October 2017 | Erik Trask | APS-DPP | Poster
Circuit is decoupled from reversal, with improved pulsed power reliability
– Ionization percentage is ~100%, with flat radial distribution
– High power circuits are implemented on C-2W (Norman)
October 2017 | E. Granstedt | APS-DPP | Poster
Pre-ionization (PI) study Test stand constructed to improve RMF PI. Black anodized “light-blind” reduced reflections from flange.
October 2017 | D. Sheftman | APS-DPP | Poster
Accurate operation and high performance of the open field line plasma surrounding the Field Reversed Configuration (FRC) is crucial to achieving the goals of successful temperature ramp up and confinement improvement on C-2W.
October 2017 | D.D. Ryutov | APS-DPP | Poster
Main contribution to fusion energy release comes from the suprathermal “tails” of the distribution functions of the fusing ions
October 2017 | Deepak K. Gupta | APS-DPP | Poster
Hanle effect may provide a non-perturbative diagnostic to measure the low magnetic field in an FRC plasma, including the position and shape of zero axial magnetic-field (null) location
October 2017 | D.P. Fulton| APS-DPP | Poster
High-performance beam-driven field- reversed configuration (FRC). Achieved 5ms sustainment in June 2015, AND shots >10 ms, limited by stored energy.