October 2018 | F. Ceccherini | APS-DPP | Poster
Tilt instability in FRC plasmas1 is a well-known MHD phenomenon that has been extensively investigated over the years by different authors and an empirical scaling law
October 2018 | E. Trask | APS-DPP | Poster
Increased stored energy, improved pulsed power reliability, and dynamic control of magnetic fields have allowed creation of FRC targets with improved characteristics.
October 2018 | E. Parke | APS-DPP | Poster
C-2W is a field-reversed configuration (FRC) experiment with goals that include increasing plasma lifetimes and electron temperatures with respect to its predecessor C-2U
October 2018 | E. Granstedt | APS-DPP | Poster
The C-2W device1 is equipped with eight 1.6 MW neutral beams which inject large-orbit fast ions to sustain a field-reversed configuration embedded within an axisymmetric magnetic mirror.
October 2018 | 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 2018 | D. Fulton | APS-DPP | Poster
A New Code (ANC) is a first-principles, integrated PIC code, based on GTC, but designed specifically for FRC magnetic geometry