October 2017 | Calvin K. Lau | APS-DPP | Poster
Advanced beam-driven FRCs at TAE have lifetimes of milliseconds; turbulence simulations required for understanding confinement scaling and future devices
October 2017 | Bihe Deng | APS-DPP | Poster
C-2W field-reversed configuration (FRC) experiments [1] are focused to resolve major physics issues facing the future of FRC devices.
Oct 2017 | A. Necas | APS-DPP | Poster
Theory for synchrotron radiation by high temperature (sub- relativistic) electrons has been developed
October 2017 | Ami M. Dubois | APS-DPP | Poster
Previous use of coaxial arc discharge plasma guns on the C-2U device exhibited great success in plasma stabilization and improved confinement.
September 2017 | M. Onofri | Physics of Plasmas | Paper
The transport phenomenon of a Field Reversed Configuration (FRC) is studied using the newly developed two-dimensional code Q2D, which couples a magnetohydrodynamic code with a Monte Carlo code for the beam component. The simulation by Q2D of the transport parallel to the simple open h-pinch fields and its associated outflow phenomenon shows an excellent agreement with one of the leading theories, elevating the Q2D validity and simultaneously deepening the theoretical understanding of this fundamental process.
August 2017 | C. K. Lau | Physics of Plasmas | Paper
Gyrokinetic simulations of C-2-like field-reversed configuration (FRC) find that electrostatic drift- waves are locally stable in the core. The stabilization mechanisms include finite Larmor radius effects, magnetic well (negative grad-B), and fast electron short circuit effects.