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| Operators | |
| Session leader(s): | Seung Gyou Baek |
| Physics operator(s): | Yijun Lin,Steve Wukitch |
| Engineering operator(s): | Andy Pfeiffer,Bill Byford |
| Engineering Operator Run Comment |
| MP 664 Study of spectral broadening of LH waves SL: S.G. Baek PO: S. Wuk |
| Session Leader Plans |
| Entered: Jun 29 2012 12:22:39:060PM |
| Author: Seung Gyou Baek |
| MP 664 Study of spectral broadening of LH waves (1/2 day)
SL: S.G. Baek PO: S. Wukitch **Target plasma : 1120612009 Bt = 5.4 T, Ip = 550 kA, nebar = 0.6 ~ 1.4e20 m^-3, LSN Plh= 800 kW, Tlh = 0.7 ~ 1.5 sec, N|| = 75 deg ** Goal : (a) Spectral measurements of LH waves using the multiple probes (b) Spectral measurements of low frequency ion cyclotron modes using the inner wall probes - Agilent spectrum analyzer can be triggered single time within a discharge (c) Measurement of the SOL density / temperature profiles using both the inner wall and A-port scanning probes (d) Measurement of fluctuations using a X-mode reflectometer in front of the LH launcher (e) Measurement of fluctuations using GPI for the part 1 & 2 **** Shot plan 1. LH power optimization : Bring up LH power to the maximum available power According to Greg, 5 shots will be needed with nebar= 1.3 e20 m^-3 2. Fixed density scan (1) nebar = 1.1e20 m^-3 (2) nebar = 0.7e20 m^-3 3. LSN to USN change during LH (e.g. = 1110106017 : may adjust timing) (3) nebar = 1.3e20 m^-3 (4) nebar = 0.7e20 m^-3 Assuming no significant changes in the LH spectra, use USN for the density control 4. USN to Inner wall limited discharge during LH (e.g. = 1100901017 : may adjust timing ) (5) nebar = 1.3e20 m^-3. (6) nebar = 0.7e20 m^-3 5. Density ramp during LH (USN) (7) nebar = 0.7 ~ 1.3e20 m^-3 for 0.7 sec < t < 1.5 sec If time permits, fill the density gap in Part 2/3/4. If time permits, try the discharges with different plasma current ( Ip = 800 kA, discharge 1120612007 (5.4 T, 800 kA) ) ** Diagnostic LH probe & Agilent S.A. Thomson HXR ECE Polarimeter MSE/DNB X-mode reflectometer GPI |
| Physics Operators Plans |
| Entered: Jun 29 2012 04:59:11:640PM |
| Author: Steve Wukitch |
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Engineering Setup ----------------- PO-plan: MP664 Study of spectral broadening of LH waves SL: S.G. Baek PO: S. Wukitch Run begins at 11:30 and ends at 17:00 Power systems as on: 1120612009 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 fill H-bottom with 3 psi Ne Hybrid DISABLED (PG5) Enable gate-valves and shutters: ECE, VUV, HiREX Sr, Xeus/LoWEUS Leave z-bolo shutter as is (should be open) Torvac gatevalve toggle (yes/no): no Boronization(yes/no): no Overnight ECDC (yes/no): no ICRF(yes/no): yes LH(yes/no): yes Cryopump (yes/no): no DNB (yes/no): no ------------------------------------------------------------ Machine had an air leak 28-June; therefore, the vessel was baked and ECDC'ed overnight. ------------------------------------------------------------ Vessel temperature: 120/120/120 ------------------------------ ECDC Parameters (if requested) ------------------------------ gas and pressure: He at 5.0e-5 Torr sweep: 44/103/45 cm scan: 20/120 s ------------------------------ Physop Plan ------------------------------ Request is for 5.4 T plasma startup assess H/H+D follow SL plan ------------------------------ |
| Session Leader Summaries |
