Development of a three-wave far-infrared laser interferometry and polarimetry diagnostics for the C-2W FRC experiment

Development of a three-wave far-infrared laser interferometry and polarimetry diagnostics for the C-2W FRC experiment

August 2018 | B. Deng | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper

Great advancements in modern field-reversed configuration (FRC) experiments motivated the development of a 14-chord three-wave far infrared (FIR) laser interferometry and polarimetry diagnostic system, which can provide simultaneous high temporal resolution measurements of density and Faraday rotation profiles with high accuracy.

First experimental measurements of a new fast ion driven micro-burst instability in a field-reversed configuration plasma

First experimental measurements of a new fast ion driven micro-burst instability in a field-reversed configuration plasma

October 2018 | B. Deng | Nuclear Fusion | Paper

In modern F experiments at TAE Technologies, classical FRC instabilities are suppressed
by advanced neutral beam injection and edge biasing methods, leading to high plasma confinement and fast ion pressure built-up which is comparable to the bulk plasma pressure.