Electrode Bias Propagation in the C-2W Fusion Research Device

November 2025 | A. Bondarenko | APS DPP 2025 | Poster

TAE Technologies’ fifth-generation fusion research device C-2W1 utilizes neutral beam injection and edge biasing to sustain long-lived, stable field reversed configuration (FRC)2 plasma embedded within a magnetic mirror.

Experimental and Theoretical Progress on Beam-Driven FRCs in the C-2W Device

November 2025 | M. Nations | APS DPP 2025 | Poster

TAE Technologies’ C-2W device has achieved stable, beam-driven Field-Reversed Configurations (FRCs) maintained for up to 40 ms. Recent advances include real-time plasma control, enhanced fueling via pellets and compact toroids, and the commissioning of new cyclotron resonance heating systems.

Development of New Ion Energy Analyzer for the Energy- and Pitch-Angle-Resolved Measurement for Studying Beam-Driven Field-Reversed Configuration Plasma

November 2025 | S. Ohshima | APS DPP 2025 | Poster

A new ion energy analyzer for energy- and pitch-angle-resolved measurement has been designed and developed, being optimized for beam-driven FRC, C-2W