Development of New Ion Energy Analyzer for the Energy- and Pitch-Angle-Resolved Measurement for Studying Beam-Driven Field-Reversed Configuration Plasma

Jan 2026 | Research Library,  Posters, Diagnostics, Fast Particles, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Plasma Research

November 2025 | S. Ohshima | APS DPP 2025 | Poster

A new ion energy analyzer for energy- and pitch-angle-resolved measurement has been designed and developed, being optimized for beam-driven FRC, C-2W

Fast-Ion Axial Bounce Resonance in the NORM Fusion Device

Jan 2026 | Research Library,  Presentations, Diagnostics, Experiment, Fast Particles, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Plasma Research, Simulation

November 2025 | S. Karbashewski | APS DPP 2025 | Presentation

• Diagnostics, Beams, and Plasma Parameters
• Dynamic mirror shaping
• Magnetic Mirror Experiments
• Mirror-to-FRC Transition
• Multiple Fast-Ion Species
• 2D (Q2D) and 3D (WarpX) observations
• Validation of experimental results

Numerical study of FRC stabilization in C-2W with external actuators

Jan 2026 | Research Library,  Presentations, Fast Particles, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Modeling, Plasma Research, Simulation, Stability, Theory

November 2025 | R. Groenewald | APS DPP 2025 | Presentation

Overview of NORM (C-2W) Fusion Device –
NORM uses Neutral Beams and End-Biasing Systems to form and sustain either Mirror Plasmas or Field-Reversed
Configurations (FRCs) – see Roche et al., Nature Comm, 16, 3487 (2025) for NBI formed FRC report.

Generation of field-reversed configurations via neutral beam injection

Jan 2026 | Research Library,  Presentations, Confinement, Equilibrium, Experiment, Fast Particles, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Heating, Instabilities, Modeling, Overview, Performance, Plasma Profiles, Plasma Research, Simulation, Theory

November 2025 | T. Roche | APS DPP 2025 | Presentation

We report evidence of successful generation of field-reversed configuration plasmas by neutral beam injection. This is achieved by trapping the steady-state beams in an initial seed plasma, hence providing a direct source of toroidally directed energetic ion current …

Generation of field-reversed configurations via neutral beam injection

Jan 2026 | Research Library,  Papers, Confinement, Equilibrium, Experiment, Fast Particles, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Heating, Instabilities, Modeling, Overview, Performance, Plasma Profiles, Plasma Research, Simulation, Theory

November 2025 | T. Roche | APS DPP 2025 | Paper

We report evidence of successful generation of field-reversed configuration plasmas by neutral beam injection. This is achieved by trapping the steady-state beams in an initial seed plasma, hence providing a direct source of toroidally directed energetic ion current …

Advanced neutral beam injection in a field-reserved configuration plasma

Sep 2025 | Research Library,  Papers, Fast Particles, Formation, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Plasma Research, Simulation, Theory

September 2025 | J.B. Titus | Nuclear Fusion | Paper

Neutral beam injection has been shown to create field-reversed configuration plasmas on C-2W. Recent advances in optimization and control of eight neutral beam injectors help deliver customized current drive for a plethora of plasma regimes.