator: R. Granetz

The tokamak ran very well today, with all plasmas going full length.  We
boronized last night, and the first 10 plasmas were devoted to ICRF
post-boronization recovery.  After that we had plenty of EDA H-modes with
ICRF power ramps on many shots, outboard strikepoint sweeps on many shots,
several plasma currents (0.8, 1.0, and 0.5 MA), and several different
densities.

Early in the run their was a problem with the DPCS computer which was
resolved by rebooting it.

Scorecard: 25 plasmas (no early shutdowns)
            1 dud (no TF)
            2 fizzles
            0 power supply tests
            1 no-power MDS shot cycle
           --------------
   Total:  29 shot cycles (but only 28 were "registered"; shot 3 occurred
                           twice, with the first one being a no-power cycle)

Session Leader Comments
Aug 19 2010 09:30:24:707AM1100819002Brian Labombard2 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.8 MA, NL04~0.95, no probes scanning
divertor probes are boron-coated
strike point sweep, as desired
left gap: 1.3 cm, right gap: 1.2, kappa: 1.6
many RF trips
Aug 19 2010 10:03:30:530AM1100819003Brian Labombard3 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.8 MA, NL04~1, no probes scanning
strike point sweep
RF conditioning
Aug 19 2010 10:28:23:297AM1100819004Brian Labombard4 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.8 MA, NL04~0.9 at RF turn on
EDAs with ratty RF power from J, D looking better
strike point sweep
Aug 19 2010 11:08:19:330AM1100819005Brian Labombard5 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.8 MA, NL04~0.9 at RF turn on
RF conditioning
strike point sweep
Aug 19 2010 11:08:28:450AM1100819006Brian Labombard6 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.8 MA, NL04~0.9 at RF turn on
Steady EDA, NL04 ~ 1.7, with various levels of RF power from many trips
edge thomson data improved (HV had dropped on previous shots)
strike point sweep
Aug 19 2010 11:08:45:783AM1100819007Brian Labombard7 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.8 MA, NL04~0.9 at RF turn on
again steady EDA, NL04 ~ 1.7, with various RF trips
strike point sweep
Aug 19 2010 12:08:19:593PM1100819009Brian Labombard9 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.8 MA, NL04~0.9 at RF turn on, ASP(-5), WASP(rho=0) @ 0.8, 1.0, 1.2 s
again steady EDA, NL04 ~ 1.7, with various RF trips, PRF ~ 1.7 MW late
ASP in far SOL
WASP cleaning up boron layer
JDIV, FDIV probes are clean on vertical face.
2 ohm range on JDIV.G06.p0 is out of spec again. Running on 0.5 ohms (no auto gain)
strike point sweep
IR camera saturated
Aug 19 2010 12:08:02:947PM1100819010Brian Labombard10 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.8 MA, NL04~0.9 at RF turn on, ASP(-3), WASP(rho=0) @ 0.8, 1.0, 1.2 s
EDA with increasing radiation that kills it at 1.3s. Prf almost steady at 2MW.
strike point sweep
West electrodes on WASP still coated.
ASP in far SOL
IR camera timing issues

