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Miniproposal:689
Date Filed: 1/11/2012
Title:Validation of gyrokinetic transport models across the ITG/TEM boundary in L-mode and I-mode plasmas
First Author:Anne White
Session Leader:Anne White (shots 1-33)

Operators
Session leader(s):Anne White
Physics operator(s):Robert Granetz
Engineering operator(s):Gary Dekow,Thomas Toland,Ed Fitzgerald

Engineering Operator Run Comment
Undetermined at this time 0738

Session Leader Plans
Entered: Jul 6 2012 09:06:11:447AM
Author: Anne White
Day 2 of MP 689

"Validation of gyrokinetic transport models across the ITG/TEM
boundary in L-mode and I-mode plasmas"

A. E. White, N. T. Howard, M. L. Reinke, M. Greenwald, et al.

The motivation for this experiment today is to study changes in core turbulence and transport across the ITG/TEM boundary in RF heated plasmas. We wish to investigate how well turbulent-transport models can match simultaneously impurity particle transport and heat transport in ITG and TEM dominant plasmas. This is the second day of a dedicated JRT validation experiment, and today we will be gathering key fluctuation/transport data that we did not obtain on day1 -- LBO, CECE, and fast TCI. PCI is not available due to a shutter problem, so it is important to gather matched turbulence data with Fast TCI.

The goal of the experiment today is to repeat as closely as possible several key discharges from 1120221, which we are currently using to validate gyrokinetic models of transport.

The main part of the shot plan today will consist of an RF power scan, followed by a density scan, so that we can cross the ITG/TEM boundary with peaked rotation profiles (1120221012/1120221014) and also we can probe changes in rotation from peaked to hollow profiles as density is scanned (1120221011, 1120221012). We will also be attempting to fill in an intermediate power step (1120221016) with LBO data as well.

The shot by shot run plan is below.

One special request is for Contingency step 6 b): For physop plan, have 3.0 psi Ne put into H-bottom plenum, disabled for shot 001.

Other than that, we wish to have standard set-up as on day 1120221.

Cryo - yes
GPC- yes
TS - yes
HIREX (set for LBO data) - yes
Beam - NO
NINJA - NO
All fluctuation diagnostics.



Run Plan for Day 2 of MP 689:

Step 0

Clean up shots, post-boronization, low to high power RF (5-6 shots)

First shot of day, load up shot 12 from 2/21 (USN, 1 MW), check things out.

Second shot of day, plan to load shot 1120621010 (LSN, test H-mode, EDA-ish).

Step 1

Locked mode calibration shot. Load entire locked mode shot (1120705005 or 006 from Thursday) for this.

Step 2

Load shot 1120221012. This will be a repeat of low power (~1 MW, 0.8MA, BT = 5.4) ITG base case L-mode.
Need to match RF power and density as closely as possible to reference shot.
Repeat 1120221012, with 3-4 good LBO pulses. Compare actual parameters to target
parameters, if agreement to within 5% then move to next step. (2-3 shots)

Step 3

Load shot 1120221014. This will be a repeat of high power (~3.5 MW, 0.8MA, BT = 5.4) TEM base case L-mode. Need to match RF power and density as closely as possible.
Repeat 1120221014, with 3-4 good LBO pulses. Compare actual parameters to target
parameters, if agreement to within 5% then move to next step. (2-3 shots)

Step 4

Load shot 1120221011. This will be a repeat of low power (~1 MW, 0.8MA, BT = 5.4) ITG base case L-mode, BUT at higher density to see hollowing of rotation profile. Need to match RF power and density as closely as possible.
Repeat 1120221011, with 3-4 good LBO pulses. Compare actual parameters to target
parameters, if agreement to within 5% then move to next step. (2-3 shots)

Step 5

Load shot 1120221016. This will be a repeat of intermediate power (~2.5 MW, 0.8MA, BT = 5.4) ITG base case L-mode for RF scan LBO data. Need to match RF power and density as closely as possible.
Repeat 1120221016, with 3-4 good LBO pulses. Compare actual parameters to target
parameters, if agreement to within 5% then move to next step. (2-3 shots)

Total = 18 good shots

Contingency:

If we make it through the primary run plan (above), then we move to one (or two?) of these three contingency options. These all support JRT 2012, support papers by Reinke, Howard, Sung, and support an APS invited talk by White.

Step 6

a) CECE data scan

If CECE is getting good data near r/a = 0.7-0.8 region of plasma, then repeat shot like 1120221011, but raise the current to move the q = 3/2 surface (rotation reversal location further out in radius. This way, CECE may measure turbulence changes closer to the rotation reversal. (1-2 shots)

If CECE is not getting good data near r/a = 0.7-0.8, then do Bt scan and repeat shot pair like 11/12 and then like 12/14, to get CECE data. (4-6 shots)

b) Zeff scan

In 1 MW, peaked rotation L-mode plasmas, increases collisionality via Zeff to try and induce transition to hollow/flat rotation profile. (assume ICRF power from 0.5-1.5 seconds as per 2/21 target)

1) scan Zeff dynamically during ICRF pulse (1-3 shots)
a) enable H-BOT from 0.8-0.9 seconds at 40 V, 1.05-1.10 at 40 V and 1.2-1.25 at 40 V.
b) if rotation profile change is observed, move to (2) else repeat (1) increasing the voltage, puff lengths until radiation is saturated.

