An Ion Beam System for Calibrating Neutral Particle Detectors
June 2014 | R. Clary | HTPD | Poster
The C-2 field-reversed configuration (FRC) experiment has achieved operating regime exceeding empirical scaling laws.
Fusion proton diagnostic for C-2 field reversed configuration experiment
June 2014 | R. Magee | HTPD | Poster
Measurements of the flux of fusion products from high temperature plasmas provide valuable insights into the ion energy distribution, as the fusion reaction rate is a very sensitive function of ion energy.
Neutral beam current drive in Field Reversed Configurations
November 2013 | S. Gupta | APS-DPP | Poster
The Neutral beam current drive mechanism, originally known as Ohkawa Current, is investigated for FRC plasmas using small amounts of high Z impurities.
A comparison of fast particle driven magnetic fluctuations in simulation and experiment
November 2013 | R. Magee | APS-DPP | Poster
The C-2 field-reversed configuration (FRC) plasmas are created via the dynamic merging of two compact toroids and partially sustained through the injection of high power neutral beams.
Simulation of Fast Ion Transport in the C-2 FRC Experiment
January 2013 | S. Dettrick | 2013 Energetic Particles Workshop UCI | Presentation
Without magnetic perturbations, NB Ion energy confinement time is τE~ 500us. Most NB ion energy goes to heating electrons.
Upgrades to TAE Technologies C-2 Neutron Detector System
November 2012 | E. Garate | APS-DPP | Poster
We are implementing additional scintillator based neutron detectors on the TAE Technologies C-2 system.