Alcator C-Mod Run 960301 Information

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Session Leader:Ian Hutchinson (shots 1-35)
Session Leader:Ian Hutchinson (shots 1-35)
Miniproposal:124
Date Filed:11/17/1995
Title:ICRF Heated Dimensionless Scaling (C-MOD / ASDEX-UG)
First Author:Yuichi Takase
Session Leader:Ian Hutchinson (shots 36-55)

Operators
Session leader(s):Ian Hutchinson,Ian Hutchinson,Ian Hutchinson
Physics operator(s):Robert Granetz
Engineering operator(s):Vinny Bertolino,Joe Daigle

Engineering Operator Run Comment
cross field drifts etc.

Session Leader Plans

Physics Operators Plans

Session Leader Summaries
Entered: Jul 7 2004 03:49:15:820PM
Author: To Be Determined
Run summary 960301 part B (last run of the campaign)
MP124 ASDEX U dimen. sim.
5.6T, 1.0MA, low triangularity plasma

The run started at 5:00pm. We tried to produce a low triangularity plasma,
but it was clear that getting lower than deltau=0.25 and deltal=0.5 was
difficult (ideally we wanted deltau=0.1 and deltal=0.3). A density rise
was observed when RF power was injected. On some shots H-mode was observed
(which we didn't want). We tried to avoid the H-mode by lowering the RF
power and increasing the Ar puff. The Ti profile was measured by scanning
HIREX at nel=1.5 (during high power pulse). A more limited scan was
performed at nel=1.2. The run ended early (around 8:30pm) due to an EF4
problem.

*36 pla good RF, deltau=0.25, deltal=0.52, kappa=1.64, nl_04=1.0 (target)
*37 pla good RF, deltau=0.25, deltal=0.51, kappa=1.67, plasma all the way down
*38 pla one RF trip (H-mode), deltau=0.25, deltal=0.48, kappa=1.72
*39 pla Mo brick, deltau=0.35, deltal=0.49, kappa=1.72
40 pla undo RXU change, Mo brick earlier (before high power RF)
*41 pla load shot 037, deltau=0.25, deltal=0.51, kappa=1.67, H-mode, then inj
*42 pla lower power, weak H-mode
*43 pla bigger H-mode
*44 pla increase Ar puff (25->25ms), no H-mode, 1.5, 2.9, 3.8MW
*45 pla no H-mode, 100kJ @ 3.8MW, nl_04=1.1 (target)
*46 pla lower density nl_04=1.0 (target), disrupt
47 pla nl_04=0.7 (target), earlier disruption
*48 pla nl_04=0.9 (target), good shot
*49 pla repeat, good shot, but Mo injections
50 pla repeat, disrupt (Mo inj)
51 pla repeat, disrupt
52 EF4 test
53 EF4 test

Entered: Jul 7 2004 03:49:15:837PM
Author: To Be Determined
Session Leader's Summary 960301 Part 1.
MP145 Positive Field Drifts. MP140A Density Scan and Collisionality.
_______________________________________________________________________
Two density scans were performed with inner gap 1.4cm and equilibrium
essentially as 960125025. Data was tolerable but almost all shots disrupted
at the end of the shot. The following table summarizes the scans.
Most shots were probed during OH, between the two steps, and at the end.

OH 1.5MW 3MW ICRF
Shot nl04 nl04 nl04 (e20)
Ip=0.8MA,
7 0.9 1.1 1.3
9 0.64 0.79 0.84
11 0.43 0.58 0.74
12 0.4 0.5 0.6
13 0.67 0.82
16 0.74 0.93 1.0
17 1.4 1.2 1.6
18 1.49 1.56 1.2
19 1.7 1.7
Ip=1.1MA
21 1.0 1.2
22 1.0 1.2
23 0.85 1.0
24 0.8 0.95
28 0.38
29 1.1 1.25
30 1.2 1.3
31 1.2 1.4 1.4
32 1.4 1.52 1.7
33 1.7 1.8
34 0.85 1.05 1.25

Brief H-modes were observed on shots 7 and 27: our first with positive
Bt. Shot 27 is suspected of showing giant ELMS (if so, for the first
time with any field direction).

Radiation was rather high in all the shots that disrupted. Minor tweaks
on strike-points etc. did not seem to help.
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Blow by Blow:
1 Fid Good shot. Prad fairly high, .6MW during OH. X-point rather far
in at 1s.