2) keep Zeff ~ constant at just below and just above demonstrated (2-3 shots)
a) Using levels from (1) set initial 100 ms puff voltage to have Zeff just below threshold
b) Using levels from (1) set initial 100 ms puff voltage to have Zeff just above threshold

c) I-mode LBO data

Depending on how well other steps progress, we might wish to make some I-mode plasmas and inject LBO. Use high power targets from 1120221 or raise current and density on good targets from today (4-5 shots)

Physics Operators Plans
Entered: Jul 5 2012 03:58:23:917PM
Author: Robert Granetz

Engineering setup for Friday 2012/07/06

MP689 - Validation of gyrokinetic transport models across the ITG/TEM
        boundary in L-mode and I-mode plasmas

Session leader: A. White
Physics operator: R. Granetz

Overnight boronization, but start with an hour of ECDC in D2 before
  beginning the boronization.
Use the same parameters as on 1120621.
Follow up with 3 hours of ECDC in helium

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

Power systems as on: 1120221012 (0.8 MA, 5.4 T, 0.6e20 m-2, USN)

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 DISABLED (PG1)
  leave B-side upper     as is           Hybrid DISABLED (PG2)
   fill B-main (C-side)  with 40 psi D2  Hybrid enabled  (PG3)
** fill H-bottom         with  3 psi Ne  Hybrid DISABLED (PG5)  <--- ***
  leave B-div            as is           Hybrid DISABLED (PG6)
  leave H-div            as is           Hybrid DISABLED (PG7)
  leave NINJA            as is                  DISABLED

Enable the following gate valves and shutters, assuming no vacuum problems:
  ECE, VUV, Z-bolo, HIREX-Sr, B-spectrometer GV, Xeus, LoWEUS

Torvac setup: keep gate valves open during pulse

Required diagnostics: GPC, TS, CECE, fast TCI, HIREX (set for Ca), all
                      fluctuation diagnostics

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Boronization overnight: yes
ECDC: 1 hour  in D2 before boronization
      3 hours in He after  boronization
Impurity injector: yes, with CaF2
ICRF: yes, D+E+J
LH: no
DNB: no (not allowed)
Cryopump: yes
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Run plan: The goal is to repeat as closely as possible several key
          discharges from 1120221, this time with key fluctuation data
          being gathered.  The main part of the shot plan will consist of
          an RF power scan, followed by a density scan, so as to cross the
          ITG/TEM boundary.


Session Leader Summaries
Entered: Jul 6 2012 09:13:57:970PM
Author: Anne White
Run Summary 7-6-2012

MP 689 Day 2

"Validation of gyrokinetic transport models across the ITG/TEM
boundary in L-mode and I-mode plasmas"

THANK YOU!!

Thank you to the entire C-Mod engineering team for making this run a success!

R. Granetz: PO
A. E. White: SL
M. L. Reinke: rotation guru
M. Greenwald: transport guru
N. T. Howard: profile verification, ITG/TEM guru
M. A. Chilenski: LBO
S. Wukitch: RF
S. G. Baek: reflectometer
C. Sung: CECE
J. Irby: FTCI
W. Bergerson: Polarimeter
J. Hughes: TS
J. Rice & C. Gao: HIREX
A. Hubbard: GPC
A. Tronchin-James:limiter cameras
R. Ochoukov: Surface Science Station
and many others...


The motivation for this experiment today is to study changes in core turbulence and transport across the ITG/TEM boundary in RF heated plasmas. This is the second day of a dedicated JRT validation experiment, and today we will be gathering key fluctuation/transport data that we did not obtain on day1 -- LBO, CECE, and fast TCI.

The goal of the experiment today is to repeat as closely as possible several key discharges from 1120221, which we are currently using to validate gyrokinetic models of transport.

The main part of the shot plan today will consist of an RF power scan, followed by a density scan, so that we can cross the ITG/TEM boundary with peaked rotation profiles and also we can probe changes in rotation from peaked to hollow profiles as density is scanned. We will also be attempting to fill in an intermediate power step with LBO data as well.

We were able to complete the 5 step physics run plan, and also complete part of the contingency plan. Data were obtained with LBO, CECE, reflectometer and FTCI in discharges that were matched extremely well (ne, Te, rot, WMHD, neuts, etc�?�) to the target discharges from 1120221 run day. For the high power cases, which we ran later in the day, we did have to request 1 MW more RF than the target shot, as H/D was high today.

Step 2/3: Repeat ITG and TEM cases, but with LBO and all fluctuation diagnostics

These were successful.
Low power ITG case with LBO data: 1120706008
High power TEM case with LBO data: 1120706029/30

We also had an attempt at a Highest power point, n seeded: 1120706033 (attempt)

Step 4: Rotation profile changes/hollowing

These were successful.
Low power ITG case with higher density for rotation hollowing:
1120706015, 16, 17, 18 �?? these shots have density scans and show evidence of �??hollowing�?? rotation as density is increased from nl04= 0.60-0.85

Step 5: Intermediate 2.5 MW power case for LBO: success. 1120706021

Contingency 6 a): slight Bt scan for CECE

High power TEM case with LBO + CECE Bt scan: 1120706031
Low power ITG case with LBO + CECE Bt scan: 1120706004

Thank you again!

Physics Operator Summaries
Entered: Jul 6 2012 05:10:58:167PM
Author: Robert Granetz

Run summary for Wednesday 2012/07/06

MP689 - Validation of gyrokinetic transport models across the ITG/TEM
        boundary in L-mode and I-mode plasmas

Session leader: A. White
Physics operator: R. Granetz

We had good I-mode and L-mode plasmas today, with good ICRF performance up
to 4 MW, although there were a lot of fizzles too.  The goal was to match
the Te, ne, and Vtor of discharges on 1120221, which involved running
several different densities and RF powers, in upper null with the cryopump.
Last night we had a boronization which lasted only about an hour due to a
diborane leak problem, and as a result, the H-fraction rose during the day,
eventually reaching 15%

There were some data acquisition problems early in the run due to a disk
space problem.  On shot 20 the EF1 switches didn't close, resulting in the
only dud.