Next: Argon puff off, go for steady 2MW RF
Aug 19 2010 12:42:07:560PM1100819011Brian Labombard11 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.8 MA, NL04~0.9 at RF turn on, ASP(-1), WASP(17, 17, 17V) @ 0.8, 1.0, 1.2 s
EDA, turning to mostly radiation at 1.15 s
Prf 2 dropping to 1.5MW at 1 s.
ASP in far SOL
Aug 19 2010 12:42:26:630PM1100819012Brian Labombard12 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.8 MA, NL04~0.9 at RF turn on, ASP(-1), WASP(17, 17, 17V) @ 0.8, 1.0, 1.2 s
EDA,NL04~1.5, with bump up in radiation at 1.1 s
Prf steady at 2 MW - best shot yet
ASP in far SOL, WASP in far SOL (west electrodes coated?)
Aug 19 2010 01:20:30:137PM1100819013Brian Labombard13 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.8 MA, NL04~0.9 at RF turn on, ASP(-1), WASP(18, 18, 18V) @ 0.8, 1.0, 1.2 s
steady EDA with density ramp u p
ASP, WASP in far SOL (west electrodes on WASP clean up on this shot)
Prf ~ 2.5 MW w ith some trips
Prad_main foil ~ 1.6 MW
Aug 19 2010 01:20:46:880PM1100819014Brian Labombard14 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.8 MA, NL04~0.9 at RF turn on, ASP(-1), WASP(18, 18, 18V) @ 0.8, 1.0, 1.2 s
EDA to 0.98 s then a couple of EFH-like modes after that
WASP over-inserted at 1 s
fixed strike point to 1 s then ramps up nose
Prad_main foil ~ 1.6 MW
Aug 19 2010 02:21:16:753PM1100819015Brian Labombard15 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.8 MA, NL04~0.9 at RF turn on, ASP(-1), WASP(17, 17, 17V) @ 0.8, 1.0, 1.2 s
Steady EDA, Prf ~ 2.5 MW
ASP, WASP in far SOL, clean
very slight ramp up tile#3
JDIV.G3.p0 shorts out at the end of this shot
Aug 19 2010 02:21:38:203PM1100819016Brian Labombard16 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.8 MA, NL04~0.9 at RF turn on, ASP(-1), WASP(17, 17, 17V) @ 0.8, 1.0, 1.2 s
Steady EDA, Prf ~ 2.7 MW with trips
ASP, WASP in far SOL, clean
slight ramp up tile#3
Aug 19 2010 02:21:52:057PM1100819017Brian Labombard17 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.8 MA, NL04~0.9 at RF turn on, ASP(-1), WASP(17, 17, 17V) @ 0.8, 1.0, 1.2 s
Steady EDA, Prf power ramp 0.5 to 3 MW
ASP, WASP in far SOL, clean
RANGES problem on DT216 at A-port - will need to correct
slight strike point ramp up tile#3
Aug 19 2010 02:22:06:027PM1100819018Brian Labombard18 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.8 MA, NL04~0.9 at RF turn on, ASP(-1), WASP(17, 17, 17V) @ 0.8, 1.0, 1.2 s
Steady EDA, very nice Prf power ramp 0.5 to 3 MW - trophy shot
No A-port CPCI data - DTs stayed in ARM, did not trigger
slight strike point ramp up tile#3

Next: goto 1.0 MA, NL04 ~ 1.1
Aug 19 2010 02:47:00:823PM1100819019Brian Labombard19 -LSN, 5.4T, 1.0 MA, NL04~1.0 at RF turn on, no probes scanning
Late H-mode, Prf power ramp 0.5 to 2.3 MW. E faulted out.
slight strike point ramp up tile#4
Aug 19 2010 04:34:58:793PM1100819020Brian Labombard20 -LSN, 5.4T, 1.0 MA, NL04~1.0 at RF turn on, ASP(-3), WASP(16, 16, 16V) @ 0.8, 1.0, 1.2 s
Late H-mode at 0.9s Prf power ramp 1 to 4 MW, J faulting.
SurfaceTC#7 maps out heat flux footprint
slight strike point ramp up tile#4
Aug 19 2010 04:35:08:063PM1100819021Brian Labombard21 -LSN, 5.4T, 1.0 MA, NL04~1.0 at RF turn on, ASP(-3), WASP(16, 16, 16V) @ 0.8, 1.0, 1.2 s
3 H-modes, each accumulating impurities.
SurfaceTC#7 maps out heat flux footprint
slight strike point ramp up tile#4
Aug 19 2010 04:35:24:343PM1100819022Brian Labombard22 -LSN, 5.4T, 1.0 MA, NL04~1.0 at RF turn on, ASP(-3), WASP(16, 16, 16V) @ 0.8, 1.0, 1.2 s
late H-mode. D faulted. Prf ramp from 1.3 to 2.6 MW
Aug 19 2010 04:35:37:767PM1100819024Brian Labombard24 -LSN, 5.4T, 1.0 MA, NL04~1.1 at RF turn on, ASP(-3), WASP(16, 16, 16V) @ 0.8, 1.0, 1.2 s
JDIV probe#3 and probe#4 are both shorted and unplugged.
3 ELHs, Prf very trippy
Aug 19 2010 04:36:10:687PM1100819025Brian Labombard25 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.5 MA, NL04~0.6 at RF turn on,no probes scanning
Steady EDA, Prf ramping from 0.6 to 2 MW with trips
Aug 19 2010 04:36:20:703PM1100819026Brian Labombard26 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.5 MA, NL04~0.6 at RF turn on,ASP(-3), WASP(16, 16, 16V) @ 0.8, 1.0, 1.2 s
Steady EDA, Prf ramping from 0.6 to 2.6 MW with trips from E
ASP, WASP data ok
fixed strike point
IR data may be slightly saturated.
Aug 19 2010 05:20:43:237PM1100819027Brian Labombard27 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.5 MA, NL04~0.6 at RF turn on,ASP(-3), WASP(16, 16, 16V) @ 0.8, 1.0, 1.2 s
Steady EDA, Prf very clean ramp from 0.6 to 2.8 MW - trophy shot
ASP, WASP data ok
fixed strike point
IR data excellent
Aug 19 2010 05:20:56:123PM1100819028Brian Labombard28 -LSN, 5.4T, 0.5 MA, NL04~0.8 at RF turn on,ASP(-3), WASP(16, 16, 16V) @ 0.8, 1.0, 1.2 s
D and E off, L-mode, Prf ramp (trippy) from 0.6 to 2 MW
ASP, WASP data ok
detached divertor

