Temperature Measurements Regarding Two Merging FRC Plasmas
November 2010 | F. Glass | APS-DPP | Poster
Exploring electron temperature.
Internal Magnetic Field Measurement on C-2 FRC Plasma
November 2010 | H. Gota | APS-DPP | Poster
Three-axis internal magnetic probes are being developed to measure simultaneously Bz, Bt and Br of a field-reversed configuration (FRC) plasma from the geometric axis (r=0) to outside of the separatrix in C-2.
Plasma Rotation Profile Measurements in C-2 FRC
November 2010 | X. Sun | APS-DPP | Poster
Excluded Flux Measurements of Long-Lived Field-Reversed Configuration Plasmas
November 2010 | M. Thompson | APS-DPP | Poster
Diamagnetic measurements of field-reversed configuration (FRC) plasmas produced in the C-2 experiment are obtained with a linear array of 19 magnetic probes positioned along the length of the stainless steel confinement vessel.
Doppler spectroscopy and D-alpha emission diagnostics for the C-2 FRC plasma
October 2010 | D. Gupta | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
Two Doppler spectroscopy diagnostics with complementary capabilities are developed to measure the ion temperatures and velocities of FRC plasmas in the C-2 device.
Spectroscopic measurement of ion temperature and ion velocity distributions in the flux-coil generated FRC
October 2010 | D. Gupta | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
One aim of the flux-coil generated field reversed configuration at TAE Technologies TAE is to establish the plasma where the ion rotational energy is greater than the ion thermal energy.
Two-color CO2/HeNe laser interferometer for C-2 experiment
October 2010 | O. Gornostaeva | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
A six-channel two-color interferometer has been developed for plasma electron density measurements in the C-2 field reversed configuration experiment.
Two-chord interferometry using 3.39 m He–Ne laser on a flux-coil-generated FRC
October 2010 | H. Gota |Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
A two-chord IR3.39 m He–Ne laser interferometer system was developed for a flux-coil-generated field-reversed configuration to estimate the electron density and the total temperature of the field-reversed configuration FRC plasma.
Development of a nine spatial point multipulse Thomson scattering diagnostic
October 2010 | F. Glass | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
A Thomson scattering diagnostic has been developed for the C-2 field-reversed configuration device. Based on a multipulse ruby laser, the system measures the electron temperature at nine spatial points.
Development of the Thomson Scattering Diagnostic on C-2
May 2010 | F. Glass | HTPD | Poster
Two theta-pinch field-reversed configured plasmas generated in opposing quartz tubes.