Nov 2018 | Research Library, Posters, Diagnostics, Experiment, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Plasma Research
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.
Nov 2018 | Research Library, Posters, Experiment, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Performance, Plasma Research, Stability, Turbulence
October 2018 | J. Romero | APS-DPP | Poster
Efficient neutral beam capture and retention requires maintenance of plasma axisymmetry to avoid stochastic diffusion losses.
Nov 2018 | Research Library, Posters, Experiment, Fueling, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Plasma Research
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.
Nov 2018 | Research Library, Posters, Experiment, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Performance, Plasma Research
October 2018 | H. Gota | APS-DPP | Poster
TAE Technologies research is devoted to producing high temperature, stable, long-lived field-reversed configuration (FRC) plasmas by neutral-beam injection (NBI) and edge biasing/control.
Nov 2018 | Research Library, Posters, Experiment, Fueling, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Plasma Research
October 2018 | F. Tanaka | APS-DPP | Poster
A magnetized coaxial plasma gun (MCPG) is one of the devices used to generate and accelerate a compact toroid (CT) with a spheromak-like magnetic configuration.
Nov 2018 | Research Library, Posters, Experiment, Formation, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Performance, Plasma Research
October 2018 | E. Trask | APS-DPP | Poster
Increased stored energy, improved pulsed power reliability, and dynamic control of magnetic fields have allowed creation of FRC targets with improved characteristics.