Physics Operator Comments
Aug 19 2010 09:10:09:610AM1100819001Robert Granetz
Shot 01 -- Fizzle.  Fields look okay, pre-fill pressure is a bit high

Next shot: reduce pre-fill pulse to 55 ms

Aug 19 2010 09:23:29:757AM1100819002Robert Granetz
Shot 02 -- Plasma, full length.  0.8 MA, 5.4 T, 0.9e20 m-2, LSN, cryopump, x-pt sweep.  Lots of faulting
           on all RF antennas.

Next shot: repeat for RF boronization recovery

Aug 19 2010 09:45:50:173AM1100819003Robert Granetz
Shot 03 -- No-power shot due to hang in INIT.  Problem with DPCS.

Steve Wolfe is rebooting DPCS.

Next shot: no-power test shot

Aug 19 2010 10:08:48:713AM1100819003Robert Granetz
Shot 03 -- Plasma, full length.  0.8 MA, 5.4 T, 0.9-1.0e20 m-2, LSN, cryopump, x-pt sweep.  ICRF not
           doing well.

Next shot: no DPCS changes

Aug 19 2010 10:20:43:887AM1100819004Robert Granetz
Shot 04 -- Plasma, full length.  0.8 MA, 5.4 T, 0.9e20 m-2 (target), LSN, cryopump, x-pt sweep.
           D-port ran well, so we got an EDA H-mode, but E and J are still not doing well.

Next shot: repeat, no DPCS changes

Aug 19 2010 10:37:01:170AM1100819005Robert Granetz
Shot 05 -- Plasma, full length.  0.8 MA, 5.4 T, 0.9e20 m-2 (target), LSN, cryopump, x-pt sweep.
           Two EDA H-modes.  Still conditioning ICRF.

Next shot: repeat, no DPCS changes

Aug 19 2010 10:51:30:247AM1100819006Robert Granetz
Shot 06 -- Plasma, full length.  0.8 MA, 5.4 T, 0.9e20 m-2 (target), LSN, cryopump, x-pt sweep.
           One longish EDA H-mode.  Finally got some steadier power from J-port.  E-port is still
           not doing well.

Next shot: repeat, no DPCS changes

Aug 19 2010 11:06:31:853AM1100819007Robert Granetz
Shot 07 -- Plasma, full length.  0.8 MA, 5.4 T, 0.9e20 m-2 (target), LSN, cryopump, x-pt sweep.
           One long EDA H-mode.  J-port is now ramping pretty well; D & E still need work.

Next shot: repeat, no DPCS changes

Aug 19 2010 11:25:31:483AM1100819008Robert Granetz
Shot 08 -- Dud, no TF

Next shot: plasma

Aug 19 2010 11:44:39:587AM1100819009Robert Granetz
Shot 09 -- Plasma, full length.  0.8 MA, 5.4 T, 0.9e20 m-2 (target), LSN, cryopump, x-pt sweep.
           One long EDA H-mode.  J-port ramping pretty well; D & E still need work.

Next shot: repeat, no DPCS changes

Aug 19 2010 12:07:30:873PM1100819010Robert Granetz
Shot 10 -- Plasma, full length.  0.8 MA, 5.4 T, 0.9e20 m-2 (target), LSN, cryopump, x-pt sweep.
           EDA H-modes.  Constant RF power (i.e. no ramps).  D & J ran well;  E still need works.