2 PSdud No TF

3 Dis at 1.15s. Many Mo injections. Clearin a bit lower than the reference.
Current rise way too fast. Loop voltage was moved in wrong direction.

4 Dis at 1.13s. Current rise more sensible.

5 Fiz Vertical position lost in ramp.

6 Dis at 1.13s. Otherwise quite good

7 Dis at 1.13s. Probed by FSP. nl04=.9,1.1,1.3 (OH,1.5MW,3MW)
Looks like an H-mode at RF turn off (1s)

8 Fiz Same as before

9 Dis 1.14s. nl04=.64,.79,.84. No H-mode. Mo level goes very high during RF.

10 PSdud

11 Dis 1.2s nl04=.43,.58,.74.

12 Dis .95s nl04=.4,.5,.6 Mo injection at .4s, influx at .8s.

13 PSdud

14 Dis 1.16s. nl04=.67,.82,.78. Hot spot observed on TV, reported as inner
nose.

15 Fiz

16 Dis 1.s. nl04=.74,.93,1. Mo injection at .53s.

17 Dis 1.02s. Big marfe during OH phase, absorbed by RF at .7s. nl04=1.4.

18 Dis at 1.03s. nl04=1.49,1.56,1.2 marfe absorbed by RF at .8s.

19 Dis at .85s nl04=1.7,1.7,0

20 Dis at 0.76s. 1.1MA. Limits on outboard limiter at 0.44s Possibly caused
by Mo injection at .4s, or EF3 current limit.

21 Dis at 1.04s. nl04=1.0,1.2,1.2. Second RF step only 1.3MW.

22 Dis at 1.03s nl04=1.0,1.2,1.2. Second RF step only 1.3MW. Magnetics
data corrupted.

23 Dis at .98s. nl04=.85,1.0,.9, no second RF pulse.

24 Dis at 1.03s nl04=.8,.95 . Second RF pulse only 1.5MW

25 Dis at .75s. Central cooling/disruption problem.

26 Dis at 1.17s Ip=.8MA, fiducial-like.

27 OK repeat. Ip=.8MA ramps down. H-mode at .91s. Giant ELMS.

28 Dis at .73s. Ip=1.1MA nl04=.38, Central cooling problem.

29 Dis at 1.0 s. nl04=1.1,1.25, second RF only 1.4MW

30 Dis at 1.0s Changes to x-point. nl04=1.2,1.3.

31 Dis at 1.0s. Old equilibrium. nl04=1.2,1.4,1.4.

32 OK Ramp-down! 2pi bolo is way down. nl04=1.4,1.52,1.7 Minor disruptions
at .25s are survived better. They look like current-rise disruptions.
No obvious proper sawteeth beforehand.

33 Dis at 1.22s nl04=1.7,1.8

34 Dis at 1.04s nl04=.85,1.05,1.25. Has sawteeth from very early. Didn't help.

35 Dis at 0.35s.

End of Density scan MPs.

Physics Operator Summaries
Entered: Jul 7 2004 04:36:56:333PM
Author: To Be Determined
Physics operator's summary for run 960301A:

MP #145, Cross-field drift studies with reversed field, and
MP #140A, Density scan to get L-mode confinement data (piggyback)

SL: Hutchinson
PO: Granetz
EO: Bertolino/Daigle

Today's primary run will study edge flows with reversed field and boronized
walls, for comparison to the normal field case. The piggyback run is to get
L-mode confinement data, which is best done in this reversed field
configuration, so as to avoid H-modes. The plan is to run +0.8 MA plasmas at
+5.3 tesla for the first half of the run, and +1.1 MA plasmas for the latter
half. Density will be scanned from 0.5 < nebar < 2.5e20 m-3 (or as wide a
range as we can get). We want as much RF power as can be RELIABLY (i.e.
repeatibly) obtained. We will also being doing small field ramps, in order to
get better spatial resolution of edge Te profiles.

