October 2010 | F. Glass | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
A Thomson scattering diagnostic has been developed for the C-2 field-reversed configuration device. Based on a multipulse ruby laser, the system measures the electron temperature at nine spatial points.
July 2010 | M. Binderbauer | Physical Review Letters Paper | Paper
A hot stable field-reversed configuration (FRC) has been produced in the C-2 experiment by colliding and merging two high- ß plasmoids preformed by the dynamic version of field-reversed -pinch technology.
July 2010 | M. Tuszewski | Open Systems | Presentation
The C-2 experiment aims at FRC sustainment.
June 2010 | A. Smirnov | Open Systems | Presentation
Unlike tokamaks, where the neutral beam shine through is rarely an issue, open magnetic systems with neutral beam injection oftentimes suffer from incomplete beam capture, which necessitates the handling of the shine through power load and beam particle recycling.
June 2010 | M. Binderbauer | ICOPS | Presentation
Demonstration of long-lived FRCs by dynamic merging CTs.
May 2010 | F. Glass | HTPD | Poster
Two theta-pinch field-reversed configured plasmas generated in opposing quartz tubes.