A Pre-ionization System to Limit Neutral Gas in a Compact Toroid Injector
October 2016 | I. Allfrey | APS-DPP | Poster
Fusion plasmas require long lifetimes and high temperatures, both of which are limited by particle loss, among other factors.
Spectroscopic Observations of Scrape-Off Layer Electron Temperature and Density
October 2016 | Dima Osin | APS-DPP | Poster
C-2U is a macroscopically stable, high-performance field-reversed configuration (HPF), where high plasma temperatures with significant fast-ion population and record lifetimes were achieved.
Hybrid Reconstruction of Field-Reversed Configurations
October 2016 | L. Steinhauer | APS-DPP | Poster
The C-2U facility at TAE Technologies creates an advanced, beam-driven FRC with large ion orbits. The plasma is sustained for > 5ms.
FPIC Study of the n=1 Toroidal Mode in FRC Plasmas
October 2016 | Francesco Checcerini | APS-DPP | Poster
The goal of TAE’s experiments is to sustain through the of use of neutral beam heating and edge biasing an advanced beam-driven FRC for many milliseconds, i.e., well beyond the growth times of common instabilities.
First Fast-Ion D-Alpha (FIDA) Measurements and Simulations on C-2U
October 2016 | Nathan Bolte | APS-DPP | Poster
In the TAE Technologies C-2U experiment, advanced beam-driven field-reversed configuration (FRC) plasmas were sustained via tangential neutral beam injection.
Observation of Super-thermal Plasma & Beam Energization in a Beam Driven FRC
October 2016 | R. Clary | APS-DPP | Poster
C-2U is an advanced beam-driven FRC experiment. Dynamics of fast particles (hydrogen) are critical to plasma (deuterium) performance.