| Entered: Jun 30 2012 05:28:02:807PM |
| Author: Seung Gyou Baek |
| shot 1 - 6 : ICRF conditioning while the LH team troubleshoot the LH system
7 : LH faulting 8 : 1.1~1.3e20 m^-3, Plh = 200 kW 9 : 1.1~1.3e20 m^-3, Plh = 300 kW 10 : 1.1~1.3e20 m^-3, Plh = 500 kW 11 : 1~1.15e20 m^-3, Plh = 600 kW 12 : 0.9~1.0e20 m^-3, Plh = 600 kW 13 : 0.7~0.85e20 m^-3, Plh = 600 kW 14 : 0.8~0.95e20 m^-3, Plh = 600 kW 15 : almost same as the shot 13, slightly lower density 16: 1.1~1.4e20 m^-3, LSN to IWL, Lgap= 0.8 - 0 cm, tripping LH 17 : 1.1~1.4e20 m^-3, LSN to IWL, tripping LH 18 : 1.1~1.5e2- m^-3, LSN to IWL, tripping LH (will update posting) 1. PDI density threshold. 2. As the density is raised, the amount of LH power collected by the inboard probes appears to decrease, and that by the Jdiv7 increases. Multiple effects (PDIs, scattering, collisional absorption) may be needed to explain these observations. 3. PDI power threshold. the sideband becomes significant over 500 kW 4. When IWL, the amount of the LH power by the inboard probes increase. 5. We gathered the density/temperature profile in the SOL using the WASP and FSP. 6. we have GPI measurements and X-mode reflectoemter fluctuation measurements. |
| Physics Operator Summaries |
| Entered: Jun 29 2012 05:10:00:227PM |
| Author: Steve Wukitch |
| Run summary
Despite the air leak yesterday, the startup was quite robust today. The plasma was a bit on the dirty side with a fair amount of oxygen. The H/H+D would increase to 20% with high power ICRF. At the end of the run, we requested the plasma to evolve from LSN to inner wall limited. As expected, the fueling increased and we had a marfe on the last discharge. We also had difficulty keeping the LH on once the discharge was limited. We were able to perform a shot to shot density scan and ramped density scan within a shot. attempts 18 fizzles 1 plasmas 17 disruptions 1 |
| Session Leader Comments | |||
| Jun 29 2012 11:03:19:550AM | Seung Gyou Baek | LH : 0.6 - 1.4 sec
ICRF : 1.4 - 1.6 sec GPI : 0.45 - 0.75 sec for Part 1 & 2 WASP : 0.5 sec and 0.7 sec for Part 1 & 2 Agilent S.A. : triggered at 1.0 sec (signals from the Ainner) | |
| Jun 29 2012 11:53:27:897AM | 1120629001 | Seung Gyou Baek | fizzle.
repeat (no LH). |
| Jun 29 2012 12:04:11:183PM | 1120629002 | Seung Gyou Baek | H-mode plasmas, disrupted at 1.7 sec
next : repeat (no LH) |
| Jun 29 2012 12:14:41:943PM | 1120629003 | Seung Gyou Baek | plasma, disrupted at 1.7 sec
next : repeat (no LH) |
| Jun 29 2012 12:31:15:770PM | 1120629004 | Seung Gyou Baek | plasma
next : repeat (no LH) |
| Jun 29 2012 12:48:51:260PM | 1120629005 | Seung Gyou Baek | plasma
next : repeat (no LH) |
| Jun 29 2012 01:09:25:913PM | 1120629006 | Seung Gyou Baek | plasma
next : LH : 0.6 - 1.4 sec, IC : 1.4 - 1.6 sec |
| Jun 29 2012 01:34:29:697PM | 1120629007 | Seung Gyou Baek | LH faulting
next : repeat with LH (reduce outer gap by 0.5 cm ) |
| Jun 29 2012 01:51:15:283PM | 1120629008 | Seung Gyou Baek | Plh = 200 kW, sidebands (20 ~ 30 dB below) at the Jdiv 3/5/7, weak sidebands at inner wall probes at the beginning of LH. no sideband at the launcher
next : Plh = 350 kW |
| Jun 29 2012 02:17:49:377PM | 1120629009 | Seung Gyou Baek | Plh = 300 kW
sidebands grow next: the increase the LH power, the Agilent S.A. is now triggered at 0.7 sec |
| Jun 29 2012 02:28:54:890PM | 1120629010 | Seung Gyou Baek | pump depletes as the density is raised.