Scorecard: 22 plasmas
            1 dud (power supply issue)
            9 fizzles (2 due to cryopump issues)
            0 power supply tests
            1 no-power MDSplus cycle test
            0 no-power gas test
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   Total:  33 shot cycles

Session Leader Comments
Jul 6 2012 09:13:29:013AM1120706001Anne WhitePlan:

Loading segment 3 shot 1120221012
and loading a seg 1 cryopump startup segment from other shot (see po plan)

Start off with low RF power shot (~1 MW), evaluate H/D ratio, check on heating.

Outcome:

No power shot.

Needed to do a no power shot (spellmans were not on?)


Jul 6 2012 09:52:18:577AM1120706002Anne WhitePlan:

Start off with low RF power shot (~1 MW), evaluate H/D ratio, check on heating.

Loading segment 2 shot 1120221012
and loading a seg 1 cryopump startup segment from other shot (see po plan)

Outcome:

Shot ran.

1 MW, then 4 MW programmed in around 1.1 seconds. Got an H-mode.
In Feb, 3.5 MW in stayed in L-mode, so we know we got > 3.5 MW in at least?
Jul 6 2012 09:55:16:467AM1120706003Anne WhitePlan:

Repeat of last shot.

Had some data issues, had a full disk. So just repeat shot 2 here and
check things out. (need to see RF trace)

Outcome:

Fizzle. No cryo - valve stuck.
Jul 6 2012 10:13:51:060AM1120706004Anne WhitePlan:

Repeat of shot 2.

Outcome:

Shot ran. Looks good.
Jul 6 2012 10:20:46:633AM1120706005Anne WhitePlan:

Load in shot 1120221012, load in same RF power (1.1 MW) for low power ITG base case.

At the moment, we do not know H/D ratio, but have decided not to take a LSN shot to check it out. We may revisit later as conditions evolve.

Result:

Shot ran.



Jul 6 2012 10:40:25:043AM1120706006Anne WhitePlan:

Load in shot 1120705006, this is a locked mode shot.


Outcome:

Shot ran. Good locked mode shot.
Jul 6 2012 10:53:18:163AM1120706007Anne WhitePlan:

Load in shot 1120706005 from today, this is the low power (~1MW) ITG
base case. Repeat shot for LBO and fluctuation diagnostics.


Outcome:

fizzle...
Jul 6 2012 11:10:29:630AM1120706008Anne WhitePlan:

Load in shot 1120706005 from today, this is the low power (~1MW) ITG
base case. Repeat shot for LBO and fluctuation diagnostics.


Outcome:

shot ran, good ITG base case, good match to shot 1120221012...
Jul 6 2012 11:19:00:397AM1120706009Anne WhitePlan:

Load in shot 1120221014 from first day, this is the high power (~3.5MW) TEM
base case.

Outcome:

Shot ran.
Jul 6 2012 11:32:08:340AM1120706010Anne WhitePlan:

Match parameters from 1120221014 from first day, this is the high power (~3.5MW) TEM base case.

Outcome:

Shot ran. early run aways
Jul 6 2012 11:54:38:120AM1120706011Anne WhitePlan:

Another attempt to match parameters from 1120221014 from first day, this is the high power (~3.5MW) TEM base case.

Outcome:

Locked mode. early drop in density near 0.5 seconds gave locked mode.
Jul 6 2012 12:23:59:187PM1120706012Anne WhitePlan:

Another attempt to match parameters from 1120221014 from first day, this is the high power (~3.5MW) TEM base case. We modified the early density rise to try and bring up ne earlier, to avoid locked mode.


Outcome:

Fizzle.

Jul 6 2012 12:24:53:920PM1120706013Anne WhitePlan:

Another attempt to match parameters from 1120221014 from first day, this is the high power (~3.5MW) TEM base case.

Outcome:

Shot disrupted, W injection? not a clear / usual injection though.
Will back off on the power and skip step 3 for now, moving to step 4 of run plan
to get the rotation scan.




Jul 6 2012 01:00:15:917PM1120706014Anne WhitePlan:

Moving on to step 4 of the run plan for now (will revisit step 3, with different approach in a few shots).

Shot 1120706005 from today is our new target (1.1 MW, 0.8 MA), but we will raise the density )nl04 target to 0.75) to try and get the hollow rotation profile/rotation scan data set.


Outcome:
Fizzle




Jul 6 2012 01:01:14:180PM1120706015Anne WhitePlan:

Moving on to step 4 of the run plan for now (will revisit step 3, with different approach in a few shots).

Shot 1120706005 from today is our new target (1.1 MW, 0.8 MA), but we will raise the density )nl04 target to 0.75) to try and get the hollow rotation profile/rotation scan data set.

Outcome:

good shot. good density match to target shot 1120221011, but Te is slightly too high and we pick up rotation reversal later in time. plan to reduce RF power slightky 100 kW next shot.





Jul 6 2012 01:02:14:473PM1120706016Anne WhitePlan:

Repeat of shot 15,but reduce RF power slightky 100 kW to lower Te to match target shot 11 from 2/21

Outcome:

fizzle, -- cyro issue





Jul 6 2012 01:11:13:680PM1120706017Anne WhitePlan:

Repeat of shot 15,but reduce RF power slightky 100 kW to lower Te to match target shot 11 from 2/21

Outcome:

shot ran





Jul 6 2012 01:25:04:997PM1120706018Anne WhitePlan:

Repeat of shot 17, except for an Increase in density request to nl04 = 0.85 to push through to hollow rotation condition.

Outcome:

shot ran, some early runaways



Jul 6 2012 01:53:02:297PM1120706019Anne WhitePlan:

Repeat of shot 18, except for DEcrease in density request to nl04 = 0.5.

