Energy spectrum and kinetics of the fusing particles
October 2017 | D.D. Ryutov | APS-DPP | Poster
Main contribution to fusion energy release comes from the suprathermal “tails” of the distribution functions of the fusing ions
Measurement of Magnetic Null and Field Reversal in FRC Plasmas using the Hanle Effect
October 2017 | Deepak K. Gupta | APS-DPP | Poster
Hanle effect may provide a non-perturbative diagnostic to measure the low magnetic field in an FRC plasma, including the position and shape of zero axial magnetic-field (null) location
Fully-kinetic Ion Simulation of Global Electrostatic Turbulent Transport in C-2U
October 2017 | D.P. Fulton| APS-DPP | Poster
High-performance beam-driven field- reversed configuration (FRC). Achieved 5ms sustainment in June 2015, AND shots >10 ms, limited by stored energy.
Cross-separatrix Coupling in Nonlinear Global Electrostatic Turbulent Transport in C-2U
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
Far Infrared Laser Interferometry and Polarimetry Diagnostics for the C-2W FRC Experiment
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.
Synchrotron Radiation From Plasmas with Sub-Relativistic Temperatures
Oct 2017 | A. Necas | APS-DPP | Poster
Theory for synchrotron radiation by high temperature (sub- relativistic) electrons has been developed