Next shot: repeat, no DPCS changes

Aug 19 2010 12:11:57:090PM1100819011Robert Granetz
Shot 11 -- Plasma, full length.  0.8 MA, 5.4 T, 0.9e20 m-2 (target), LSN, cryopump, x-pt sweep.
           EDA H-mode.  Constant RF power (i.e. no ramps).  J ran well, D shut down early, E is off.

Next shot: repeat, no DPCS changes

Aug 19 2010 12:38:15:670PM1100819012Robert Granetz
Shot 12 -- Plasma, full length.  0.8 MA, 5.4 T, 0.9e20 m-2 (target), LSN, cryopump, x-pt sweep.
           One long EDA H-mode.  Constant RF power (i.e. no ramps).  D, E, and J ran very well.

Next shot: repeat, no DPCS changes

Aug 19 2010 12:56:02:463PM1100819013Robert Granetz
Shot 13 -- Plasma, full length.  0.8 MA, 5.4 T, 0.9e20 m-2 (target), LSN, cryopump, x-pt sweep.
           One long EDA H-mode.  Prf=2.5 MW; D, E, and J ran well.

Next shot: program RXL and ZXL to remain constant at the value they formerly had at t=0.90 s during
           the ramp on the previous shots; also add -0.0002 T to BR_0 offset

Aug 19 2010 01:17:12:923PM1100819014Robert Granetz
Shot 14 -- Plasma, full length.  0.8 MA, 5.4 T, 0.9e20 m-2 (target), LSN, cryopump.
           Several EDA H-modes.  Prf=2.5 MW from D,E,J, with some faults.  The outboard
           strikepoint stayed pretty constant until t=1.15 s.

Next shot: change RXL as per Brian's directions; also extend flattop on ZXL

Aug 19 2010 01:32:07:433PM1100819015Robert Granetz
Shot 15 -- Plasma, full length.  0.8 MA, 5.4 T, 0.9e20 m-2 (target), LSN, cryopump.
           One long EDA H-mode.  Prf=2.5 MW from D,E,J.  The outboard
           strikepoint stayed pretty constant.

Next shot: more RXL changes as directed by SL

Aug 19 2010 01:40:49:223PM1100819016Robert Granetz
Shot 16 -- Plasma, full length.  0.8 MA, 5.4 T, 0.9e20 m-2 (target), LSN, cryopump.
           One long EDA H-mode.  Prf=2.7 MW from D,E,J.

Next shot: no DPCS changes; ramp the RF power

Aug 19 2010 01:58:35:080PM1100819017Robert Granetz
Shot 17 -- Plasma, full length.  0.8 MA, 5.4 T, 0.9e20 m-2 (target), LSN, cryopump.
           EDA H-modes.  Prf ramped up to 2.7 MW from D,E,J.

Next shot: repeat, no DPCS changes

Aug 19 2010 02:15:34:477PM1100819018Robert Granetz
Shot 18 -- Plasma, full length.  0.8 MA, 5.4 T, 0.9e20 m-2 (target), LSN, cryopump.
           One long EDA H-mode.  Prf ramped up to 2.9 MW from D,E,J.  Trophy shot.

Next shot: set Ip to 1.0 MA; set nl_04 to 1.1e20 m-2 (target)

Aug 19 2010 02:43:45:667PM1100819019Robert Granetz
Shot 19 -- Plasma, full length.  1.0 MA, 5.4 T, 1.0-1.1e20 m-2 (target), LSN, cryopump.
           Didn't get an H-mode until very late in the flattop.  Prf ramped up to 2.5 MW from D,E,J.

Next shot: add 3 ms to pre-fill pulse; more RF power

Aug 19 2010 02:56:28:627PM1100819020Robert Granetz
Shot 20 -- Plasma, full length.  1.0 MA, 5.4 T, 1.0e20 m-2 (target), LSN, cryopump.
           Prf ramped up to 3.1+ MW from D,E,J.  Lots of faulting about 3.1 MW.

Next shot: ramp RXL out and then in

Aug 19 2010 03:18:45:363PM1100819021Robert Granetz
Shot 21 -- Plasma, nearly full length.  1.0 MA, 5.4 T, 1.0e20 m-2 (target), LSN, cryopump.
           Multiple H-modes.  Prf ramped up to 3.7+ MW from D,E,J.

