Alcator C-Mod Run 960216 Information

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Feb 16 1996 08:07:46:880AMBruce Lipschultzun # 960216

Engineering Operator: V. Bertolino
Physics Operator: J. Goetz
Session leader: B. Lipschultz

The aim of today's run is to achieve dissipative divertor operation
with H-mode RF-heated plasmas. During the run - 960209 we tried using
both D2 and Ne puffing to increase the divertor radiation. The D2 puffing
did increase the divertor pressure but nad little effect on the other
divertor parameters. With Ne we were somewhat more successful in that
the separatrix region dropped in Te and was on the verge of detachment.
Unfortunately the change in divertor conditions was brought about
by changes in the PSOL from Ne radiation from inside the separatrix.
Today we would like to try some new attacks:
(1) puff Ne directly in the divertor with gas puff outside to increase
flows into the divertor.
(2) awitch to Ar and try the same.
(3) switch to N2 and try the same.

With all of these we will be trying to optimize the divertor radiation.

Physics Operator Comments
Feb 16 1996 07:42:41:330AMJohn Goetz Run 960216 was a continuation of Run 960209 and is in support of
Mini-Proposal #113 - Impurity Puffing to Induce the Detached Divertor
Condition in High Power RF Heated Discharges. The goals of this
Mini-Proposal are (1) to determine the amount and type of puffed
impurities required for divertor detachment at high RF powers and (2) to survey
the conditions under which H-modes and divertor detachment exist to see if they
can be made compatible.

Plan:
fiducial
setup plasma with high SOL power - preferably ELMy H-mode
puff deuterium through the floor tiles to try and detach the divertor
if successful then characterize the SOL and divertor with
the FSP, McPherson, and Chromex
if not successful then puff neon, argon, and nitrogen through
B_SIDE until the divertor detaches, then characterize
the FSP, McPherson, and Chromex.
puff neon, argon, and nitrogen through the floor tiles to try and
detach the divertor. Characterize the SOL and divertor plasmas
with the FSP, McPherson, and Chromex.
if a completely detached H-mode (CDH) is achieved, attempt to optimize

Feb 16 1996 07:43:32:890AMJohn GoetzRun 960216:
Coldstart hybrid - all matrices respond

Feb 16 1996 10:38:42:880AMJohn GoetzRun 960216 was canceled due to a motor drive problem with the
PF breaker.

Shots: 0 Plasmas: 0 Fizzles: 0 Duds: 0

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