Summary: Succeeded in doing density scans at both 0.8 and 1.1 MA, but
nearly all shots disrupted. The 0.8 MA shots tended to disrupt during
the rampdown. The 1.1 MA shots tended to disrupt during the flattop, or
right at the end of flattop. The exceptions were shots 032 and 033,
which were at much higher density. Shot 032 is our trophy shot for 1.1 MA
in reversed field. Because the only difference between these shots
and most of the other 1.1 MA shots was the excessive gas puffing
(including 2 NINJA capillaries), it may be that the disruptions were not
caused by equilibrium problems, but rather by impurities introduced
during minor current rise disruptions. No good plasmas at the lowest
desired densities were obtained at 1.1 MA. Despite the frequent
disruptions, plasma startup was very reliable after a Br tweak was made
on shot 015. Shot 001 was a good fiducial, and shot 027 was similar,
with a slightly slowed-down current rise. The RF worked well today,
with most shots having 3 MW. We even had some short H-modes on shot 007
shot 027. I haven't seen much concerning flows in the SOL (which was
the point of this run). Brian did mention that the flow reversal that
is sometimes seen near the separatrix in normal fields was not seen in
this reversed field run.

Scorecard: 29 plasmas
3 fizzles
0 tests
3 duds (all due to power supply problems
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35 total

Run plan:

Load a fiducial from yesterday's reversed field run (960229031).
After that, load in a shot based on 960125025, except with all necessary
signals flipped, and Ip reduced to +0.8 MA. Do a density scan with high
RF power. Hopefully we will stay in L-mode.
Next, increase the plasma current to +1.1 MA and repeat the density scan
with high RF power.
In order to improve the spatial resolution of edge profile measurements, we
may "tweak" the Btor a little from shot-to-shot. This will be done under
hybrid control.

Engineering setup for Friday 01 Mar 1996:

No discharge cleaning was done, due to a problem with the PEI supply.

A-side (actually K-side) plenum: 20 psi of deuterium
B-top plenum: 5 psi of deuterium.
B-side-lower plenum: 4 psi of argon.
B-side-upper plenum: don't touch.
NINJA plenum: make sure this is pumped out.
Enable hybrid control of A-side, B-top, and B-side-lower valves for start
of run.
Enable the ECE, VUV, Moly monitor, PCX, and TCX valves, assuming status of
each is okay.

Start with engineering settings from shot 960229031 for the fiducial.

Detailed shot log:

Shot 01 -- Setup from yesterday's fiducial (960229031), except reduce OH1 early
voltage by 100 volts, and the OH2's by 20 volts. Also increase
early gas puffing. Note: no discharge cleaning was done due to a
problem with the PEI.

Good shot. Good RF. No H-modes.

Shot 02 -- Load in segment 2 from 960125025. Change RCUR offset to -2000 (same
as segment 2 from yesterday). Add in a 5 kA decreasing ramp on the
TF from t=0.8 to 1.0 s. Also further reduce early OH1 and OH2
voltages by another 100 & 20 volts respectively, in order to further
reduce the (high) rate of current rise. (Hybrid now has control of
the TF.)

Dud. No TF.

Shot 03 -- Plasma. Disrupted in rampdown at 1.15 s. Current rise was way too
fast. Oops, I should have been increasing the OH1 and OH2 voltages.
Bt field ramp was 2.4% from 0.8 to 1.0 s.

Next shot: Set OH1 and OH2 early voltages +100 and +20 volts
respectively compared to yesterday's fiducial.) Also, increase
CLEARIN by 5 mm.

Shot 04 -- Plasma. Better current rise. Still disrupts in rampdown.

Next shot: raise ZCUR by 2 mm. Also rampdown the Ip and CLEARIN
faster. Also move RXL out by 3 mm.

Shot 05 -- Fizzle.

Shot 06 -- Plasma. Still disrupts in rampdown.

Next shot: repeat for scanning probe. Start Ip rampdown at 1.1 s,
rather than 1.2 s. Also increase CLEARIN another 3 mm.

Shot 07 -- Plasma. Disrupts in rampdown at 1.14 s. There might have been
an H-mode just as the RF is turning off.

Next shot: Reduce density to nl_04=0.5e20 m-2. Also tweak RXL after
1.0 s, and start Ip rampdown at 1.05 s.

Shot 08 -- Fizzle. 50 kA plasma went upwards at about 20 ms...same as on
previous fizzle.

Next shot: add in a -1 mT blip in BR_0 from t=0.010 to 0.030 s.
Also tweak CLEARIN up 1.5 mm.

Shot 09 -- Plasma. Disrupts in rampdown at 1.15 s. Density was lower, but
not quite as low as we want.

