November 2025 | Y. Zhou | Physics of Plasmas | Paper
A silicon drift-detector-based pulse-height x-ray energy spectrometer has been recently deployed on C-2W to investigate the distribution of suprathermal electrons. Measurements from this spectrometer reveal x-ray photons with energies of several kiloelectronvolts …
October 2025 | N. Sheth (Univ. of Saskatchewan) | Physics of Plasmas | Paper
It is shown that transonic plasma acceleration in the converging–diverging magnetic field (magnetic nozzle) follows the unique global solution which is fully defined by the magnetic field.
September 2025 | J.B. Titus | Nuclear Fusion | Paper
Neutral beam injection has been shown to create field-reversed configuration plasmas on C-2W. Recent advances in optimization and control of eight neutral beam injectors help deliver customized current drive for a plethora of plasma regimes.
July 2025 | J. Larson | Journal of Plasma Physics | Paper
A set of experiments were conducted on the Large Plasma Device (LAPD) at UCLA to test the operational principles of a traveling wave antenna of the comb-line type. This antenna was designed to launch helicon waves (fast waves in the lower hybrid range of frequencies) on DIII-D.
July 2025 | A.I. Smolyakov | Physics of Plasmas | Paper
Plasma flow and acceleration in the converging-diverging magnetic field configuration, such as magnetic nozzle in electric propulsion and open magnetic mirrors for fusion applications are considered.
July 2025 | M. Onofri | Physics of Plasmas | Paper
In the Norm experiment at TAE Technologies, a reversed field configuration (FRC) is formed by reversing the magnetic field of a mirror
configuration using neutral beam injection.