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Experiment date Programme Objective Shot Start Shot End Shot Count Analysed Data File Count Image File Count
2008-04-01 19031 19031 1 1 0
2008-04-02 Commissioning Commission central/PCS + TF test shot 19032 19040 9 91 0
2008-04-03 tokamak commissioning prove the TF trip, continue with TF commissioning, possible P3 shot 19041 19057 17 140 0
2008-04-04 TF comissioning Bed in sliding joints, test P3 circuit 19058 19073 16 107 0
2008-04-08 Commissioning TF, sliding joints and P3 re-commissioning. 19074 19087 14 84 0
2008-04-09 Commissioning TF, sliding joints and P3 re-commissioning. 19088 19110 23 159 0
2008-04-10 19112 19121 10 80 0
2008-04-11 Commissioning Complete P5 commissioning.Start P1 commissioning, maybe TF NBI commissioning. 19122 19133 12 94 0
2008-04-15 Continue PF commissioning Get P1 and P2 working at reasonable currents 19134 19154 21 178 1
2008-04-16 19156 19173 18 99 12
2008-04-17 Commissioning check magnetics and some FA tests 19174 19182 9 81 0
2008-04-18 Commissioning TF test shots - Magnetics AMB/AMC checks. 19183 19189 7 47 0
2008-04-22 Magnetics Calibrations P3/4/5U single coil shots 19199 19205 7 25 0
2008-04-23 19207 19216 10 107 0
2008-04-24 Magnetics calibration Repeat yesterday s programme for equivalent lower coils 19217 19244 28 202 0
2008-04-25 Magnetics Calibration P3L, P2, Sol Configs. 19245 19258 14 93 0
2008-04-29 19260 19274 15 96 20
2008-04-30 vessel conditioning clean up walls with plasma shots of increasing Ip and duration. check out / fix plasma diagnostics and cameras 19277 19301 25 331 70
2008-05-01 Vessel Conditioning Clean up walls with plasma shots of increasing Ip and duration. check out / fix plasma diagnostics and cameras 19302 19305 4 70 24
2008-05-02 Magnetics Testing Resolve realtime Ip problems. 19306 19316 11 113 28
2008-05-06 19318 19333 16 98 28
2008-05-07 Magnetics calibration P2 config=16, P5 lower on MFPS 19334 19345 12 81 52
2008-05-08 Magnetics calibration P2/4/5 calibration shots 19346 19356 11 78 39
2008-05-13 19369 19375 7 76 26
2008-05-14 conditioning Condition the tokamak prior to operations 19379 19396 18 231 104
2008-05-15 19398 19439 42 437 187
2008-06-17 19447 19456 10 168 66
2008-06-18 plasma conditioning conditioning with NBI 19457 19477 21 279 113
2008-06-20 Machine Conditioning Condition MAST in preparation for the physics programme by running NBI heated conditioning shots 19478 19499 22 324 109
2008-06-24 Vessel Conditioning Vessel conditioing with NBI.Diagnostic commissioining and testing. 19500 19533 34 479 172
2008-06-25 Ohmic scenario development Establish a no faults Ohmic scenario 19534 19545 12 201 74
2008-06-26 Z-control testing Vertically oscillate plasma by +-10 cm 19546 19561 16 319 120
2008-06-26 Optimization of DI start-up Scenario development for start-up optimization 19562 19570 9 185 52
2008-06-27 Non linear Z-control Calibrate the DINA model by generating a discharge with large rapid and controlled Z oscillations 19571 19579 9 137 56
2008-06-27 Optimization of DI start-up with P3 Investigate the effectiveness of the flash lamp for pre-ionization 19580 19593 14 262 113
2008-07-01 Start-up studies Optimize gas and flash lamp settings 19594 19618 25 418 164
2008-07-02 Start-up studies Direct induction start-up without P3 19619 19634 16 254 78
2008-07-03 Boronisation recovery boronisation recovery 19635 19650 16 252 103
2008-07-08 19657 19672 16 270 120
2008-07-09 Ohmic studies + imaging in D2 Finalise 700kA Ohmic scenario, and set up SND variants. Start imaging expt. in D2. 19673 19697 25 434 163
2008-07-10 Ohmic studies and imaging in D2 set up SND scenario variants 19698 19709 12 198 96
2008-07-10 Startup studies Startup studies 19710 19724 15 315 134
2008-07-11 gas calibration calibrate i/b HP 19725 19741 17 181 42
2008-07-11 NBI dataq trigger tests Test NBI trigger system 19742 19745 4 74 16
2008-07-15 ELM coil commissioning ELM coil commissioning 19746 19775 30 507 70
2008-07-16 ELM PSU and coil commissioning. ELM PSU and coil commissioning. 19776 19793 18 359 154
2008-07-17 Influence of magnetic configuration and shaping on edge radial E-field Scan plasma vertical position over E_R measurements 19794 19814 21 429 142
2008-07-18 ELM control plasma experiments Test ELM control coils to full power with plasma. Test for density pumpout when ELM control coils energised. 19815 19834 20 379 141
2008-07-22 Effect of ELM control coils on Ohmic plasmas Investigate the effect of ELM control coils on different Ohmic plasmas. 19835 19859 25 478 272
2008-07-23 Effect of ELM control coils on Ohmic plasmas Investigate the effect of ELm control coils on different Ohmic plasmas. 19860 19891 32 611 267
2008-07-24 Direct induction start-up without P3 Optimise DI start-up without P3 by reducing V_loop. 19892 19895 4 61 18
2008-07-24 MSE Testing MSE Testing 19896 19896 1 19 5
2008-07-25 MSE Testing MSE Testing 19897 19903 7 135 42
2008-07-31 19908 19911 4 82 19
2008-07-31 Er with different magnetic configurations Obtain a three-point scan of plasma vertical position and measure E_r for each point. 19912 19921 10 226 61
2008-08-01 TAE Commissioning TAE Data Acq. Testing 19922 19925 4 77 19
2008-08-01 Start-up studies Break-down at lower loop Volts using flash lamp 19926 19940 15 291 77
2008-08-05 19942 19961 20 352 146
2008-08-05 Start-up Obtain vertical stability with P3-less start-up by varying P5 19962 19971 10 200 76
2008-08-06 19973 19977 5 80 31
2008-08-07 TAE Commissioning Commission TAE system. 19978 19996 19 313 121
2008-08-13 TAE measurements Commission TAE system and make first measurements. NB ONLY 4 COILS IN USE (2 PAIRS) 19997 20019 23 504 131
2008-08-14 TAE Measurements Commission TAE system and make first measurements. N=3 using all 6 coils. 20020 20042 23 462 100
2008-08-15 TAE Test Commissioning (N=1) Cross check XAE datak with XMDIncrease power in TAE coils to 500WTest network control of amplifiers 20043 20054 12 227 44
2008-08-19 20056 20061 6 140 41
2008-08-19 Scenario development for ELM mitigation Develop repeatable Type-I ELMy scenario with a sufficient number of ELMs with 1 beam PNBI > 1.8MW at q95=5 and q95=6. 20062 20072 11 295 92
2008-08-20 Scenario development for ELM mitigation Develop repeatable Type-I ELMy H-mode scenario with a sufficient number of ELMs and PNBI> 1.8MW 20073 20083 11 267 86
2008-08-20 NBCD current control with MSE measurements, sawtooth contro Obtain MSE measurements during off axis NBI 20084 20096 13 316 93
2008-08-21 NBCD current control with MSE measurements. Obtain MSE measurements during off-axis NBI. 20097 20130 34 736 192
2008-08-29 20135 20139 5 12 9
2008-09-02 Initial measurements of change exchange from thermal deuterium Measure CXR spectrum with D2 puffing from O/B Helios 20144 20172 29 346 172
2008-09-04 Raman Rayleigh Calibration Calibration of the Thomson Scattering System 20173 20224 52 1 113
2008-09-05 Raman recovery, M7/107, H mode scenario development Determine vessel conditions immediately after Raman TS calibration, test long GDC for clearing N2, complete M7/107, continue H mode scenario development if conditions allow. 20225 20236 12 257 96
2008-09-08 ELM Coil - Scenario Development Create a good target plasma for ELM coil experiments 20237 20249 13 186 64
2008-09-09 Boronisation recovery Boronisation recovery 20250 20262 13 218 94
2008-09-09 Scenario development for ELM mitigation Trying to do better than this morning and afternoon. 20263 20264 2 21 7
2008-09-10 ELMy H-mode scenario development Development scenario 20265 20291 27 613 213
2008-09-11 ELMy H mode scenario development Develop ELMy H mode scenarios for ELM control experiments 20292 20322 31 826 254
2008-09-16 ELMy H mode scenario development make a good ELMy H mode for ELM control experimentation 20323 20345 23 404 155
2008-09-17 ELMy H mode scenario development make a good ELMy H mode for ELM control experimentation 20346 20363 18 298 106
2008-09-17 Understanding and avoidance of IREs Produce IRE with locked and pressure-driven mode 20364 20370 7 162 52
2008-09-18 ELM mitigation experiments. Assess the effect of the ELM coils on the control of the plasma vertical position. 20371 20387 17 417 154
2008-09-18 IRE studies Understanding and avoidance of IREs 20388 20400 13 319 123
2008-09-19 ELM control studies ELMy H-mode scenario development 20401 20413 13 342 102
2008-09-19 MSE calibration calibrate MSE using beam/gas and beam/plasma discharges 20414 20420 7 172 53
2008-09-23 ELM Mitigation Studies Effect of ELM Mitigation coils on H-mode and L-mode turbulence. 20421 20452 32 607 272
2008-09-24 Boronisation recovery check conditions after boronising 20453 20458 6 141 33
2008-09-24 Ohmic ELM coil tests Pass time until NBI works 20459 20467 9 233 79
2008-09-25 ELM Mitigation Studies ELM config 6 (0 phase, odd parity) 20468 20501 34 889 354
2008-09-26 ELM control repeat several of yesterday s discharges with ECC in configuration 8 20502 20522 21 531 227
2008-09-30 TAE N=1 Operations Try to reproduce results of two TAE coil operations from M6. 20523 20529 7 128 51
2008-10-01 TAE commissioning Commission TAE system and quantify damping. 20530 20542 13 153 73
2008-10-01 Quantify AE damping Repeat TAE damping rate measurements of 18487 with slower ramp rate 20543 20555 13 221 79
2008-10-02 20558 20570 13 286 118
2008-10-02 MSE calibration Beam-into-gas and beam into plasma shots to obtain calibration data for the MSE diagnostic. 20571 20586 16 372 154
2008-10-07 Sawtooth Control Using Off-axis NBI Study sawtooth control during off-axis NBI. 20587 20610 24 467 125
2008-10-07 L/H power threshold measurement Measure the L/H threshold in the current H-mode used for the ELM coil studies 20611 20615 5 133 25
2008-10-08 Sawtooth control using off-axis NBI Piggy back NBCD 20616 20632 17 369 109
2008-10-15 Poloidal velocity rotation measurements Note: No interferometer data today. 20633 20651 19 420 98
2008-10-16 Poloidal rotation measurements. Obtain good measurements of carbon poloidal rotation. 20652 20662 11 192 39
2008-10-16 i/b helios calibration calibrate i/b helios following modifications 20663 20672 10 10 22
2008-10-22 Scenario development for type-I ELMy H-mode with 1 Beam Measure L/H threshold in D2 in the "standard H-mode"Develop ELMy H-mode scenario with T1-ELMs with 1 beam >1.8MW 20673 20699 27 449 154
2008-10-23 Influence of edge current on triggering of ELMs. To investigate the Influence of edge current on triggering of ELMs by means of plasma current ramps of various amplitude and duration. 20700 20705 6 77 40
2008-10-23 Obtain MSE Data During IRE To obtain MSE data during an IRE. 20706 20716 11 211 83
2008-10-28 Quantify TAE damping Excite TAE modes using NBI, then measure them using the TAE antennas. 20717 20730 14 308 64
2008-10-29 Quantify TAE dampness Excite TAE modes using NBI, then measure damping rates using TAE antenna. 20731 20759 29 433 117
2008-10-30 Diagnostic testing * TAE observations with increased TAE amp. output (500W)* MSE calibration and test shots* Test Ne filter prior to impurity transport studies* Test use of CH4 to enhance CXRS signals 20760 20787 28 575 125
2008-11-04 Impurity Transport Scan Ip, line averaged density, and NBI power. 20788 20810 23 509 186
2008-11-05 Impurity transport Scan Ip, line averaged density, and NBI power 20811 20828 18 409 139
2008-11-06 Helium plasma scenario development. Obtain L-H transition for He plasmas.Measure pedestal characteristics in a H-mode He plasma.Measure ELM characteristics in a He plasma. 20829 20853 25 517 247
2008-11-11 H-mode Scenario development (Helium) Obtain L-H transition power for Helium PlasmasObtain pedestal characteristiocs in H-mode Helium Plasmas 20854 20863 10 199 74
2008-11-11 Boronisation recovery Boronisation recovery 20864 20865 2 40 18
2008-11-11 H-mode scenario development Obtain L-H transition power for higher elongation shapeCompare Pth for different scenarios 20866 20881 16 345 131
2008-11-12 Scenario development 1- Investigate effect of ELM coils on SND plasmas2- Modify SND shape to ressemble DIII-D shape 20882 20895 14 357 119
2008-11-12 Effect of ELM coils on Er Measure the effect of ELM coils on the edge radial electric field. 20896 20905 10 246 79
2008-11-13 ELM mitigation studies 1- Investigate effect of ELM coils on SND plasmas2- Modify SND shape to ressemble DIII-D shape 20906 20934 29 701 227
2008-11-20 TS Laser Tests Test the TS Laser. 20935 20949 15 0 30
2008-11-21 TS Laser Tests Test the TS Lasers 20950 20953 4 0 2
2008-11-21 Laser TS tests Test laser feedback with 1st mask removed 20954 20956 3 0 2
2008-11-25 Error field correction using ECC and non-linear Z control Optimise error field correction in configuration 11.Improve non-linear Z control measurement 20957 20972 16 308 125