next : increase the LH power |
| Jun 29 2012 02:53:09:447PM | 1120629011 | Seung Gyou Baek | different frequency spacing depending on the location of the probes
next : lower the target density to nl04=0.5, keep Plh |
| Jun 29 2012 03:12:19:590PM | 1120629012 | Seung Gyou Baek | nl04 ~ 6.4e19, sidebands are weaker
next : lower the density, same LH power |
| Jun 29 2012 03:30:03:930PM | 1120629013 | Seung Gyou Baek | nl04~5e19
next : density ramp, request nl04: 3e19 m^-2 to 6e19 |
| Jun 29 2012 03:53:12:613PM | 1120629014 | Seung Gyou Baek | next : repeat the density ramp
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| Jun 29 2012 04:10:39:490PM | 1120629015 | Seung Gyou Baek | density a bit low, and did not ramp up. moving forward
next : LSN to inner wall limited during LH, nl04~6.5e19 |
| Jun 29 2012 04:25:40:723PM | 1120629016 | Seung Gyou Baek |
next : repeat |
| Jun 29 2012 04:43:18:960PM | 1120629017 | Seung Gyou Baek | LH faulting
next : repeat |
| Jun 29 2012 05:00:44:823PM | 1120629018 | Seung Gyou Baek | the last shot
Thank you, everybody! |
| Physics Operator Comments | |||
| Jun 29 2012 11:51:22:497AM | 1120629001 | Yijun Lin | Filling in for Steve Wukitch.
machine got an air leak yesterday. It was baked and ECDC. We will need to check the quality of the plasmas today after the machine recovery. loaded segment 2 from shot 1120612009. shortened flattop from 1.8 sec to 1.6 sec. (LH from 0.6-1.4 sec, ICRF 1.4-1.6 sec) Lower nl04 from 0.7e20 m^-2 to 0.65e20 m^-2 to match SL request nl 1.3e20 m^-3. Loaded segment 1 from shot 1120626023. (3 days ago, non cryo-pump startup), PG4 21 ms. Also start TF at -1.1 sec for polarimetry. --- Load at 29-Jun-2012 11:18:37.00 Open tree /home/ylin/pcs_scratch -1 Open tree done ---- LH not ready (network/computer problem)..but go ahead for a plasma shot. Result: fizzle. (TF started at -1.0 sec. Need Engineering operator to change setting) Problem with Ratiomatic (filament?)...Tom Toland cell entry to fix it (filament replaced). Next: no dpcs change. |
| Jun 29 2012 11:56:39:573AM | 1120629002 | Yijun Lin | nl04 0.65e20 m^02. 550 kA. 5.4 T.
no LH. with ICRF programed result: plasma |
| Jun 29 2012 12:09:50:910PM | 1120629002 | Steve Wukitch | 002 request: Ip=0.55 MA, BT=5.4, nl_04
result: plasma next: repeat and enabled Ar |
| Jun 29 2012 12:17:14:833PM | 1120629003 | Steve Wukitch | 003: request: Ip-0.55 MA, BT=5.4, nl_04~0.8 (nebar~1.3)
result: plasma next: cell access - LH body current faults - investigating repeat |
| Jun 29 2012 12:38:50:853PM | 1120629004 | Steve Wukitch | 004: request: Ip-0.55 MA, BT=5.4, nl_04~0.8 (nebar~1.3)
result: plasma next: another cell access - probes and XEUS/LoWEUS repeat |
| Jun 29 2012 12:57:28:093PM | 1120629005 | Steve Wukitch | 005: request: Ip=0.55 MA, BT=5.4, nl_04~0.8 (nebar~1.3)
result: plasma H/H+D rising to 1 FA-J in monopole at 1.1 s and plasma reacts negatively next: another cell access - probes repeat LH will likely be ready for 007 |
| Jun 29 2012 12:57:58:480PM | 1120629005 | Steve Wukitch | 005: request: Ip=0.55 MA, BT=5.4, nl_04~0.8 (nebar~1.3)
result: plasma H/H+D rising to 10% FA-J in monopole at 1.1 s and plasma reacts negatively next: another cell access - probes repeat LH will likely be ready for 007 |
| Jun 29 2012 01:12:32:820PM | 1120629006 | Steve Wukitch | 006: request: Ip=0.55 MA, BT=5.4, nl_04~0.8 (nebar~1.3)
result: plasma H/H+D rising to 20% FA-J in monopole at 1.1 s and hot spot on J next: ICRF moved to end of shot 1.4-1.6 LH from 0.6-1.4 s |
| Jun 29 2012 01:33:59:760PM | 1120629007 | Steve Wukitch | 007 request: Ip=0.55 MA, BT=5.4, nl_04~0.8 (nebar~1.3)
result: plasma next: reduce outer gap by 0.5 cm rcur increased by 4 mm Load at 29-Jun-2012 13:33:22.00 |
| Jun 29 2012 01:50:17:787PM | 1120629008 | Steve Wukitch | 008 request: Ip=0.55 MA, BT=5.4, nl_04~0.8 (nebar~1.3)