Next shot: set nl_04 to 1.1e20 m-2 (It had been 1.0, which was a mistake on my part.)

Aug 19 2010 03:28:15:490PM1100819022Robert Granetz
Shot 22 -- Plasma, full length.  1.0 MA, 5.4 T, 1.1e20 m-2 (target), LSN, cryopump.
          Didn't get an H-mode until nearly the end of flattop.  Prf ramped up to 2.6 MW
          from E,J.  D-port didn't fire.

Next shot: program a larger ramp up and down on RXL

Aug 19 2010 03:44:01:323PM1100819023Robert Granetz
Shot 23 -- Fizzle.  No obvious problem.

Next shot: repeat, no changes; Let's see if it comes back by itself.

Aug 19 2010 03:59:43:963PM1100819024Robert Granetz
Shot 24 -- Plasma, full length.  1.0 MA, 5.4 T, 1.1e20 m-2 (target), LSN, cryopump.
           Several ELM-free H-modes.  E-port ramped nicely, but D & J had many faults.

Next shot: set Ip to 0.5 MA and nl_04 to 0.6e20 m-2

Aug 19 2010 04:21:40:573PM1100819025Robert Granetz
Shot 25 -- Plasma, full length.  0.5 MA, 5.4 T, 0.6e20 m-2 (target), LSN, cryopump.
           No H-modes?  Prf ramped up to 2+ MW from D,E,J.

Next shot: remove the RXL sweep

Aug 19 2010 04:33:19:800PM1100819026Robert Granetz
Shot 26 -- Plasma, full length.  0.5 MA, 5.4 T, 0.6e20 m-2 (target), LSN, cryopump.
           No H-mode?  or maybe a very weak pedestal.  Prf ramped up to 2.5 MW from D,E,J.

Next shot: repeat, no changes

Aug 19 2010 04:48:58:510PM1100819027Robert Granetz
Shot 27 -- Plasma, full length.  0.5 MA, 5.4 T, 0.6e20 m-2 (target), LSN, cryopump.
           EDA H-mode.  Prf ramped up to 3 MW from D,E,J, no faults.

Next shot: set nl_04 (target) to 0.8e20 m-2

Aug 19 2010 05:01:59:213PM1100819028Robert Granetz
Shot 28 -- Plasma, full length.  0.5 MA, 5.4 T, 0.8e20 m-2 (target), LSN, cryopump.
           No H-modes.  Prf ramped up to 1.4+ MW from J only.  D,E didn't fire.

End of run

Engineering Operator Comments
ShotTimeTypeStatusComment
109:01:54:477AMPlasmaOk
209:15:04:410AMPlasmaOk
309:54:26:987AMPlasmaOk
410:13:58:497AMPlasmaOk
510:27:22:380AMPlasmaOk
610:44:17:810AMPlasmaOk
711:00:53:650AMPlasmaOk
811:17:40:650AMPlasmaBadNo TF
911:34:50:217AMPlasmaOk
1011:52:02:707AMPlasmaOk
1112:06:56:173PMPlasmaOk
1212:25:42:080PMPlasmaOk
1312:40:29:140PMPlasmaOk
1412:57:14:897PMPlasmaOk
1501:17:05:990PMPlasmaOk
1601:33:48:107PMPlasmaOk
1701:49:32:020PMPlasmaOk
1802:07:05:183PMPlasmaOk
1902:25:13:877PMPlasmaOk
2002:43:57:163PMPlasmaOk
2103:00:40:523PMPlasmaOk
2203:20:03:513PMPlasmaOk
2303:37:22:450PMPlasmaOk
2403:53:05:270PMPlasmaOk
2504:07:47:580PMPlasmaOk
2604:24:21:200PMPlasmaOk
2704:40:02:233PMPlasmaOk
2804:56:44:480PMPlasmaOk