Outcome:

no LBO data, but we have slow decrease in density over time that gave rotation scan, final data point.

This shot completes step 4 of the run plan.

We will next do step 5 (intermediate RF power L-mode, 2.5 MW)





Jul 6 2012 01:54:35:957PM1120706020Anne WhitePlan:

We will next do step 5 (intermediate RF power L-mode, 2.5 MW). loading shot 8 from today, but requesting increased RF power


Outcome:

dud






Jul 6 2012 02:17:50:603PM1120706021Anne WhitePlan:

We will next do step 5 (intermediate RF power L-mode, 2.5 MW). loading shot 8 from today, but requesting increased RF power

Outcome:

LBO is happy with this intermediate power shot (i.e. repeat of shot 16 from 2/21).
Step 5 is done. Move on to high power case.

Back to step 3 for next shot.





Jul 6 2012 02:21:03:540PM1120706022Anne WhitePlan:
We are going back to complete step3. Need to get the high power repeat of shot 14 from 2/21 (high RF power L-mode, 3.5 MW). Repeat shot 21, but with higer RF request.





Jul 6 2012 02:24:18:587PM1120706022Anne WhitePlan:
We are going back to complete step3. Need to get the high power repeat of shot 14 from 2/21 (high RF power L-mode, 3.5 MW). Repeat shot 21, but with higer RF request.

Outcome:

shot ran. some early run aways...



Jul 6 2012 02:40:17:380PM1120706023Anne WhitePlan:

Increase RF power by 400 kW to match centraL Te on target shot (14 from 2/21).

Outcome:

shot ran. disruption in rampdown.


Jul 6 2012 02:55:11:963PM1120706024Anne WhitePlan:

Increase RF power to 4.5 MW to match centraL Te on target shot (14 from 2/21).
Also, increase lower Delta to match target more closely.

Outcome:

fizzle
Jul 6 2012 03:16:39:170PM1120706025Anne WhitePlan:
Another attempt for high power/TEM target:

Increase RF power to 4.5 MW to match centraL Te on target shot (14 from 2/21).
Also, increase lower Delta to match target more closely. Also, we are decreasing density request to nl04 = 0.56

Outcome:

locked mode, and then disruption.


Jul 6 2012 03:38:15:567PM1120706026Anne WhitePlan:
Another attempt for high power/TEM target:

Go back to original density request nl04 = 0.61

Outcome:

Fizzle


Jul 6 2012 03:41:13:227PM1120706027Anne WhitePlan:
Another attempt for high power/TEM target:

Outcome:

fizzle

Jul 6 2012 04:06:33:267PM1120706028Anne WhitePlan:
Another attempt for high power/TEM target:

Outcome:

successful match to target, in terms on ne, Te and neutron rate.
The RF was nto as steady as we'd like so repeat.

Jul 6 2012 04:09:17:537PM1120706029Anne WhitePlan:
Repeat shot 28 (good TEM target for step3) , but need steady RF for the three LBO injections

Outcome:

RF trip at 1.2 sec, and LBO injection was at t ~ 1.16... so need to repeat this shot.

Jul 6 2012 04:28:10:123PM1120706030Anne WhitePlan:
Repeat shot 29 (good TEM target for step3) , but need steady RF for the three LBO injections

Outcome:

RF trip at 1.25 sec, but we did get 3 LBO injections...
so increase Bt to 5.44 for CECE next shot.

Jul 6 2012 04:28:47:593PM1120706031Anne WhitePlan:
Repeat shot 30 (good TEM target for step3), but with slight increase in Bt to 5.44T per CECE request for scan.


Jul 6 2012 04:58:42:357PM1120706032Anne WhitePlan:
Go to highest power RF for TEM scan, use N seeding.

Outcome:

fizzle...but it looks like we got cleared for one more shot.
Jul 6 2012 05:11:51:060PM1120706033Anne WhitePlan:

Last shot of the day.

Go to highest power RF for TEM scan, use N seeding.

Outcome:

shot ran

Physics Operator Comments
Jul 5 2012 04:51:02:113PMRobert Granetz
Load seg 1 from startup on 1120626001, which was a successful cryopump startup.
Load seg 2 from seg 3 of 1120221012

Jul 6 2012 09:13:43:770AM1120706001Robert Granetz
Shot 01 -- no-power test (excitation was not turned on)

Next shot: try for plasma

Jul 6 2012 09:39:38:403AM1120706002Robert Granetz
Shot 02 -- Plasma, good shot, but lots of data are missing.  0.8 MA, 5.4 T, ne0=1.3e20 m-3 (YAG), USN
           ICRF fired, but we don't have any power traces.  From the YAG, it looks like we had an H-mode.

We having a delay while Tom Fredian tries to solve the DAQ problems

Next shot: repeat

Jul 6 2012 09:55:25:730AM1120706003Robert Granetz
Shot 03 -- Fizzle.  No cryopump...a valve malfunctioned

Next shot: try another repeat

Jul 6 2012 10:15:47:327AM1120706004Robert Granetz
Shot 04 -- Plasma, good shot.  0.8 MA, 5.4 T, 0.6e20 m-2 (target), USN
           P_rf=0.75 MW, then 4.0 MW.  Got a good H-mode (in upper null) during
           the 4 MW phase.  H/D signal level is too low to trust

Next shot: repeat, but reduce I_TF by 1 kA; different ICRF programming

Jul 6 2012 10:27:58:273AM1120706005Robert Granetz
Shot 05 -- Plasma, good shot.  Prf=1.25 MW, L-mode, USN