2008-11-26 Error field correction using ECC and non-linear Z control Optimise error field correction in configuration 11.Improve non-linear Z control measurement 20973 20985 13 245 80
2008-12-02 Error field correction using ELM coils Optimise error field correction with ELM coils in configuration 13. 20986 20991 6 41 10
2008-12-03 Error field correction using external coils. Evaluate the error field correction capabilities of the internal ELM/TAE coils. 20992 21000 9 90 36
2008-12-04 Non linear Z control Sustain high displacement Z oscillations for several cycles 21001 21016 16 319 94
2008-12-09 Gas Valve Calibration Calibrate BC11 for Argon. 21017 21034 18 53 55
2008-12-09 Sawtooth Control Using Off-Axis NBI Run 2 more shots with MSE active. 21035 21044 10 185 73
2008-12-09 Divertor Detachment Using Impurity Puffing Investigate divertor detachment by puffing impurity gases into the inner lower divertor leg in high power LSND plasmas. 21045 21051 7 127 49
2008-12-10 Divertor Detachment using Impurity Puffing Investigate divertor detachment by puffing impurity gases into the inner lower divertor leg in high power, LSND MAST discharges. The resulting data set, which includes target LP, DivCam and multi-chord spectrometer measurements, will be used to constrain OSM-EIRENE transport modeling. 21052 21075 24 416 168
2008-12-11 TF test pulses for sliding joints Contingency and TF pulses. 21076 21089 14 168 81
2009-01-27 TF commissioning (plus cyano-ester coil, perhaps) Start to bed in sliding joints following refurbishment 21090 21100 11 110 10
2009-01-28 TF Commissioning + CE Coil Tests Bed-in sliding joints and test Cyanate ester coil. 21101 21126 26 354 22
2009-01-29 TF commissioning + CE coil tests Bed-in sliding joints and test Cyanate ester coil 21127 21157 31 468 7
2009-01-30 Engineering plasmas. Achieve engineering plasmas. 21158 21173 16 295 11
2009-02-02 Raman/Rayliegh TS Callibration TS Calibration 21174 21224 51 58 0
2009-02-04 CE coil test test cyano-ester coil 21225 21245 21 0 1
2009-02-11 Conditioning studies 1. Boronisation recovery2. Develop new standard shot3. Study of the influence of the GDC parameters on impurities/recycling 21246 21254 9 86 38
2009-02-12 Vessel conditioning Boronisation recoverydevelop new standard shotstudy influence of GDC on impurities etc. 21255 21281 27 550 246
2009-02-13 ELM coils in L-mode. To determine the effect of ELM coils in even parity 60 degree phase on L-mode discharges. 21282 21304 23 513 209
2009-02-17 H-mode scenario development + ELM control in H-mode To determine the effect of ELM coils in odd parity 60 degree phase (config. 8) on H-mode discharges 21305 21333 29 659 190
2009-02-18 H-mode scenario development + ELM control in H-mode To determine the effect of ELM coils in even parity config. 16 (n=4/6, upper/lower=+--+--) on H-mode discharges. 21334 21359 26 580 171
2009-02-19 Merging compression startup study Detailed study of temperature evolution during merging compression 21360 21384 25 545 148
2009-02-20 Merging Compression Studies Study temperature early stages of merging-compression startup. Investigate heating mechanism during magnetic reconnection. 21385 21409 25 511 130
2009-02-24 Boronisation Recovery (Note ELM coils in config.9) Boronisation recovery shots 21410 21414 5 104 50
2009-02-24 Off-axis NBCD Power scan of off-axis NBCD discharges to investigate fast-ion anomalous diffusion NBI power dependence. 21415 21430 16 329 131
2009-02-25 H-Mode scenario development+ELM control in H-Mode To determine the effect of ELM coils in Even parity 60 degrees phase (config 9) on H-mode discharges 21431 21454 24 428 221
2009-02-26 Error Field Correction Studies To study the possibility of using ELM Control Coils instead of Error Field Correction Coils for error field correction. 21455 21467 13 253 108
2009-02-26 CXRS benchmarks and influence of rotation on transport Compare the CXRS data from the different beams to benchmark the CXRS data.Use beam blips to study momentum transport. 21468 21476 9 200 96
2009-02-27 Error field correction studies Shots with ELM coil configuration 13 21477 21487 11 243 113
2009-02-27 Divertor detachment High density plasmas at high NBI power, injecting neon into divertor region. 21488 21493 6 132 63
2009-03-03 Momentum transport studies. To compare torque at fixed power. 21494 21519 26 520 209
2009-03-04 EF correction studies Repeat 4 shots with ELM coil configuration 15.Parasitic test of pellet microwave top cavity. 21520 21532 13 169 58
2009-03-04 Off-axis NBCD Power scan of off-axis NBCD discharges to investigate fast-ion anomalous diffusion NBI power dependence. 21533 21545 13 323 95
2009-03-05 ELM control Continue on testing the effect of ELM coils confg. 9 on H-mode. Assess the effect of the plasma shape. 21546 21579 34 849 287
2009-03-06 ELM control Continue on testing the effect of ELM coils on H-mode. ELM coil in confg. 8. Assess the effect of the plasma shape. 21580 21596 17 399 144
2009-03-13 NBI test Determine why the SS NBI breaks down in synch mode, when it doesnt in asynch 21597 21614 18 345 84
2009-03-17 Quantify TAE Damping Measure stable mode spectrum in MAST. 21615 21628 14 292 117
2009-03-18 Fuel retention experiments To study fuel retention during ohmic and NBI shots. 21629 21642 14 294 116
2009-03-19 Quantify TAE damping Measure stable mode spectrum in MAST. (Cont d 17/03/2009) 21643 21665 23 531 146
2009-03-24 Quantify TAE damping Measure stable mode spectrum in MAST. 21666 21678 13 263 83
2009-03-26 Effect of ELM coils on L-mode plasmas. Test effect of Br. Determine the effect of Br on the density confinement in L-mode plasmas. 21679 21691 13 297 116
2009-03-31 Effect of ELM coils on L-mode discharges To determine the effect of ELM coils in Even parity 60 degrees phasing (config. 9) on L-mode discharges 21692 21719 28 646 288
2009-04-01 Effect of ELM coils on Beam heated discharges To determine the effect of ELM coils in even parity 60 degree phase (config 9) on beam heated discharge. 21720 21756 37 720 262
2009-04-02 Effect of ELM coils on Beam heated discharges Determine effect of ELM coil config#7 - even parity, 0 degree phase 21757 21776 20 444 178
2009-04-02 Long lived modes Understand the nature of the long-lived mode. 21777 21793 17 449 148
2009-04-03 Effect of Disruptions on Wall Conditioning Test the hypothesis that one disruption de-conditions the vessel so as to make subsequent shots more likely to disrupt. 21794 21811 18 415 157
2009-04-07 Boronisation recovery. Develop H-mode scenarios at 600 and 900 kA. 21812 21820 9 132 58
2009-04-07 H-mode two PINI scenario development. Develop H-mode scenarios at 600 and 900 kA. 21821 21838 18 381 172
2009-04-08 Filament propagation and divertor loads Characterize the turbulent transport and flows in the SOL as a function of the edge magnetic configuration 21839 21863 25 543 235
2009-04-14 ELM control Determine the effect of the ELM coils in Configuration 8 (Odd parity, 60 degrees phase) on beam heated plasmas 21864 21881 18 377 154
2009-04-14 NBI test To fire NBI 21882 21892 11 254 87
2009-04-15 H-Mode 2-PINI Scenario Development Develop dependable H-mode scenarios at 600 and 900KA. 21893 21913 21 488 176
2009-04-16 ELM control coils Determine the effect of ELM coils in Configuration 8 (Odd parity, 60 degrees phase) on beam heated plasmas. 21914 21933 20 488 175
2009-04-16 Influence of Ip and fuelling on Er Measure Er at 2-3 different Ip with similar fuelling. 21934 21947 14 329 115
2009-04-17 Dust injection (Carbon) Stereoscopic imaging of dust motion in the plasma. 21948 21959 12 248 113
2009-04-21 H-mode scenario development with 2 PINIs Develop a range of dependable H-mode scenarios 21960 21990 31 779 352
2009-04-22 Power scan in off-axis NBCD Attempt to sustain the achieved target q profile by changing the plasma configuration to a shifted SND, effectively moving the NBI off-axis. Investigate power / power density potential threshold of anomalous fast ion diffusion on MAST. 21991 22018 28 629 221
2009-04-23 Radiative detachment To induce divertor detachment using localised gas puff. 22019 22048 30 772 298
2009-04-24 He transport using gas puffing Study He transport with gas puffing 22049 22066 18 474 169
2009-04-28 Long-Lived Mode Understand the nature of the "long-lived" mode. Determine drive and damping mechanisms for the mode. 22067 22082 16 349 125
2009-04-28 ELM control. To determine the effect of the ELM coils in configuration 8 (odd parity, 60 degrees phase) on beam heated plasmas. 22083 22095 13 332 114
2009-04-29 Dimensionless paramter scaling nu* scan of energy confinement and heat transport in ELMy H-mode 22096 22107 12 231 78
2009-04-30 ELM control Determine the effect of the ELM coils in Configuration 8 (Odd parity, 60 degrees phase) on beam heated plasmas 22108 22127 20 522 187
2009-04-30 Confinement and transport Investigate formation and evolution of ITB with co-NBI heating. 22128 22141 14 351 92
2009-05-01 Dust Injection (Tungsten) / Fuel retention Dust transport studies on tungsten using the DSF and stereoscopic imaging (GdeT/SL).Study of fuelling retention in NBI shot (JH). 22142 22147 6 145 53
2009-05-01 Divertor detachment Achieve detachment. 22148 22163 16 391 139
2009-05-05 ELM Control - Config.9 Determine the effect of the ELM coils in C9 (Even parity, 60deg phase) on beam heated plasmas 22164 22183 20 495 179
2009-05-05 Beam tests and ITB studies Investigate formation and evolution of ITBs with co-NBI heating.Run IRE free 7 MA/s shots (modify outboard radius)Run starting both beams at the same time of 1/3 and 2/3 peak current time 22184 22192 9 230 78
2009-05-06 ELM control investigate effect of ELM coil config 9 (Even parity 60 deg phase) on 400 kA shot 22193 22206 14 303 138
2009-05-07 ELM control To determine the effect of the ELM coils in Configuration 8 (Odd parity, 60 degrees phase) on beam heated plasmas. 22207 22222 16 366 143
2009-05-07 NTM comparison with ASDEX-U Continue target development for the cross-machine NTM comparison. 22223 22238 16 419 143
2009-05-08 Access to Hybrid mode - Tailor the q-profile using techniques derived in M6 to access hybrid-mode operation.- Measure the q-profile evolution during the full plasma ramp-up using MSE. 22239 22255 17 428 178
2009-05-12 ELM control using EFCC n=2 Determine the effect of the EFCC in n=2 on beam heated plasmas. ELM coils in configuration 15 (n=1 correction). 22256 22275 20 437 157
2009-05-12 Improving Error Field Correction using ELM coils Improve Error Field Correction using ELM coils 22276 22284 9 224 81
2009-05-13 Neoclassical toroidal viscosity measurement Measure the effect of n=2 error fields from the EFCC (both pairs wired n=2) on the plasma rotation profile 22285 22318 34 735 251
2009-05-14 Influence of I_p and HFS fuelling on E_r Measure E_r with 2-3 different I_ps, each with top/bottom HFS fuelling and mid-plane HFS fuelling 22319 22339 21 421 160
2009-05-14 Neoclassical Toroidal Viscosity Measurements Measure the effect of varying error fields on plasma rotation profile. 22340 22348 9 208 71
2009-05-15 MSE calibration in preparation for cntr-NBI campaign -- Part I Perform beam into gas calibration shots with toroidal field, vertical field, and a combination of both.Test high time resolution MSE on direct, local measurements of the IRE precursor.Optimization of the filter-to-fibre bundle patching scheme with pellet testing as piggy back 22349 22367 19 376 177
2009-05-19 Conditioning for counter operation + MSE calibration Condition the vessel for the counter campaign (Ip Bt reversed). Perform MSE calibration test shots. 22368 22403 36 728 313
2009-05-20 NTV braking Neoclassical toroidal viscosity braking measurements 22404 22408 5 99 41
2009-05-21 Neoclassical toroidal viscosity measurements Make measurements of the toroidal rotation profile as a function of n=2 error field amplitude, under counter-NBI operation 22409 22427 19 411 159
2009-05-21 NTM rotation dependence Establish good target H-mode with counter BT. Find regime with nice NTMs by a density and power scan. 22428 22445 18 474 180
2009-05-27 Boronisation Recovery. H mode counter injected scenario development. Er measurements. Boronisation recovery.Develop H mode scenario suitable for counter ELM control expts and QH mode expt. 22446 22457 12 273 92
2009-05-27 CXRS test shots Test the effect of different gas valves on the CXRS background. 22458 22461 4 77 24
2009-05-28 ELM control in counter-NBI Determine the effect of the ELM coils in configuration 9 (even parity, 60 degrees phase) on counter-injected beam heated plasmas. 22462 22483 22 474 140
2009-05-28 n=3 EFC pumpout and Er investigation, Ohmic measure Er under n=3 ECC, Ohmic shots, determine pumpout threshold 22484 22494 11 279 99
2009-05-29 Quiscent H-mode. Develop the quiescent H-mode on MAST and characterise radial electric field, edge harmonic oscillation, fast ion losses and access requirements. 22495 22514 20 470 158
