December 2023 | R. Groenewald | Physics of Plasmas | Paper
The FRC, such as studied in the C-2W experiment at TAE Technologies, is an attractive candidate for realizing a nuclear fusion reactor.
November 2023 | Y. Musthafa | APS DPP 2023 | Poster
C-2W’s ensemble of neutral
beams includes four static energy 15 keV H/D beams, four tunable energy 15-40 keV H/D beams, and one 40 keV diagnostic beam.
November 2023 | Y. Fujiwara | APS DPP 2023 | Poster
The FIDA spectrum was extracted from active measurements using a midplane array of sightlines passing through a diagnostic neutral beam.
November 2023 | T. Matsumoto | APS DPP 2023 | Poster
As an alternative particle fueling mechanism, the Compact Toroid Injector (CTI) system has been in development since the C-2 device.
November 2023 | S. Nicks | APS DPP 2023 | Poster
Fluid-derived critical lengths2 show qualitative agreement with kinetic AIC stabilization threshold.
November 2023 | T. DeHaas | APS DPP 2023 | Poster
The current experimental device, C-2W (Norman), has demonstrated significant progress in FRC performance, reliability, repeatability, and control.