Next shot: load locked mode shot (1120705006 seg 3) into seg 3, and activate

Jul 6 2012 10:38:20:900AM1120706006Robert Granetz
Shot 06 -- Plasma, good locked mode shot for HIREX calibration.  Disrupted at t=1.62 s

Next shot: go back to shot 5

Jul 6 2012 10:56:08:713AM1120706007Robert Granetz
Shot 07 -- Fizzle.  Maybe it was the previous locked mode disruption

Next shot: try again, no changes

Jul 6 2012 11:24:39:340AM1120706008Robert Granetz
Shot 08 -- Plasma, good shot.  Prf=1.25 MW, L-mode, USN.  There were 4 CaF2 LBO injections,
           and one natural injection at 1.04 s

Next shot: load 1120221014 seg 3 into seg 2

Jul 6 2012 11:26:12:070AM1120706009Robert Granetz
Shot 09 -- Plasma, good shot.  Prf=3.6 MW.  USN, I-mode

Next shot: tweak Btor (-1 kA) and nl_04 (-0.15e20 m-2)

Jul 6 2012 11:37:40:763AM1120706010Robert Granetz
Shot 10 -- Plasma, good shot.  Density was creeping up, but the gas valve is not fueling, and
           the cryopump is running.

Next shot: repeat, but adjust ICRF power to come more from J and less from D & E, which may
           outgas less

Jul 6 2012 11:50:54:797AM1120706011Robert Granetz
Shot 11 -- Plasma, good shot.  We got a locked mode early though.

Next shot: briefly increase nl_04 early in the shot to prevent locked mode

Jul 6 2012 12:03:54:623PM1120706012Robert Granetz
Shot 12 -- Fizzle

Next shot: reduce pre-fill by 3 ms

Jul 6 2012 12:27:57:483PM1120706013Robert Granetz
Shot 13 -- Plasma, but disrupted at t=0.61 s due to high-Z influx

Next shot: reload shot 5 from today and increase nl_04 to 0.75e20 m-2;
           reduce pre-fill by another 2 ms to compensate for disruption;
           start TF 100 ms earlier (for polarimetry) by adjusting PLC start time

Jul 6 2012 12:33:02:217PM1120706014Robert Granetz
Shot 14 -- Fizzle.

Next shot: add 2 ms back to pre-fill pulse

Jul 6 2012 12:49:28:217PM1120706015Robert Granetz
Shot 15 -- Plasma, good shot.  Prf=1.27 MW, USN, L-mdoe, 0.75e20 m-2.

Next shot: no DPCS changes; some ICRF changes

Jul 6 2012 01:00:47:893PM1120706016Robert Granetz
Shot 16 -- Fizzle.  Cryopump pressure burped just before commutation.

Next shot: try again, no changes

Jul 6 2012 01:16:16:900PM1120706017Robert Granetz
Shot 17 -- Plasma, good shot.  Prf=1.15 MW, USN, L-mode

Next shot: increase nl_04 to 0.85e20 m-2

Jul 6 2012 01:29:49:577PM1120706018Robert Granetz
Shot 18 -- Plasma, good shot.  Prf=1.15 MW, USN, L-mode
           We've had 4 CaF2 LBO injections on most of these shots, including this one.

Next shot: reduce nl_04 to 0.5e20 m-2

Jul 6 2012 01:50:02:257PM1120706019Robert Granetz
Shot 19 -- Plasma, good shot.  0.6e20 m-2 with slight decay; USN, Prf=1.15 MW
           LBO laser didn't fire

Next shot: reload seg 2 from shot 8 today

Jul 6 2012 01:54:55:463PM1120706020Robert Granetz
Shot 20 -- Dud.  EF1 switches didn't close

Next shot: try again

Jul 6 2012 02:16:59:090PM1120706021Robert Granetz
Shot 21 -- Plasma, good shot.  Prf=2.6 MW, LSN, 0.6e20 m-2, 4 LBO CaF2 injections

Next shot: repeat, no changes

Jul 6 2012 02:29:33:757PM1120706022Robert Granetz
Shot 22 -- Plasma, good shot.  0.8 MA, 5.4 T, 0.6e20 m-2, USN, 3.5 MW, I-mode,
           4 CaF2 LBO injections

Next shot: no DPCS changes; increase Prf

Jul 6 2012 02:51:11:037PM1120706023Robert Granetz
Shot 23 -- Plasma, good shot.  Prf=4.0 MW, nl_04=0.6e20 m-2

Next shot: reduce RXL by 3 mm to increase lower triangularity from 0.275 to 0.29

Jul 6 2012 03:03:47:200PM1120706024Robert Granetz
Shot 24 -- Fizzle.  Another post-disruption fizzle?

Next shot: try again; reduce nl_04 by 0.5e19 m-2

Jul 6 2012 03:15:43:443PM1120706025Robert Granetz
Shot 25 -- Plasma, disrupted at t=0.78 s.  Locked mode?  Prf=4.5 MW.

Next shot: increase density by 0.5e19 m-2 (back to 0.61e20 m-2)

Jul 6 2012 03:26:34:657PM1120706026Robert Granetz
Shot 26 -- Fizzle (post-disruption)

Next shot: try again

Jul 6 2012 03:44:05:990PM1120706027Robert Granetz
Shot 27 -- Fizzle.

Next shot: shorten pre-fill pulse by 5 ms

Jul 6 2012 03:56:52:933PM1120706028Robert Granetz
Shot 28 -- Plasma, good shot.  Prf=4.5 MW, 0.6e20 m-2, USN, 4 CaF2 LBO injections

Next shot: add 2 ms to prefill

Jul 6 2012 04:12:06:037PM1120706029Robert Granetz
Shot 29 -- Plasma, good shot.  Prf=4.5 MW, but D faulted off at t=1.2 s, so we need to repeat.

