May 2017 | Nuclear Fusion | Paper
A repetitively driven compact toroid (CT) injector has been developed for the large eld- reversed con guration (FRC) facility of the C-2/C-2U, primarily for particle refueling. A CT is formed and injected by a magnetized coaxial plasma gun (MCPG) exclusively developed for the C-2/C-2U FRC.
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October 2016 | APS-DPP | Poster
The goal of TAE’s experiments is to sustain through the of use of neutral beam heating and edge biasing an advanced beam-driven FRC for many milliseconds, i.e., well beyond the growth times of common instabilities.
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October 2016 | APS-DPP | Poster
Robust BUT non-destructive instability during beam injection. Predicted modes for various beta. Experimental observations consistent with modeling.
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January 2016 | Physics of Plasmas | Paper
Gyrokinetic particle simulation of the field-reversed configuration (FRC) has been developed using the gyrokinetic toroidal code (GTC). The magnetohydrodynamic equilibrium is mapped from cylindrical coordinates to Boozer coordinates for the FRC core and scrape-off layer (SOL), respectively.
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October 2014 | APS-DPP | Presentation
Numerical study of FRC spin-up and the effects of end-biasing on FRC stability has been performed using a 3D nonlinear hybrid version of the HYM code for TAE FRC experimental parameters.
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October 2014 | APS-DPP | Poster
In standard C-2 Field Reversed Configuration plasmas, a toroidal current is driven in deuterium plasma with hydrogen neutral beam injection.
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November 2013 | APS-DPP | Poster
Gyroviscous (GV) stress for weakly magnetized plasma has been implemented in the NIMROD code to study Hall and FLR effects on FRC stability with emphasis on the rotational modes.
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November 2012 | APS-DPP | Poster
Bolometer data show that the plasma spin is in the ion diamagnetic direction, while the plasma column wobbles in the electron diamagnetic direction.
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November 2011 | APS-DPP | Poster
Plasma equilibrium profiles and fluctuations in the C-2 field reversed configuration (FRC) experiment [M. W. Binderbauer et al, Phys.Rev.Lett. 105, 045003 (2010)] are measured under various operation conditions.
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