Next shot: decrease density to nl_04=0.4e20 m-2, and decrease valve
voltages in both segment 1 and 2, starting from about t=0.070 s.
Also, start CLEARIN rampdown at 1.05 s.

Shot 10 -- Dud. No TF nor PF supplies, except for EF2's and EFC. Magnet
resistance fault.

Shot 11 -- Plasma. Got nl_04=0.5e20 m-2. No H-modes. Disrupted at 1.20 s.

Next shot: repeat, except tweak CLEARIN to rampdown even faster.

Shot 12 -- Plasma. Hard disruption at t=0.96 s. Not the same as the rampdown
disruptions that we have had on every other shot. TF crowbarred.

Next shot: raise density to nl_04=0.7e20 m-2.

Shot 13 -- Dud. Most of the PF supplies didn't fire.

Shot 14 -- Plasma. Got nl_04=0.65-0.75e20 m-2. Disrupted at 1.17 s.

Next shot: increase density to nl_04=0.85e20 m-2.

Shot 15 -- Fizzle. Br looks a bit negative.

Next shot: increase Br offset by 0.6 mT

Shot 16 -- Plasma. Lots of molybdenum. Disrupted at 0.996 s. Jim Terry
reports a bright spot on the inner divertor nose.

Next shot: raise nl_04 to 1.4e20 m-2, and increase gas valve
voltage in both segments 1 and 2. Also tweak ZXL by -1 mm from
0.75-1.2 s.

Shot 17 -- Plasma. Big marfe on inboard wall until 0.7 s, when it moves down
to the divertor. Disrupted at 1.02 s.

Next shot: a little more gas valve voltage around 0.1 s in both
segments 1 and 2.

Shot 18 -- Plasma. Got the density we wanted until 0.8 s, when the marfe
movement changes the interferometer signal. Still disrupts at 1.03 s

Next shot: increase nl_04 to 1.6e20 m-2. In order to help get to
this density, we'll turn on NINJA puffing from the outboard
midplane. NINJA plenum will be filled to 20 psi (960 torr) of
deuterium.

Shot 19 -- Plasma. Lots of gas puffing. Disrupts at 0.85 s. Maybe due to
some kind of radiative event.

Next shot: raise Ip to 1.1 MA. Lower density back to
nl_04=1.0e20 m-2. Turn off NINJA puff.

Shot 20 -- Plasma. Disrupts at 0.76 s.

Next shot: increase EF3 PLC limits from 12 to 15 kA. Also tweak
RCUR programming around 0.1 s.

Shot 21 -- Plasma. Disrupts at 1.05 s. RF high power pulse wasn't as good
as previous shots.

Next shot: repeat w/slight downwards tweak on ZXL around 0.6 s, at
Brian's request.

Shot 22 -- Plasma. Disrupts at 1.03 s. Very similar to previous shot.
Magnetics traq_1 data corrupted.

Next shot: decrease nl_04 to 0.8e20 m-2. Also, remove the second
RF pulse (3 MW, ending at 1.0 s) to see if that affects the
disruptions that we have been getting.

Shot 23 -- Plasma. Still disrupted, at 0.99 s, so it has nothing to do with
the RF.

Next shot: get rid of small TF ramp. We're really grasping at
straws with this one. Turn the second RF pulse back on. Also
tweak ZXL a bit again for Brian's probe.

Shot 24 -- Plasma. Disrupted at 1.03 s. TF ramp didn't go away. I must not
have OK'd it. Second RF pulse didn't go.

Next shot: lower density to nl_04=0.6e20 m-2. Also, this time I
definitely got rid of the TF ramp. Also disable the argon valve.

Shot 25 -- Plasma, but disrupted at 0.74 s.

Next shot: run a fiducial to check and see if it disrupts. Load
segment 2 from shot 001 today.

Shot 26 -- Fiducial-like plasma. Disrupts at 1.17 s, just like all the other
0.8 MA shots today, except for the initial fiducial shot. Lots
of moly injections.

Shot 27 -- Repeat of previous fiducial-like plasma. Good shot, ramped all
the way down. Short little H-modes with giant ELM's.

Next shot: go back to 1.1 MA, with nl_04=0.4e20 m-2. Decrease
gas valve voltages in segment 1 and 2 also. Put TF ramp back in.

Shot 28 -- Plasma. 1.1 MA, nl_04 gets down to 0.4e20 m-2, but starts to rise
at the RF pulse.