2009-06-02 Quiescent H-mode. Develop and characterise quiescent H-mode scenario on MAST. 22515 22528 14 319 116
2009-06-02 NBCD Develop low density scenario with counter-NBI.Do density scan and Z scan. 22529 22538 10 227 81
2009-06-03 ITB formation with counter NBI Investigate formation and evolution of ITBs with ctr-NBI heatingEstablish ITB shot at 3.5MA/s ramp rateScan beam timing 22539 22567 29 715 248
2009-06-04 ELM control in counter NBI Determine the effect of the ELM coils in Configuration 8 (Odd parity, 60 degrees phase) on beam heated plasmas with counter beams 22568 22585 18 455 161
2009-06-04 Sawtooth control with off-axis counter-NBI Characterise sawtooth behaviour as counter-NBI is shifted further off-axis. 22586 22592 7 148 52
2009-06-04 ITM formation with counter NBI Continue from 3 Jun, form and document an ITB 22593 22603 11 261 90
2009-06-05 Effect of ELM Coils on Ohmic Plasmas In "Scenario 1" (400kA) ohmic plasmas, measure effect of the ELM coils in configuration 9 on Er, and look for a threshold in the effect of the coils. 22604 22611 8 187 69
2009-06-05 Sawtooth Control with Counter NBI Complete Z scan. 22612 22616 5 126 42
2009-06-05 ITB under counter injection Complete yesterday s measurements 22617 22622 6 152 46
2009-06-05 Effect of ELM coils on Ohmic plasmas Repeat 22610 with reduced Idiv to get strike point into IR camera field of view 22623 22626 4 98 36
2009-06-09 TAE shakedown and CAE studies * Setup and test TAE system* Verify Alfvenic scaling of CAE modes. 22627 22642 16 429 138
2009-06-10 L-H transition in Helium plasmas Determine the L-H power threshold in Helium plasmas 22643 22656 14 337 104
2009-06-10 nu* scan of energy confinement and heat transport in ELMy H-mode Improve the previous 2 point scan 18817 (High Ip) and 18830 (low Ip) including CX measurement. 22657 22667 11 243 72
2009-06-11 TAE damping. nu* confinement scaling. To obtain a two point scan in nu* of energy confinement and heat transport in ELMy H-mode. 22668 22699 32 719 232
2009-06-12 Ion temperature measurements using RFA Scan RFA parameters 22700 22718 19 468 133
2009-06-16 Tungsten Dust Injection Stereoscopic imaging of tungsten dust motion in the plasma. 22719 22723 5 127 50
2009-06-16 Quantify TAE Damping Continue TAE testing. 22724 22731 8 214 80
2009-06-16 Ion temperature measurements using RFA RFA Ti measurements (continue programme of 12/06/2009). 22732 22751 20 478 185
2009-06-17 TAE testing test TAE system in Ohmic plasma 22752 22758 7 175 70
2009-06-17 Confinement studies Continue nu* scan 22759 22769 11 305 104
2009-06-18 I. Confinement studies. II. Hybrid mode access. I. nu* scan of confinement in ELMy H-mode.II. Tailor and study the q-profile evolution during the full plasma ramp-up. 22770 22807 38 1011 361
2009-06-19 TAE studies TAE tests 22808 22816 9 199 76
2009-06-19 Divertor detachment Obtain a complete set of detachment data. Explore radiative detachment at higher injected power. 22817 22831 15 397 163
2009-06-19 TF relaxing shots Relax TF 22832 22833 2 44 19
2009-06-22 Raman/Rayleigh calibration Calibration 22834 22876 43 51 0
2009-08-27 TF commissioning Commission TF 22877 22901 25 178 0
2009-08-28 TF/PF Commissioning Finish TF commissioning, bring on P1 with TF. Add in P3/4/5 as appropriate. 22902 22918 17 128 0
2009-09-02 TF/PF commissioning + machine conditioning Finish PF coils commissioning and check magnetics. Run first conditioning plasmas. 22919 22937 19 220 26
2009-09-04 Machine conditioning Perform standard shots (21308, high density) and boronisation recovery shots (17176, low density) to condition the machine. 22938 22960 23 289 60
2009-09-07 TS testing test the TS 22961 22972 12 146 32
2009-09-08 TS testing Test new TS system; machine conditioning 22973 22993 21 262 54
2009-09-09 TS Commissioning Test TS Laser Systems and prepare for Remann.Piggy back ELM coil measurements - Config.9 22994 23020 27 315 76
2009-09-10 TS Raman/Rayleigh calibration Raman Rayleigh scattering calibration of TS system 23021 23040 20 0 91
2009-09-11 Raman Rayleigh Calibration Calibrate the new upgraded Thomson Scattering System 23041 23083 43 0 42
2009-09-15 23102 23102 1 0 3
2009-09-15 AFPS Commissioning Continue AFPS commissioning. 23103 23117 15 130 51
2009-09-16 AFPS Commissioning Continue yesterday s tests. 23118 23129 12 146 37
2009-09-16 Start-up studies Merging compression studies without P1. 23130 23138 9 151 44
2009-09-17 28GHz EBW Start-up Experiment Start up of the plasma and formation of closed flux surfaces by EBW (no solenoid). Maximising plasma current and pulse length. 23139 23153 15 237 65
2009-09-18 28GHz EBW Start-up Experiment Start-up of the plasma and formation of closed flux surfaces by EBW (no solenoid). Maximizing plasma current and pulse length. 23154 23158 5 79 20
2009-09-22 28GHz EBW Startup Experiment Start up of the plasma and formation of closed flux surfaces by EBW only.Maximise both plasma current and pulse length. 23159 23169 11 167 70
2009-09-23 28 GHz EBW start-up -Start-up of the plasma and formation of closed flux surfaces by EBW only-Maximisation of plasma current and pulse length 23170 23177 8 87 43
2009-09-24 EBW As yesterday 23178 23206 29 419 196
2009-09-28 28GHz EBW Start-up Experiment Develop new EBW start-up scenario. 23207 23208 2 0 1
2009-09-29 28GHz EBW Start-up Experiment Develop new EBW start-up scenario. 23209 23229 21 321 147
2009-09-30 28Ghz EBW Start-up Experiment Continue development of the new EBW start-up scenario. 23230 23255 26 414 180
2009-10-01 Beam in plasma conditioning + diagnostics commissioning Vessel conditioning with beam heated discharges.Dedicated shots for diagnostics commissioning. 23256 23270 15 15 45
2009-10-02 Beam-plasma conditioning Condition vessel with NBI, plus some diagnostic tests 23271 23292 22 381 150
2009-10-06 gas calibration calibrate gas valve against FIG 23293 23296 4 4 8
2009-10-06 23297 23297 1 1 2
2009-10-07 23298 23312 15 338 120
2009-10-08 Fuel retention experiments. To study the dependence of D retention/recovery on different GDC durations. 23313 23333 21 475 144
2009-10-13 (1)FIDA test, (2) Fuel retention tests (1) determine optimal configuration for FIDA(2) re-measure fuel retention with fast RGA working properly 23334 23351 18 431 212
2009-10-13 Effect of ELM coils in Ohmic/L-mode plasmas scenario 1: Further investigate the effect of density on the density pump-out.scenario 2: Investigate the effect of rotation on pump-out. 23352 23362 11 275 126
2009-10-14 Effect of ELM coils in Ohmic/L-mode plasmas Investigate the effect of plasma density on density pump-out.Investigate the effect of plasma rotation on density pump-out. 23363 23383 21 394 191
2009-10-14 Influence of Ip and fuelling location on edge Er 1) Determine effect of Ip on edge Er and the pedestal2) Determine the effect of HFS fuelling on edge Er and the pedestal3) Study the link between Er and the pressure pedestal 23384 23395 12 302 108
2009-10-15 ELM mitigation. Investigate the effect of q95 on the ELM mitigated discharge. 23396 23410 15 363 172
2009-10-15 Influence of Ip and fueling location on edge Er Determine effect of Ip on edge Er and the pedestal 23411 23412 2 47 24
2009-10-16 TS commissioning TS Ruby laser double pulse test and commission. 23413 23422 10 7 10
2009-10-20 ELM Mitigation Investigate the effect of q95 on the ELM mitigated discharge. 23423 23440 18 441 187
2009-10-20 NTM Rotation Dependence (a) Explore NTM onset threshold in co-injection.(b) Repeat NBI timing and density scans from counter-NBI session.(c) Take measurements using new TS system. 23441 23453 13 280 104
2009-10-21 ITB formation with co-NBI heating Investigate formation and evolution of ITBs with co-NBI heatingRepeat ITB discharge #22134, scanning beam timing to vary q-profile evolutionLeave 90 min to run shots to characterise beam performance 23454 23481 28 600 286
2009-10-22 ELM mitigation. Complete missing part of the programme. 23482 23497 16 392 158
2009-10-22 IR power measurements during ELMs Measure the in/out power asymmetry in SND shots. 23498 23512 15 346 125
2009-10-27 Dimensionless q scan of energy transport in H-mode. Produce two plasma s with different q_95 by a factor of 1.4 while keeping other main parameters, rho*, beta and nu* constant. 23513 23526 14 283 76
2009-10-27 Sustained high elongation scenario Develop high elongation H-mode scenario with 2 beams 23527 23537 11 263 78
2009-10-29 23538 23577 40 0 80
2009-10-30 DMV commisioning and experiments 1) Test DMV with gas into vacuum shots2) Trigger artificial disruption in ohmic plasmas3) Try in beam heated plasmas if time 23578 23586 9 181 105
2009-11-03 Disruption Mitigation Valve Experiments Investigate the effect of disruption mitigation on ohmic and beam-heated discharges.Do natural and mitigated disruption comparison.Obtain TS, IR and fast camera data during mitigation. 23587 23613 27 642 239
2009-11-04 DMV Expt (cont.) Continuation of program from 03NOV09.Complete q-scan 23614 23621 8 192 79
2009-11-06 NBI tests Test NBI into gas and plasmas, also test NBI heated H mode shot for vessel conditions 23622 23638 17 409 151
2009-11-10 D-IIID ITER-like shape commissioning See T C method statement F/MAST/00/T128 23639 23663 25 407 200
2009-11-11 DIII-D ITER-like shape commissioning Establish plasma with ITER like SND shape with split/unbalanced P2 coils 23664 23689 26 664 235
2009-11-12 DIII-D ITER-like shape commissioning Establish plasma with ITER-like SND shape with split/unbalanced P2 coils 23690 23708 19 466 177
2009-11-12 Pellet studies in ITER like shape Pellet ablation, deposition, and fueling in SND; Scenario development, commissioning of TS trigger. 23709 23723 15 416 126
2009-11-13 ELM control coils Measure density pumpout in L mode in ECC confign 9, using ITER-like PF confign. 23724 23747 24 641 224
2009-11-25 23748 23757 10 13 2
2009-12-03 Edge turbulence in L-mode To investigate the impact of RMPs on edge plasma in L-mode 23758 23771 14 269 121
2009-12-04 Impact of ELM Control Coils and Error Field Coils on the edge plasma 1) Investigate further the impact of RMPs on the edge plasma with the Reciprocating Probe2) Strike point splitting observations with locked mode 23772 23789 18 382 178
2009-12-04 SW/SS beam comparison shots Compare SS beam with SW beam 23790 23792 3 73 33
2009-12-08 ELM mitigation Investigate the effect of q95 on ELM mitigation 23793 23808 16 368 178
2009-12-08 Dimensionless q scan of energy transport in H-mode Produce 2 plasmas with different q(edge) by a factor of 1.6, while keeping other main dimensionless parameters constant (rho*, beta, nu*)Measure Er in high and low Ip discharges with different HFS fuelling 23809 23817 9 230 108
2009-12-09 a) L/H mode threshold measurements / b) H-mode in high elongation scenario a) Study the dependence of the L/H transition on the X-point height.b) Establish H-mode access of the high elongation scenario (if ECELESTE/HELIOS is not available) 23818 23844 27 693 274
2009-12-10 H mode scenario development Identify the source of yesterday s problems with H mode access, using 1 beam only 23845 23861 17 355 157
2009-12-10 Dimensionless q scan of energy transport in H Produce 2 plasmas with different q(edge) by factor of 1.6 while keeping other main dimensionless parameters, rho*, beta, and nu* constant. 23862 23873 12 241 95
2009-12-11 Z control / Type II ELMs / Pellets 1) Investigate Z control issues2) Measure fall-off length of type II ELMs with RP3) Study pellet injection with HRTS 23874 23894 21 425 153
2009-12-15 TAE damping Observe driven TAE activity in Ohmic plasma 23895 23898 4 95 45
2009-12-15 BES ELM precursor Compare observations of ELM precursor behaviour between SN and DN plasmas with large ELMs 23899 23908 10 247 127
2009-12-16 Divertor detachment Full characterisation of divertor detachment at low beam power (PNBI~1MW). Investigate effects of connection length, lower inboard gas puff, transient event/heat pulse. If time allows, repeat PNBI scan. 23909 23924 16 367 187
2009-12-17 Divertor detachment Full characterization of divertor detachment at low beam power (PNBI~1MW). Investigate effects of connection length, lower inboard gas puff, transient event/heat pulse. If time allows, repeat PNBI scan. 23925 23944 20 461 238
2010-01-12 ts alignment Note late start due to need to reinstate roof beams after CO2 maintenance.Align YAG system using plasma. Measure magnetic field inside neutron camera. Test TAE system 23945 23949 5 77 18
2010-01-13 Gas valve calibration Individual piezovalve gas calibration 23950 23964 15 42 48
2010-01-13 CXRS background asymmetry tests Investigate the effect of different piezo valves on CXRS background emission 23965 23975 11 245 77
2010-01-14 CXRS background asymmetry tests Investigate the effect of different piezo valves on CXRS background emission. 23976 23982 7 160 39