Next shot: repeat, no changes

Jul 6 2012 04:27:42:663PM1120706030Robert Granetz
Shot 30 -- Plasma, good shot.  4.5 MW, but D faulted off again at 1.25 s.

Next shot: increase Itf by 1 kA; LBO injection timings will be changed

Jul 6 2012 04:51:06:220PM1120706031Robert Granetz
Shot 31 -- Plasma, good shot.  4.5 MW, 0.6e20 m-2, USN, 4 CaF2 LBO injections 

Next shot: puff N2 through H-bottom: program PG5 for 60 volt pulse from t=0.4 to 1.3 s.  N2 plenum
           pressure is 20 psi

Jul 6 2012 04:58:19:493PM1120706032Robert Granetz
Shot 32 -- Fizzle.

Next shot: subtract 1 ms from pre-fill

Jul 6 2012 05:14:23:183PM1120706033Robert Granetz
Shot 33 -- Plasma, good shot, but the E antenna faulted off early.  Prf=3.5-4 MW, USN, 0.6e20 m-2

End of run

Engineering Operator Comments
ShotTimeTypeStatusComment
109:08:41:527AMPlasmaBadSpellmens not turned on
209:24:01:120AMPlasmaBadDatasystem problems
309:51:00:270AMPlasmaOk
410:04:48:097AMPlasmaOk
510:17:58:950AMPlasmaOk
610:33:16:393AMPlasmaOk
710:47:33:490AMPlasmaOk
811:00:44:220AMPlasmaOk
911:15:43:560AMPlasmaOk
1011:29:08:007AMPlasmaOk
1111:43:08:627AMPlasmaOk
1211:57:49:963AMPlasmaOk
1312:11:32:520PMPlasmaOk
1412:28:29:310PMPlasmaOk
1512:41:59:087PMPlasmaOk
1612:55:08:860PMPlasmaOk
1701:08:26:087PMPlasmaOk
1801:21:56:060PMPlasmaOk
1901:36:06:657PMPlasmaOk
2001:51:27:980PMPlasmaBadNo EF1's
2102:06:29:837PMPlasmaOk
2202:20:57:493PMPlasmaOk
2302:36:00:567PMPlasmaOk
2402:52:24:550PMPlasmaOk
2503:08:42:773PMPlasmaOk
2603:21:55:570PMPlasmaOk
2703:35:23:843PMPlasmaOk
2803:49:05:967PMPlasmaOk
2904:04:10:160PMPlasmaOk
3004:20:09:147PMPlasmaOk
3104:39:23:830PMPlasmaOk
3204:54:30:917PMPlasmaOk
3305:07:30:173PMPlasmaOk

