C-2U Experimental Transport Analysis
October 2016 | Erik Trask | APS-DPP | Poster
Upgrades of the experimental facility at TAE Technologies have led to record Field Reversed Configuration (FRC) performance on the C-2U device.
Observation and Suppression of a New Fast Ion Driven Micro-Burst Instability in a Field-Reversed Configuration Plasma
October 2016 | B.H. Deng | APS-DPP | Poster
The C-2U experiment offers a unique plasma environment combining a high beta field reversed configuration (FRC) embedded in a low beta magnetic mirror with high power neutral beam injection.
Fast imaging measurements and modeling of neutral and impurity density on C-2U
October 2016 | E.M. Granstadt | APS-DPP | Poster
View the C-2U machine layout and instrument design.
Measurements of Energy Loss in the Scrape-Off Layer of C-2U
October 2016 | M.E. Griswold | APS-DPP | Poster
An end loss analyzer system (ELA) was developed to study thermal transport on the open field lines that surround the advanced beam-driven field-reversed configuration (FRC) core of the C-2U experiment.
Possible Role of External Radial Electric Field on Ion Heating in an FRC
October 2016 | D. Gupta | APS-DPP | Poster
C-2U has achieved steady-state operation of advanced beam driven FRCs using neutral beam injection and edge biasing.