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Miniproposals
Miniproposal:648
Date Filed: 1/27/2011
Title:Direct boron density asymmetry measurements
First Author:Mike Churchill
Session Leader:Mike Churchill (shots 20-35)
Miniproposal:680
Date Filed:11/29/2011
Title:Reduction of core turbulence and transport across the L-I transition
First Author:Anne White
Session Leader:Anne White (shots 1-19)

Operators
Session leader(s):Anne White,Mike Churchill
Physics operator(s):Steve Wolfe
Engineering operator(s):Bill Cochran,Roza Tesfaye,Gary Dekow

Engineering Operator Run Comment
MP#680 Reduction of core turbulence and transport across the LI transiti

Session Leader Plans
Entered: Sep 20 2012 10:24:34:323AM
Author: Anne White
Morning Experiment: MP 680 L-I transition studies

Morning SL: A. E. White

*************************** Morning Setup **************************

Shape from 1120917029
5.58 T, Ip = 1.1 MA, nl04 = 0.7

standard overnight ECDC

Gas set-up : if Hbottom is still having problems, then do a Ne/Ar mix in B-SIDE-LOWER: 2 psi Ne + 1 psi Ar. If Hbottom is behaving, the we can have a standard gas setup for Hirex in Hbottom (1 psi I think), and use Bside lower for neon. That may be better in case we don't want neon on every shot.

No CRYO

if DNB is available, we would like to use it for short intervals ~ 200 ms to gather data simultaneously with gas puff CXRS to catch the forward L-I transition. However, since the beam may still be injecting gas after firing, we would only want this on the last shot or two, since it will perturb the end of the plasmas.

ICRF - as much power as available at least 3.5 MW

No LH

*************************** Morning Shot Plan **************************
Shot plan (< 14 shots):

step 1 : L-mode fiducial shot with good HIREX data. load shot 1120917029. RF on steady from 0.4 sec to 1.5 sec, use slow ramp as in shot 29. Steady power at 1.5MW. Repeat shot until we verify good HIREX data signals. CXRS puff at end of L-mode phase, e.g. at 1.3 sec. (1-2 shots)

step 2: locked mode calibration shot for HIREX, load most recent successful Locked Mode shot. (1-2 shots)

step 3: Load L-mode shot from step 1. Develop a shot with L-I transition triggered by RF step at 1.0 seconds. RF on at 0.4 sec. 2.0 MW from t = 0.6-1.0 sec. Step up to 3.5 MW at 1.0 sec, steady out to 1.5 seconds. CXRS puff at 1.3 seconds. Scan density and Ip as needed to secure "best" L-I transition: clean reduction of edge turbulence, Te pedestal, WCM (hopefully) and reduction of core turbulence. Not an H-mode. (2-4 shots)

step 4: document forward L-I transition with CXRS by repeating best L-I transition shot from step 3 and bringing CXRS puff on earlier in time (e.g. gas hits at 0.9 seconds). (1-2 shots)

step 5: vary timing of CXRS puff as needed to document forward L-I transition with CXRS by repeating best L-I transition shot from step 3 and bringing CXRS puff on at different time (e.g. gas hits at 0.95 seconds). (1-2 shots)

step 6: if available, document forward transition with DNB based CXRS. (1-2 shots).
Entered: Sep 20 2012 01:27:33:870PM
Author: Mike Churchill
This run will focus on I-modes with ideal diagnostic setup for edge CXRS (NINJA puffs at will, L-gap scans, and an upgraded set of deuterium light photodiodes (measuring Dbeta)).
Intentional transitions into H-modes will also be run, to compare between I-mode and H-mode, as it appears the I-mode doesnâ??t support an in-out impurity density asymmetry, while the H-mode does. A clear transition to an asymmetry in the impurity density during the same shot would provide clear evidence to support this.

Required Diagnostics: edge CXRS, both NINJA plenums filled with 10psi D2, edge TS

PART 1: I-modes
Start with a 1.1MA I-mode shot from earlier in the morning (base 1120917029), with the following
a. R-gap fixed at 1.7cm (no R-gap changes during shot) RF 3MW from 0.7s-1.2s, then 4MW from 1.2s to 1.5s
b. 1.1MA adding the following:
1. Add L-gap scan of -4mm from 0.9 to 1.05s, and later of +4mm from 1.3s to 1.45s
c. 1.3MA without L-gap scan
d. 1.3MA with L-gap scan

PART 2: I-H
Attempt if enough RF power available (4 MW+)
a. Repeat good shot from PART 1, but change RF to RF 3MW from 0.7s-1.0s and 4.5MW from 1.0s-1.2s (try getting into H-mode). Things to try if not initially successful:
1. Drop outer leg into the slot (does this respond the same in reverse field as forward?)
2. Decrease Btor, for HFS heating. Use this is reducing injections from the limiters becomes important.
b. Repeat 2.1., adding a gap scan across the I-H transition

Entered: Sep 21 2012 09:12:31:140AM
Author: Bob Mumgaard
Incase we get to it, though it doesn't look promising. Here is the SL plan for the last hour or the day:


Today at the end of the run we will take some beam into gas w/ fields shots as part of calibrating/characterizing the MSE diagnostic. This is (loosely) part of MP 647.

MP 647: Evaluation of MSE issues
SL: Mumgaard
PO: Wolfe


Previous data from quiescent ohmic shots this campaign shows several conclusions. Below is the conclusion and the proposed beam into gas experiment:

Conclusion 1) That the statistical variation in the MSE polarization angle measured from the beam is higher than we expect. When looking at the ISC during a discharge the statistical uncertainty scales nearly properly with signal level and is what we expect from previous measurements made invessel. However, when viewing the beam, for a given signal level the variability of the polarization angle is a factor of 2-3 larger than we expect. Uncertainty due to background subtraction does not account for the discrepency for most shots leading us to suspect something in the beam is fluctuating causing the polarization angle to fluctuate. We don't know what this could be. we would like to rule out problems with background subtraction.

Proposed experiment: Look at beam into gas w/ fields thereby eliminating the polarized background. Measure the variability in the polarization angle from the beam and compare to the variability from the ISC and invessel experiments at similar signal levels.


2) Althought the polarization uncertainty during the beam pulse is higher than expected it does behave statistically within a given pulse but not beam pulse to beam pulse. Dividing up the pulse into different bin sizes and comparing the variation within a pulse shows that the standard error is properly describing the variation of the polarization angle within the beam pulse. However, between adjacent beam pulses the polarization angle changes outside of this standard error by a factor of 2-3 in quiessent plasmas. This looks as if everytime the beam fires something changes in the velocity disrupution or pointing angle of the beam (keep in mind we're worrying about things on the 0.05deg level). We would like to see if this conclusion holds for beam pulse trains significantly different than what we usually run, this could give clues to what might be changing.

Proposed experiment: Change the beam modulation during a beam into gas pulse w/ fields. Compare the variabilty of a unmodulated beam with one with only infrequent modulation and one with the standard modulation. Bin the data different ways and see if the above conclusion continues to hold as we exend the beam on periods.


3) We do not know how the variability of the beam polarization angle scales with MSE signal level. In order to obtain this we need to keep the beam at constant parameters but vary the signal level by varying the excitation of the beam.

