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| Operators | |
| Session leader(s): | Yijun Lin |
| Physics operator(s): | Jim Irby,Earl Marmar |
| Engineering operator(s): | Andy Pfeiffer,Thomas Toland |
| Engineering Operator Run Comment |
| MP 721: ICRF flow drive and NTMs in high performance I-mode plasmas SL Y |
| Session Leader Plans |
| Entered: Sep 26 2012 03:39:16:610PM |
| Author: Yijun Lin |
| MP 721: ICRF flow drive and NTMs in high performance I-mode plasmas
Special request: B-side-upper 15 PSI He3 Hybrid Enbled (PG2) fill B-side lower with 2 psi Ne Hybrid DISABLED (PG1) fill H-bottom with 1 psi Ar Hybrid enabled(PG5) Ar puff required (H-bottom) Also possible Ne puff (B-side lower) Specific request for diagnostics: FICXS, fast TCI, PCI (heterodyne mode for 50 MHz RF), HIREX, and other standard diagnostic SL_plan: (main uncertainty: how much power can the J antenna deliver?) 1. re-establish I-mode with J antenna at 50 MHz plus D/E at 80 MHz. target plasma: load 1120917015, change Ip to 1.0 MA, Bt0 = 5.1 T, nl04 = 0.6e20 PG2 He3 puff, 0.4-0.55 sec PG5 Ar puff, 0.3-0.4 sec PG1 Ne puff, 0.3-0.4 sec RF waveform: .J 2 MW, 0.65-1.5 sec, heating phase (180 degree in RF_control) .D+E, ramp up 0.1 to 2.4 MW, 0.85-1.3 sec, then flat at 2.4 MW from 1.3-1.5 sec. .find the threshold of I-mode and find the threshold for NTMs. .check rotation. We may spend quite a while here until we can get sufficient power to observe the NTMs. We might have to revise target plasma density, RF wave form, He3 puff length, etc. After a good target has been obtained, swap J with D/E antennas, then repeat. 2. Run RF power above I-mode threshold, but below NTM threshold. check out rotation 3. Antenna phase dependence. run shots at different antenna phases. 4. a locked mode calibration shot. 5. density scan (I-mode threshold and NTM threshold). details will depend on the data above. 6. B field scan. Choose B field and antenna phase from shots above. 7. If time allows, different plasma current. |
| Physics Operators Plans |
| Entered: Sep 26 2012 03:37:52:773PM |
| Author: Earl Marmar |
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Engineering Setup for Thursday, Sept 27, 2012 ----------------- MP721 - Study of ICRF mode conversion flow drive and NTMs in high performance I-mode plasmas SL: Yijun Lin PO: Earl Marmar Run begins at 09:00 and ends at 17:00 Power systems as on: 1120917015 Acoil: -Dtop +Dbot +Jtop -Jbot; Hybrid enabled (standard, reversed field configuration) Gas Setup: fill B-Top with 6 psi D2 Hybrid enabled (PG4) fill B-side lower with 2 psi Ne Hybrid DISABLED (PG1) *** Top-up B-side upper to 15 PSI Helium-3, Hybrid enabled (PG2) *** fill B-main (C-side) with 40 psi D2 Hybrid enabled (PG3) fill H-bottom with 1 psi Ar Hybrid enabled(PG5) leave B-div as is Hybrid DISABLED (PG6) leave H-div as is Hybrid DISABLED (PG7) fill NINJA F-port with 10 psi D2 DISABLED fill NINJA C-port with 10 psi D2 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 ICRF(yes/no): yes (J-port at 50 MHz) LH(yes/no): no Cryopump (yes/no): no DNB (yes/no): not required Vessel temperature: 35/35/35 Required diagnostics: TS, GPC, HIREX, CECE, fluctuation reflectometer, Fast TCI, PCI (heterodyne mode for 50 MHz RF), FICXS Desired diagnostics: FRCECE ------------------------------ Overnight ECDC Parameters: gas and pressure: D2 at 2e-4 Torr sweep: 44/45/103 cm scan: 20/120 s |
| Entered: Sep 27 2012 04:41:28:803PM |
| Author: Jim Irby |
| Nice m=1 and snake activity early (abt .28 s) |
| Session Leader Summaries |
| Entered: Sep 28 2012 09:52:01:850AM |
| Author: Yijun Lin |
| J antenna was not able to provide high RF power. It was limited at about 1.6 MW. (there was also a possible mistake in the plumber of the J loops, and the phase information recorded may be somewhat off. Strap 1 and 3 may be not [0,180], but [0, 180+36], and JV1-JV3 shows 0 V).