System Availability
Jul 6 2012 09:08:19:180AM
SystemAvailableCommentAvailability
Changed
OwnerDescriptionWho Can
Change
Active MHDnosecured - tagged outJun 2 2008 11:03:58:433AM (sears)Joe SnipesActive MHD Antennagolfit
BESyesBES system is onlineNov 22 2011 02:21:12:050PM (bespam)Bill RowanBeam Emission Spectroscopybespam,liao,rowan
BolometersyesMidplane diodes functioning properly. Midplane bolometers working and calibrated. DIV bolometers installed but not yet toaster calibratedApr 20 2012 09:57:29:520AM (mlreinke)Matt ReinkeBolometershutch,mlreinke
Boronizationyes Jun 15 2012 05:02:46:313PM (dekow)Jim IrbyBoronizationdekow,irby
CECEyesThe system is currently operational for Te tilde measurement. Talk to Choongki about the current configuration Jul 3 2012 04:38:00:317PM (nthoward)Anne WhiteCorrelation ECEnthoward,sck83,whitea
CNPAyesMultiple channel CNPA available, no safety risk for in-vessel accessApr 14 2011 12:01:59:693PM (parker)Ron ParkerCompact Neutral Analyzerparker
Cryopump - Upper Divertoryes Jun 15 2012 05:02:31:550PM (dekow)Brian LaBombardUpper Divertor Cryopumpdekow,irby,labombard
CXRSyescore-CXRS system is onlineNov 22 2011 02:21:22:280PM (bespam)Bill RowanCharge Exchange Spectroscopybespam,blip,liao,rachmcd,rowan
CXRS edgeyesMichael CHurchill has primary responsibility at the momentApr 19 2011 11:44:46:247AM (blip)Bruce LipshultzMeasurement of CXR light in the pedestal region at both the high- and low-field sidesblip,rmchurch
D Alphayes\ha2_bright is available; \SPECTROSCOPY::TOP.VUV.VIS_SIGNALS:MCP_VIS_SIG1 is not availableJul 1 2009 09:45:41:090AM (terry)Jim TerryBalmer Alpha Monitorirby,terry,wolfe
Dalsanosystem is is installed and aligned, but not functional (appears to be a broken cable)Dec 5 2011 02:41:42:867PM (marmar)Earl MarmarVisible Bremsstrahlung Imagingmarmar
Disruption Mitigationyestwo gas jet valves active as of Feb 2012May 15 2012 10:09:23:597AM (granetz)Robert GranetzGas Jetgranetz,whyte
Divertor IRno Mar 6 2007 10:50:41:677AM Glen WurdenDivertor IR Digital Videogwurden,terry
Divertor IR Spectroscopyno Mar 6 2007 10:51:39:897AM Glen WurdenDivertor IR Spectroscopygwurden,terry
DMBolo AXUV diodesyesDiodes are taking usable data. Not all post-processing code is working yet.Feb 1 2012 01:24:23:953PM (golynyk)Geoff OlynykSet of six AXUV diodes in a toroidal array of midplane wall boxes.golynyk,granetz,mlreinke,whyte
DNByes"The beam could break at any moment."May 15 2012 10:09:52:470AM (granetz)Robert GranetzDiagnostic Neutral Beamdterry,granetz,mochung
ECDCyes Apr 26 2012 03:23:19:057PM (dekow)Jim Irby2.45 GHz, 3 kW, discharge cleaning systemdekow,irby,pfeiffer
FRC-ECEyesFRC-ECE is onlineMay 14 2012 11:53:01:693AM (bespam)Perry PhillipsHeterodyne ECE-32 channelsbespam,liao,phillips,rowan,whitea
FTCIyesSystem OperationalMay 14 2012 11:50:45:590AM (irby)Jim IrbyFast two-color interferometerirby
G-Side RatiomaticyesInstalled April 25,2012. New controller installed 5/29/2012Jun 7 2012 10:40:00:957AM (toland)Brian LaBombardG-side ratiomatic ionization gaugelabombard,toland
Glow DischargenoHV cables disconnected and power supplies off. Electrical plugs have been disconnected, capped and red tagged.Mar 5 2012 10:21:53:460AM (dekow)Jim Irby1 kV, 5 A, glow discharge systemdekow,dterry,irby
GPCyesOperationalApr 27 2012 07:41:46:907AM (hubbard)Amanda HubbardECE Polychromaterhubbard
GPC2yesOperationalApr 27 2012 07:42:03:317AM (hubbard)Amanda HubbardECE Polychromaterhubbard
GPIyesThe Xpt-view, the midplane-view cameras are operational. The innerwall GPI (coupled to the fast-diodes) is available. Jul 1 2009 09:45:50:933AM (terry)Jim TerryGas Puff Imagingterry,zweben
H/Dyessystem is functional and taking dataDec 5 2011 02:42:29:857PM (marmar)Earl MarmarH/D Ratiomarmar
HEATyes Apr 26 2012 03:23:49:607PM (dekow)Gary Dekow - Machine Heaters -burke,dekow
Hirex JryesHirex-Jr has been installedJun 28 2010 03:36:33:420PM (rice)John RiceHigh Resolution X-Rayince,rice
Hirex SryesInstalled and aligned. Will be available for Ti/Vr profiles after focusing tests and locked modes are taken.Dec 6 2011 08:21:02:453AM (ypodpaly)John RiceHigh Resolution X-Raycgao,ldelgado,rice,ypodpaly
HXRyes32 Channels operational,, no safety risk for in-vessel accessApr 14 2011 12:05:24:810PM (parker)Ron ParkerHard X-Ray Arrayfaust,parker,schmidt
ICRF D-Antennayes May 31 2012 09:20:06:827AM (wukitch)Steve WukitchD-port antennawukitch,ylin
ICRF E-Antennayes May 31 2012 09:19:57:640AM (wukitch)Steve WukitchE-port antennawukitch,ylin
ICRF J-Antennayes May 31 2012 09:19:47:443AM (wukitch)Steve WukitchJ-port antennawukitch,ylin
Impurity SpectroscopyyesBeing upgraded with better optics and new spectrographs. Dan Miller has primary responsibility.Apr 19 2011 11:46:02:193AM (blip)Bruce LipshultzMeasurement of recycling light and impurity source rates at multiple surfaces around the tokamakblip,miller
Laser Blow-OffyesPumped Down, Laser has not yet been tested but otherwise operationalMay 14 2012 04:31:17:037PM (nthoward)Martin GreenwaldImpurity Injection Systemg,nthoward
Lower HybridyesLH is now available for plasma operation up to ~900 kW net power.Jul 3 2012 02:50:00:693PM (wallaceg)Ron ParkerLower Hybriddterry,parker,wallaceg
Lower Hybrid ReflectometernooffApr 15 2011 08:24:27:930AM (dominguez)Arturo DominguezLower Hybrid Reflectometerdominguez,marmar,parker,sgbaek
LoWEUSyesLoWEUS viewing the 10-30 nm region, spectral brightness vs. lambda and time are being stored in tree.Apr 20 2012 10:43:34:077AM (mlreinke)Matthew L. Reinke Long Wavelength Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometermarkchil,mlreinke