Proposed experiment: Beam into gas w/ fields with a torus pressure scan within the discharge. This will change the excitation of the beam and thus increase the signal level allowing us to determine how the variability in beam polarization angle scales with photon rate.

The proposed experiments encompass 4 beam into gas w/ field shots:
1) A normal modulated beam at constant pressure and field
2) An unmodulate dbeam at constant pressure and field
3) A partly modulated beam into gas at constant pressure and field
4) A normal modulated beam with a gas pressure scan at constant field.

The gas pressure is specified to maximize the MSE signal
The vertical field is specified to minimize the effect of secondary neutral emission


==============REQUIRED SUBSYSTEMS=================
DNB (will not run without)
no plasma

Note: We will be pulsing EF4 and EF3 to get vertical field. The other EF coils will likely need to be open to avoid inducing currents in them.

============Required Diagnostics==================
MSE-DNB
gside mks
DNB tank and duct mks
DNB spectrometer

============Desired Diagnostics==================
BES fibers into Kaiser spectrometer


============Gas setup==================
Working gas species: D2
Disable all gas except fueling gas


================ Shot Plan ===============================================
Considerations for DNB and field:
The goals is to get the MSE spectrum into the MSE filters. We would like this to be at 5.4T and 40+kV. However, if the beam cannot perform at 40+kV we can use the beam at a lower voltage and compensate for the Doppler shift with a larger Stark shift via a higher field. We'll discuss this after observing the beam performance during the prior day.

+ + +

Take a few DNB shots into the calorimeter with the following timings:

Timing 1:
Start at 0.5s
80ms on, 20ms off
10 pulses

Timing 2:
Start at 0.5s
1000ms on, 0ms off
1 pulse

Timing 3:
Start at 0.5s
300ms on, 20ms off
3 pulses

+ + + +
TF field to 5.4T, (see note above)

Shot 1:
Reference shot 1070529010
Changes: EF4 to -0.33kA, Reverse EF3 for reverse field
Goal gas pressure: 0.8mTorr. See shot 1120621027 for approximate timing.
Beam timing 1

Shot 2:
No power shot, beam into gas w/o fields
Beam timing 1

Shot 3:
No changes to gas or fields
Beam timing 2

Shot 4:
No changes to gas or fields
Beam timing 3

Shot 5:
No changes to fields
Goal: Gas pressure scan within a shot from ~0.5mtorr to 2.5mtor See shot 1070529008 for timing

Shot 6:
No power shot beam into gas w/o fields with same gas timing as shot 5

Total of 4 power shots and 2 no power shots

After the run take a few beam into calorimeter shots with the different timings and with the bending magnet on/off

Physics Operators Plans
Entered: Sep 20 2012 04:03:38:907PM
Author: Steve Wolfe
Physop Plan and Engineering Setup for Friday, Sept 21, 2012

PO: wolfe
MP#680 Reduction of core turbulence and transport across the LI transition
SL: White (9am to 1pm)

MP#718 Effect of poloidally-localized sources on in-out asymmetries
SL: Churchill (1pm to 5pm)

MP#647? Beam into gas with fields
SL: Mumgaard (5pm to 6pm)

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Engineering Setup
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Run begins at 09:00 and ends at 18:00

Power systems as on: 1120917029

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

Gas setup:

Fill B-Top with 6 psi D2 Hybrid enabled (PG4)
fill B-side lower with 2 psi Neon 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 H-bot with 1psi Argon Hybrid ENABLED (PG5)
fill "F-port" NINJA with 8 psi D2 DISABLED
fill "C-port" NINJA with 10psi He DISABLED

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): YES, standard D2 2e-4 Torr
ICRF(yes/no): YES all available transmitters
LH(yes/no): no
Cryopump (yes/no): no
DNB (yes/no): Yes, starting late morning?

Vessel temperature: 45/45/45

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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

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Physop plans

Morning plans (MP680, L-I transitions)
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1. Start from 1120917029 (5.6T, 1.1MA, nl04=7.7e19)
and establish L-mode fiducial, diagnostics
Note: there is concern about H-bot piezo, may need to add 1psi argon
to B-side lower. Note puff (and pressures) from 1120917031 for
reference.
2. Locked mode calibration shot (most recent may be 1120830005, seg4)
3. Resume from Step 1 shot, power step to get L->I transition,
scan Ip and ne to optimize (in the eye of the SL)
Watch gh limiter and shoelace heating,
4. Document transition with CXRS
5. Looks to me like the same as step 4, anyhow no PCS changes
6. Continue documentation with DNB along with CXRS puff

Afternoon plans (MP718, boron asymmetry)

Probably need to pump and purge "C-port" NINJA plenum and refill with D2
1. Start from I-mode target from morning run (based on 1120917029)
set outer gap at 1.7cm, if it isn't already
Run lts of RF, watch out for shoelace heating!
2. Add L-gap scan: -4mm from 0.9s to 1.05s, hold to 1.3s, then back to
original clearin at 1.45s. RCUR the same timing but -2mm swing to keep
outer gap constant.
3. Go to 1.3MA (probably gives q95 < 3), no gapscan
4. Repeat 1.3MA with gap scan (should be ok if #3 was ok, since the scan
makes it fatter)
5. (aka part 2 I-H in SL_PLAN) Raise power trying for H-mode
a. If no H-mode at max useable power, then try moving outer strike
into slot
b. Try decreasing Btor to reduce H-mode threshold? and move resonance
to HFS
6. It we get an H-mode, then add a gap scan across time of transition
(and hope the scan doesn't affect the transition)


post-5pm plans (MP647 beam-into-gas with fields):
Engineering power setup from 1070529010.
Torus gate valves closed in pulse
Disable all piezos except for B-top; remember to disable NINJA

Load from seg1 of 1070529010, flip currents and voltages,
Call or zero wires #4 and 6 (zxl and bz_0),
turn off dpcs_fizzle (or change the shot number to satisfy polarity)
and change EF4 current from -2000A to +330A, per SL (per sds) instruction. Copy pg4 waveform from 1120621027 seg1 (for steps 1-4):
pg4 at 100V from -.4 to -.1sec.
** Do steps 1-4 of sl plan.
Recover pg4 waveform from 1070529010 (or 008) for pressure ramps.
** Do steps 5-6 of sl plan
Turn off all segments except seg1.
DO NOT turn off any trees!

Session Leader Summaries
Entered: Sep 21 2012 06:13:11:680PM
Author: Mike Churchill
Overall a succesful experiment. Shots 20-24 we had a number of issues at the beginning with accessing I-mode, and the C-port NINJA plenum. We changed to fire both capillaries on F-port plenum, and going to shorter, higher RF pulses, which produced a number of high performance I-modes (25, 26, 28, 29), with and without inner-gap scans.
The H-mode proved elusive. We tried several configuration changes: ramping the density, steping the RF power, putting the outer leg into the slot, lowering the current, lowering the field, all to no avail. We produced a number of good looking I-mode shots, however. It's unclear what the issue was, we were at parameters close to older shots from 1120824 and 1120828 where we accessed H-modes. It may be our radiated power was too high, or small differences in elongation.
The new HFS Dalpha photodiodes worked well, and we should have a good set of I-mode data to compare LFS and HFS impurity density.


