November 2025 | J. Wood | 2025 US-Japan FRC Workshop | Presentation
Characterizing neutral particles is essential for understanding fueling, confinement, and fast-ion behavior in C-2W’s magnetically confined FRCs.
A dedicated Lyman-⍺ diagnostic has been installed on C-2W
November 2025 | J. Barrett | 2025 US-Japan FRC Workshop | Presentation
With the genesis of Norm, a new fueling paradigm is born:
– Fueling Location Matters:
Open field lines are necessary for efficient FRC fueling.
November 2025 | S. Kamio | 2025 US-Japan FRC Workshop | Presentation
ICRF heating in LHD clearly accelerates fast ions and enhances p-¹¹B fusion yield. In the FRC device C-2W, fast-ion acceleration is also observed together with beam-driven modes. The n = 2 mode can accelerate NB-injected ions to nearly twice their initial energy…
November 2025 | S. Dettrick | 2025 US-Japan FRC Workshop | Presentation
Non-inductive start-up, ramp-up, and sustainment of FRC using neutral beams. Experimental validation of Improved Tilt Stability with Neutral Beams. Neutral
Beams can drive Energetic Particle Modes in Steady State FRC. Electrode biasing improves MHD…
November 2025 | Y. Zhou | APS DPP 2025 | Poster
Fast ions confined by the FRC likely cause electrons in the FR to heat up and emit X-rays. We plan to identify the exact location of electron heating by improving the spatial resolution of the X-ray diagnostic. The X-ray diagnostic will also be used to study electron heating induced by an Electron Cyclotron Resonance…
November 2025 | W. Harris | APS DPP 2025 | Poster
The bias system in C-2W has a voltage limitation that is in-part due to arcing between electrodes. The Bias Test Stand (BTS) is a testbed built by TAE to study different electrode configurations and design features to reduce arcing.