2010-01-14 Particle transport using modulated gas puffing Investigate particle transport by looking at the response on modulated gas puffing in the TS-YAG density signal. 23983 24005 23 513 129
2010-01-15 Disruption Mitigation Valve Experiments Investigate the effect of disruption mitigation on ohmic and beam-heated discharges. 24006 24024 19 442 161
2010-01-19 Disruption Mitigation Valve Experiments Investigate the effect of disruption mitigation on ohmic and beam-heated discharges. 24025 24047 23 548 197
2010-01-19 SS/SW beam characterisation Compare beam species ratios on SS and SW with model.Angle offset calibration for MSE. 24048 24057 10 112 90
2010-01-20 NTM studies Measure ne and Te profiles around NTMs 24058 24082 25 651 224
2010-01-21 Strike-point splitting and edge confinement in the presence of a locked mode Validate current understanding of the amount by which the edge magnetic field can be stochasticised by a non-axisymmetric field.Measure the local transport properties in a field geometry that is dominated by significant-sized magnetic islands. 24083 24100 18 445 158
2010-01-21 TAE damping Detect artificial coil resonance in non-plasma shots. If successful, do parameter scans in plasma shots 24101 24116 16 31 89
2010-01-22 L-H transition dynamics. Characterise the dynamics of the L-H transition by measuring density and temperature profile evolution with the enhanced Thomson scattering. 24117 24136 20 505 157
2010-01-26 Boronisation recovery Do 1 boronisation recovery shot 24137 24141 5 120 45
2010-01-26 Dimensionless q scan of energy transport in H-mode Produce 2 plasmas with q(edge) differing by a factor 1.6 while keeping other main dimensionless parameters (rho*, beta, nu*) constant 24142 24160 19 340 140
2010-01-27 Type II ELMs. Repeat Type II ELMing shots 23893/23894 take RP measurements. 24161 24178 18 446 142
2010-01-27 Dimensionless q scan of energy transport in H-mode. Obtain a point at 900 kA and low NBI power (one beam) for the confinement q scan. 24179 24181 3 75 23
2010-01-27 TAE Tests Investigate change in resonant circuit.Try to optomise mixer, amplifier filter configurations 24182 24191 10 20 57
2010-01-28 Dimensionless q scan of energy transport in H-mode Produce 2 plasmas with different q(edge) by a factor of 1.6 keeping other main dimensionless parameters constant 24192 24208 17 459 147
2010-01-28 L-H transition dynamics Characterise the dynamics of the L-H transition with the new high resolution Thomson scattering. 24209 24223 15 419 115
2010-01-29 TAE Commissioning Set-up and calibrate hardware syncronous detection. 24224 24252 29 58 87
2010-02-01 TAE Commissioning Set-up and calibrate hardware synchronous detection during ECRH 2 hour lockout. 24253 24277 25 150 54
2010-02-02 TAE damping measurements Use hardware synchronous detection to measure TAE damping rates. 24278 24300 23 266 172
2010-02-02 Pellet deposition and fuelling. To study pellet deposition and post pellet transport. 24301 24315 15 403 118
2010-02-03 L-H Transition Dynamics Complete dataset obtained on 28/1/10, with outboard helios and ECELESTE data. 24316 24337 22 576 196
2010-02-04 TAE damping Use hardware synchronous detection to search for stable plasma modes; identify and eliminate system resonances as appropriate.Calibrate synchronous detection channels xae_sync/a and b as appropriate to create clear I and Q channels. 24338 24355 18 444 86
2010-02-04 Pellet deposition and fueling To study pellet deposition and post-pellet transport 24356 24370 15 401 96
2010-02-05 Castellated probe Measure deposition/erosion on a castellated graphite probe during a large number of Ohmic discharges 24371 24394 24 604 155
2010-02-09 Influence of I_p and fuelling location on E_R Measure E_R and j_edge in discharges with different I_p with m-HFS fuelling.Measure E_R and j_edge in discharges with different I_p with t/b-HFS fuelling matched to m-HFS fuelling.Measure E_R and j_edge in discharges with different I_p with no active fuelling during H-mode. 24395 24424 30 784 182
2010-02-10 Influence of I_p and fueling location on E_R and j_edge Measure E_R and j_edge in shots with different I_p and fueling (m-HFS and t/b-HFS)This is the continuation of yesterday s programme while waiting for the SW NBI. 24425 24431 7 148 51
2010-02-10 Characterise q-profile evolution in an Ohmic shot Measure the q-profile at a number of time-points during the evolution of an Ohmic current ramp and subsequent flat-top relaxation. 24432 24451 20 506 170
2010-02-11 ELM Mitigation Investigate the effect of q95 on the RMP experiments. ELM coils in configuration 8. 24452 24472 21 534 195
2010-02-11 Measurements of Te/ne Profiles around NTM Islands Obtain high resolution TS profiles around NTM islands approaching the critical island width. 24473 24487 15 399 112
2010-02-16 ELM mitigation. Investigate the effect of RMPs on type IV discharge. 24488 24509 22 492 113
2010-02-17 Dimensionless beta scan of energy transport in H-mode Produce 2 plasmas with different beta by factor of 1.6 while keeping other main dimensionless parameters, rho*, nu* an q constant.Today: obtain the low beta plasma.EXTRA:* 1 Ohmic shot for C. Michael: testing HM4 gas valve for CXRS background.* 5 ELM-free H-mode shots for D. Temple/M. De Bock: edge Er and Jphi measurement 24510 24528 19 464 100
2010-02-19 ELM mitigation ELM coil config 8 24529 24555 27 655 167
2010-02-23 (1) Effect of edge current on triggering ELMS; (2) ELM mitigation (1) Explore effect of edge current on triggering ELMS, using plasma current ramps.(2) Explore effect of ELM coils in configuration 8 on shot 24555. 24556 24573 18 428 148
2010-02-23 Dimensionless beta scan Produce a high beta variant of 24525, tuning density, H mode initiation (using Z step) and NBI timing to match q profile and collisionality as best possible 24574 24587 14 348 122
2010-02-24 ITB formation and evolution with co-NBI Study the effect of beam timing on the formation of ITBs and the q-profile in L-mode 24588 24611 24 588 203
2010-02-25 Measure T_e and n_e profiles near critical island width Investigate the electron temperature and density profiles in the vicinity of an NTM island and compare with predictions from simple diffusive transport models 24612 24628 17 442 169
2010-02-25 Determine beta limiting MHD Test betaN limit using Resonant Field Amplification (RFA).Apply n=1 error-field with the internal coils and look for the plasma response. 24629 24631 3 78 30
2010-03-03 MAST commisioning Re-establish MAST ops after 33 kV problems 24632 24636 5 118 35
2010-03-04 High beta_N. Determine beta limiting MHD by means of resonant field amplification. 24637 24656 20 484 133
2010-03-04 Dimensionless scan of energy transport in H-mode. Complete high points of beta scan; repeat high points of nu* scan. 24657 24671 15 395 105
2010-03-05 Disruption mitigation Perform pressure scan, to determine effect of gas quantity on current quench timescales.Perform gas into vacuum calibration. 24672 24684 13 330 128
2010-03-09 Divertor Detachment L-HFS Hydrogen impurity inject, required to complete detachment data set. 24685 24703 19 467 232
2010-03-09 High Kappa scenario development Develop a high elongation an high volume scenario in H-mode, as a route to sustained low inductance operation. 24704 24718 15 402 135
2010-03-10 Pellet studies. Document pellet injection with YAG, ZEBRA and BES. Document post pellet losses and pellet ELM interaction. Scan YAG bursts to cover post pellet decay. 24719 24743 25 652 214
2010-03-11 ELM Precursors Compare observations of ELM precursor behaviour between SN and DN plasma with large ELMs. 24744 24762 19 473 161
2010-03-11 ELM mitigation Investigate the effect pof q95 and shape on the ELM mitigated discharge. 24763 24778 16 433 144
2010-03-16 NTV braking Examine the qualitative plasma rotation profile evolution and quantitative viscous torque due to the application of anaxisymmetric fields in plasmas with different ion collisionality and normalised beta 24779 24812 34 836 376
2010-03-17 n=2 Error Field Correction Optimisation Further optimisation of n=2 error field correction coil. 24813 24836 24 466 215
2010-03-18 Impurity Transport Study methane impurity transport in stable plasma conditions. 24837 24851 15 376 155
2010-03-18 Divertor detachment Complete detachment dataset. 24852 24869 18 396 182
2010-03-23 Commissioning of and ELM control in the ITER-like configuration * Commission the ITER-like configuration with the split and asymmetric P2 coil.* Establish H-mode scenario in the ITER-like SND* Investigate the effect of the ELM coils in configuration 9 24870 24885 16 369 141
2010-03-24 ELM mitigation in ITER-like shape, with pellets 1. Make an ELMy discharge in ITER-like shape with large ELMs2. Investigate effect of ELM control coils 24886 24900 15 394 113
2010-03-25 Continuation ofcommissioningg of and ELM control in the ITER-like configuration CommisionCommision the ITER-like shape configuration with the split andasymetricc P2 coil. 24901 24934 34 873 279
2010-03-30 Magnetic Calibrations P2u, P3u, P4u, P5u - individual calibration shots* Piggy back DMV gas calibrations* EBW test shots* NBI perveance and arc notch tests* TS testing 24935 24963 29 348 101
2010-03-31 Magnetics Calibrations (Day 2) P2l, P3l, P4l, P5l - individual calibration shots* EBW test shots* NBI perveance and arc notch tests* TS testing 24964 24980 17 239 39
2010-04-06 Magnetics Calibrations (Day 3) Check all coils are configured correctly after magnetics calibrations and finish with an engineering plasma. 24981 24988 8 133 18
2010-04-08 Modulated beam experiments Investigate realtime power control plus density deposition and fuelling 24989 25018 30 705 50
2010-04-13 Divertor Detachment Complete detachment dataset. 25019 25032 14 348 0
2010-04-13 SW/SS PINI Comparison Run 4 comparison shots. 25033 25038 6 158 0
2010-04-13 Resonant field amplification measurement at high beta Observe RFA at high beta, using SND H mode scenario plus Ip and Bphi rampdown. 25039 25051 13 298 0
2010-04-14 ELM mitigation (configuration 8) * Finalise measurements in CDN discharges.* Investigate the effect of RMPs on SND discharges 25052 25081 30 808 0
2010-04-15 Dimensionless scans of energy transport in H-mode Finalise dimensionless scans of q, nu* and beta in an H-mode at large Rout and without i/b fuelling.1. Add high and middle nu* point (Rout=1.47m)2. Improve q scan by extending NTM-free period3. Attempt high point in beta scan (Rout=1.47m) 25082 25100 19 421 0
2010-04-15 Determine beta limiting MHD. Test beta_N limit on MAST using resonant field amplification. 25101 25114 14 366 0
2010-04-16 Pellet triggered H-mode, deposition and fueling. To study pellet deposition and post-pellet transport. 25115 25138 24 585 0
2010-04-20 L/H mode threshold measurements Study the dependence of the L/H transition of X-point height 25139 25156 18 406 0
2010-04-20 Measure density and temperature profiles near critical NTM island width *Finish off the ASDEX-MAST NTM comparison and the 2/1 NTM rotation experiments.*Investigate ne and Te profiles in the vicinity of an NTM island and compare with models from simple diffusive transport models. 25157 25169 13 292 0
2010-04-21 NBCD power scan Attempt to sustain the achieved target q profile by changing the plasma configuration to a shifted SND, effectively moving the NBI off-axis.Investigate power / power density potential threshold of anomalous fast ion diffusion on MAST. 25170 25196 27 655 0
2010-04-22 LH threshold measurements Study the dependence of the L/H threshold on X point height 25197 25214 18 280 0
2010-04-22 Measure Te and ne profiles near critical NTM island width. Optimise the trigger of the TS system on the falling edge of an NTM and measure Te and ne profiles near critical NTM island width. 25215 25225 11 268 0
2010-04-23 TAE Commisioning Drive all six lower TAE coils in N=1,2,3 configuration.Test FPGA wavegen.* BES tests* NBI magnetic field tests* RFA testing* EBW testing 25226 25243 18 184 0
2010-04-27 25244 25274 31 771 0
2010-04-28 RFA commissioning and edge/SOL T_i measurements Continuation of yesterday s programme.* RFA: Further commissioning. Try to measure collector current* Edge CXR: Repeat low nu* and try high nu* at larger outer radius.* Pellet: density evolution at both sides of the pellet (piggy-back experiment)* EBW: Further Datacq commissioning and collection first data (piggy-back experiment) 25275 25304 30 822 0
2010-04-29 TAE plasma test Test TAE system operation 25305 25311 7 193 0
2010-04-29 Dimensionless confinement scaling complete nu* scan high nu* point 25312 25315 4 110 0
2010-04-29 TAE damping More plasma tests with beam blip 25316 25318 3 86 0
2010-04-29 Neutron camera test test for PMT linearity and MHD effects 25319 25323 5 55 0
2010-04-29 NTM island studies Set up YAG triggering and measure NTM island widths 25324 25343 20 493 0
