Fast Ion Stabilization of the Internal Tilt Mode in C-2W
November 2021 | T. DeHaas | APS-DPP 2021 | Poster
Traditional FRCs are known to be theoretically unstable to an internal tilt mode whose threshold is characterized by the parameter S*/E.
The Tearing Mode in C-2W
November 2021 | M. Tobin | APS-DPP 2021 | Poster
We report on the observation of axisymmetric periodic deformations of the FRC in external magnetic field and internal electron density measurements in C-2W that appear consistent with the tearing mode.
Identifying Density Fluctuation Modes with the FIR Interferometer System in C-2W FRCs
November 2021 | C. Deng | APS-DPP 2021 | Poster
In the TAE Technologies current experimental device, C-2W (also called “Norman”), record breaking, advanced beam-driven FRC plasmas are produced and sustained in steady state utilizing variable energy neutral beams, advanced divertors, end bias electrodes, and…
Multi-instrument Bayesian reconstruction of plasma shape evolution in the C-2W experiment
June 2021 | M. Dikovsky | Physics of Plasmas | Paper
We determined the time-dependent geometry, including high-frequency oscillations, of the plasma density in TAE’s C-2W experiment.
MHD mode identification by higher order singular value decomposition of C-2W Mirnov probe data
April 2021 | M. Tobin | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
The C-2W device (also known as “Norman”) at TAE Technologies has proven successful at generating stable, long-lived field-reversed configuration (FRC) plasmas with record temperatures.
Turbulence and ExB Flow Measurements via DBS/CPS in the C-2W Field-Reversed Configuration
December 2020 | L. Schmitz | HTPD 2020 | Poster
A four channel DBS system delivers fluctuation data and ExB velocity covering the entire shot. ExB velocity measurements confirm strong ExB