Entered: Sep 22 2012 03:36:20:700PM
Author: Anne White
Summary for MP 680 : Run during the morning of 9/21

MP 680 is an experiment to document changes in core and edge
turbulence simultaneously across the L-I transition.

The half day experiment for this morning had the goal
of producing a repeatable L-I transition and documenting the changes
in Te-tilde/Te with CECE, the edge flow profiles with CXRS, edge turbulence with GPI, and core flows with HIREX.

The first half of morning we were able to easily produce a low density target
(nl04 ~ 0.77) and access L-I transitions reliably and repeatably using a sharp RF step up in power from 1.5 MW to 3.5 MW. Shots 4/5/6/7/8 form the complete set of shots forming the data set of interest. In between shot analysis (caveat emptor) of CECE fluctuation levels indicated a 30% reduction in normalized electron temperature fluctuations measured at rho = 0.85. This is larger than reductions (15%) previously seen in the density fluctuations as measured with reflectometry at a similar radius in similar plasmas last year. Detailed analysis is needed to carefully quantify the measured reduction in this new experiment. Note that refl. data was also obtained today in the core, but evolving density across the transition will limit the quantitative reduction analysis in these low density targets.

The second half of the morning we spent trying to develop a higher density (nl04 0.9-1.0) target, which would provide more extensive measurements of the density fluctuations with reflectometer from the core to the edge, and would put a reflectometer channel (112 GHz, Omode) within radial range of the new tunable CECE channels. We did not have enough power to access I-mode and simultaneously document the transition with CXRS and GPI, due to the increases in density (10-15%) resulting from the puffs. The data set should provide very valuable information for the L-I threshold studies. In addition, we were able to document the fluctuations in the higher density targets. Interestingly, at fixed q and higher density the temperature fluctuation levels were lower in the L-mode prior to the I-mode transition, but a reduction was still measured after the transition.

Thank you everyone for a great morning and excellent support from many diagnostic systems!!

**** Morning Run Team ***

PO: Wolfe
SL: White
CECE: Howard/Sung
Reflectometer: Baek
GPI: Terry/Siercho
CXRS: Theiler/Churchill
HIREX: Gao/ Reinke* (*remotely from England!)
GPC: Hubbard
TS: Walk
Z-Czar: Chilenski* (*is owed one sombrero)
RF: Lin
PCI: Ennever
Polarimeter: Bergerson
others I will need to update...

Physics Operator Summaries
Entered: Sep 21 2012 06:21:03:050PM
Author: Steve Wolfe
Physop Summary for Friday, Sept 21, 2012

We ran two MP's today between 9:00 and 18:00, 
MP680 on L->I transitions and
MP718 on boron asymmetry in I-mode. 
The third scheduled experiment needed the DNB, which woke up dead,
so the extra hour got absorbed by the other two experiments.

The machine ran pretty well today, and we completed the first 
part of MP680, at 1.1MA and nl04~8e19 by shot#8, and then spent 
the rest of the morning, 
until ~13:30, trying to repeat the transition documentation at higher
density. This was not so successful. Although we got the L->I transition
for the CECE/reflectometer overlap,
the diagnostic puffs for CXRS and GPI were too much for the available power
and prevented fully documenting the condition.

Similarly, we successfully completed part 1 of the second MP, 
including one-way gap scans instead of in and back out, in shots#20-29,
including 1.1MA and 1.3MA cases. However, part 2, trying to get an I->H
transition was not successful. Everything we tried either stayed in I-mode
or transitioned back to L-mode. 

Startup was robust, with only one (post-disruption) fizzle. Three shots 
disrupted before flattop or in early flattop before full RF power. The
rest made it into rampdown. Most of the 1.3MA cases in the afternoon
disrupted between 1.55 and 1.6sec, and it turned out this was because
the OH1 was hitting its 26kA current rail; should have noticed earlier
and extended the limit to 30kA, which I did after shot#30. 

The GH limiter and shoelace antenna took some punishment, but survived.
It was necessary to shorten or reduce the RF pulse in several conditions
in response to incandescence on the shoelace wires. RF got up to 5MW,
despite limitations on the D-port antenna around 0.6MW. 

The DNB crew managed to remove and reinstall the cathode using cell 
accesses between shots, without delaying the run. By the end of the 
day they were working the arc back up to about where it had been
a day or so ago, which may be enough to do the remaining beam-based
experiments next week. 

Scorecard:
              Tests/No Power   0
              Duds             0
              Fizzles          1
              Plasmas         34 (including 3 disruptions before full RF)
              ========        ==
              Shots           35

Session Leader Comments
Sep 21 2012 09:21:19:193AM1120921001Anne WhiteMP 680 L-I transition studies: Morning

first shot of morning run

Plan: L-mode fiducial. Bt = 5.5 T, Ip = 1.1 MA, nl04 ~ 0.7, Prf = 1.5MW, steady
from t = 0.4 sec to 1.5 sec. NINJA puff (CXRS+GPI) at 1.3 sec.

Result: shot ran . looks ok. density is higher than request, but puff is off early. natural evolution. CECE positions look good.

Next shot: locked mode calibration shot for HIREX
Sep 21 2012 09:29:33:187AM1120921002Anne WhiteMP 680 L-I transition studies: Morning


Plan: Locked mode calibration shot

Result: locked early, but ended at 0.55 sec, not enough time to get clean data with high signal levels

Next shot: locked mode calibration shot
Sep 21 2012 09:51:43:253AM1120921003Anne WhiteMP 680 L-I transition studies: Morning


Plan: Locked mode calibration shot

Result: HIREX (C. Gao) was happy with this for calibration purposes.

Next shot: Move to step 3. Develop L-I transition target.
Bt = 5.5 T, Ip = 1.1 MA, nl04 ~ 0.7 (request). RF power 1.5 MW from t = 0.4-1.0 sec. RF power up to 3.5 MW from t=1.0-1.5 sec. NINJA at 1.3 seconds.

Sep 21 2012 10:08:50:473AM1120921004Anne WhiteMP 680 L-I transition studies: Morning


Plan: Start step 3. Develop L-I transition target.
Bt = 5.5 T, Ip = 1.1 MA, nl04 ~ 0.7 (request). RF power 1.5 MW from t = 0.4-1.0 sec. RF power up to 3.5 MW from t=1.0-1.5 sec. NINJA at 1.3 seconds.

Result: Good target LI transition

Next shot: repeat for CECE data. step down RF power to 1.5 MW at 1.3 sec.

Sep 21 2012 10:16:24:810AM1120921005Anne WhiteMP 680 L-I transition studies: Morning


Plan: Repeat L-I target shot 4. still in step 3 of run plan.
Bt = 5.5 T, Ip = 1.1 MA, nl04 ~ 0.7 (request). RF power 1.5 MW from t = 0.4-1.0 sec. RF power up to 3.5 MW from t=1.0-1.3 sec. NINJA at 1.3 seconds.

Result: good documentation shot for CECE

Next shot: move to step 4 of run plan. Move CXRS puff early in time to catch forward L-I transition. Keep GPI puff at 1.3 seconds.