2010-04-30 Disruption Mitigation Complete data sets. 25344 25365 22 594 0
2010-04-30 TF Unwinding Shots Relax TF joints in preparation for sliding joint maintenance 25366 25367 2 48 0
2010-05-04 Raman/Rayleigh Calibration TS Calibration* Piggy back TAE tests 25368 25401 34 168 6
2011-01-19 25403 25403 1 4 0
2011-01-20 TF Testing Continue initial TF testing. 25404 25408 5 28 0
2011-01-21 TF Testing Continuing TF testing. 25409 25418 10 63 0
2011-01-27 TF Testing Continuing TF testing. 25419 25432 14 58 0
2011-01-28 TF and PF Testing Continuing TF testing. Start PF testing. 25433 25451 19 66 0
2011-01-31 TF and PF Testing Continue TF testing. Start PF testing. 25452 25471 20 90 0
2011-02-01 TF and PF Testing Continue TF and PF testing. 25472 25497 26 102 0
2011-02-17 TF and PF Testing Continue TF and PF testing. 25498 25508 11 55 0
2011-03-10 TF and PF Testing Continue TF and PF testing. 25509 25516 8 40 0
2011-03-11 TF and PF Testing Continue TF and PF testing. 25517 25526 10 40 0
2011-03-14 FA testing Test FAs into load assembly, hopefully with extended pulse length 25527 25534 8 33 0
2011-03-24 FA testing Continue testing FA1 and 2 into P6, Fa3 and 4 into EF 25535 25558 24 98 0
2011-03-25 Power Supply Commissioning P1+TF sliding joint testsP4u/P5u magnetics calibration shotsELM Config.20 test 25559 25565 7 32 0
2011-03-29 gas calibration and FA testing gas calibration and FA testing 25566 25581 16 15 0
2011-03-30 Plasma commissioning. Attempt to produce first plasma after engineering break. 25582 25598 17 166 20
2011-03-31 Magnetics faultfinding and plasma conditioning 1) Correct RTIP problem and any other similar faults2) Run plasmas 25599 25613 15 154 82
2011-04-01 Plasma conditioning Obtain reasonable plasma; vessel conditioning. 25614 25630 17 226 148
2011-04-04 FA testing (3 and 4) Complete first round of FA testing 25631 25645 15 14 0
2011-04-05 Continue conditioning and startup experiments 1. Plasma conditioning2. Produce data for Takuma Yamada on startup studies 25646 25669 24 270 204
2011-04-06 Plasma conditioning Continue plasma conditioning. Obtain TS data during startup (perhaps with Z scan). Test CP3 charger. Resolve Z oscillation issue. 25670 25689 20 275 218
2011-04-07 Plasma Vessel Conditioning Continue vessel conditioning 25690 25704 15 189 132
2011-04-08 Vessel conditioning. Continue vessel conditioning. 25705 25720 16 256 188
2011-04-11 TF Sliding Joint tests TF SJ Thermocouple test shotsPiggyback Magnetics test shots 25721 25729 9 56 6
2011-04-12 Commissioning Continue plasma conditioning 25730 25753 24 255 250
2011-04-13 Plasma Conditioning Condition the Tokamak. Continue from yesterday. 25754 25776 23 278 198
2011-04-14 Soft landing scenario development Further develop the Standard shot scenario 25777 25785 9 132 88
2011-04-14 Lower SND discharges. 1. Investigate q-profile variation in Lower SND discharges at various Ip levels.2. Force VDEs. 25786 25793 8 120 75
2011-04-15 Test DMV Test the effects of DMV with argon flood. 25794 25813 20 251 176
2011-04-18 Magnetics Calibration P4U/P5U calibration shots 25814 25820 7 71 8
2011-04-19 Magnetics Calibration P4U/P5U calibration shots 25821 25845 25 189 21
2011-04-28 Plasma conditioning, EF testing 1) Compare radial feedback mechanisms2) Test EF coils 25846 25866 21 194 91
2011-05-03 Test CP3 repairs and RT density signals Test CP3 repairs and RT density signals 25867 25876 10 63 8
2011-05-04 PF tests Test PF 25877 25893 17 128 64
2011-05-06 Scenario development 1. Prove standard H mode2. Test RMP 25894 25911 18 294 158
2011-05-09 TS Raman Rayleigh TS Calibration 25912 25936 25 25 25
2011-05-10 Ohmic Physics programme Investigate effect of Raman calibrationUse RMPs in even parity on L-mode shots (config 9 Even parity 60 degree phase)Investigate Z - kick 25937 25959 23 431 202
2011-05-11 ELM coils + PCS tests + Error fields 1) Run ELM coil shots for AK (config 7, even parity, 0 degree phase)2) Run PCS tests for JS3) Run EF tests for DH 25960 25981 22 438 186
2011-05-12 ELM coils + DMV + Error Fields 1) Run ELM coil shots for AK (configuration 22)2) Check DMV timings and commission valve for AT3) Run EF tests for DH 25982 26001 20 395 192
2011-05-13 Beam into plasma. Inject NBI into plasma and test the conditioning of the vessel before and after opening the NBI valve. 26002 26017 16 330 159
2011-05-16 NBI sync tests, EFCC studies To obtain first NBI sync pulse in M8 start-upTo perform Error Field Correction studies 26018 26031 14 229 118
2011-05-17 NBI sync tests, EFCC, BES, FIDA studies To obtain first NBI sync pulse in M8 start-upTo perform diagnostic commissioning for BES, MSE, FIDATo perform vertical kicks, RMP, and EFCC studies 26032 26054 23 400 179
2011-05-18 NBI sync tests, EFCC, BES, FIDA studies - Assessing the vessel conditions Vessel conditioning;- Diagnostic commissioning;- Scenario Development. 26055 26055 1 21 9
2011-05-18 NBI sync tests, EFCC, BES, FIDA studies - Assessing the vessesl conditions Vessel conditioning;- Diagnostic commissioning;- Scenario Development. 26056 26057 2 32 15
2011-05-19 NBI commissioning. EFCC shots. ELM coils shots. Pellet top injection line commissioning. To continue commissioning the beams.To perform shots for EFCC program.To continue ELM mitigation program.To commission pellet top injection line. 26058 26076 19 352 121
2011-05-20 Diagnostic Commissioning MSE/RGB/Strobe diagnostic commissioning. 26077 26097 21 436 149
2011-05-23 Integrated scenario development - DI startup Develop an improved startup using direct (or quasi-direct) startup method. First objective: use P3 at reduced voltage for preionisation. 26098 26106 9 176 72
2011-05-23 Error field studies re-measure intrinsic error field over a wider range of scenarios 26107 26116 10 227 86
2011-05-24 Integrated scenario development - DI startup Develop an improved startup using direct (or quasi-direct) startup method. First objective: use P3 at reduced voltage for pre-ionisation. 26117 26127 11 230 90
2011-05-24 Error field studies re-measure intrinsic error field over a wider range of scenarios 26128 26138 11 250 93
2011-05-25 RFEA measurements Test the effect of alignment to the local field on the RFEA 26139 26145 7 137 56
2011-05-25 Z control model validation Validate RZIP model 26146 26151 6 140 50
2011-05-25 Error field studies re-measure intrinsic error field over a wider range of scenariosTAE antenna running from 100 ms to 300 ms. 26152 26159 8 185 72
2011-05-26 Disruption Mitigation * Comparison of pre-thermal quench, thermal and current quench timescales between MAST, TEXTOR and JET* Assess the impact of varying gas species and increased gas quantity on mitigation timescales and heat fluxes.* The overall goal is an accounting of the power balance which occurs during disruptions (including VDEs and rapid shutdowns) 26160 26180 21 462 180
2011-05-27 Disruption Mitigation Complete yesterdays program. 26181 26202 22 440 173
2011-06-01 Evaluate neutral density effects 1.To evaluate the effects of main chamber neutral density on strike point (ne,Te, ion flux, power flux) and upstream (ne, Te, turbulence characteristics) plasma conditions.2. 2 coil TAE commissioning.3. RFEA commissioning 26203 26209 7 156 89
2011-06-02 Evaluate neutral density effects, perform RFEA measurements and perform TAE studies 1. To evaluate the effects of main chamber density of strike point and upstream plasma conditions2. RFEA commissioning3. TAE studies using 2-coil Ops 26210 26234 25 449 244
2011-06-03 M8-FPP-001: TAE commisioning/M8-SOL: Density dependence of SOL properties 1.) Commission TAE 6 coil operation.2.) Complete studies to evaluate the effects of main chamber density on strike point and upstream conditions 26235 26251 17 299 182
2011-06-03 26252 26252 1 0 2
2011-06-17 Boronisation Recovery nb. first plasma after BORONISATION..test DI startup in fresh boron. Effect of RMPs in L-mode. Error field optimisation 26253 26272 20 402 232
2011-06-20 FA testing (engineers), Z control model validation Obtain internal signals from FAs during trips 26273 26288 16 202 99
2011-06-21 FA testing (engineers), Z control model validation Obtain internal signals from FAs during trips 26289 26289 1 18 9
2011-06-21 TAE / BES / RFEA 1) TAE plasma/vacuum calibration shots2) BES spectral measurements3) RFEA density scan 26290 26325 36 538 273
2011-06-22 TAE. RFEA. H-mode development. Advance TAE experiments (M8-FPP-001) and test RFEA (4 + 4 shots). Progress with development of DI H-mode (M8-IPS-001). 26326 26359 34 500 263
2011-06-23 TAE, RFEA, NTM 1. Continue RFEA studies using RP in H mode2. TAE: Continue TAE testing to determine best magnetic sensor for detection3. NTM experiments: test the triggering system in NTM shots 26360 26394 35 838 371
2011-06-24 TAE, RFEA, NTM 1. Continue RFEA studies using RP in H-mode.2. TAE: Continue TAE tests in non standard configuration (LC resonant coil + 4 driven coils + TAE as Mirnov) to determine best magnetic sensor for detection.3. NTM: test the triggering system. 26395 26406 12 295 125
2011-06-24 Disruption mitigation experiments Complete dataset from previous experiments and investigate mitigation in VDE beam-heated LSN pulses 26407 26417 11 264 110
2011-07-04 TAE VACUUM SHOTS and Boronisation Determine best OMAHA coil for detection of artificial resonance.* Drive 3, measure on 7 and OMAHAs - no resonance* Drivce 5, measure on 7 and OMAHAs - no resonance* Drive 3, measure on 7, with resonance on 5. 26418 26427 10 10 19
2011-07-05 Boronisation Recovery Post boronisation recovery shots - stable fueling regime. 26428 26440 13 249 119
2011-07-06 RMP/q-profile 1. RMP Config.8 single beam2. q-profile scan 26441 26467 27 635 271
2011-07-07 RFEA, Error field optimization and H mode scenario development Get some data from divertor RFEAContinue Error field measurement with high P5/P4Elm control in SNDHigh power H mode scenario development 26468 26505 38 662 282
2011-07-08 EF studies, RMP studies and H-mode scenario development 1. Finish EFCC studies (4 shots).2. Add RMPs in config 24 to the scenario 4 shots from yesterday.3. Continue H-mode scenario development. 26506 26532 27 534 220
2011-07-11 Scaling of edge parameters with main chamber density. ELMy H-mode scenario development. Proceed with the experiment on scaling of the edge parameters with main chamber density (Ohmic). Develop LDSN scenario in H-mode (one beam). 26533 26558 26 475 190
2011-07-12 RZIp validation Obtain controllability limits for high gamma equilibrium 26559 26572 14 235 115
2011-07-12 RMPs in SND 1.) Test RMP effect with n=6 (config 30) set-up2.) Improve DI start-up shot to avoid IRE3.) Test shot for CAE studies4.) Collect Ti data with RFEA in 0.6 MA ELMy H-mode 26573 26591 19 412 171
2011-07-13 RMP/error field coupling Examine the interaction of intrinsic error field with artificial RMP 26592 26623 32 551 271
2011-07-14 RMP / error field coupling Examine the interaction of intrinsic error field with artificial RMP (ohmic) 26624 26669 46 562 283
2011-07-15 TF unwinding shots Perform TF unwinding shots and final shot in the RMP scan 26670 26673 4 83 16
2011-07-15 26680 26680 1 1 1
2011-07-22 C1 Charger Testing Performance of Charger Circuit 26681 26692 12 35 8
2011-08-01 TF tests shots and recover from boronisation 1. Perform TF test shots2. Test magnetics3. Perform boronisation recovery 26693 26698 6 108 12
2011-08-25 26705 26705 1 0 2
2011-08-25 TF test shots 1) Ramp up slowly in TF to 0.58 to stabilise resistance on new joints2) P1 test up to +/- 45kA4) PF test shot to test Magnetics3) TF and P1 together 26706 26716 11 113 22
2011-08-26 TF/P1 commissioning 1) Continue ramping up TF to 0.58T2) P1 testing up to +/- 45kA3) Perform PF test shot4) TF/P1 together5) Boronisation recovery 26717 26738 22 164 31
2011-09-01 TF/P1 commissioning and boronisation recovery 1. Complete integrated TF/P1 commissioning2. Produce engineering plasma3. Perform boronisation recovery4. Condition RP probe head 26739 26755 17 244 99
2011-09-08 RFEA L-mode Comparison of midplane and Divertor RFEA measurements 26756 26772 17 379 163
2011-09-09 RFEA experiments Continue RFEA midplane and divertor experiments1. Obtain ion temperature measurements using the DSF RFEA and RP RFEA in a range of plasma scenarios2. Investigated the effects of RMPs on ion temperature (ELM coil config 9) 26773 26791 19 452 216
2011-09-12 RFEA (H-MODE), H-MODE SD 1. Continue RFEA midplane and divertor measurements using RP and DSF RFEAs.2. Continue with H-mode Scenario development 26792 26795 4 22 10
2011-09-19 RFEA measurements 1. Fill in missing data for RFEA experiments2. Collect data on the DSF RFEA and RP RFEA 26796 26808 13 331 154
2011-09-26 H-Mode Scenario Development Develop a robust ELMy -Hmode 26809 26817 9 214 102
2011-09-26 RMP Experiments - Config 31 (n=6, ph30) RMP experiments in LSD (n=6, ph30) 26818 26823 6 147 65