Most of the run was focused on NTMs after we found that the total power is sufficient to get NTMs. The following has been done: 1. sawtooth length and the possibility of NTM appearance (17, 18, 19, etc) 2. high density kills NTMs (22) 3. NTM in H-mode at higher density and higher beta (20,21) 4. in I-mode plasmas, NTMs can appear if beta is high enough (18, 19) 5. In I-mode plasmas, if density is lower, the beta threshold is lower also (23) 6. B field scan. High B field kills NTMs (with lower beta and also smaller sawtooth). We have accumulated quite some amount of NTM events, and they will be sorted out later. Not significant flow drive effect observed. On shot 30, adding J power during I-mode triggered by D+E, rotation increases, but not more than that expected from the increase of Wmhd. Last shot (35) we tried to run J to drive flow first then add D+E, unfortunately, there was no HIREX data. |
| Physics Operator Summaries |
| Entered: Sep 28 2012 12:05:17:037PM |
| Author: Earl Marmar |
| The machine and power systems ran well today. After a data/gas test, we had 34 consecutive plasmas. A few shots had very early disruptions due to unintentional locked modes and/or injections (5, 6, 12, 13). For shot 25 and subsequent, we added a 0.1 mT offset to the B21_PROJ wire, which seemed to have a positive effect in preventing locked modes. A possible implication is that some component of error field does not reverse when the fields are reversed.
When we went for intentional locked modes, instead of driving the A-coils to their limit, we turned them off after 0.5 seconds (shot 33); this did lead to locking after 1.03 second, followed very quickly by disruption (1.08 s). Summary: 34 plasmas 1 gas test 35 shot cycles |
| Session Leader Comments | |||
| Sep 27 2012 09:14:20:723AM | 1120927001 | Yijun Lin | Data and gas system test.
next: try plasma. 1 MA, 5.1 T, nl04=0.6e20 m^-2, with He3/Ne/Ar puff. |
| Sep 27 2012 09:33:53:233AM | 1120927002 | Yijun Lin | ICRF J 2 MW, then D+E ramp-up and try to get I-mode and NTMs.
1 MA, 5.1 T, nl04=0.6e20, He3/Ne/Ar puff, He3 150 ms. J antenna phase/JVX: 0 V (programed 180, dipole) result: max faults on J. Quite high voltage in the transmission line. next: needs to lower J power to let it run cleaner. |
| Sep 27 2012 09:52:14:360AM | 1120927003 | Yijun Lin | ICRF J 2 MW, then D+E ramp-up and try to get I-mode and NTMs.
1 MA, 5.1 T, nl04=0.6e20, J antenna phase/JVX: 0 V (programed 180, dipole) result:Got H-mode in the end. (short I-mode prior to the H-mode) NTMs: actually, there are a couple of them (~30 kHz) after 1.4 sec during H-mode phase after large sawtooth crashes. They are not what I was looking for, but good. beta_N 1.0 beta_p 0.46 Rotation did not rise in H-mode...Maybe NTMs effect?? Next: raise power on D/E. more conditioning on J and let it run. |
| Sep 27 2012 10:01:51:510AM | 1120927004 | Yijun Lin | shot 4: ICRF J conditioning to 1.5 MW, then D+E ramp-up and try to get I-mode and NTMs.
1 MA, 5.1 T, nl04=0.6e20, He3/Ne/Ar puff, He3 150 ms. J antenna phase/JVX: 0 V (programed 180, dipole) result: J ran at 1 MW level. I-mode and some shorty H-mode.. No flow drive effect seen (power too low?). He3 8-12% from PCI. NTM: none next: drop D/E power a little. still try to get J to run. Try to get density lower so it can stay in I-mode. - |
| Sep 27 2012 10:07:23:617AM | 1120927005 | Yijun Lin | early disruption.