Next shot: raise nl_04 to 1.2e20 m-2. Return the gas valve
voltage to the normal higher levels in both segments 1 and 2.

Shot 29 -- Plasma. Disrupts at 1.01 s. Didn't get high RF power.

Next shot: repeat, except move x-point 5 mm down and 5 mm in (to
better match the fiducial-like shot).

Shot 30 -- Plasma. Still disrupts at 1.01 s. Moving the x-point to be more
like the fiducial didn't help.

Next shot: increase nl_04 to 1.5e20 m-2. Return the x-point to the
position it had prior to this shot.

Shot 31 -- Plasma. nl_04=1.2-1.4e20 m-2. Disrupted at 1.01 s. Got 3 MW of
RF for part of the second pulse.

Next shot: try for nl_04=1.6e20 m-2. Turn on NINJA outboard
valve to help get the density up.

Shot 32 -- Good plasma! Ramped all the way down! nl_04=1.5-1.6e20 m-2.
Trophy shot.

Next shot: higher density. Try for nl_04=2.0e20 m-2. Increase
gas valve voltage in both segments 1 and 2. Turn on a second
NINJA valve (near the outer strike point).

Shot 33 -- Plasma. Makes it about halfway down the current ramp. Density
reached nl_04=1.8e20 m-2. Didn't get high power RF

Next shot: Try for very low density. nl_04=0.4e20 m-2. Reduce
gas valve voltage in both segment 1 and 2. Turn off NINJA.

Shot 34 -- Plasma. Disrupts at 1.05 s. nl_04=0.9e20 m-2.

Next shot: try for lower density again. Reduce gas valve voltage
programming some more in both segments.

Shot 35 -- Plasma, but disrupted at only t=0.35 s. Density was very low.

End of this MP. The run will continue for a 2nd shift on another MP.

Session Leader Comments

Physics Operator Comments
Mar 1 1996 08:29:12:690AMRobert GranetzMP #145, Cross-field drift studies with reversed field, and
MP #140A, Density scan to get L-mode confinement data (piggyback)

SL: Hutchinson
PO: Granetz
EO: Bertolino

Today's primary run will study edge flows with reversed field and boronized
walls, for comparison to the normal field case. The piggyback run is to get
L-mode confinement data, which is best done in this reversed field
configuration, so as to avoid H-modes. The plan is to run +0.8 MA plasmas at
+5.3 tesla for the first half of the run, and +1.1 MA plasmas for the latter
half. Density will be scanned from 0.5 < nebar < 2.5e20 m-3 (or as wide a
range as we can get). We want as much RF power as can be RELIABLY (i.e.
repeatibly) obtained. We will also being doing small field ramps, in order to
get better spatial resolution of edge Te profiles.

Mar 1 1996 08:29:32:570AMRobert GranetzRun plan:

Load a fiducial from yesterday's reversed field run (960229031).
After that, load in a shot based on 960125025, except with all necessary
signals flipped, and Ip reduced to +0.8 MA. Do a density scan with high
RF power. Hopefully we will stay in L-mode.
Next, increase the plasma current to +1.1 MA and repeat the density scan
with high RF power.
In order to improve the spatial resolution of edge profile measurements, we
may "tweak" the Btor a little from shot-to-shot. This will be done under
hybrid control.

Mar 1 1996 08:30:49:190AMRobert GranetzEngineering setup for Tuesday 01 Mar 1996:

No discharge cleaning was done, due to a problem with the PEI supply.

A-side (actually K-side) plenum: 20 psi of deuterium
B-top plenum: 5 psi of deuterium.
B-side-lower plenum: 4 psi of argon.
B-side-upper plenum: don't touch.
NINJA plenum: make sure this is pumped out.
Enable hybrid control of A-side, B-top, and B-side-lower valves for start
of run.
Enable the ECE, VUV, Moly monitor, PCX, and TCX valves, assuming status of
each is okay.

Start with engineering settings from shot 960229031 for the fiducial.

Mar 1 1996 09:27:25:380AM960301001Robert GranetzShot 01 -- Setup from yesterday's fiducial (960229031), except reduce OH1 early
voltage by 100 volts, and the OH2's by 20 volts. Also increase
early gas puffing. Note: no discharge cleaning was done due to a
problem with the PEI.

Good shot. Good RF. No H-modes.