Sep 21 2012 10:27:11:627AM1120921006Anne WhiteMP 680 L-I transition studies: Morning


Plan: Start step 4 of run plan. Document L-I target shot 4/5 with CXRS.
Bt = 5.5 T, Ip = 1.1 MA, nl04 ~ 0.7 (request). RF power 1.5 MW from t = 0.4-1.0 sec. RF power up to 3.5 MW from t=1.0-1.3 sec. CXRS puff earlier and GPI at 1.3 seconds.

Result: good shot for CXRS documentation. Gas hits at 1.0 sec. LI transition around 1.05 sec or so.

Next shot: continue step 4. bring GPI puff on early (gas hits at 1.0 sec) and CXRS on at 1.3 sec.

Sep 21 2012 10:47:47:800AM1120921007Anne WhiteMP 680 L-I transition studies: Morning


Plan: Continue step 4 of run plan. Document L-I target shot 4/5/6 with GPI.
Bt = 5.5 T, Ip = 1.1 MA, nl04 ~ 0.7 (request). RF power 1.5 MW from t = 0.4-1.0 sec. RF power up to 3.5 MW from t=1.0-1.3 sec. GPI puff earlier and CXRS at 1.3 seconds.

Result: shot ran. good shot.

Next shot: reduce outer gap from 1.7 cm to 0.9 cm for GPI data documentation.

Sep 21 2012 11:08:12:360AM1120921008Anne WhiteMP 680 L-I transition studies: Morning


Plan: Continue step 4 of run plan. Document L-I target shot 4/5/6/7 with GPI.
Reduce outer gap from 1.7 cm to 0.9 cm for GPI data documentation.
Bt = 5.5 T, Ip = 1.1 MA, nl04 ~ 0.7 (request). RF power 1.5 MW from t = 0.4-1.0 sec. RF power up to 3.5 MW from t=1.0-1.3 sec. GPI puff earlier and CXRS at 1.3 seconds.

Result: good shot. got 1.0 cm outer gap for GPI.
This completes the documentation of the low density L-I target.

Next shot: Keep RF timing , BT and Ip same. Move up in density.
nl04~ 1.0. Develop target at higher density. Then document according to steps 3 4 and 5 for CECE/REFL/CXRS an GPI. Shots 4/5/6/7/8 form the low density data set with L-I documentation.

Sep 21 2012 11:16:22:403AM1120921009Anne WhiteMP 680 L-I transition studies: Morning


Plan: Begin development of higher density L-I target (begin in shot plan at step 3, but now at higher density).
Outer gap to 1.0 cm for GPI.
Bt = 5.5 T, Ip = 1.1 MA, nl04 ~ 1.0 (request). RF power 1.5 MW from t = 0.4-1.0 sec. RF power up to 3.5 MW from t=1.0-1.3 sec. GPI and CXRS at 1.3 seconds.

Result: did not get RF power we wanted. need to repeat.

Next shot: Try again at development of higher density L-I target (nl04~1.0).
Signal levels on HIREX were low, so decrease time resolution a bit.

Sep 21 2012 11:33:32:177AM1120921010Anne WhiteMP 680 L-I transition studies: Morning


Plan: Continue development of higher density L-I target
Bt = 5.5 T, Ip = 1.1 MA, nl04 ~ 1.0 (request). RF power 1.5 MW from t = 0.4-1.0 sec. RF power up to 3.5 MW from t=1.0-1.3 sec. GPI puff and CXRS at 1.3 seconds Outer gap is 1.0 cm

Result: shot ran. no transition to I mode.

Next shot:
increase RF power request to 4.5 MW from t = 1.0-1.3 sec. keep nl04 request =1.0 sec to overlap refl and cece.
Move NINJA puff slightly earlier to gas hit at 1.28 sec to catch back transition.

Sep 21 2012 11:45:12:807AM1120921011Anne WhiteMP 680 L-I transition studies: Morning


Plan: Continue development of higher density L-I target . RF power up to 4.5 MW from t=1.0-1.3 sec.
Bt = 5.5 T, Ip = 1.1 MA, nl04 ~ 1.0 (request). RF power 1.5 MW from t = 0.4-1.0 sec. GPI puff and CXRS at 1.28 seconds Outer gap is 1.0 cm

Result: shot ran. no transition to I-mode

Next shot: reduce nl04 request to 0.9.
keep RF power request and all else the same.



Sep 21 2012 12:04:53:123PM1120921012Anne WhiteMP 680 L-I transition studies: Morning


Plan: Continue development of higher density L-I target, reduce nl04 request to nl04 ~ 0.9 . RF power 1.5 MW from t = 0.4-1.0 sec. RF power up to 4.5 MW from t=1.0-1.3 sec, then back to 1.5MW. Bt = 5.5 T, Ip = 1.1 MA. . GPI puff and CXRS at 1.28 seconds Outer gap is 1.0 cm

Result: shot ran. doesn't look like a L-I transition.

Next shot: up in current to 1.2 MA. reduce nl04 request to 0.85


Sep 21 2012 12:22:53:120PM1120921013Anne WhiteMP 680 L-I transition studies: Morning


Plan: Continue development of higher density L-I target, reduce nl04 request to nl04 ~ 0.85, which should still be high enough to overlap REFL and CECE with tunable channels. RF power up to 4.5 MW from t=1.0-1.3 sec. Bt = 5.5 T, Ip = 1.1 MA(request). RF power 1.5 MW from t = 0.4-1.0 sec. GPI puff and CXRS at 1.28 seconds Outer gap is 1.0 cm

Result: nice I-mode with WCM features, but later after RF step, around 1.2 sec when RF comes on steady.

Next shot: reduce RF power request to try and get steady power


Sep 21 2012 12:34:19:987PM1120921014Anne WhiteMP 680 L-I transition studies: Morning


Plan: Continue development of higher density L-I target, reduce nl04 request to nl04 ~ 0.85, which should still be high enough to overlap REFL and CECE with tunable channels. RF power up to 4.3 MW from t=1.0-1.3 sec. Bt = 5.5 T, Ip = 1.1 MA(request). RF power 1.5 MW from t = 0.4-1.0 sec. GPI puff and CXRS at 1.28 seconds Outer gap is 1.0 cm

Result: shot ran, good L-I transition around 1.1 sec.

Next shot: repeat. CXRS documents forward transition. Gas hits at 1.0 sec.


Sep 21 2012 12:43:25:153PM1120921015Anne WhiteMP 680 L-I transition studies: Morning


Plan: document higher density L-I target shot 14 with CXRS at 1.0 seconds. Outer gap is 1.0 cm.

Result: shot ran, but looks like puff was too much, no I-mode.

Next shot: repeat for documentation, back off on CXRS puff amount.


Sep 21 2012 12:57:39:450PM1120921016Anne WhiteMP 680 L-I transition studies: Morning


Plan: document higher density L-I target shot 14 with CXRS at 1.0 seconds. Outer gap is 1.0 cm.

Result: shot ran, but looks like reduced CXRS puff was too much again, no I-mode.

Next shot: repeat for GPI documentation. assess how low to go on CXRS puff


Sep 21 2012 01:14:52:890PM1120921017Anne WhiteMP 680 L-I transition studies: Morning


Plan: document higher density L-I target shot 14 with CXRS at 1.0 seconds. Outer gap is 1.0 cm.

Result: shot ran, but looks like GPI puff was too much at this density, no I-mode.