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| Sep 27 2012 10:20:39:657AM | 1120927006 | Yijun Lin | early disruption again. |
| Sep 27 2012 10:41:45:850AM | 1120927007 | Yijun Lin | shot 7:
ICRF J conditioning to 1.5 MW, then D+E ramp-up and try to get I-mode and NTMs. 1 MA, 5.1 T, nl04=0.6e20, He3/Ne/Ar puff, He3 150 ms. J antenna phase/JVX: 0 V (programed 180, dipole) result: I-mode, H-mode... He3 12% from PCI Wmax: kJ beta_N max: beta_P max: Vmax: km/s delta_V: km/s NTM: a shorty mode at 1.41 sec (with H-mode) next: lower J power and let it run clean. |
| Sep 27 2012 10:59:34:770AM | 1120927008 | Yijun Lin | shot 8:
ICRF J .9 MW, then D+E ramp-up and try to get I-mode and NTMs. 1 MA, 5.1 T, nl04=0.6e20, He3/Ne/Ar puff, He3 150 ms. J antenna phase/JVX: 0 V (programed 180, dipole) he3 percent 20%-12% result: I-mode Wmax: 118 kJ beta_N max: 0.90 beta_P max: 0.4 NTM: a couple of shorties. I think the plasma is just not enough for strong NTMs. need higher beta... next: shorten He3 puff to 100 ms. J antenna 270 degree (wave co-Ip) |
| Sep 27 2012 11:06:08:813AM | 1120927009 | Yijun Lin | disruption 1.05 sec.
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| Sep 27 2012 11:26:10:343AM | 1120927010 | Yijun Lin | ICRF J .9 MW, then D+E ramp-up and try to get I-mode and NTMs.
1 MA, 5.1 T, nl04=0.6e20, He3/Ne/Ar puff, He3 100 ms. J antenna phase/JVX: +2.7 V (programed 270, wave co-Ip direction) he3: 20%-12% result: I-mode Wmax: kJ beta_N max: 0.86 beta_P max: 0.40 NTMs: not there... sawteeth length in I-mode: 25 ms. next: change J antenna phase (wave counter-Ip direction). also shorten rf to 1.4 sec...(less heat on the limiter). |
| Sep 27 2012 11:40:56:320AM | 1120927011 | Yijun Lin | ICRF J .9 MW, then D+E ramp-up and try to get I-mode and NTMs.
1 MA, 5.1 T, nl04=0.6e20, He3/Ne/Ar puff, He3 100 ms. J antenna phase/JVX: -2.7 V (programed 90, wave counter-Ip direction) he3: ?% result: I-mode Wmax: kJ beta_N max: 0.83 beta_P max: 0.37 NTMs: one shorty at 1.15 sec, after the longest sawtooth... sawteeth length in I-mode: ~20 ms. next: raise Ip to 1.15 MA. same RF. same J phase. |
| Sep 27 2012 11:42:29:367AM | 1120927012 | Yijun Lin | early disruption. |
| Sep 27 2012 11:56:17:770AM | 1120927013 | Yijun Lin | early disruption again. |
| Sep 27 2012 12:17:54:307PM | 1120927014 | Yijun Lin | ICRF J .9 MW, then D+E ramp-up and try to get I-mode and NTMs.
1. MA, 5.1 T, nl04=0.6e20, He3/Ne/Ar puff, He3 100 ms. J antenna phase/JVX: -2.7 V (programed 90, wave counter-Ip direction) he3: ?% result: I-mode Wmax: 100 kJ beta_N max: 0.75 beta_P max: 0.34 NTMs: 1.15 sec, a shorty burst. sawteeth length in I-mode: ~20 ms. next: run antennas the same time...just to get max power..for a short time. (Note: J antenna is not sufficient power to study meaningful flow drive. and I have to focus on NTMs). |
| Sep 27 2012 12:30:53:260PM | 1120927015 | Yijun Lin | shot 15:
ICRF J+D+E the same time. max 4 MW. 1.0 MA, 5.1 T, nl04=0.6e20, He3/Ne/Ar puff, He3 100 ms. J antenna phase/JVX: -2.7 V (programed 90, wave counter-Ip direction) he3: ?% result: I-mode, density was a little higher... Wmax: kJ beta_N max: 0.85 beta_P max: 0.39 NTMs: 1.05 sec, a shorty burst. sawteeth length in I-mode: ~20 ms. next: J antenna program 270., wave co-Ip. raise power to 1.4 MW from J. total RF 4.2 MW. |
| Sep 27 2012 12:45:56:453PM | 1120927016 | Yijun Lin | shot 16:
ICRF J+D+E the same time. max 4.2 MW. 1.0 MA, 5.1 T, nl04=0.8e20, He3/Ne/Ar puff, He3 100 ms. J antenna phase/JVX: +2.7 V (programed 270, wave co-Ip direction) he3: ?% result: I-mode, density was a little higher... Wmax: 128 kJ beta_N max: 1.0 beta_P max: 0.45 NTMs: 0.95 sec, a shorty burst. sawteeth length in I-mode: ~30 ms. Sawteeth are long, beta are high,,, maybe density too high... next: lower density a little. same RF. J in dipole. lower power a little. |
| Sep 27 2012 01:02:23:190PM | 1120927017 | Yijun Lin | shot 17:
ICRF J+D+E the same time. max 4. MW. 1.0 MA, 5.1 T, nl04=0.7e20, He3/Ne/Ar puff, He3 100 ms. J antenna phase/JVX: 0 V (programed 180, wave dipole) he3: ?% result: I-mode, density was a little higher... Wmax: 134 kJ beta_N max: 1.0 beta_P max: 0.47 NTMs: difinitely one at 1.18 sec...(this is the baseline shot?) sawteeth length in I-mode: ~25 ms. next: same plasma. same power. change antenna phase. program 90 degree. waves co-Ip. |
| Sep 27 2012 01:42:12:340PM | 1120927018 | Yijun Lin | shot 18:
ICRF J+D+E the same time. max 4. MW. 1.0 MA, 5.1 T, nl04=0.7e20, He3/Ne/Ar puff, He3 100 ms. J antenna phase/JVX: -2.7 V (programed 90, waves counter-Ip) he3: ?% result: I-mode, Wmax: 142 kJ beta_N max: 1.1 beta_P max: 0.49 NTMs: difinitely one at 1.08 sec... sawteeth length in I-mode: ~30 ms next: J phase progam 270, waves counter-Ip. |
| Sep 27 2012 01:41:33:820PM | 1120927019 | Yijun Lin | shot 19:
ICRF J+D+E the same time. max 4. MW. 1.0 MA, 5.1 T, nl04=0.7e20, He3/Ne/Ar puff, He3 100 ms. J antenna phase/JVX: 2.7 V (programed 270, waves co-Ip) he3: ?% result: I-mode, Wmax: 137 kJ beta_N max: 1.0 beta_P max: 0.47 NTMs: more activities 1.0-1.1 sec (long sawtooth...so this antenna phase may help in sawtooth) sawteeth length in I-mode: ~35 ms next: raise targtet density from 0.7-0.8e20 m^-2. |
| Sep 27 2012 01:41:23:440PM | 1120927020 | Yijun Lin | shot 20:
ICRF J+D+E the same time. max 4. MW. 1.0 MA, 5.1 T, nl04=0.8e20, He3/Ne/Ar puff, He3 100 ms. J antenna phase/JVX: 2.7 V (programed 270, waves co-Ip) he3: ?% result: I-mode and H-mode. Wmax: 159 kJ beta_N max: 1.23 beta_P max: 0.55 NTMs: after 1.04 sec, presumably in H-mode. (a different regime: higher beta, also higher density) sawteeth length in I-mode: ~35 ms next: higher density. 0.9e20 |
| Sep 27 2012 01:51:52:220PM | 1120927021 | Yijun Lin | shot 21:
ICRF J+D+E the same time. max 4. MW. 1.0 MA, 5.1 T, nl04=0.9e20, He3/Ne/Ar puff, He3 100 ms. J antenna phase/JVX: 2.7 V (programed 270, waves co-Ip) he3: ?% result: I-mode and H-mode. Wmax: 130 kJ beta_N max: 1. beta_P max: 0.43 NTMs: a lot of activities t > 1.05 sec sawteeth length in I-mode: ~25 ms next: higher target density, 1.0e20 m-2 |
| Sep 27 2012 02:04:57:713PM | 1120927022 | Yijun Lin | shot 22:
ICRF J+D+E the same time. max 4. MW. 1.0 MA, 5.1 T, nl04=1.0e20, He3/Ne/Ar puff, He3 100 ms. J antenna phase/JVX: 2.7 V (programed 270, waves co-Ip) he3: ?% result: H-mode (no I-mode). Wmax: 129 kJ beta_N max: 1.0 beta_P max: 0.45 NTMs: Not there. sawteeth length: 20 ms. next: Lower density to 0.6e20 m^-2. |
| Sep 27 2012 02:24:31:040PM | 1120927023 | Yijun Lin | shot 23:
ICRF J+D+E the same time. max 4. MW. 1.0 MA, 5.1 T, nl04=.6e20, He3/Ne/Ar puff, He3 100 ms. J antenna phase/JVX: 2.7 V (programed 270, waves co-Ip) he3: ?% result: I-mode Wmax: 145 kJ beta_N max: 1.11 beta_P max: 0.49 NTMs: first at 0.9 sec at quite low beta_N and beta_P, as expected at lower density. also one after 1.1 sec. sawteeth length: 40 ms. also locked mode after 1.36 sec. perhaps for hirex calibration. next: switch J antenna phase at 1.1 sec. 270 --> 90. And see shortening sawtooth can avoid NTMs. |
| Sep 27 2012 02:34:21:270PM | 1120927024 | Yijun Lin | shot 24:
ICRF J+D+E the same time. max 4. MW. 1.0 MA, 5.1 T, nl04=.6e20, He3/Ne/Ar puff, He3 100 ms. J antenna phase/JVX: 2.7 V (programed 270, waves co-Ip) before 1.1 sec, then 90 after 1.1 sec. he3: ?% result: I-mode. many RF trips. Wmax: 110 kJ beta_N max: 0.8-0.9 beta_P max: 0.35 NTMs: some activities. (so this is lower density, lower beta regime for NTMs to occur). sawteeth length: < 20 ms. next: repeat. with lower RF power to make it cleaner. |
| Sep 27 2012 02:50:38:637PM | 1120927025 | Yijun Lin | shot 25:
ICRF J+D+E the same time. max 3.8 MW. 1.0 MA, 5.1 T, nl04=.6e20, He3/Ne/Ar puff, He3 100 ms. J antenna phase/JVX: 2.7 V (programed 270, waves co-Ip) before 1.1 sec, then 90 after 1.1 sec. he3: ?% MC waves R ~ 0.65-0.66 m result: I-mode. Wmax: 100 J beta_N max: 0.77 beta_P max: 0.35 NTMs: not enough beta to get it, sawteeth length: 20 ms. next: raise density to 0.7. Lower B field to 4.9 T. J phase at 270. |
| Sep 27 2012 03:01:11:573PM | 1120927026 | Yijun Lin | shot 26: (comparison 19, B field scan)
ICRF J+D+E the same time. max 3.9 MW. 1.0 MA, 4.9 T, nl04=.7e20, He3/Ne/Ar puff, He3 100 ms. J antenna phase/JVX: 2.7 V (programed 270, waves co-Ip) he3: ?% MC waves R ~ .65 m result: I-mode. Wmax: 135 kJ beta_N max: 1.05 beta_P max: 0.46 NTMs: a lot of them. mode in shot 19 was likely 3/2, in this shot seems to be 4/3 mode... sawteeth length: 32 ms next: B field 4.7 T... |
| Sep 27 2012 03:12:34:407PM | 1120927027 | Yijun Lin | shot 27: (comparison 19,26, B field scan)
ICRF J+D+E the same time. max 3.9 MW. 1.0 MA, 4.7 T, nl04=.7e20, He3/Ne/Ar puff, He3 100 ms. J antenna phase/JVX: 2.7 V (programed 270, waves co-Ip) he3: ?% MC waves R < .65 m result: I-mode. Wmax: 121 kJ beta_N max: 1.0 beta_P max: 0.4 NTMs: less activity than shot 16. smaller sawtooth crashes. sawteeth length: 20-30 ms next: 5.3 T. |