System Availability
Aug 19 2010 09:01:39:820AM
SystemAvailableCommentAvailability
Changed
OwnerDescriptionWho Can
Change
Active MHDnosecured - tagged outJun 02 2008 11:03AM (sears)Joe SnipesActive MHD Antennasears,snipes
BESnoBES system is ready for Up-to-air (Apr, 2010)Mar 31 2010 10:36AM (bespam)Bill RowanBeam Emission Spectroscopybespam,liao,rowan
Bolometersyes2pi (D+F) working. All midplane and off-midplane diode arrays working except WB1AX. Midplane foils calibrated and PRAD_MAIN is being filled. Divertor/Ledge foils not yet ready.Jul 15 2010 08:27AM (mlreinke)Matt ReinkeBolometershutch,mlreinke
Boronizationno3/26/10 Bottle Removed From Cell, monitors powered down, Autodialer function bypassedMar 26 2010 05:29PM (dekow)Jim IrbyBoronizationdekow,irby
CNPAnoSingle channel CNPA available as of 12/1707Jun 10 2009 10:22AM (twf)Ron ParkerCompact Neutral Analyzerparker
Cryopump - Upper DivertornoShut down. Helium dewar removed. LN2 manual valve and solenoid valves are closed and tagged.Apr 06 2010 10:51AM (labombard)Brian LaBombardUpper Divertor Cryopumpirby,labombard
CXRSnoWide-view CXRS system is power down and ready for up-to-air (Apr, 2010)Mar 31 2010 10:36AM (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; new calibrations (relative brightness and position) not yet implementedJun 29 2010 10:27AM (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
ECDCyesOperationalJun 26 2010 09:28PM (irby)Jim Irby2.45 GHz, 3 kW, discharge cleaning systemdekow,irby,pfeiffer
FRC-ECEyesAll channels working and calibrated.Jul 30 2010 08:13AM (phillips)Perry PhillipsHeterodyne ECE-32 channelsphillips
G-Side RatiomaticyesGauges are operational.Jun 28 2010 08:02PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardG-side ratiomatic ionization gaugelabombard,toland
Glow DischargenoPlugs for Power Supply and Controls have been unplugged and red tagged making system safe for In-Vessel Access.Apr 05 2010 11:18AM (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. Ch 5 preamp replaced 6/18.Jun 22 2010 03:03PM (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/Dyesoperating normallyJun 29 2010 10:26AM (marmar)Earl MarmarH/D Ratiomarmar
HEATyes Jun 26 2010 11:19PM (dekow)Gary Dekow - Machine Heaters -burke,dekow
Hirex JryesHirex-Jr has been installedJun 28 2010 03:36PM (rice)John RiceHigh Resolution X-Rayince,rice
Hirex SryesSystem installed and aligned. Inverted profiles are still not available.Jul 22 2010 08:41AM (ypodpaly)John RiceHigh Resolution X-Rayince,rice,ypodpaly
HXRyes Jun 28 2010 12:12PM (schmidt)Ron ParkerHard X-Ray Arrayparker,schmidt
ICRF D-Antennayessystem checked out ok on 11006728. Jun 28 2010 04:57PM (ylin)Steve WukitchD-port antennawukitch,ylin
ICRF E-Antennayessystem checked out ok on 1100628Jun 28 2010 04:57PM (ylin)Steve WukitchE-port antennawukitch,ylin
ICRF J-Antennayessystem checked out ok. conditioned to vacuum. Jun 28 2010 04:58PM (ylin)Steve WukitchJ-port antennawukitch,ylin
Laser Blow-Offyesoperational and testedJul 20 2010 04:42PM (g)Martin GreenwaldImpurity Injection Systemg,nthoward
Lower HybridyesLH was tested into dummy loads synced to shot. Shorts have been removed. Probe Cal. 6/29/10 evening.Jun 29 2010 03:51PM (dterry)Ron ParkerLower Hybriddterry,parker,wallaceg
Lower Hybrid Reflectometeryes60 GHz system to detect upshifted signalJul 28 2010 01:39PM (sgbaek)Arturo DominguezLower Hybrid Reflectometerdominguez,marmar,parker,sgbaek
LPInoBeam line removedMay 30 2008 02:09PM (bose)Earl MarmarLithium Pellet Injectorbose,marmar
Ly-alphayesLYMID, WB4LY and LLY working. WB1LY not attached due to pickup problems.Jul 01 2010 11:58AM (mlreinke)Matt ReinkeLyman alpha cameraslabombard,mlreinke
McPhersonyesSpectra being collected and tree filled. Wavelength scan is broken so fixed on the Mo XXXI and XXXII lines.Jul 15 2010 08:28AM (mlreinke)Jim TerryVUV Spectrometermlreinke,terry
