October 2018 | M. E. Griswold | APS-DPP | Poster
In an hypothetical isolated mirror (with no net current flow), an ambipolar electric potential modifies the loss cone so electrons are lost at the same rate as ions.
October 2018 | M. Beall | APS-DPP | Poster
The purpose of the C-2W experiment is to demonstrate control, stability and heating of a Field-Reversed Configuration (FRC) plasma via magnetic controls …
October 2018 | K. Zhai | APS-DPP | Poster
5-channel bandpass filter polychromators (in collaboration with GA) Four spectral channels are optimized for electron temperature measurement from 10eV to 2keV.
October 2018 | J. Titus | APS-DPP | Poster
Heating, current drive, and partial fueling from neutral beam injection are essential to sustainment of C-2W field-reversed configuration (FRC) plasmas.
October 2018 | J. Romero | APS-DPP | Poster
Efficient neutral beam capture and retention requires maintenance of plasma axisymmetry to avoid stochastic diffusion losses.
October 2018 | I. Allfrey | APS-DPP | Poster
Abstract One of the limiting factors in the lifetime of a field- reversed configuration (FRC) is particle loss.