Next shot: repeat with nl04 request at 0.7. Puff both CXRS and GPI for documentation, with goal that NINJA puffs bring us up to target density. Gas hits at 0.95 sec.


Sep 21 2012 01:24:34:907PM1120921018Anne WhiteMP 680 L-I transition studies: Morning


Plan: document higher density L-I target shot 14 with CXRS and GPI documentation. Outer gap is 1.0 cm. Repeat with nl04 request at 0.7. Puff both CXRS and GPI for documentation, with goal that NINJA puffs bring us up to target density. Gas hits at 0.95 sec.


Result: disruption. locked mode.

Next shot: one more try. next shot will be last shot of morning.

Sep 21 2012 01:37:25:350PM1120921019Anne WhiteMP 680 L-I transition studies: Morning


Last shot of morning.


Plan: document higher density L-I target shot 14 with CXRS and GPI documentation. Outer gap is 1.0 cm. Puff both CXRS and GPI for documentation, with goal that NINJA puffs bring us up to target density. Gas hits at 0.95 sec.


Result: looks like a late transition, based on neuts. but some funny aspects.we'll need to look closer.

Next shot: Switch to afternoon experiment.

Thanks everyone! The morning MP 680 was a success, thanks to the C-Mod Team.

Sep 21 2012 02:13:36:243PM1120921020Mike ChurchillLoad lower density shot 1120921007 from today.

PLAN: 1.1MA, 0.77 nl04, R-gap 1.7cm, no L-gap scan

RESULT: Plasma disrupts at 1.2s. First part looks decent, though comes out of I-mode.

NEXT: Repeat. Increase first power step to 3.5MW, see if it sustains the first I-mode.
Sep 21 2012 02:31:47:933PM1120921021Mike ChurchillLoad lower density shot 1120921007 from today.

PLAN: 1.1MA, 0.77 nl04, R-gap 1.7cm, L-gap scan

RESULT: Good I-mode. HFS capillary didn't fire succesfully (or at least the HFS diodes don't seem to have seen signal). Change to F-port plenum (B-Mid-In).
Also, heating up the shoelace antenna, that's a no-no.

NEXT: Repeat. Decrease first power step to 3.25MW, push back to 0.8s, cut-off at 1.4s.
Sep 21 2012 02:44:12:090PM1120921022Mike ChurchillPLAN: 1.1MA, 0.77 nl04, R-gap 1.7cm, no L-gap scan

RESULT: Marginal I-mode at the 2nd RF pulse. HFS Dalpha looks much better. No shoelace heating.

NEXT: Repeat with L-gap scan, -4mm from 0.9s-1.05s, then +4mm from 1.2s-1.35s. Decrease nl04 demand to 0.7.
Sep 21 2012 03:05:14:420PM1120921023Mike ChurchillPLAN: 1.1MA, 0.7 nl04, R-gap 1.7cm, L-gap scan -4mm from 0.9s-1.05s, then +4mm from 1.2s-1.35s.

RESULT: Hot L-mode. Density increase from RF, then NINJA.

NEXT: Drastic changes to try and get I-mode. Ramp RF 0.65s-0.8s. 4MW RF 0.9s-1.2s. Gap scan 1.0-1.15s. Single puff.
Sep 21 2012 03:21:37:530PM1120921024Mike ChurchillPLAN: 1.1MA, 0.7 nl04, R-gap 1.7cm, L-gap scan -4mm from 1.0s-1.15s. RF 4MW from 0.9 - 1.2s

RESULT: I-mode. LFS didn't fire. Something must be wrong with the C-port plenum.

NEXT: Repeat. Get the puffs into the machine.
Sep 21 2012 03:45:55:993PM1120921025Mike ChurchillPLAN: 1.1MA, 0.7 nl04, R-gap 1.7cm, L-gap scan -4mm from 1.0s-1.15s. RF 4MW from 0.9 - 1.2s.

RESULT: Great I-mode. LFS and HFS puffs look great, gap scan is really working for us. Thomson didn't fire, so won't have ne, will have to use previous shot.

NEXT: Move onto 1.d, 1.3MA. Increase nl04 to 0.8. Won't have Thomson till the shot after.
Sep 21 2012 03:59:29:067PM1120921026Mike ChurchillPLAN: 1.3MA, 0.8 nl04, R-gap 1.7cm, L-gap scan -4mm from 1.0s-1.15s. RF 4MW from 0.9 - 1.2s.

RESULT: Great I-mode.

NEXT: Repeat with Thomson.
Sep 24 2012 06:09:01:153PM1120921027Mike ChurchillPLAN: 1.3MA, 0.8 nl04, R-gap 1.7cm, L-gap scan -4mm from 1.0s-1.15s. RF 4MW from 0.9 - 1.2s.

RESULT: Fizzle.

NEXT: Repeat.
Sep 21 2012 04:25:26:230PM1120921028Mike ChurchillPLAN: 1.3MA, 0.8 nl04, R-gap 1.7cm, L-gap scan -4mm from 1.0s-1.15s. RF 4MW from 0.9 - 1.2s.

RESULT: Nice I-mode. WCM present

NEXT: Move onto 1c, repeat with no L-gap scan
Sep 21 2012 04:46:46:713PM1120921029Mike ChurchillPLAN: 1.3MA, 0.8 nl04, R-gap 1.7cm. RF 4MW from 0.9 - 1.2s.

RESULT: Nice I-mode, RF trip in the middle, shouldn't matter since we don't have a gap scan

NEXT: Move onto 2a, I-H mode. 1.1MA, 0.7 nl04, raise to 0.9 nl04 at 1.05s. RF 4MW from 0.9s-1.1s, then 4.5MW from 1.1s-1.3s.
Sep 21 2012 04:52:39:603PM1120921030Mike ChurchillPLAN: 1.1MA, 0.7 nl04, 0.9nl04 at 1.05s, R-gap 1.7cm. RF 4MW from 0.9 - 1.1s, 4.5MW from 1.1.

RESULT: Disruption

NEXT: Repeat
Sep 21 2012 05:09:29:203PM1120921031Mike ChurchillPLAN: 1.1MA, 0.7 nl04, 0.9nl04 at 1.05s, R-gap 1.7cm. RF 4MW from 0.9 - 1.1s, 4.5MW from 1.1.

RESULT: I-mode, density rising, Te falling, but no H-mode.

NEXT: Increase 2nd RF step to 5MW. Increase nl04 demand to 1.2 during 2nd step
Sep 21 2012 05:25:10:373PM1120921032Mike ChurchillPLAN: 1.1MA, 0.7 nl04, 1.2nl04 at 1.05s, R-gap 1.7cm. RF 4MW from 0.9 - 1.1s, 5MW from 1.1.

RESULT: I-mode, then L-mode after we put a lot of gas into the machine.

NEXT: Try moving the outer leg into the slot.
Sep 21 2012 05:37:53:897PM1120921033Mike ChurchillPLAN: 1.1MA, 0.7 nl04, 1.2nl04 at 1.05s, R-gap 1.7cm. RF 4MW from 0.9 - 1.1s, 5MW from 1.1, outer leg into the slot

RESULT: L-mode. Outer-leg in the slot a failure.