MichelsonyesOperational. Start at reduced speed.Jun 22 2010 03:02PM (hubbard)Amanda HubbardECE Te Profileshubbard,schmidt
MKSyesGauges are operationalJun 28 2010 08:02PM (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
NeutronsyesAll systems are on and functionalJun 29 2010 12:56PM (fiore)Catherine FioreNeutron Detectorsfiore
Neuts and HardsyesPMT Neuts_hards, ssd_x01, ssd_x02, ssd_x03Jun 26 2010 09:21PM (irby)Jim IrbyX-Ray/Neutron Detectors at K-Horirby
NINJAnoCapillaries tested in-vessel.Jun 28 2010 08:08PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardNINJA gas pufflabombard,terry
PCIyesOperational. AM (2 * 39.51) MHz.Jul 19 2010 05:54PM (ntsujii)Miklos PorkolabPhase Contrast Imagingarai,ennever,ntsujii,porkolab
Penning GaugesnoHigh voltage power supplies are turned off, waiting for work at A-port horizontal to be finished.Jun 28 2010 08:07PM (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 Switchyes Jun 26 2010 11:19PM (dekow)Gary Dekowfeeds all the other suppliescochran,dekow,dterry,irby
Power - PEIyes Jun 26 2010 11:19PM (dekow)Gary DekowPEI Systemcochran,dekow,dterry,irby
Power - TMXyes Jun 26 2010 11:19PM (dekow)Gary DekowEf2s,. EFCs and A-Coilsbyford,cochran,dekow,dterry,irby
Power Systemsyes Jun 26 2010 11:20PM (dekow)Jim IrbyC-Mod Magnet Suppliesbyford,cochran,dekow,dterry,irby
Probe Array - ISDyesOperational.Jun 28 2010 08:03PM (labombard)Brian LabombardInner Lower Divertor Probe Arraylabombard
Probe Array - LHyesOperational.Jun 28 2010 08:03PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardLower Hybrid Probe Arraylabombard
Probe Array - OSDyesF and J outer divertor probes are operational.Jun 28 2010 08:04PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardOuter Lower Divertor Probe Arraylabombard
Probe Array - UDIVyesOperational, except probe#13Jun 28 2010 08:04PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardUpper Divertor Probe Arraylabombard
ReflectometeryesOn 1100817xxx the system is fully connected. These are still some noise issues but the system should be in better shape than the previous week.Aug 17 2010 08:53AM (dominguez)Earl MarmarReflectometerdominguez,marmar
Scanning Probe - ASPyesOperational. New Langmuir-Mach probe head installed.Jun 28 2010 08:05PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardA-Port Scanning Probelabombard
Scanning Probe - FSPyesOperational.Jun 28 2010 08:05PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardF-Port Scanning Probelabombard
Scanning Probe - WASPyesBoth A and K units are operational. Coil polarity needs to be checked.Jun 28 2010 08:06PM (labombard)Brian LaBombardInner Wall Scanning Probelabombard,nsmick
SparkeryesHV supply on, cable run to sparker at k-horJun 23 2010 02:41PM (irby)Jim IrbyField Emission Preionization for C-Moddekow,irby,parkin
Surface Science StationnoSSS installed and leak tested, individual probes not installedJun 28 2010 01:28PM (ochoukov)Bruce LipschultzRadially scanning probe located on K-portblip,ochoukov
TCIyesNo new CO2 detector, so still missing edge channelsJun 23 2010 02:40PM (irby)Jim IrbyTwo-Color Interferometerirby,murray
TS - CoreyesOperating with 2 lasers, but density is **uncalibrated**Jul 14 2010 11:54AM (jwhughes)Jerry HughesCore Thomson scatteringjwhughes,yma
TS - EdgeyesOperationalJul 14 2010 11:54AM (jwhughes)Jerry HughesMillimeter resolution edge Thomson scatteringjwhughes,yma
Vispecno350 and 670 nm, 4 spatial channelsNov 28 2007 09:58AM (agraf)Alex GrafVisible Spectrometeragraf
XEUSyesOperationalJul 01 2010 11:57AM (mlreinke)Matt ReinkeX-ray Extended Ultraviolet Spectrometermlreinke
XTOMOyesCore system working. Edge system waiting for H-modes.Jul 01 2010 11:55AM (mlreinke)Bob GranetzX-Ray Tomographygranetz,mlreinke