LPInoBeam line removedMay 30 2008 02:09:12:833PM (bose)Earl MarmarLithium Pellet Injectorbose,marmar
Ly-alphayesMidplane Lyman-a. New B-PORT Lyman (BPLY) still being debugged.Apr 20 2012 10:44:00:540AM (mlreinke)Matt ReinkeLyman alpha camerasfaustian,labombard,mlreinke
Magneticsyes Dec 1 2011 11:51:51:970AM (g)Robert GranetzBp coils and flux loops for equilibrium controlgranetz,wolfe
McPhersonno McPherson viewing the 10-14 nm region for molybdenum monitoring. It's days are numbered as LoWEUS has demonstrated superiority.Apr 20 2012 10:44:10:937AM (mlreinke)Jim TerryVUV Spectrometermarkchil,mlreinke,terry
MichelsonyesVacuum 3-4e-8 T. Starting with Michelson at reduced speed.Apr 27 2012 07:42:41:960AM (hubbard)Amanda HubbardECE Te Profileshubbard,schmidt
MKSyes Dec 2 2011 12:27:47:163PM (toland)Brian LaBombardBaratron pressure gaugeslabombard,toland
MLPyesOperational. Connected to A-port probe systemMay 10 2012 08:40:19:910AM (labombard)Brian LaBombardMirror Langmuir Probe Electronics Systemlabombard
MSEyes2/29/2012 MSE operational. No HV or vacuum safety issuesFeb 29 2012 12:26:13:863PM (sscott)Steve ScottMotional Stark Effectjinseok,sscott
NeutronsyesVoltage is on for He3 detectors on J port. Remaining voltages will be turned on for the first run.Apr 23 2012 09:31:22:063AM (fiore)Catherine FioreNeutron Detectorsfiore
Neuts and HardsyesAll detectors Powered On --- Waiting for neutrons for calibrationNov 22 2011 01:05:24:380PM (irby)Jim IrbyX-Ray/Neutron Detectors at K-Horirby
NINJAyesC-bottom and new F-bottom system ready.Dec 2 2011 12:28:44:843PM (toland)Brian LaBombardNINJA gas pufflabombard,terry,toland
PCInoDown due to broken shutter.Jun 29 2012 05:43:09:417PM (ntsujii)Miklos PorkolabPhase Contrast Imagingemd,ennever,ntsujii,porkolab
Penning GaugesyesHV power supplies turned ON in INIT, off in RECOOLMay 10 2012 08:41:03:000AM (labombard)Brian LaBombardPenning Ionization Gaugeslabombard
Plasma TVyesWIDE1, WIDE2 (chan 33), DANT, JANT and DIV are operational.Jul 1 2009 09:46:29:543AM (terry)Jim TerryVideo of plasma via several camerasdekow,irby,terry,wolfe
Polarimeteryes3 chords operational but with high noise levelJan 6 2012 04:22:20:903PM (irby)Jim IrbyC-Mod Polarimeterirby
Power - Alternator Air Switchyes Apr 26 2012 03:24:21:607PM (dekow)Gary DekowAlternator to Power Room Power Supply Connectioncochran,dekow,dterry,irby
Power - PEIyes Apr 26 2012 03:24:41:250PM (dekow)Gary DekowPEI Systemcochran,dekow,dterry,irby
Power - TMXyes Apr 26 2012 03:24:57:153PM (dekow)Gary DekowEf2s,. EFCs and A-Coilsbyford,cochran,dekow,dterry,irby
Power Systemsyes Apr 26 2012 03:25:14:497PM (dekow)Jim IrbyC-Mod Magnet Suppliesbyford,cochran,dekow,dterry,irby
Probe Array - ISDyesOperational. Some dead probes.May 10 2012 08:41:58:120AM (labombard)Brian LabombardInner Lower Divertor Probe Arraylabombard
Probe Array - LHyesOperational. 4 out of 6 probes working.May 10 2012 08:41:40:557AM (labombard)Brian LaBombardLower Hybrid Probe Arraylabombard
Probe Array - OSDyesOperational.May 10 2012 08:42:13:733AM (labombard)Brian LaBombardOuter Lower Divertor Probe Array (F and J)labombard
Probe Array - UDIVyesOperational. Some dead probes.May 10 2012 08:42:32:663AM (labombard)Brian LaBombardUpper Divertor Probe Arraylabombard
ReflectometeryesOn 1120608, the high frequency channels: 112, 140 and the variable, have been disconnected for some troubleshooting. All other channels are connectedJun 14 2012 11:28:59:603AM (dominguez)Earl MarmarReflectometerdominguez,marmar
Scanning Probe - ASPyesOperational. A variety of probe heads are ready for use.May 10 2012 08:43:10:937AM (labombard)Brian LaBombardA-Port Scanning Probelabombard
Scanning Probe - FSPyesOperational.May 10 2012 08:43:24:887AM (labombard)Brian LaBombardF-Port Scanning Probelabombard
Scanning Probe - WASPnoNot functioning. Probe tips are melted. Repair not performed during break.May 10 2012 08:44:43:137AM (labombard)Brian LaBombardInner Wall Scanning Probelabombard,nsmick
Shoelace AntennayesOperationalMay 10 2012 08:45:08:320AM (labombard)Brian LaBombardHigh-k active MHD antenna, for QCM, WCM studiesgolfit,labombard
SOL reflectometeryesc-port (top, middle, bottom) and h-port available. Only 1 of 4 locations can be used for each dischargeMay 1 2012 04:54:58:820PM (cornwall)Cornwall LauSOL reflectometercornwall,wukitch,ylin
SparkeryesSparker Power Supply powered up. Connected at K port using red cable 4/23/12 9:25AMApr 23 2012 12:06:10:983PM (parkin)Jim IrbyField Emission Preionization for C-Moddekow,irby,parkin
Surface Science StationyesSSS is under vacuum and fully available.Jul 3 2012 02:46:59:753PM (ochoukov)Bruce LipschultzRadially scanning probe located on K-portblip,ochoukov
TCIyesTCI lasers in operation May 14 2012 11:51:18:700AM (irby)Jim IrbyTwo-Color Interferometerirby,murray
TS - CoreyesOperating with one 50Hz laser, precise density calibration still required.May 9 2012 03:12:32:050PM (jwhughes)Jerry HughesCore Thomson scatteringjrwalk,jwhughes,yma
TS - EdgeyesOperating with one 50Hz laser, precise density calibration still required.May 9 2012 03:12:51:363PM (jwhughes)Jerry HughesMillimeter resolution edge Thomson scatteringjrwalk,jwhughes,yma
Vispecno350 and 670 nm, 4 spatial channelsNov 28 2007 09:58:35:493AM (agraf)Alex GrafVisible Spectrometeragraf
XEUSyesXEUS viewing the 1-6 nm region, spectral brightness vs. lambda and time are being stored in tree.Apr 20 2012 10:43:43:107AM (mlreinke)Matt ReinkeX-ray Extended Ultraviolet Spectrometermarkchil,mlreinke
XTOMOyesARRAY1->5 available. Specific channels on various arrays display issues.Apr 20 2012 05:36:28:523PM (faustian)Robert GranetzX-Ray Tomographyfaustian,granetz,mlreinke