October 2018 | E. Granstedt | APS-DPP | Poster
The C-2W device1 is equipped with eight 1.6 MW neutral beams which inject large-orbit fast ions to sustain a field-reversed configuration embedded within an axisymmetric magnetic mirror.
October 2018 | D. Sheftman | APS-DPP | Poster
Accurate operation and high performance of the open field line plasma surrounding the Field Reversed Configuration (FRC) is crucial to achieving the goals of successful temperature ramp up and confinement improvement on C-2W.
October 2018 | A. DuBois | APS-DPP | Poster
The C-2W experiment is a field-reversed configuration (FRC) which uses neutral beam injection and an edge biasing scheme to suppress turbulence and stabilize the plasma.
August 2018 | B. Deng | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
Great advancements in modern field-reversed configuration (FRC) experiments motivated the development of a 14-chord three-wave far infrared (FIR) laser interferometry and polarimetry diagnostic system, which can provide simultaneous high temporal resolution measurements of density and Faraday rotation profiles with high accuracy.
October 2018 | A. Ottaviano | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
The new C-2W Thomson scattering (TS) diagnostic consists of two individual subsystems for monitoring electron temperature (Te) and density (ne): one system in the central region is currently operational, and the second system is being commissioned to monitor the open field line region.