Mar 1 1996 09:36:43:940AM960301002Robert GranetzShot 02 -- Load in segment 2 from 960125025. Change RCUR offset to -2000 (same
as segment 2 from yesterday). Add in a 5 kA decreasing ramp on the
TF from t=0.8 to 1.0 s. Also further reduce early OH1 and OH2
voltages by another 100 & 20 volts respectively, in order to further
reduce the (high) rate of current rise. (Hybrid now has control of
the TF.)

Dud. No TF.

Mar 1 1996 10:01:31:310AM960301003Robert GranetzShot 03 -- Plasma. Disrupted in rampdown at 1.15 s. Current rise was way too
fast. Oops, I should have been increasing the OH1 and OH2 voltages.
Bt field ramp was 2.4% from 0.8 to 1.0 s.

Next shot: Set OH1 and OH2 early voltages +100 and +20 volts
respectively compared to yesterday's fiducial.) Also, increase
CLEARIN by 5 mm.

Mar 1 1996 10:10:39:960AM960301004Robert GranetzShot 04 -- Plasma. Better current rise. Still disrupts in rampdown.

Next shot: raise ZCUR by 2 mm. Also rampdown the Ip and CLEARIN
faster. Also move RXL out by 3 mm.

Mar 1 1996 10:25:30:580AM960301005Robert GranetzShot 05 -- Fizzle.

Mar 1 1996 10:35:34:070AM960301006Robert GranetzShot 06 -- Plasma. Still disrupts in rampdown.

Next shot: repeat for scanning probe. Start Ip rampdown at 1.1 s,
rather than 1.2 s. Also increase CLEARIN another 3 mm.

Mar 1 1996 11:27:22:390AM960301007Robert GranetzShot 07 -- Plasma. Disrupts in rampdown at 1.14 s. There might have been
an H-mode just as the RF is turning off.

Next shot: Reduce density to nl_04=0.5e20 m-2. Also tweak RXL after
1.0 s, and start Ip rampdown at 1.05 s.

Mar 1 1996 11:07:03:960AM960301008Robert GranetzShot 08 -- Fizzle. 50 kA plasma went upwards at about 20 ms...same as on
previous fizzle.

Next shot: add in a -1 mT blip in BR_0 from t=0.010 to 0.030 s.
Also tweak CLEARIN up 1.5 mm.

Mar 1 1996 11:19:33:650AM960301009Robert GranetzShot 09 -- Plasma. Disrupts in rampdown at 1.15 s. Density was lower, but
not quite as low as we want.

Next shot: decrease density to nl_04=0.4e20 m-2, and decrease valve
voltages in both segment 1 and 2, starting from about t=0.070 s.
Also, start CLEARIN rampdown at 1.05 s.

Mar 1 1996 11:26:37:170AM960301010Robert GranetzShot 10 -- Dud. No TF nor PF supplies, except for EF2's and EFC. Magnet
resistance fault.

Mar 1 1996 11:38:29:840AM960301011Robert GranetzShot 11 -- Plasma. Got nl_04=0.5e20 m-2. No H-modes. Disrupted at 1.20 s.

Next shot: repeat, except tweak CLEARIN to rampdown even faster.

Mar 1 1996 11:51:06:640AM960301012Robert GranetzShot 12 -- Plasma. Hard disruption at t=0.96 s. Not the same as the rampdown
disruptions that we have had on every other shot. TF crowbarred.

Next shot: raise density to nl_04=0.7e20 m-2.

Mar 1 1996 11:57:44:090AM960301013Robert GranetzShot 13 -- Dud. Most of the PF supplies didn't fire.

Mar 1 1996 12:21:53:920PM960301014Robert GranetzShot 14 -- Plasma. Got nl_04=0.65-0.75e20 m-2. Disrupted at 1.17 s.

Next shot: increase density to nl_04=0.85e20 m-2.

Mar 1 1996 12:28:04:800PM960301015Robert GranetzShot 15 -- Fizzle. Br looks a bit negative.

Next shot: increase Br offset by 0.6 mT

Mar 1 1996 12:42:43:830PM960301016Robert GranetzShot 16 -- Plasma. Lots of molybdenum. Disrupted at 0.996 s. Jim Terry
reports a bright spot on the inner divertor nose.

Next shot: raise nl_04 to 1.4e20 m-2, and increase gas valve
voltage in both segments 1 and 2. Also tweak ZXL by -1 mm from
0.75-1.2 s.