| Sep 27 2012 03:26:54:977PM | 1120927028 | Yijun Lin | shot 28: (B field scan, 19, 26, 27)
ICRF J+D+E the same time. max 3.9 MW. 1.0 MA, 5.3 T, nl04=.7e20, He3/Ne/Ar puff, He3 100 ms. J antenna phase/JVX: 2.7 V (programed 270, waves co-Ip) he3: ?% MC waves R ~ .65 m result: I-mode. Wmax: 136 kJ beta_N max: 1.0 beta_P max: 0.47 NTMs: some MHDs associated with sawtooth precursors. I don't think they are NTMs. sawteeth length: ms next: 5.5 T. |
| Sep 27 2012 03:42:05:100PM | 1120927029 | Yijun Lin | shot 29: (B field scan, 19, 26, 27, 28)
ICRF J+D+E the same time. max 3.9 MW. 1.0 MA, 5.5 T, nl04=.7e20, He3/Ne/Ar puff, He3 100 ms. J antenna phase/JVX: 2.7 V (programed 270, waves co-Ip) he3: ?% MC waves R ~ .65 m result: I-mode. Wmax: 131 kJ beta_N max: 0.93 beta_P max: 0.44 NTMs: no NTMs. (beta is slightly lower, and sawteeth are also smaller). sawteeth length: 16 ms next: re-visit flow drive effect...at 5.1 T. |
| Sep 27 2012 03:53:02:040PM | 1120927030 | Yijun Lin |
shot 30: (Now revisit flow drive) RF: D+E to get I-mode, then add J power (1.6 MW) and see whether there is any flow drive effect. 1.0 MA, 5.1 T, nl04=.7e20, He3/Ne/Ar puff, He3 100 ms. J antenna phase/JVX: 2.7 V (programed 270, waves co-Ip) he3: ?% MC waves R ~ .65 m result: I-mode with D/E, then J added more heating. Wmax: 116 with D/E, with J 131 kJ V with D/E: 64 km/sec V with J: 81 km/sec beta_N max: 1.05 beta_P max: 0.46 NTM: a few shorties, should not affect rotation. Next: Reverse J phase. (program 90, waves counter-Ip). |
| Sep 27 2012 04:09:22:710PM | 1120927031 | Yijun Lin | shot 31:
RF: D+E to get I-mode, then add J power (1.6 MW) and see whether there is any flow drive effect. 1.0 MA, 5.1 T, nl04=.7e20, He3/Ne/Ar puff, He3 100 ms. J antenna phase/JVX: -2.7 V (programed 90, waves counter-Ip) he3: ?% MC waves R ~ .65 m result: I-mode with D/E, then J added more heating. (J faulting) Wmax: 111 with D/E, 128 kJ with J V with D/E: 68 km/s V with J: 89 km/s beta_N max: 0.96 beta_P max: 0.4 NTM: 0.87 sec. Next: locked mode calibration. |
| Sep 27 2012 04:22:18:813PM | 1120927032 | Yijun Lin | locked mode shot. early disruption.
try again. |
| Sep 27 2012 04:36:19:150PM | 1120927033 | Yijun Lin | locked mode shot. good enough.
next: reload shot 31. |
| Sep 27 2012 04:49:13:390PM | 1120927034 | Yijun Lin | shot 34: repeat shot 31 with slightly lower J power. try to make it clean.
RF: D+E to get I-mode, then add J power (1.6 MW) and see whether there is any flow drive effect. 1.0 MA, 5.1 T, nl04=.7e20, He3/Ne/Ar puff, He3 100 ms. J antenna phase/JVX: -2.7 V (programed 90, waves counter-Ip) he3: ?% result: I-mode with D/E J max faults.... Next: run J at 270 degree. Use matching setting from shot 30. |
| Sep 27 2012 05:06:24:997PM | 1120927035 | Yijun Lin | shot 35: J program 270 (Waves co-Ip), run J for 300 ms, then add D+E to get I-mode, check rotation.
