October 2023 | B. Nicks | Physics of Plasmas | Paper
The Alfven-ion cyclotron (AIC) mode is an instability that can be driven in magnetized plasmas with anisotropic pressure. Its chief deleterious effect is the driving of enhanced pitch-angle scattering of ions
October 2023 | H. Gota | CWFEST 2023 | Presentation
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October 2023 | F. Ceccherini | IAEA-FEC 2023 | Poster
Plasma heating through fast waves, from ion cyclotron and high harmonic fast wave (HHFW) resonances up to helicon regime, represents a key topic in the development of a nuclear fusion device.
October 2023 | J.A. Romero | IAEA-FEC 2023 | Presentation
C-2W holds a high beta FRC plasma in an easily accessible linear device. Plasma is elongated to improve performance, resulting in axial instability. Feedback control stabilizes and sustains the long plasma in steady state.