2011-09-27 H-mode scenario development Continue with session from 26/09/11* make a first attempt to achieve H-mode early in the plasma current flat-top using:high field side gas2 beams 26824 26841 18 395 177
2011-09-27 High density detachment studies To obtain the density limit 26842 26850 9 237 107
2011-09-28 Fast Ion Diffusion Experiment Validate fast ion distribution function. 26851 26865 15 416 140
2011-09-28 Effect of RMPs on H-mode plasmas Apply RMPs in 90L configuration 26866 26880 15 244 68
2011-09-29 Fast Ion Diffusion Experiment Validate fast ion distribution function 26881 26899 19 395 136
2011-09-29 Effect of Mixed spectrum RMPs (n=3,4) To investigate the effect of a mixed spectrum of n=3 and n=4 on H-mode plasmas 26900 26913 14 241 73
2011-09-29 ECELESTE gas nozzle test Test time behaviour of ECELELESTE nozzle 26914 26917 4 8 8
2011-09-30 Effect of mixed spectrum RMPs on H-mode Apply RMPs in mixed spectrum to scenario 4 and LSND plasmas 26918 26933 16 346 142
2011-09-30 low-k turbulence in H-mode Characterise the low-k turbulence in ELMy H-mode (2 beams).Scan BES radially.Compare to L-mode scan 26934 26942 9 181 69
2011-10-03 Effect of RMPs on LSN plasmas 1. Perform RMP experiments in LSN discharges using config 31 n=6 phase 302. Perform q95 scan by varying B(toroidal)3. Investigate the effect of RMPs on the plasma, e.g. pump out, ELM mitigationSpark gap has been inserted into the vessel, and should be flush with the divertor (TBC). 26943 26951 9 206 95
2011-10-03 Divertor detachment and RMP coils in LSN Divertor detachment;1. Locate the density limit in 400kA ohmic shot2. Locate the density limit in 400kA beam heated shotRMP coils;1. Perform experiments to complete the morning program.2. ELM coil config 26. 26952 26964 13 253 117
2011-10-04 Low k turbulence. Measure turbulence with BES in H and L mode. 26965 26980 16 423 183
2011-10-04 Pedestal scaling / ELM cycle Obtain high temperature pedestal.Trigger YAG lasers to measure ELM cycle.Get non-sawtooth-induced ELMs in SND. 26981 26996 16 364 153
2011-10-05 EBW edge current measurements - Obtain repeatable ELM free H-mode- Scan TF to look for measurable pitch angle change in edge region 26997 27014 18 441 212
2011-10-05 Spark Gap Impurity Injector Commissioning * Commission injector and tune camera settings* Test Langmuir probe mounted on injector* Image carbon plume 27015 27025 11 174 91
2011-10-06 EPP Measure LH power threshold at a range of densities.First test of 4 CPU PCS. 27026 27039 14 289 98
2011-10-06 MHD/009 Make beta scan, establish TS triggering from Mirnov signals. 27040 27054 15 396 124
2011-10-07 Impurity Studies Using Carbon Ablation Obtain CII/CIII filtered images of injected carbon plume from the carbon sparker extending away from the strike point. 27055 27064 10 179 97
2011-10-07 Impurity Transport (He) Measure He transport H-mode and L-mode in:1.) low-q and high-q discharges (Scen5 and Scen6)2.) Low and high collisionality discharges. 27065 27068 4 28 13
2011-10-11 Testing MAST shot file transfer Test the MAST shot file tansfer following recent system changes 27069 27069 1 1 1
2011-10-14 Physics studies using carbon ablation probe - Sparker tests Physics with sparker- perform radial scans with sparker 27070 27090 21 481 225
2011-10-17 Physics studies using carbon ablation probe Continue programme from 14OCT 27091 27104 14 270 132
2011-10-18 Boronisation recovery Boronisation recovery 27105 27108 4 67 27
2011-10-18 H-mode SD Increase Teped in scenario 4 H-mode 27109 27112 4 117 31
2011-10-18 ELM cycle triggering Obtain ELM cycle triggering during a complete ELM cycle 27113 27119 7 180 48
2011-10-18 ELM Mitigation Density scan and attempt to maintain density during ELM-mitigated SND H mode. 27120 27132 13 383 102
2011-10-19 CAE measurements CAE measurements 27133 27162 30 786 250
2011-10-20 Effect of RMPS in DND H-mode plasmas Investigate the effect of RMPS in configuration 24 (90L 60 degree phase) on DND plasmas 27163 27175 13 354 108
2011-10-20 Effect of relaxation processes on non-linear evolution of beam-driven modes Validate understanding of the effect of relaxation processes on non-linear TAE evolution. 27176 27188 13 346 93
2011-10-21 BES L-mode scan and H-mode scan 27189 27200 12 338 96
2011-10-21 Effect of RMPS in n=6 in LSND investigate the effect of RMPS in n=6 on LSND plasmas - ELM coil config 48 (n=6 lower) 27201 27213 13 387 103
2011-10-24 L-mode SOL Ti measurements using RFEA Run 26769 with RP changes 27214 27221 8 168 55
2011-10-24 Divertor detachment 1) Repeat 25028 to obtain IR data.2) Put in place alternative fuelling for 26964.3) Add NBI heating.4) Attempt density ramp in Scenario 6. 27222 27227 6 146 48
2011-10-24 Effect of PF tracking Compare pairs of scenario definition shots with and without PF tracking 27228 27233 6 174 46
2011-10-25 ELM control using Vertical Kicks ELM control using vertical kicks and Vloop modulation 27234 27250 17 454 125
2011-10-25 Develop ELMy H mode for MASTU Build on 26531 and improve the Ip ramp rate, whilst removing the IRE. 27251 27263 13 348 89
2011-10-26 Characterisation of low-k turbulence in L-mode and H-mode plasmas. To perform BES measurements of turbulence in three different types of plasmas (two DND L-mode and one DND H-mode). 27264 27280 17 469 135
2011-10-26 NTM island width studies. Real-time control of NTMS using kicks a) Obtain suitable NTM scenariob) Get TS profiles through NTMsc) Use vertical kicks to see impact on NTMs 27281 27288 8 226 63
2011-10-27 Confinement scaling beta scan (plus a few RMP shots) Perform beta scan of heat transport in H mode1. Reproduce high and low beta shots from last campaign2. Perform beam power scanELM coil config 28 - n=4 30 degree phase 27289 27319 31 648 213
2011-10-28 Impurity Transport Studies Use O/H for impurity injection CH4 27320 27340 21 546 116
2011-11-04 27344 27344 1 2 1
2011-11-07 RTEFIT Testing Preliminary RTEFIT testing. 27345 27350 6 116 52
2011-11-07 Pellet Fuelling with RMP ELM Mitigation Inject fuelling pellets into SND plasma with RMP and document by smart Thomson. 27351 27363 13 331 143
2011-11-08 M8-IPS-001 Develop improved H mode scenario using CHFS gas supply 27364 27379 16 381 154
2011-11-08 Divertor detachment Determine density limit in Scenario 6 discharges.Compare effects of HFS and LFS fuelling on density limit. 27380 27392 13 371 142
2011-11-09 H-mode Scenario development Improve DI shot - improve 600 kA shot 27393 27410 18 485 182
2011-11-09 M8-FPP-004 Demonstrate forced redistribution of fast particles by rapid Z oscillation of plasma position 27411 27423 13 348 143
2011-11-10 Effect of RMPS on DND Determine effect of config 24 (90L60) on Scenario 6 (600 kA DND) plasma 27424 27442 19 481 182
2011-11-10 Density dependence of L-H power at low Ip *Measure the power dependence of H-mode access with respect to density.*Characterise the L-mode profiles before and after the L-H transition of Te, Ti and Er.*Measure velocity fluctuations in L-mode. 27443 27454 12 334 132
2011-11-11 TAE and ELM linkboard tests -To determine whether there is any interference between TAE and ELM PS at the linkboard when energising coils.Notes: ELM configuration 9. 27455 27459 5 21 20
2011-11-11 ELM control with vertical kicks - Establish -10cm SND plasma- Perform vertical kicks to control ELMS 27460 27474 15 364 125
2011-11-11 Forced VDEs Obtain data in forced VDE to compare to mitigated VDE 27475 27481 7 190 58
2011-11-14 Measurements of Ti in ELM filaments and Inter-ELM measurements of Ti 1. Obtain ELM data statistics in three different scenario2. Measure inter-ELM ion temperatures if ELM statistics finished 27482 27505 24 647 228
2011-11-15 RMP in L-mode and H-mode scenario development. 1. Diagnose displacement + density pump-out.2. Improve H-mode scenario by getting rid of a vertical instability at the beginning of the current flat-top. 27506 27524 19 478 166
2011-11-15 low-k turbulence in H-mode Measure full radial profile with BES in similar H-mode discharges 27525 27528 4 121 40
2011-11-15 Scenario Development 1. Test Scenario 6 with old m-HFS puff2. Develop lower SN with direct induction start-up 27529 27537 9 273 88
2011-11-16 ELM control in DND investigate effect of RMP in configuration 7 (even parity 0) on DND plasmas 27538 27555 18 486 153
2011-11-16 Beta scan. Achieve two shots for confinement beta scan . 27556 27564 9 229 71
2011-11-17 L-H transition at low Ip vs Divertor Detachment 1) Density and power dependence of the L-H transition at low Ip2) Divertor detachment 27565 27594 30 804 252
2011-11-18 Effect of RMPs in Phase scan mode (config 35) on Scenario 6 H-mode Effect of altering the alignment of the applied RMP field on ELMs 27595 27600 6 162 41
2011-11-18 Measurements of Ti in H-mode using RFEA Measure Ti in inter-ELM period of a set of H-mode plasmas 27601 27615 15 369 77
2011-11-18 Impurity transport Inject impurities into the plasma 27616 27619 4 113 24
2011-11-24 Datac Test Test XMA/XMB (Magnetics) under NetCDF rather than IDA. 27620 27620 1 7 1
2011-11-29 Boronisation Recovery Boronisation recovery. 27621 27625 5 123 48
2011-11-29 ELM control via vertical kicks Control ELMs by applying vertical kicks to plasma. 27626 27648 23 653 243
2011-12-01 Effect of RMPs in Odd parity 0 degree phase (config 6) measure effect of RMPS on L and H-mode plasmas 27649 27669 21 564 210
2011-12-01 m8-T C-010 get well diagnosed repeats of scenario 7 shots (DI startup high Te ped) 27670 27680 11 286 110
2011-12-02 NTM island width studies and real time control of NTMs using kicks 1. Re-establish reference discharge with NTM2. Ensure NTM growth3. Develop beta rampdown4. Try Z shift NTM stabilisation/burst mode triggering** No interferometer data today ** 27681 27693 13 300 130
2011-12-02 Effect of RMPs Measure effect of RMPs in config 25 (n=3 lower row) on ELMs 27694 27702 9 257 106
2011-12-05 Disruption Studies * Produce forced VDE discharges and measure the heat flux to the lower divertor* Obtain data in a forced VDE to compare to a mitigated VDE* Perform a range of VDEs at different stored energies.*** No real-time density *** 27703 27713 11 231 103
2011-12-05 RMP measurements with BES. * investigate rotation breaking with BES 27714 27718 5 139 60
2011-12-06 H-mode IR data measurements * Collect IR data during ELM and inter-ELM periods in a range of discharges.* Establish 400kA H-mode 27719 27732 14 371 140
2011-12-06 NTM studies Perform Z kicks and study effect on NTMsRepeat beta ramp down shot and measure with O point triggering** Lower IR camera shutter stuck closed ** 27733 27743 11 254 91
2011-12-07 Off-axis NBCD 1) Scenario development of SND shot from 26864 (or 27469 if that doesn t work)2) Scan neutron camera on SND shot 27744 27762 19 480 182
2011-12-07 RTEFIT Testing First testing of new closed loop rtefit version. 27763 27764 2 50 22
2011-12-07 Density dependence of L/H power at low Ip 1. Obtain L/H threshold power for different densities.2. Measure Er and edge Te and ne profiles during power scan in L-mode.3.Collect data for the separatrix temperature. 27765 27775 11 287 110
2011-12-08 M8-T C-012 LH threshold density scaling 27776 27792 17 435 163
2011-12-08 Off-axis NBCD 1) Conclude yesterday morning s scenario development.2) Scan neutron camera. 27793 27807 15 385 138
2011-12-09 Effect of RMPs on H-mode and pellets Measure effect of RMPs in config 48 (n=6) on LSND and determine effect on Pellet confinement time 27808 27817 10 248 100
2011-12-09 TF test shots get TF shots fro Martin Harte 27818 27819 2 48 21
2011-12-09 Divertor Detachment - Determine the role of fuelling location in 400kA density limit- Determine density limit in a 500kA plasma 27820 27832 13 321 121
2011-12-12 Develop ELMy H-mode for MAST-U (high kappa) 1.) Investigate whether different Ip ramps can be used to produce plasma with similar low li to those produced by a fast Ip ramp up, but with lower/zero reversed magnetic shear.2.) Investigate whether different plasma shaping during the Ip ramp up can be used to produce similar low li to those produced by fast Ip ramp up, but with lower/zero reversed shear. 27833 27845 13 296 128
2011-12-12 Effect of RMPS in n=4 Measure effect of RMPS on LSND plasmas using config 26 (n=4) with Pellets 27846 27855 10 219 90
2011-12-13 Develop ELMy H-mode for MAST-U (high kappa) 1.) Investigate whether different Ip ramps can be used to produce plasma with similar low li to those produced by a fast Ip ramp up, but with lower/zero reversed magnetic shear.2.) Investigate whether different plasma shaping during the Ip ramp up can be used to produce similar low li to those produced by fast Ip ramp up, but with lower/zero reversed shear. 27856 27869 14 337 141
2011-12-13 Effect of RMPs in Even 60 on H-mode Investigate effect of config 9 n=3 even 60 on Scenario 6 (600 kA) plasmas including effect of pellets 27870 27880 11 289 119