Mar 1 1996 01:00:19:780PM960301017Robert GranetzShot 17 -- Plasma. Big marfe on inboard wall until 0.7 s, when it moves down
to the divertor. Disrupted at 1.02 s.

Next shot: a little more gas valve voltage around 0.1 s in both
segments 1 and 2.

Mar 1 1996 01:26:41:620PM960301018Robert GranetzShot 18 -- Plasma. Got the density we wanted until 0.8 s, when the marfe
movement changes the interferometer signal. Still disrupts at 1.03 s

Next shot: increase nl_04 to 1.6e20 m-2. In order to help get to
this density, we'll turn on NINJA puffing from the outboard
midplane. NINJA plenum will be filled to 20 psi (960 torr) of
deuterium.

Mar 1 1996 01:36:19:100PM960301019Robert GranetzShot 19 -- Plasma. Lots of gas puffing. Disrupts at 0.85 s. Maybe due to
some kind of radiative event.

Next shot: raise Ip to 1.1 MA. Lower density back to
nl_04=1.0e20 m-2. Turn off NINJA puff.

Mar 1 1996 01:51:36:900PM960301020Robert GranetzShot 20 -- Plasma. Disrupts at 0.76 s.

Next shot: increase EF3 PLC limits from 12 to 15 kA. Also tweak
RCUR programming around 0.1 s.

Mar 1 1996 02:02:50:080PM960301021Robert GranetzShot 21 -- Plasma. Disrupts at 1.05 s. RF high power pulse wasn't as good
as previous shots.

Next shot: repeat w/slight downwards tweak on ZXL around 0.6 s, at
Brian's request.

Mar 1 1996 02:14:38:780PM960301022Robert GranetzShot 22 -- Plasma. Disrupts at 1.03 s. Very similar to previous shot.
Magnetics traq_1 data corrupted.

Next shot: decrease nl_04 to 0.8e20 m-2. Also, remove the second
RF pulse (3 MW, ending at 1.0 s) to see if that affects the
disruptions that we have been getting.

Mar 1 1996 02:27:38:950PM960301023Robert GranetzShot 23 -- Plasma. Still disrupted, at 0.99 s, so it has nothing to do with
the RF.

Next shot: get rid of small TF ramp. We're really grasping at
straws with this one. Turn the second RF pulse back on. Also
tweak ZXL a bit again for Brian's probe.

Mar 1 1996 02:36:42:190PM960301024Robert GranetzShot 24 -- Plasma. Disrupted at 1.03 s. TF ramp didn't go away. I must not
have OK'd it. Second RF pulse didn't go.

Next shot: lower density to nl_04=0.6e20 m-2. Also, this time I
definitely got rid of the TF ramp. Also disable the argon valve.

Mar 1 1996 03:23:46:960PM960301025Robert GranetzShot 25 -- Plasma, but disrupted at 0.74 s.

Next shot: run a fiducial to check and see if it disrupts. Load
segment 2 from shot 001 today.

Mar 1 1996 03:23:59:700PM960301026Robert GranetzShot 26 -- Fiducial-like plasma. Disrupts at 1.17 s, just like all the other
0.8 MA shots today, except for the initial fiducial shot. Lots
of moly injections.

Mar 1 1996 03:24:13:160PM960301027Robert GranetzShot 27 -- Repeat of previous fiducial-like plasma. Good shot, ramped all
the way down. Short little H-modes with giant ELM's.

Next shot: go back to 1.1 MA, with nl_04=0.4e20 m-2. Decrease
gas valve voltages in segment 1 and 2 also. Put TF ramp back in.

Mar 1 1996 03:24:25:270PM960301028Robert GranetzShot 28 -- Plasma. 1.1 MA, nl_04 gets down to 0.4e20 m-2, but starts to rise
at the RF pulse.

Next shot: raise nl_04 to 1.2e20 m-2. Return the gas valve
voltage to the normal higher levels in both segments 1 and 2.

Mar 1 1996 03:40:56:420PM960301029Robert GranetzShot 29 -- Plasma. Disrupts at 1.01 s. Didn't get high RF power.

Next shot: repeat, except move x-point 5 mm down and 5 mm in (to
better match the fiducial-like shot).

Mar 1 1996 03:58:11:350PM960301030Robert GranetzShot 30 -- Plasma. Still disrupts at 1.01 s. Moving the x-point to be more
like the fiducial didn't help.