NEXT: Go to 1120824006 recipe: 1MA, 5.4T, nl04 0.7. RF straight across 4.5MW at 0.9s-1.3s.
Sep 21 2012 06:00:22:437PM1120921035Mike ChurchillPLAN: 1.1MA, 0.7 nl04

RESULT: No H-mode :(

NEXT: Done for today

Physics Operator Comments
Sep 21 2012 10:39:11:927AMSteve Wolfe
Setting up for MP680
Load from 1120917029. 
I'm going to be using H-bottom for the argon today, will watch
to be sure it is actually puffing and doesn't go south during the day.
Note that this shot has a pg3 feedforward of 15% starting .5sec,
nl04 pid=(3,0,6); program=7.7e19, still a bit of oscillation in pg3.
May want to increase pg3, decrease P gain to 2; leave it for now
TF_CUR is set to 156264; nice to be precise! If we raise it
will need to raise engineering limit from 165. We seem to be back
to 200msec ef1 crowbars again; no problem, we don't need the early
divert on these.

Import seg4 from 1120830005, seg4 (may be the same as is already there),
for locked mode shot. This has 200msec pg5 puff, 5e19, 850kA. If we change
to mixed Ne-Ar in pg1 have to remember to increase pg1 from 150msec. 

Load at 21-Sep-2012 07:49:27.00
Open tree /home/wolfe/pcs_scratch      -1
Open tree done

Sep 21 2012 10:46:03:180AM1120921001Steve Wolfe
Shot#1: Enabled B-top, B-Main, H-bot, Bside-Lower, NINJA 
Wait for TS to warm up, will try for ICRF on first shot. 
DNB is dead, will not operate today, so Mumgaard hour between 5 and 6
will be postponed. DNB team will need frequent cell accesses to 
begin cathode removal. 

Change Bt from 5.6 to 5.5T (TF_CURRENT from 156264 to 153475
Load at 21-Sep-2012 09:07:27.00
Open tree /home/wolfe/pcs_scratch      -1
Open tree done

Result: Plasma to 1.6sec
H-bot plenum says .56 units of Ar, no impspec signal yet
RF has one fault, 1.5MW, good L-mode, probably too much neon
Prad~1.0MW (2pi diode*2.75)
nl04=1e20 pg3 turns off after .4sec, so no control yet
Bt=5.48T. 

Next: locked mode calibration 

Sep 21 2012 10:46:35:520AM1120921002Steve Wolfe
Shot#2: locked mode calibration 
Turn off seg2, turn on seg4,
NINJA off, set pg1 waveform to zero in seg4
Load at 21-Sep-2012 09:18:45.00
Open tree /home/wolfe/pcs_scratch      -1
Open tree done

Result: Disrupted at .6sec, probably didn't last long enough, 
it is locked, but maybe too early

Next: try tweaking locked mode shot

Sep 21 2012 10:46:58:623AM1120921003Steve Wolfe
Shot#3: locked mode calibration 
Add 30V pg3 puff from 200 to 400msec, to keep it from locking 
too early, hope it doesn't keep it from locking later
Load at 21-Sep-2012 09:33:21.00
Open tree /home/wolfe/pcs_scratch      -1
Open tree done

Result: plasma to 1.66, did it lock?
No, it doesn't look like it did. 

Next: Try not turning on the A-coil at all

Sep 21 2012 10:47:18:957AM1120921004Steve Wolfe
Shot#4:Chi is happy with locked mode shot that didn't lock,
so moving on, or back, to step 3
Turn back on seg2, off seg4. 
No PCS changes, will increase 
RF and probably get lower density than on shot#1

Load at 21-Sep-2012 09:44:34.00
Open tree /home/wolfe/pcs_scratch      -1
Open tree done

Result: plasma to 1.7sec
Looks like we may have an I-mode starting at just after 1.0sec
May have been killed by the evil Ninja
nl04 before Ninja is 8.1e19, minimal pg3 puffing after .6sec
Some incandescence on the shoelace, may need to curtail RF pulselength

Next: Changes in RF and diag settings, no PCS changes


Sep 21 2012 10:47:42:047AM1120921005Steve Wolfe
Shot#5: Changes in RF and diag settings, no PCS changes
Result: plasma to 1.65 sec
I-mode onset about the same, shorter time at max RF, 
still lighting up on shoelace, not obviously better but no worse. 
nl04=7.9e19, tiny little puff late in shot, mostly running off the
wall and antennas.

Next: No PCS changes, on to documentation step 4
will probably try higher ne and smaller outer gap later



Sep 21 2012 10:48:19:040AM1120921006Steve Wolfe
Shot#6: No PCS changes, trying for reproducible shots for documentation
This will be just CXRS, no GPI from NINJA

Result: plasma to 1.66sec
nl04=8.0e19 in L-mode, dropping a little in I-mode until NINJA puff hits,
tiny little pg3 puffing during early I-mode, CXRS NINJA did not kill I-mode

Next: More documenting, try GPI early this time
No PCS change, No RF time

Sep 21 2012 10:41:29:913AM1120921007Steve Wolfe
Shot#7:try GPI early this time
No PCS change, No RF time

Result: P,asma to 1.65 looks similar
Next: decrease outer gap to 9mm


Sep 21 2012 10:57:47:250AM1120921008Steve Wolfe
Shot#8:decrease outer gap to 9mm (presently 17mm)
RCUR from .6585 to .6625 (+4mm on rcur to change gap by -8mm)
Load at 21-Sep-2012 10:44:27.00
Open tree /home/wolfe/pcs_scratch      -1
Open tree done

Result: plasma to 1.65sc, gap is 10mm instead of 8mm, we'll see if JT 
needs more. 

Next: increase nl04 to 1.0e20, and drop gap another 1mm

Sep 21 2012 11:15:57:567AM1120921009Steve Wolfe
Shot#9: increase nl04 to 1.0e20, pg3 from 15 to 25
(and now I notice that the pg3 is in fact 0.15, not 15, so it's 
really been doing nothing all day! OK, change it to 15 then; 
pid still at (3,0,5.5)
JT changed his mind about decreasing the gap by another mm, so put it
back to .6625, as on #8

Load at 21-Sep-2012 11:05:42.00
Open tree /home/wolfe/pcs_scratch      -1
Open tree done

Result: plasma to 1.65sec, I don't think we got an I-mode
nl04 is 1.0e20 before the RF step, then 1.1e20
Didn't get all the rf, D-port dropped out
Prad is at 1.4MW in L-mode, steps up to 1.5MW; could probably decrease Ne?

Next: try again with all the RF, we hope


Sep 21 2012 11:28:49:193AM1120921010Steve Wolfe
Shot#10: No pcs changes, try again with all the RF, we hope

Result: plasma to 1.65sec; pulse length is stable
No I-mode again. D is still choppy, but it should have gone if 3.5MW
is enough. 

