Development of Fast-Ion D alpha Diagnostic in C-2W
November 2023 | Y. Fujiwara | APS DPP 2023 | Poster
The FIDA spectrum was extracted from active measurements using a midplane array of sightlines passing through a diagnostic neutral beam.
Compact Toroid Injection for Particle Fueling in C-2W
November 2023 | T. Matsumoto | APS DPP 2023 | Poster
As an alternative particle fueling mechanism, the Compact Toroid Injector (CTI) system has been in development since the C-2 device.
Fully kinetic simulations of the stabilization of the AIC mode through short plasmas
November 2023 | S. Nicks | APS DPP 2023 | Poster
Fluid-derived critical lengths2 show qualitative agreement with kinetic AIC stabilization threshold.
Advancements in the C-2W Neutral Beam Driven Field Reversed Configuration Experiment
November 2023 | T. DeHaas | APS DPP 2023 | Poster
The current experimental device, C-2W (Norman), has demonstrated significant progress in FRC performance, reliability, repeatability, and control.
Magnetic Mode Decomposition using Sparse Regression of an Irregular Mirnov Array in C-2W
November 2023 | S. Karbashewski | APS DPP 2023 | Poster
A workhorse diagnostic for investigating magnetic fluctuations in C-2W is a
Mirnov probe array comprising 3-axis magnetic probes for sensing “B-dot”
fluctuations at the CV wall arranged in evenly spaced rings.
Collective Thomson scattering by means of Pulsed Spectropolarimetry, an advanced diagnostic for TAE’s Copernicus FRC device
November 2023 | R. Smith | APS DPP 2023 | Poster
Pulsed polarimetry is a LIDAR technique which uses the intensity and state of polarization of the emission to yield local measurements of density