result: plasma - right gap at 1 cm as requested 200 kW LH next: raise LH power |
| Jun 29 2012 02:41:51:120PM | 1120629009 | Steve Wukitch | 009 request: Ip=0.55 MA, BT=5.4, nl_04~0.8 (nebar~1.3)
result: plasma 300 kW LH next: raise LH power plasma too elongated in rampdown increase RCUR in rampdown ZXL less positive in rampdown ZXU less negative in rampdown Load at 29-Jun-2012 14:02:45.00 |
| Jun 29 2012 02:42:00:517PM | 1120629010 | Steve Wukitch | 010 request: Ip=0.55 MA, BT=5.4, nl_04~0.8 (nebar~1.3)
result: plasma next: raise LH power |
| Jun 29 2012 02:50:17:187PM | 1120629011 | Steve Wukitch | 011 request: Ip=0.55 MA, BT=5.4, nl_04~0.8 (nebar~1.3)
result: plasma next: lower target density to nl_04=0.5 increase outer gap by 2 mm (reduced RCUR by 2 mm) Load at 29-Jun-2012 14:48 |
| Jun 29 2012 03:11:02:230PM | 1120629012 | Steve Wukitch | 012 request: Ip=0.55 MA, BT=5.4, nl_04~0.5 (nebar~1.3)
result: plasma next: lower target density to nl_04=0.35 Load at 29-Jun-2012 15:09 |
| Jun 29 2012 03:29:58:243PM | 1120629013 | Steve Wukitch | 013 request: Ip=0.55 MA, BT=5.4, nl_04~0.35
result: plasma next: density ramp nl_04=0.35-6 Load at 29-Jun-2012 15:29 |
| Jun 29 2012 03:51:56:630PM | 1120629014 | Yijun Lin | disruption before progrmed RF. No RF.
Next: lower power to total 3 MW...and run J-antenna monopole. |
| Jun 29 2012 04:04:17:937PM | 1120629014 | Steve Wukitch | 014 request: Ip=0.55 MA, BT=5.4, nl_04~0.35-0.6
result: plasma - disrupted prior to ICRF at 1.4 s moly brick next: change ramp rate Load at 29-Jun-2012 15:50 |
| Jun 29 2012 04:13:29:963PM | 1120629015 | Steve Wukitch | 015 request: Ip=0.55 MA, BT=5.4, nl_04~0.35-0.6
result: plasma - disrupted prior to ICRF at 1.4 s next: LSN to inner wall limited clearin ramps more negative at 0.9 s (-0.001 to -0.03 (1.7 s)) RCUR is reduced by 5 mm during clearin ramp Load at 29-Jun-2012 16:10 |
| Jun 29 2012 04:29:00:913PM | 1120629016 | Steve Wukitch | 016 request: Ip=0.55 MA, BT=5.4, nl_04~0.6
result: plasma - inner wall limited at 1.2 s next: move clearin ramp to 0.75 s RCUR increased by 5 mm Load at 29-Jun-2012 16:27:54.00 |
| Jun 29 2012 04:51:04:160PM | 1120629017 | Steve Wukitch | 017 request: Ip=0.55 MA, BT=5.4, nl_04~0.6
result: plasma - inner wall limited a little earlier next: increase clearin ramp rate RCUR decreased by 2 mm after 1.2 s Load at 29-Jun-2012 16:49 |
| Engineering Operator Comments | ||||
| Shot | Time | Type | Status | Comment |
| 1 | 11:23:03:377AM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 2 | 11:54:01:013AM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 3 | 12:08:47:767PM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 4 | 12:26:11:790PM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 5 | 12:44:40:717PM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 6 | 01:03:42:353PM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 7 | 01:20:42:280PM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 8 | 01:38:19:897PM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 9 | 01:56:18:817PM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 10 | 02:17:42:333PM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 11 | 02:36:17:060PM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 12 | 03:00:01:383PM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 13 | 03:17:31:240PM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 14 | 03:40:03:820PM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 15 | 03:57:56:073PM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 16 | 04:16:18:897PM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 17 | 04:33:44:943PM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 18 | 04:55:13:420PM | Plasma | Ok | |
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