Next: will try increasing RF power to 4.5MW


Sep 21 2012 11:41:48:263AM1120921011Steve Wolfe
Shot#11: will try increasing RF power to 4.5MW, no PCS changes

Result: plasma to 1.65 sec, I  don't think we got a transition
D is still choppy, averaging 4MW

Next: try asking for nl04=0.9e20


Sep 21 2012 12:06:58:177PM1120921012Steve Wolfe
Shot#12: try asking for nl04=0.9e20, drop pg3 feedforward to 10%
Load at 21-Sep-2012 11:44:15.00
Open tree /home/wolfe/pcs_scratch      -1
Open tree done
Brian will poke the ASP at 0.5sec (conditioning)

Result: plasma to 1.65sec (or a little longer)
Still no transition, nl04 at .95e20
There was a spike on zmeter at 12msec on this shot, not seen elsewhere

Next: try going to 1.2MA 

Sep 21 2012 12:16:03:930PM1120921013Steve Wolfe
Shot#13: try going to 1.2MA from 1.1MA, trying to get the transition
at the higher density. There seems to be some debate as to whether
there actually was an I-mode on #12
Also drop nl04 demand to 8.5e19


Load at 21-Sep-2012 12:02:30.00
Open tree /home/wolfe/pcs_scratch      -1
Open tree done

Result: plasma to 1.65; msde it at q95 le 3
Looks like a transition at 1.17sec or so, still some rf choppiness
Prad is dropping during rf

Next: try backing the RF power demand down to keep it 
from faulting right after the step


Sep 21 2012 12:26:30:793PM1120921014Steve Wolfe
Shot#14:  try backing the RF power demand down to keep it 
from faulting right after the step
No PCS changes

Result: plasma to 1.65, looks like an I-mode with more stable RF 4.1MW
Neutrons are up, Wmhd to 173kJ

Next: document with CXRS and GPI


Sep 21 2012 12:41:56:067PM1120921015Steve Wolfe
Shot#15:document with CXRS, no PCS changes

Result: plasma ok, but did not get I-mode
CXRS Puff may have prevented the transition
D was a little ratty again

Next: repeat with smaller puff



Sep 21 2012 12:56:46:650PM1120921016Steve Wolfe
Shot#16:document with CXRS again, no PCS changes

Result: plasma ok, but no transition again
Punt the CXRS and try the GPI puff, which is smaller (maybe)


Sep 21 2012 01:11:50:333PM1120921017Steve Wolfe
Shot#17: Punt the CXRS for now, and try the GPI puff, which is smaller (maybe)
No PCS changes

Result: plasma, no transition. 

Reduce target nl04 to 7e19, puff both at once

Sep 21 2012 01:24:14:763PM1120921018Steve Wolfe
Shot#18: Reduce target nl04 from 8.5 to 7.0e19, puff both at once
Load at 21-Sep-2012 13:13:33.00
Open tree /home/wolfe/pcs_scratch      -1
Open tree done

Result: disrupted at .56sec, well before RF step
Locked mode starts at .51, density too low early. 
Probably too short for lm cal shot. Too bad!

Next: try again, little higher target nl04

Sep 21 2012 01:39:17:790PM1120921019Steve Wolfe
Shot#19: try again, little higher target nl04
Raise target at .5sec to 8.0e19, then 7.5 from .65s to EOF

Load at 21-Sep-2012 13:28:10.00
Open tree /home/wolfe/pcs_scratch      -1
Open tree done

Didn't drop pg4 after the disruption, hope it's ok

Result: plasma into rampdown. Got an I-mode late, I think
Injection at 1.12 complicates things. 

End of MP680. 
Next: on to MP718

Sep 21 2012 02:09:52:340PM1120921020Steve Wolfe
Shot#20: on to MP718
Import seg2 of shot#7 from this morning and change RF program, 
no gap scan yet, RCUR at .6585, Ip=1.1MA, nl04=7.7e19
Load at 21-Sep-2012 13:42:35.00
Open tree /home/wolfe/pcs_scratch      -1
Open tree done

Long delay to get NINJA plenum purged and refilled

Result: Disrupted at 1.2sec, Mo injection I think
RF was on at 3MW from .7sec, didn't make it to the next step. 
Mo trace looks to me like a sudden injection, not a melt event. 

Next: repeat, drop pg4 a little for post-disruption

Sep 21 2012 02:23:00:690PM1120921021Steve Wolfe
Shot#21:  repeat, drop pg4 from 20 to 18ms for post-disruption
Increase RF power to 3.5MW in first step

Load at 21-Sep-2012 14:11:35.00
Open tree /home/wolfe/pcs_scratch      -1
Open tree done

Result: plasma into rampdown, 1.7sec
Shoelace wire glowing after shot, too hot!
Mo injection at 1.35sec kills the I-mode
There is an issue with the HFS NINJA puff

Next: SL will request shortening of RF pulse


Sep 21 2012 02:35:41:757PM1120921022Steve Wolfe
Shot#22: SL will request shortening of RF pulse from both ends
Hold CLEARIN const at 0.00 until 1.5sec, it had been ramping from 1.35

Load at 21-Sep-2012 14:24:58.00
Open tree /home/wolfe/pcs_scratch      -1
Open tree done

Result: plasma to 1.71sec
That got a good looking I-mode, no injections 
Shoelace looks healthy

Next: inner gap scan 

Sep 21 2012 03:02:05:710PM1120921023Steve Wolfe
Shot#23:  inner gap scan at [0.9,1.05,1.2,1.35]sec, 
                    CLEARIN [0.0,-.004,-.004,0.]
                    RCUR    [.6585,.6565,.6565,.6585]
decrease nl04 to 7.0e19
Load at 21-Sep-2012 14:43:11.00
Open tree /home/wolfe/pcs_scratch      -1
Open tree done

Result: plasma to 1.7sec, fewer neuts in second step
Looks like it didn't get an I-mode, power looks the same 

Next: change rf and scan time and puff

Sep 21 2012 03:21:43:963PM1120921024Steve Wolfe
Shot#24: One-way inner gap scan at [1.0,1.15]sec, and leave it there to EOF
                    CLEARIN [0.0,-.004]
                    RCUR    [.6585,.6565]
leave nl04 to 7.0e19
RF will go up and shorten, with ramp up earlier 
Load at 21-Sep-2012 15:09:00.00
Open tree /home/wolfe/pcs_scratch      -1
Open tree done

Result: plasma to 1.75 got I-mode at 0.92sec
Couple of faults on D and E, some injections during I-mode
Shoelace is lighting up pretty bright

Didn't get the outer gas puff

Next: repeat with both inner and outer from the same plenum

Sep 21 2012 03:29:03:647PM1120921025Steve Wolfe
Shot#25:repeat with both inner and outer from the same plenum
No PCS changes

plasma to 1.7sec, looks like an I-mode, more neuts, higher & flatter Wmhd than 24
Shoelace maybe a little better, still glowing
Two rf dropouts, not too bad
CXRS got both puffs

Next: Go to 1.3MA, Bt=5.7

Sep 21 2012 03:54:01:953PM1120921026Steve Wolfe
Shot#26: Go to 1.3MA from 1.1
nl04 to 8e19, pg3 to 15 (from .15)
Bt=5.7: TF_CURRENT from 153475 to 160000 (should be 159636,
but I'm sick of random extra precision). 
Raise TF current limit to 170. from 165kA

Load at 21-Sep-2012 15:37:22.00
Open tree /home/wolfe/pcs_scratch      -1
Open tree done

Lab access for TS and ECE

Result: plasma into rampdown, 1.55sec
Looks like a nice hot I-mode, wmhd=175kJ
q95=2.85, Bt=5.69T, nl04=9.2e19 in I-mode before puff
Shoelace heating is better

Next: repeat this with TS, then remove the gap scan

Sep 21 2012 04:05:50:787PM1120921027Steve Wolfe
Shot#27: repeat this with TS, then remove the gap scan
No intentional changes, except drop pg4 to 17msec since it was a 
pretty big disruption
Load at 21-Sep-2012 16:00:25.00
Open tree /home/wolfe/pcs_scratch      -1
Open tree done
IGT=3.1e-6 at INIT, 4.2e-6 in check (some valve opened?)