2011-12-13 RTEFIT testing Test new version of rtefit. 27881 27882 2 45 20
2011-12-14 Effect of RMPs in mixed spectrum on ELMs Investigate the effect of RMPS in and n=3 plus n=4 configuration 32 on ELMs 27883 27898 16 437 175
2011-12-14 Beta scan of heat transport in H-mode Produce a high beta plasma NTM-free. Subsequently perform a power scan at low beta to find the optimal match for the high beta point. 27899 27912 14 316 110
2011-12-15 Fast Ion redistribution. Measure the redistribution arising from a single fishbone. 27913 27928 16 399 158
2011-12-15 Determine power scaling of NBI fast ion population 1.) Create reliable discharge based on 27794 (L-mode)2.) Perform neutron camera scan 27929 27938 10 267 99
2011-12-16 RTEFIT testing. Further rtefit control testing. 27939 27945 7 139 62
2011-12-16 Effect of RMPs in L-mode. To study the effect of RMPs in L-mode. 27946 27959 14 312 117
2011-12-16 RTEFIT Testing Further rtefit control testing. 27960 27962 3 46 18
2012-01-09 Boronisation Recovery Piggy back cHFS disruption mitigation 27963 27971 9 205 89
2012-01-09 RMPs in L-mode ELM config. 39 27972 27975 4 93 39
2012-01-10 Magnetics Calibrations Recover from CP3S fault. 27976 27983 8 54 18
2012-01-11 M8-MHD-004 Vertical kicks Investigate the effect of edge currents on ELM stability 27984 27998 15 265 112
2012-01-11 ELM control in LSND with n=6 establish threshold in LSND n=6 plasma with coils in config 48 27999 28006 8 236 79
2012-01-12 H-mode scenario development 1) Attempt to produce a long H-mode period in DI startup2) produce a 900 kA DI shot3) Investigate DI LSND shot 28007 28023 17 457 160
2012-01-12 RTEFIT Testing Further RTEFIT control testing. 28024 28026 3 72 30
2012-01-12 M8-T C-007/008 Pedestal scaling - high Tped Determine pedestal width scaling with beta poloidal with the TS system 28027 28037 11 325 110
2012-01-13 Effect of RMPs in Even Parity 0 degree phase Measure displacement and threshold for Effect of coils in config 7 (Even parity 0) on Scenario 6 plasma (600 kA) 28038 28051 14 394 140
2012-01-13 Impurity transport q and collisionality scan in L and H-mode to study impurity transport with methane 28052 28060 9 261 90
2012-01-16 Divertor power loads Develop 400kA H-mode scenario for divertor power loads programme. 28061 28071 11 294 108
2012-01-16 Scenario development * Develop early H-mode in fast ramp-slow ramp shot to keep li low.* Increase elongation to 2.5 in the early phase.* Try to sustain high elongation 28072 28079 8 236 80
2012-01-16 Test of MAST shot file See if the shot file is correctly transferred 28080 28080 1 2 2
2012-01-17 Effect of RMPs in config 28 (n=4 30 degree phase) Investigate effect of n=4 RMPS on a range of plasmas to obtain displacement measurements 28081 28097 17 412 150
2012-01-17 Beta energy confinement scan in H-mode. To perform a power scan to optimize the low beta point of the beta scan. 28098 28105 8 228 80
2012-01-18 RMP phase scan using config 49 Investigate scanning phase of applied RMP on a scenario 6 discharge 28106 28123 18 443 157
2012-01-18 NTM island width studies Restore an re-establish NTM shot 27693 28124 28124 1 29 10
2012-01-18 RTEFIT Testing Further RTEFIT control testing. 28125 28127 3 74 30
2012-01-18 NTM Island widths Restore reference shot (28124)Collect data using O-point triggering on rising and falling edges of NTM 28128 28137 10 292 90
2012-01-19 NTM Z kicks Collect data on NTM evolution during Z shifts 28138 28149 12 276 86
2012-01-19 Influence of flow shear in low-k turbulence Effect of RMP coils in L and H-mode 28150 28156 7 210 61
2012-01-19 Divertor power loads in LSND Perform heat flux measurements during ELM and inter-ELM periods in a LSND configuration. 28157 28170 14 406 126
2012-01-20 L-H threshold Study the L-H power threshold at intermediate densities 28171 28193 23 636 218
2012-01-23 TAE antenna studies * Establish reliable 100kHz TAE mode* Adjust sweep direction and trigger to intersect mode* Measure stable spectrum of plasma modes with TAE antenna 28194 28204 11 312 108
2012-01-23 ELMy H-mode SD Scenario development 28205 28216 12 331 110
2012-01-24 Measurements on Ti in ELM filaments Obtain ELM data statistics on DSF in a range of plasma scenarios 28217 28232 16 456 160
2012-01-24 RTEFIT Testing Further RTEFIT control testing. 28233 28235 3 73 30
2012-01-24 Pellet fuelling with RMP coils. To inject pellet in a RMP ELM mitigated plasma and collect pellet triggered Thomson scattering data. 28236 28254 19 440 149
2012-01-25 M8-FPP-004. Forced redistribution of fast ions using vertical oscillations.M8-fpp-004. Forced fast ion redistribution by vertical oscillation Improve on discharges 27413 et seq, using 2 beams 28255 28263 9 216 80
2012-01-25 M8-FPP-006: quantify fast ion redistribution due to chirping modes Get a viable scenario which shows the increased neutron level before chirping modes set in, then perform neutron camera radial scan. 28264 28277 14 344 120
2012-01-25 Off-axis NBCD studies Achieve scenario with only weak fast-ion redistribution with two beams. Characterize by scanning neutron camera and FIDA 28278 28292 15 428 145
2012-01-26 Magnetic calibration Magnetic calibration shots for P2,P5 and EF. 28293 28297 5 106 45
2012-01-26 TAE antenna studies. Detect stable TAE with antenna 28298 28302 5 132 45
2012-01-26 Vertical kicks Apply vertical kicks in LSN to trigger ELMs. 28303 28310 8 234 77
2012-01-26 RTEFIT Testing Further RTEFIT control testing. 28311 28314 4 74 29
2012-01-26 Impurity Transport Investigate impact of puffing impurities He and CH4:- L mode H-mode- High q and Low q- High nu* and Low nu* 28315 28324 10 296 100
2012-01-26 L-H Threshold Compare the L-H transition threshold in high density without z_ref shift 28325 28330 6 171 60
2012-01-27 Scenario development for high elongation (kappa) * Achieve early H-mode in direct induction shot to keep li down.* Increase shaping to sustain high elongation. 28331 28342 12 353 118
2012-01-27 TAE antenna studies Detect stable TAE modes with TAE antenna in n=1 configuration. 28343 28347 5 139 47
2012-01-27 Disruption mitigation Measure the heat flux to the divertor during inboard disruption mitigation (He). 28348 28353 6 128 50
2012-01-27 TF unwinding shots 2 TF unwinding shots 28354 28355 2 42 14
2012-01-30 TS Raman Calibration Calibrate spatial profile of Nd:YAG TS system 28356 28389 34 34 2
2012-03-06 Impurity valve calibration Calibrate HL11 in He and CH4 28390 28402 13 26 0
2012-03-07 Testing New Trigger System Confirm new spectrometer triggering system is working 28403 28409 7 7 0
2012-03-07 PCS Testing Testing 28410 28410 1 1 0
2013-03-06 PF Testing Start PF testing after shutdown. 28411 28412 2 6 0
2013-03-07 PF Testing Continue PF testing after shutdown. 28413 28420 8 38 4
2013-03-07 ECRH testing Check ECRH power into MAST 28421 28421 1 2 1
2013-03-11 ECRH testing Extend injected ECRH beam duration to 200ms 28422 28429 8 16 8
2013-03-13 FA and ELM Coil PSU Testing Plant commissioning after shutdown. 28430 28432 3 0 0
2013-03-14 Power Supply Testing Continue power supply testing. 28433 28445 13 18 0
2013-03-15 Power Supply Testing Continue power supply testing. 28446 28451 6 1 0
2013-03-18 Power Supply Testing Continue power supply testing. 28452 28452 1 0 0
2013-03-19 TF and P1 Commissioning TF and P1 commissioning with sliding joint monitoring. 28453 28467 15 85 0
2013-03-20 Power Supply Testing Continue power supply testing. 28468 28480 13 78 0
2013-03-21 Power Supply Testing Continue power supply testing. 28481 28496 16 77 0
2013-03-22 Power Supply Testing Continue power supply and capacitor bank testing. 28497 28506 10 14 0
2013-03-25 Raman Calibration - Thomson Scattering Absolute Calibration of Thomson Scattering Diagnostic in Nitrogen 28507 28519 13 0 0
2013-03-26 Raman Calibration - Thomson Scattering Absolute Calibration of Thomson Scattering Diagnostic in Nitrogen 28520 28541 22 0 0
2013-04-08 Power Supply Testing Continue power supply testing. 28542 28544 3 18 6
2013-04-09 Power Supply Testing Continue power supply testing. 28545 28557 13 80 9
2013-04-10 Power Supply Testing Continue power supply testing. 28558 28568 11 16 0
2013-04-11 Power Supply Testing Continue power supply testing. 28569 28580 12 50 0
2013-04-12 Power Supply Testing Continue power supply testing. 28581 28596 16 57 7
2013-04-15 TF and P1 Commissioning Complete sliding joint resistance testing. 28597 28606 10 84 36
2013-04-16 Magnetics Faultfinding Find and fix magnetics faults. 28607 28617 11 66 14
2013-04-17 Plasma/Machine commissioning 1. Complete magnetics calibration shots2. Engineering plasma 28618 28638 21 211 72
2013-04-17 28639 28639 1 0 2
2013-04-18 28640 28660 21 396 157
2013-04-19 Plasma commissioning Continue plasma commissioning in 400kA and 600kA discharges 28661 28664 4 20 4
2013-04-29 LVPS commissioning Test LVPS for trip 28665 28666 2 18 4
2013-04-30 LVPS testing Collect data on LVPS fault for diagnosis 28667 28668 2 25 8
2013-05-01 LVPS Testing Continue troubleshooting. 28669 28678 10 133 19
2013-05-03 LVPS Testing Continue troubleshooting after TF earth leak fix. 28679 28690 12 109 20
2013-05-08 LVPS Testing Continue LVPS/TF earth leak and voltage ripple troubleshooting. 28691 28696 6 92 12
2013-05-09 TF, PF and EF Testing Continue LVPS/TF fault troubleshooting.Run P4, P5 and EF shots for magnetic checks. 28697 28704 8 74 16
2013-05-13 TF Earth Leak Troubleshooting To identify the location of the TF earth leak. 28705 28707 3 30 6
2013-05-14 TF Earth Leak Troubleshooting To identify the location of the TF earth leak. 28708 28709 2 20 4
2013-05-15 TF Earth Leak Troubleshooting To identify the location of the TF earth leak. 28710 28716 7 70 14
2013-05-16 TF Earth Leak Troubleshooting To identify the location of the TF earth leak. 28717 28723 7 70 14
2013-05-17 TF Earth Leak Troubleshooting To identify the location of the TF earth leak. 28724 28736 13 148 26
2013-05-20 Plasma Conditioning Carry on with plasma vessel conditioning. 28737 28758 22 390 134
2013-05-21 Plasma scenario development Continue plasma conditioning and start developing standard plasma scenariosPerform some RTEFIT testing 28759 28788 30 690 250
2013-05-22 Plasma commissioning Continue scenario developmentPerform further RTEFIT testingTest digital Z control 28789 28811 23 302 126
2013-05-23 Boronisation recovery Recover from the boronisation yesterday 28812 28816 5 109 29
2013-05-23 SAMI + Ball pen probe studies Obtain on midplane SAMI measurements and Ball pen probe measurements 28817 28843 27 648 216
2013-05-24 SAMI + Ball pen probe studies + scenario development Complete Ball pen probe studies and SAMIDevelop scenarios for next week of operation 28844 28868 25 505 147
2013-06-04 Reconnection studies and EBW plasma startup 1. Investigate plasma reconnection using Z position and TF scan.2. Re-establish EBW startup and optimise startup 28869 28892 24 369 140
2013-06-05 28893 28916 24 509 175
2013-06-06 Reconnection studies, EBW, coherence imaging Continue experiments 28917 28943 27 569 185
2013-06-07 ECH startup IMprove scenario 28944 28963 20 466 154
2013-06-10 CP3S charger testing Test charger. 28964 28982 19 372 121
2013-06-11 DIVSOL To perform three kinds of shots: 400 kA/0.585 T, 600 kA/0.585 T, 400 kA/0.4 T and characterise the SOL at the midplane and at the divertor target. Repeat at three different densities. 28983 29014 32 737 232
2013-06-12 DIVSOL To conclude scans for proposal M9-SOL-001 (characterisation of SOL in L-mode). 29015 29029 15 374 129
2013-06-12 Fast Ion redistribution *IPS-002 Establish reference scenarios*MHD-005 SAMI Mid-plane H-Mode measurements. 29030 29043 14 296 101
2013-06-13 Transport and confinement Influence of flow shear on low-k turbulence*scan elm coil current and outer radius 29044 29054 11 272 79
2013-06-13 Transport and confinement To perform impurity transport studies by injecting He and CH4. q scans and confinement scans plus assess the possibility of affecting the plasma rotation. 29055 29063 9 174 56
2013-06-17 HOMER/ELM PSU Testing Debugging HOMER signal corruption. 29064 29066 3 30 9
2013-06-18 M9-IPS-001, M9-IPS-005, RMP25 Boronisation Recovery* Recover from yesterdays boronisationM9-IPS-001* Scenario DevelopmentM9-MHD-00X (ELM Coil config 25)* RMP ExperimentsM9-IPS-005* Early H-mode Access 29067 29084 18 281 99
2013-06-19 Scenario Development RMP48 and transport Continue scenario development , try n=6 (config 48) on the LSND and start TC-009 if time 29085 29108 24 325 109
2013-06-20 Spark gap injector, scenario development and the effect of beta on edge stability 1. Perform spark gap experiment2. Develop scenario 4 for MHD-006 experiment3. Perform effect of beta on edge stability experiment 29109 29133 25 402 125
2013-06-21 Sparker Experiments (Cont.) and GAMS 1. Sparker Experiments (Cont.)2. Identification of GAMS in L-Mode 29134 29161 28 522 173