Next shot: increase nl_04 to 1.5e20 m-2. Return the x-point to the
position it had prior to this shot.

Mar 1 1996 04:13:51:080PM960301031Robert GranetzShot 31 -- Plasma. nl_04=1.2-1.4e20 m-2. Disrupted at 1.01 s. Got 3 MW of
RF for part of the second pulse.

Next shot: try for nl_04=1.6e20 m-2. Turn on NINJA outboard
valve to help get the density up.

Mar 1 1996 04:28:16:780PM960301032Robert GranetzShot 32 -- Good plasma! Ramped all the way down! nl_04=1.5-1.6e20 m-2.
Trophy shot.

Next shot: higher density. Try for nl_04=2.0e20 m-2. Increase
gas valve voltage in both segments 1 and 2. Turn on a second
NINJA valve (near the outer strike point).

Mar 1 1996 04:38:58:370PM960301033Robert GranetzShot 33 -- Plasma. Makes it about halfway down the current ramp. Density
reached nl_04=1.8e20 m-2. Didn't get high power RF

Next shot: Try for very low density. nl_04=0.4e20 m-2. Reduce
gas valve voltage in both segment 1 and 2. Turn off NINJA.

Mar 1 1996 04:43:43:420PM960301034Robert GranetzShot 34 -- Plasma. Disrupts at 1.05 s. nl_04=0.9e20 m-2.

Next shot: try for lower density again. Reduce gas valve voltage
programming some more in both segments.

Mar 1 1996 04:54:34:750PM960301035Robert GranetzShot 35 -- Plasma, but disrupted at only t=0.35 s. Density was very low.

End of this MP. The run will continue for a 2nd shift on another MP.

Engineering Operator Comments
ShotTimeTypeStatusComment
109:12:57:120AMPlasmaOk
209:31:12:810AMPlasmaBadno tf
309:42:29:110AMPlasmaOk
409:57:49:120AMPlasmaOk
510:16:15:510AMPlasmaOk
610:26:04:240AMPlasmaOk
710:37:09:450AMPlasmaOk
810:49:36:910AMPlasmaOk
911:07:01:970AMPlasmaOk
1011:19:43:120AMPlasmaBadmag resist fault in pulse
1111:27:13:510AMPlasmaOk
1211:37:41:220AMPlasmaOk
1311:55:04:690AMPlasmaBadef4 ioc
1412:10:23:020PMPlasmaOk
1512:21:00:430PMPlasmaOk
1612:29:23:430PMPlasmaOk
1712:48:23:430PMPlasmaOk
1801:10:45:720PMPlasmaOk
1901:26:13:270PMPlasmaOk
2001:38:01:530PMPlasmaOk
2101:51:09:340PMPlasmaOk
2202:04:27:760PMPlasmaOk
2302:14:44:670PMPlasmaOkComm Fault Bypass OH2u
2402:26:34:460PMPlasmaOk
2502:36:38:880PMPlasmaOk
2602:47:41:760PMPlasmaOk
2702:57:03:090PMPlasmaOk
2803:08:54:740PMPlasmaOk
2903:30:40:850PMPlasmaOk
3003:43:56:050PMPlasmaOk
3104:04:18:770PMPlasmaOk
3204:16:56:600PMPlasmaOk
3304:29:49:980PMPlasmaOk
3404:38:26:550PMPlasmaOk
3504:49:20:980PMPlasmaOk
3604:58:15:070PMPlasmaOk
3705:16:49:520PMPlasmaOk
3805:32:28:120PMPlasmaOk
3905:46:36:160PMPlasmaOk
4005:57:51:960PMPlasmaOk
4106:06:49:660PMPlasmaOk
4206:20:40:940PMPlasmaOk
4306:37:41:280PMPlasmaOk
4406:50:58:360PMPlasmaOk
4506:59:58:060PMPlasmaOk
4607:09:18:800PMPlasmaOk
4707:22:06:350PMPlasmaOk
4807:32:39:500PMPlasmaOk
4907:41:15:110PMPlasmaOk
5007:50:07:880PMPlasmaOk
5107:58:46:100PMPlasmaOkTF self powered fired OH2U comm Fault Bypass.
5208:28:57:580PMPlasmaOk
5308:35:34:620PMTestBadTF did not go.
5408:49:38:510PMTestOk
5508:55:58:110PMTestOk