Result: fizzle, pressure was up some at bd to .06mTorr, despite lower pg4,
might have fizzled anyway. 

Next: repeat  

Sep 21 2012 04:18:10:663PM1120921028Steve Wolfe
Shot#28: repeat, except slow down the EF4 step at EOF
Load at 21-Sep-2012 16:10:33.00
Open tree /home/wolfe/pcs_scratch      -1
Open tree done

Result: plasma to 1.55s again, got I-mode, but rampdown disruption 
is still bad. Maybe I should keep it diverted longer?
Looks like a pretty good repeat of 26

Next: take out the gap scan


Sep 21 2012 04:36:59:697PM1120921029Steve Wolfe
Shot#29: take out the gap scan
Slow down the CLEARIN ramp in rampdown,
Extend the TF pulse to 1.7sec
Reduce pg4 to 15msec
Load at 21-Sep-2012 16:23:24.00
Open tree /home/wolfe/pcs_scratch      -1
Open tree done

Result: plasma to 1.63sec, better?
I-mode has a little glitch, but ends up ok
We're getting an inner wall contact at 1.5sec that is not programmed,
starting 1.4sec; not sure why. Looks like OH1 is on current rail,
which was at 26kA; change to 30kA. 

Next: Try for an I->H 


Sep 21 2012 04:52:39:520PM1120921030Steve Wolfe
Shot#30:Try for an I->H, Put in an RF step at 1.1sec
Reload #25 and remove the gap scan, add a density step to 9e19 at
1.05sec, change pg3 to 15V and put back 5.7T (160kA)
OH* current limits from 26 to 30kA
Load at 21-Sep-2012 16:45:14.00
Open tree /home/wolfe/pcs_scratch      -1
Open tree done

Result: disrupts at .29sec, Mo injection at .27sec

Next: Try again

Sep 21 2012 05:04:40:700PM1120921031Steve Wolfe
Shot#31:Try again for an I->H, Put in an RF step at 1.1sec
From #30, we did:
 Reload #25 and remove the gap scan, add a density step to 9e19 at
 1.05sec, change pg3 to 15V and put back 5.7T (160kA)
 OH* current limits from 26 to 30kA
No PCS changes, since PG4 is already at 15msec

Result: plasma to rampdown 1.725
Got an iMode, but no H-mode

Next: Ask for 1.2e20 at 1.1sec, more RF

Sep 21 2012 05:18:52:863PM1120921032Steve Wolfe
Shot#32: Ask for 1.2e20 at 1.1sec, more RF, raise pg3 to 30% at 1.1sec
Try for even more RF
Load at 21-Sep-2012 17:08:19.00
Open tree /home/wolfe/pcs_scratch      -1
Open tree done

Result: plasma to rampdown, possible H-mode late?
No I think it's just the density program working
and it's an I->L

Next: Back off nl04, try moving outer strike into slot

Sep 21 2012 05:31:54:353PM1120921033Steve Wolfe
Shot#33: Back off nl04, try moving outer strike into slot
RXL from -.005 to -.02
ZXL from .01 to -.01
Load at 21-Sep-2012 17:24:47.00
Open tree /home/wolfe/pcs_scratch      -1
Open tree done

Result: plasma to 1.72, no H-mode
Maybe no I-mode either
Slot doesn't help

Next: reload #30, remove density step and drop Ip to 1MA

Sep 21 2012 05:49:52:040PM1120921034Steve Wolfe
Shot#34:  reload #30, remove density step and drop Ip to 1MA
Drop Bt to 5.45T (153kA)
Load at 21-Sep-2012 17:37:43.00
Open tree /home/wolfe/pcs_scratch      -1
Open tree done

Result: plasma to rampdown,
Shoelace very hot, so is the limiter, seeing some melting Mo on bolo I think

Next: raise initial nl04 to 7.5e19, then raise to 1.e20 and puff pg3


Sep 21 2012 06:00:01:863PM1120921035Steve Wolfe
Shot#35:  raise initial nl04 to 7.5e19, then raise to 1.e20 and puff pg3
Turn off argon (pg5 to 0.0)
Load at 21-Sep-2012 17:53:44.00
Open tree /home/wolfe/pcs_scratch      -1
Open tree done

Result: plasma to rampdown, iMode but no H-mode, just an L-mode from the puff

End of Run

Engineering Operator Comments
ShotTimeTypeStatusComment
109:08:27:370AMPlasmaOk
209:22:05:883AMPlasmaOk
309:35:07:657AMPlasmaOk
409:50:27:723AMPlasmaOk
510:06:04:410AMPlasmaOk
610:20:21:643AMPlasmaOk
710:37:46:653AMPlasmaOk
810:51:08:140AMPlasmaOk
911:06:41:453AMPlasmaOk
1011:20:18:810AMPlasmaOk
1111:35:45:480AMPlasmaOk
1211:50:52:807AMPlasmaOk
1312:06:43:300PMPlasmaOk
1412:21:06:543PMPlasmaOk
1512:36:18:997PMPlasmaOk
1612:49:36:440PMPlasmaOk
1701:04:53:870PMPlasmaOk
1801:19:11:347PMPlasmaOk
1901:33:23:570PMPlasmaOk
2001:59:48:410PMPlasmaOk
2102:13:57:117PMPlasmaOk
2202:29:43:743PMPlasmaOk
2302:43:44:800PMPlasmaOk
2403:10:11:747PMPlasmaOk
2503:22:33:840PMPlasmaOk
2603:45:42:917PMPlasmaOk
2704:01:02:053PMPlasmaOk
2804:13:27:810PMPlasmaOk
2904:27:28:437PMPlasmaOk
3004:45:56:190PMPlasmaOk
3104:58:43:187PMPlasmaOk
3205:12:25:567PMPlasmaOk
3305:25:42:977PMPlasmaOk
3405:41:26:077PMPlasmaOk
3505:55:38:520PMPlasmaOk

System Availability
Sep 21 2012 09:08:09:150AM
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-alphanoMidplane Lyman-a not functioning. New B-PORT Lyman (BPLY) still being debugged.Jul 12 2012 08:52:28:233AM (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
McPhersonnoMcPherson under vacuum but is not run on a day-to-day basis. Can be requested if desired. LoWEUS has taken over as the primary Mo monitor.Jul 12 2012 08:53:14:937AM (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
PCIyesOperational.Jul 10 2012 07:08:06:883PM (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 both lasers, density calibration ongoing.Jul 19 2012 10:20:09:220AM (jrwalk)Jerry HughesCore Thomson scatteringjrwalk,jwhughes,yma
TS - EdgeyesOperating with both lasers, density calibration ongoing.Jul 19 2012 10:20:28:323AM (jrwalk)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