result: I-mode with D/E on. V with J: ?km/s V with D/E: ? km/s beta_N max: 0.94 beta_P max: 0.42 NTM: Inesting NTMs with rising rotation...Unfortunately, no rotation data (have to live with sawtooth precursors) End of run. |
| Physics Operator Comments | |||
| Sep 27 2012 09:22:39:913AM | 1120927001 | Jim Irby | Gas test shot |
| Sep 27 2012 09:35:53:863AM | 1120927002 | Jim Irby | Filling in for Earl
loaded from 1120917015 import segment 1 into seg 1 from shot 1120926034 prepuff is 22 ms, 150 kA, start at -1.0 s Argon from 0.3 to 0.4 s from PG5 Ne from 0.3 to 0.4 s from PG1 He3 from 0.4 to 0.55 s from PG2 Otd Ip 1000 kA Bt from 5.45 to 5.1 T (140 kA) nl04 to 0.6e20/m^2 Otd Plasma --- Tf a little low |
| Sep 27 2012 09:46:52:813AM | 1120927003 | Jim Irby | Field was only 5.04 T last shot
Increased TF current to 141900 A. Otd plasma ---- still only 5.07 T, can't multiply or divide? |
| Sep 27 2012 10:01:00:897AM | 1120927004 | Jim Irby | changes --------------------------------
Tf current to 142740 A Otd results -------------------------------- plasma into rampdown --- Tf 5.1 T |
| Sep 27 2012 10:09:30:887AM | 1120927005 | Jim Irby | changes --------------------------------
Yijun needed lower density dropped nl04 programming at 0.3 s to approx 3e19/m^2. This change should shut down main gas piezo beyond this time. Otd results -------------------------------- plasma for 0.41 s, commutation fault, locked mode... |
| Sep 27 2012 11:41:47:597AM | 1120927006 | Jim Irby | changes --------------------------------
early nl04 request increased to get away from locked mode Otd results -------------------------------- plasma for 0.34 s ---- too early to lock? |
| Sep 27 2012 10:40:24:827AM | 1120927007 | Earl Marmar | taking over from Jim Irby
increase early segment 2 nl_04 target (to 7e19 from 6e19); still asking for 6e19 in flattop plasma, full length early density still has some significant dips, but this went through |
| Sep 27 2012 10:58:34:783AM | 1120927008 | Earl Marmar | no dpcs changes
plasma, disrupt in rampdown (600 kA) |
| Sep 27 2012 11:06:06:520AM | 1120927009 | Earl Marmar | decrease He-3 puff (PG2, to 100 ms, from 150 ms)
plasma, disrupt 1.05 s locked around .95 (HIREX calibration?) bouncy startup (increase prefill for that, decrease prefill for post-disruption, therefore, no prefill change for next shot) |
| Sep 27 2012 11:26:33:123AM | 1120927010 | Earl Marmar | increase flattop nl_04 target to 6.5e19 (from 6.0e19)
plasma, disrupt at 1.5 s we're cooking the outboard limiters and shoelace |
| Sep 27 2012 11:32:53:227AM | 1120927011 | Earl Marmar | no dpcs changes
plasma, disrupt at 1.3 s still cooking outboard |
| Sep 27 2012 11:44:15:387AM | 1120927012 | Earl Marmar | Ip to 1.15 MA
plasma, ugly after 0.2s, disrupt at 0.4s |
| Sep 27 2012 12:00:09:770PM | 1120927013 | Earl Marmar | no dpcs changes
plasma, disrupt at .55 s may have locked, q_95 also just below 3 |
| Sep 27 2012 12:18:20:557PM | 1120927014 | Earl Marmar | Ip to 1.0 MA
plasma, disrupt at 1.27 s still cooking shoelace glowing at two points, for at least 1 s after the shot |
| Sep 27 2012 12:25:13:740PM | 1120927015 | Earl Marmar | nl_04 flattop target to 7.5e19 (from 6.5e19)
plasma, full length few RF joules, a bit higher density outboard heating, but not as bad |
| Sep 27 2012 12:47:46:407PM | 1120927016 | Earl Marmar | no dpcs changes
plasma, full length |
| Sep 27 2012 12:53:39:147PM | 1120927017 | Earl Marmar | nl_04 flattop target to 7.0e19 (from 7.5e19)
plasma, full length looks like a pretty steady I-mode |
| Sep 27 2012 01:14:09:727PM | 1120927018 | Earl Marmar | no dpcs changes
plasma, full length steady I-mode, no RF trips |
| Sep 27 2012 01:23:55:833PM | 1120927019 | Earl Marmar | no dpcs changes
plasma, nearly full length another ~steady I-mode (2 early trips) |
| Sep 27 2012 01:40:32:437PM | 1120927020 | Earl Marmar | nl_04 flattop target to 8e19 (from 7e19)
plasma, disrupt at 1.25 s I-mode, then H-mode, then RF trips, then disrupt 160 kJ in H-mode |
| Sep 27 2012 01:49:29:867PM | 1120927021 | Earl Marmar | nl_04 flattop target to 9e19 (from 8e19)
plasma, full length I-mode, short H-mode, possibly back to I-mode, multiple RF trips |
| Sep 27 2012 02:33:48:000PM | 1120927022 | Earl Marmar | nl_04 flattop target to 1e20 (from 9e19)
plasma, nearly full length I-mode, then H-mode |
| Sep 27 2012 02:18:49:107PM | 1120927023 | Earl Marmar | nl_04 flattop target to 6e19 (from 1e20)
plasma, disrupt at 1.45 s steady I-mode disruption comes with ~2MW J-port, at very low density |
| Sep 27 2012 02:32:46:853PM | 1120927024 | Earl Marmar | increase nl_04 target after 1.2 s (try to prevent locking during end-of-flattop RF pulses, not part of the primary MP)