2013-06-24 Scenario development Develop scenarios for operations this week 29162 29190 29 517 184
2013-06-25 Fast Ion Redistribution Determine parameters to avoid fast ion redistribution measure NBCD 29191 29223 33 885 275
2013-06-26 Supression of Alfven Eigenmodes/ Fast ion redistribution * Investigate effectd of -dF/dE on chirping mode stability* Continue scenario development to avoid fast particle redistribution and 29224 29251 28 772 260
2013-06-27 IPS-002, TC-001, MHD-001 Conclude series of shots for fast particle physics programme. Complete the database in helium and methane for the impurity transport studies. 29252 29280 29 663 224
2013-07-02 EBW operations. Set up target plasma and perform EBW power scan. If possible try and scan plasma density as well. 29281 29298 18 381 91
2013-07-03 EBW Operations Set up target plasma and perform EBW power scan. 29299 29310 12 275 74
2013-07-04 EBW Operations - Continue to try and improve EBW injection above yesterdays 75kA.- Try to inject beam into EBW start up plasmas(ELM coils in config #9) 29311 29322 12 234 77
2013-07-05 EBW Marry RF power with NBI 29323 29326 4 65 13
2013-07-08 IPS-001 Scenario Development 29327 29342 16 321 112
2013-07-09 M8-MHD-004 MHD-004: Impact of collisionality and density on RMPs.TC-009: Impact of collisionality in Ion Scale TurbulenceMHD-003: Impact of RMPs on L-H transition 29343 29373 31 590 189
2013-07-10 MHD, SOL, scenario development. M9-MHD-002 - Experiments on rotating RMPs.M9-SOL-003 - SOL characterisation of inter ELM period.M9-IPS-005 - Access to early ELMY H-mode. 29374 29402 29 668 204
2013-07-11 MHD-003, SOL-003, TC-001 MHD-003 - Effects of RMP on L-H transition (RS)SOL-003 - Inter-ELM measurements (AT)TC-001 - Impurity transport studies (SH/LG)ELM configuration: 8 29403 29433 31 855 275
2013-07-16 Boronisation recovery perform boronisation recovery shots* TF test shot also used for ECELESTE and ELM PSU C Earth testing* No interferometerMHD-007 Effect of RMPS on plasma displacementTC-009 - collisionality scanMHD-006 Effect of Beta on pedestal 29434 29456 23 604 193
2013-07-17 RFEA/Scenario development/RMP in 400kA LSN 1. Perform reciprocation in ohmic and DSF RFEA measurements in scenario 6 (SE/SA)2. Develop scenarios for the week ahead (AK)3. Investigate the effect of RMPs in 400kA LSN plasmas (AK)4. One shot for TC-009 to complete (ARF)RMP config 25 29457 29478 22 302 123
2013-07-18 H-mode Access and rotating RMP IPS-005: Early H-mode AccessTC-006: H-mode Access dependence on IpMHD-002: Rotating RMPDelay in Locking up trying to debug ELM coil Power Supply Issues. 29479 29496 18 463 149
2013-07-19 RFEA measurements, Ion turbulence 1. Perform ELM coil testing2. Perform RFEA measurements in ohmic plasmas, scenario 5 and 8.3. Perform turbulence measurements with RMP. 29497 29510 14 318 107
2013-07-22 M9-ISP-001 To make progress on the development of plasma scenarios.To start the experiment of flow imaging of impurity species in the divertor.To perform four shots for the particle transport via gas modulation experiment. 29511 29517 7 148 56
2013-07-23 M9-MHD-009 RMP experiments in low and high collisionality.Experiments on pellet fuelling of ELM mitigated plasmas.Flow imaging of impurity species in the divertor. 29518 29534 17 216 95
2013-07-24 RFEA/RMP/Coherence imaging 1. Take measurements of the ion temperature in scenario 5 and 6 in both ELMing and inter-ELM periods. (SA/SE)2. RMP at low and high collisionality (AK)3. Coherence imaging measurements (SS) 29535 29558 24 474 154
2013-07-25 RFEA/RMP/Coherence Imaging * Measurements of ion temperature in ELMing and inter-ELM periods (SA/SE)* Displacement measurements during RMPs (IC)* Coherence imaging measurements (SS)------------------ELM configuration: 9TS lasers 6 and 7 not available in burst modeNo bolometer data 29559 29572 14 411 132
2013-07-30 M9-T C-002,M9-IPS-005,M9-MHD-006 First experimental day after boronisation in the morning.To perform pellet injection experiments into RMP ELM mitigated target plasma.To perform experiments for the early H-mode access proposal.To execute one shot to complete the MHD-006 experiment. 29573 29586 14 342 109
2013-07-31 H-mode access and NTM tests TC-008. Measure L-H threshold power using various fueling locations.MHD-012. Control NTMs using vertical plasma displacements. 29587 29611 25 548 177
2013-08-02 Fast Ion Redistribution IPS-002 - Fast Ion RedistributionMHD-003 - Suppression of L-H transition by RMPsSOL-008 - Coherence Imaging 29612 29616 5 127 42
2013-08-05 M9-SOL-009,M9-T C-014 Perform experiments for coherence imaging.Perform experiments for transport studies via gas puff modulation.Experiments with cHFS fuelling.Turbo pump tests for MAST-U.***RMP configuration 26 (n=4) 29617 29634 18 406 117
2013-08-06 MHD-003, MHD-009, SOL-008 1) Experiments on effects of RMPS on L-H transition2) Lobe Imaging experiments3) Coherence Imaging experimentsUsing RMP Coil Config. 26. 29635 29673 39 849 238
2013-08-07 Effect of RMP on LH, mid plane displacement, lobe imaging, RFEA 1. Perform LH power threshold scan with and without RMP in scenario 3 and 82. Lobe imaging in n=3 (problem with field of view - requires area entry)3. Midplane displacement measurements4. RFEA***RMP config 7*** 29674 29710 37 821 235
2013-08-08 Pedestal scaling with Ip / Lobe imaging / DMV Run single beam shots with SW from specified programmes 29711 29732 22 422 133
2013-08-13 Effect of RMP on 400kA LSN plasmas, Pedestal scaling, influence of flow shear on q profile, lobe imaging 1. Perform ELM mitigation in LSN 400kA plasmas with n=32. Assess the scaling on the pedestal with plasma parameters3. Determine how the effect of flow shear on turbulence is affected by q profile4. Image lobes in n=3 29733 29764 32 726 227
2013-08-14 Effect of RMPs on 400kA, Momentum Transport, Ohmic current profile, Effect of fuelling on H-mode MHD-001: Effect of RMPs on 400kA LSNDTC-011: Momentum Transport - Using RMPs to break 600kA and 400kA shotsIPS-003: Ohmic Current Profile - Beam blips to measure current profileTC-008: Effect of Fuelling on H-mode access - finish test of different fuelling sourcesELM coil config 26, n=4 29765 29803 39 792 245
2013-08-15 MHD-004,T C-014,FPP-005,MHD-011 Perform five shots for the RMPs at high low collisionality experiment (MHD-004).Perform eight shots for the perturbative particle transport experiment (T C-014, four at high BT and four at low BT).Perform two shots for the fast particle redistribution experiment (FPP-005, low BT part of the scan).Make progress (five shots) for the MHD-011 experiment (dependence of pedestal on plasma current. 29804 29837 34 744 223
2013-08-16 FPP-005, FPP-003, TC-009 *Carry out 3 reference shots at Bt=0.38/0.34 for CAE programme (FPP-003)*Carry out series of shots at 0.39T intending to match nu* to high field references(TC-009).*Attempt BT=0.50 shot for Fast Ion expt (FPP-005) 29838 29873 36 551 164
2013-08-19 FPP-=001 TC-011 FPP-005 FPP-001: Proton detector measurementsTC-011 Momentum transport using ELM config 25 29874 29896 23 682 208
2013-08-19 Turbo tests effect of P4/P5 on turbos 29897 29898 2 8 2
2013-08-20 Fast Ion Redistribution + EF correction IPS-002 Fast Ion Redistribution* Neutron camera scan at high and low densityIPS-006 EF correction* Determine n=2 error field correctionFPP-005 Fast Ion Redistribution* Finish program from yesterdayRMP config 46 (n=2) 29899 29931 33 931 272
2013-08-21 RMP at high and low collisionality, Effects of RMPs on L-H Transition, Lobe Imaging, Pellet Fuelling and Proton Detector 1) Perform experiments with RMPs at high and low collisionality.2) Find L-H transition threshold in n=6.3) Image lobes in n=6.4) Inject pellets during the use of RMPs.5) Perform proton detector measurements.***ELM CONFIG 48*** 29932 29961 30 870 277
2013-08-22 Fast particle physics, integrated plasma scenario, transport and confinement Obtain data for the following experiments:- proton detector measurements- collisionality dependence of ion scale turbulence- benchmarking of JINTRAC/EDGE2D- beta scaling of heat transport- influence of flow shear on turbulence 29962 29984 23 494 164
2013-08-23 29985 29994 10 226 85
2013-09-03 29996 30023 28 614 181
2013-09-04 Pellet fuelling with RMPs, Effect of RMPs on 400kA, CAEs Main Programme:FPP-003 (3) CAEsMHD-001 (2) Effect of RMPs on 400kA LSND (at 0.585T)TC-002 (7) Pellet Fuelling-------------------------------------------------------------------------Secondary Programme:IPS-010 (2) JINTRACMHD-006 (1) Effect of Beta on edge stabilitySOL-004 (2) Ti Measurement***RMP config 48*** 30024 30048 25 644 182
2013-09-04 30049 30049 1 31 8
2013-09-05 Transport and confinement, scenario development. Obtain data for:IPS-003: measurement of the evolution of q profile in Ohmic plasmas.T C-002: pellet fuelling of ELM mitigated plasmas (including fiberscope images).T C-003/012: Heat transport scaling with beta and collisionality. 30050 30077 28 746 198
2013-09-06 MHD-001,MHD-002,IPS-004 MHD-001: Effects of RMPS on 400kA LSND.MHD-002: Rotating RMPs.IPS-004: cHFS gas system experimentsRMPS in configuration 25 n=3 30078 30104 27 713 214
2013-09-09 MHD-008,TC-013,IPS-005 Ohmic phases scanInfluence of q-profile on flow shearEarly H-modeELM coil config 49 30105 30124 20 583 168
2013-09-10 MHD-001, IPS-006, MHD-003, TC-008, SOL-007, MHD-012 MHD-001: Effects of RMPs on 400kA LSNDIPS-006: n=2 Error Field CorrectionMHD-003: Effects of RMPs on LH TransitionTC-008: Effect of Fuelling on H-mode AccessSOL-007: Imaging of divertor heat pulse propagation.MHD-012: NTM stability.RMP Configuration: 43, n=2. 30125 30158 34 974 312
2013-09-11 Transport and confinement. Make progress on:- T C-006 Dependence of H-mode access on Ip.- T C-010 Influence of flow shear on turbulence.- T C-011 Momentum transport. 30159 30179 21 601 191
2013-09-12 RMPs at high and low collisionality, divertor imaging, RFEA, NTM, rotating RMP 1. Perform RMPs at low and high collisionality (5)2. Imaging of the divertor heat pulse propagation (1)3. RFEA ion temperature measurements (1)4. NTM studies (6)5. Rotating RMP (2)6. Effect of RMP on LH transition (2) 30180 30210 31 887 284
2013-09-16 TS Raman Calibration Calibration Thomson Scattering Core and Edge Systems in Nitrogen* Vessel Temperature 25C 30211 30246 36 0 72
2013-09-17 Effect of RMPs on 400kA LSN, Plasma potential measurements, Divertor impurity transport, SAMI, RT-EFIT 1. Perform experiments using n=6 RMPs on 400kA LSN plasmas2. Take measurements using the Ball Pen Probe of plasma potential3. Perform background shots for divertor impurity studies4. Make SAMI measurements5. Perform RT-EFIT discharges*** RMP configuration 50 *** 30247 30272 26 737 245
2013-09-18 Effect of RMPs on LSND, Heat transport studies, Rotating RMPs, NTM, beam into gas 1. Investigate the effect of RMPs on LSND 400kA plasmas (3)2. Heat transport studies (6)3. Rotating RMPs (2)4. NTM (6)5. Beam into gas (4)*** RMP config 25 *** 30273 30306 34 975 304
2013-09-19 MHD-004,MHD-015,SOL-006,MHD-005,IPS-009 RMPSBESGAMSSAMIRTEFIT****RMP config =7 even parity *** 30307 30339 33 892 298
2013-09-20 I-phase, perturbative particle transport, pedestal scaling with Ip 1. Perform I-phase experiments2. Perform perturbative particle transport3. Pedestal scaling 30340 30362 23 608 195
2013-09-23 MHD-002, MHD-014 1. Repeat 30151 for DBS2. Perform rotating RMP expt. with n=33. Beam-into-gas shots4. Carry out MC shots with various Z position. 30363 30380 18 519 163
2013-09-24 IPS-009, MHD-004, T C-002, IPS-010, T C-011, DBS-001, MHD-012 1) IPS-009. Real Time EFIT.2) MHD-004. RMPs at low and high collisionality.3) T C-002. Pellet fueling of plasmas with ELMs mitigated by RMPs.4) IPS-010. Benchmark JINTRAC/EDGE2D simulations.5) T C-011. Momentum transport.6) DBS-001. Doppler Backscattering Experiments.7) NBI beam into gas tests (2 shots).8) Turbo pump tests (2 shots).9) Vertical kicks. (1 shot)RMPs in configuration 26. n=4. 30381 30413 33 733 234
2013-09-25 RMP in LSN 400kA plasmas, RMP at high and low collisionality, Low collisionality, Pellets, DBS, RT-EFIT 1. Perform RMP in LSND 400kA plasmas2. Perform RMP at low and high collisionality3. Perform low collisionality shots (high TF/P1)4. Pellets in n=65. DBS measurements6. RT-EFIT (postponed to 26/09/13 as require only South)7. Magnetics calibration (15:30 onwards)*** RMP config 48*** 30414 30431 18 501 159
2013-09-25 Magnetics calibration Magnetic calibration shots 30432 30436 5 60 10
2013-09-26 Impurity transport. Real-time EFIT. EBW. T C-001: perform shots with N puffs for impurity transport studies.IPS-009: perform test shots for RT-EFIT.IPS-007: execute experiments with EBW. 30437 30451 15 404 115
2013-09-27 CAE studies Measure AE mode behaviour while changing H/D ratio 30452 30471 20 578 156
2013-09-27 TF unwinding shots Perform TF unwinding shots 30472 30473 2 36 8