February 2026 | Y. Shimabukuro | Plasma Sources Science and Technology | Paper
To realize future long-lifetime negative hydrogen ion sources, two approaches were investigated using a compact coaxial ECR plasma source: direct negative DC biasing and a microwave plasma cathode (MPC) configuration. In noble gases such as argon, …
November 2025 | H. Gota | CWFEST 2025 | Presentation
TAE’s goal: p-11B aneutronic fusion Reactivity of p-11B has been reassessed
– Cross section larger than previously believed.
– Kinetic effects can further increase reactivity
– Net effect leads to ~30% increase of the fusion yield for the same…
November 2025 | S. Kamio | 2025 US-Japan FRC Workshop | Presentation
ICRF heating in LHD clearly accelerates fast ions and enhances p-¹¹B fusion yield. In the FRC device C-2W, fast-ion acceleration is also observed together with beam-driven modes. The n = 2 mode can accelerate NB-injected ions to nearly twice their initial energy…
November 2025 | S. Dettrick | 2025 US-Japan FRC Workshop | Presentation
Non-inductive start-up, ramp-up, and sustainment of FRC using neutral beams. Experimental validation of Improved Tilt Stability with Neutral Beams. Neutral
Beams can drive Energetic Particle Modes in Steady State FRC. Electrode biasing improves MHD…
November 2025 | S. Kamio | APS DPP 2025 | Poster
In C-2U experiments, thermal ion acceleration by a beam-driven wave was observed [R. M. Magee et al. Nat. Phys. 15, 281–286 (2019)]. This thermal ion acceleration is pointed out to dramatically enhance the fusion rate because the beam energy is transferred to thermal ions, bypassing the electron channel…
November 2025 | Y. Fujiwara | APS DPP 2025 | Poster
TAE Technologies is conducting research and development aimed at realizing fusion power generation based on the proton–boron (p–11B) fusion reaction on two parallel track.