October 2018 | M. Beall | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
Characterization of the plasma structure and density is critical for the diagnosis and control of C-2W plasma equilibria.
October 2018 | D. Sheftman | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
Experiments are being carried out on C-2W, an axis- symmetric Field Reversed Configuration (FRC) plasma apparatus
October 2018 | L. Schmitz | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
Field-reversed configurations (FRCs) are axisymmetric,
compact plasmas characterized by high β (the ratio of kinetic
to magnetic pressure).
July 2018 | F. Tanaka (Nihon Univ.) | Plasma and Fusion Research | Paper
In order to investigate the collisional merging process of field-reversed configurations (FRCs), the FAT device has recently been upgraded to FAT-CM, consisting of two field-reversed theta-pinch (FRTP) formation sections and the confinement section.
August 2018 | A. DuBois | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
A custom motor controlled probe system has been designed to make spatially resolved measurements of temperature, density, flow, and plasma potential in the C-2W inner divertors.
August 2018 | H. Gota | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
Field-reversed configuration (FRC) Amplification via Translation–Collisional Merging (FAT-CM) experiments have recently commenced to study physics phenomena of colliding and merged FRC plasma states.