Compact Toroid Injection for Particle Fueling in C-2W
November 2023 | T. Matsumoto | APS DPP 2023 | Poster
As an alternative particle fueling mechanism, the Compact Toroid Injector (CTI) system has been in development since the C-2 device.
Fully kinetic simulations of the stabilization of the AIC mode through short plasmas
November 2023 | S. Nicks | APS DPP 2023 | Poster
Fluid-derived critical lengths2 show qualitative agreement with kinetic AIC stabilization threshold.
Advancements in the C-2W Neutral Beam Driven Field Reversed Configuration Experiment
November 2023 | T. DeHaas | APS DPP 2023 | Poster
The current experimental device, C-2W (Norman), has demonstrated significant progress in FRC performance, reliability, repeatability, and control.
Magnetic Mode Decomposition using Sparse Regression of an Irregular Mirnov Array in C-2W
November 2023 | S. Karbashewski | APS DPP 2023 | Poster
A workhorse diagnostic for investigating magnetic fluctuations in C-2W is a
Mirnov probe array comprising 3-axis magnetic probes for sensing “B-dot”
fluctuations at the CV wall arranged in evenly spaced rings.
Collective Thomson scattering by means of Pulsed Spectropolarimetry, an advanced diagnostic for TAE’s Copernicus FRC device
November 2023 | R. Smith | APS DPP 2023 | Poster
Pulsed polarimetry is a LIDAR technique which uses the intensity and state of polarization of the emission to yield local measurements of density
Mitigation of Neutral Beam Gas Bleed Charge-Exchange in C-2W
November 2023 | M. Litton | APS DPP 2023 | Poster
By adjusting gas settings in each NB, this neutral flux was minimized. Localized wall heating was reduced and fast ion confinement times in the FRC plasma were improved by 25%.