plasma, disrupt at 1.35 s I-mode, but ratty, with trippy RF got the late puff, but density still falls |
| Sep 27 2012 02:50:40:260PM | 1120927025 | Earl Marmar | Steve Wolfe suggests a small search in correction coil space to improve locked-mode suppression: B21_PROJ offset to +0.0001T
also reduce the nl_04 target ramp after 1.2 s plasma, nearly full length A-coil tweak did not obviously hurt |
| Sep 27 2012 03:01:11:740PM | 1120927026 | Earl Marmar | TF current to 137.150kA (segment 2)
nl_04 target to 7e19 (from 6e19) plasma, full length I-mode |
| Sep 27 2012 03:09:54:653PM | 1120927027 | Earl Marmar | TF current to 131.560 kA (segment 2)
plasma, full length I-mode q_95 very close to 3 in flattop |
| Sep 27 2012 03:31:32:110PM | 1120927028 | Earl Marmar | TF current to 148.350 kA (segment 2)
plasma, full length steady I-mode, clean RF (4 MW total) |
| Sep 27 2012 03:41:14:470PM | 1120927029 | Earl Marmar | TF current to 154.000 kA (segment 2)
plasma, full length bounce on startup Steady I-mode, clean RF |
| Sep 27 2012 03:55:03:617PM | 1120927030 | Earl Marmar | prefill puff to 24 ms (from 22 ms)
TF current to 142.740 kA (segment 2) plasma, full length nice, 2 power I-mode, first h-minority only (3 MW) then add J; clean RF |
| Sep 27 2012 04:03:38:370PM | 1120927031 | Earl Marmar | no dpcs changes
plasma, full length I-mode, but J is not steady |
| Sep 27 2012 04:31:28:030PM | 1120927032 | Earl Marmar | locked mode
turn off segment 2 turn on segment 4 import wire 9 from segment 2 into segment 4, wire 9 (BP_PROJ) zero the BP_Proj gains (and integrator gate) at 0.5 seconds plasma, disrupt at 0.45 s startup had a small bounce, some hards |
| Sep 27 2012 04:37:41:260PM | 1120927033 | Earl Marmar | take the early nl_04 programming from segment 2, but set target negative after 0.5 seconds
plasma, disrupt at 1.08 s, locked very shortly before that |
| Sep 27 2012 04:51:52:627PM | 1120927034 | Earl Marmar | turn off segment 4, turn on segment 2 (back to programming of shot 31)
plasma, full length I-mode periods, but ratty RF |
| Sep 27 2012 05:26:58:553PM | 1120927035 | Earl Marmar | no dpcs changes
plasma, full length I-mode J-port still trippy, but better than on 34 |
| Engineering Operator Comments | ||||
| Shot | Time | Type | Status | Comment |
| 1 | 09:04:52:850AM | Test | Ok | Cycle with gas |
| 2 | 09:21:10:370AM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 3 | 09:37:02:580AM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 4 | 09:52:26:960AM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 5 | 10:04:45:060AM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 6 | 10:18:26:217AM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 7 | 10:31:08:877AM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 8 | 10:46:42:097AM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 9 | 10:59:27:240AM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 10 | 11:12:45:577AM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 11 | 11:27:17:730AM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 12 | 11:40:23:170AM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 13 | 11:54:15:790AM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 14 | 12:07:21:670PM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 15 | 12:19:54:480PM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 16 | 12:32:41:653PM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 17 | 12:47:38:380PM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 18 | 01:02:01:007PM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 19 | 01:16:01:317PM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 20 | 01:30:09:540PM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 21 | 01:43:16:303PM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 22 | 01:58:17:500PM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 23 | 02:11:31:170PM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 24 | 02:24:45:090PM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 25 | 02:38:20:973PM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 26 | 02:51:35:443PM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 27 | 03:04:54:853PM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 28 | 03:18:03:057PM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 29 | 03:31:22:117PM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 30 | 03:45:07:817PM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 31 | 03:59:32:377PM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 32 | 04:17:33:260PM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 33 | 04:30:00:707PM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 34 | 04:42:29:450PM | Plasma | Ok | |
| 35 | 04:58:47:190PM | Plasma | Ok | |
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