Transport simulations of an FRC plasma with neutral beam injection
November 2013 | M. Onofri | APS-DPP | Poster
The evolution of a Field Reversed Configuration with neutral beam injection is studied using the Q2D code.
FRC Stability Study with NIMROD and HYM Codes
November 2013 | A. Necas | APS-DPP | Poster
Gyroviscous (GV) stress for weakly magnetized plasma has been implemented in the NIMROD code to study Hall and FLR effects on FRC stability with emphasis on the rotational modes.
Neutral beam current drive in Field Reversed Configurations
November 2013 | S. Gupta | APS-DPP | Poster
The Neutral beam current drive mechanism, originally known as Ohkawa Current, is investigated for FRC plasmas using small amounts of high Z impurities.
Measurements of Minority Radial Momentum Balance Equation for The C-2 FRC Plasma
November 2013 | D. Gupta | APS-DPP | Poster
To better understand and quantify the radial momentum balance in the C2 FRC plasma, experiments are performed with the mixture of Helium and Deuterium.
Electron Heating of a Field Reversed Configuration at the Upper Hybrid Resonance Frequency
November 2013 | E. Garate | APS-DPP | Poster
Field reversed configurations (FRC) have closed field line regions in which the ratio of plasma to electron cyclotron frequency is greater than 1.
Far infrared laser polarimeter development for the C-2 field reversed configuration plasmas
November 2013 | B. Deng | APS-DPP | Poster
Ideal FRC configuration has zero toroidal field.