Electron Heating in the Fueling Region of C-2W

Jan 2026 | Research Library,  Posters, Diagnostics, Experiment, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Heating, Plasma Research

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…

Overview and Initial Results from the Bias Test Stand at TAE

Jan 2026 | Research Library,  Posters, Edge Control, Experiment, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Overview, Plasma Research

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.

Study of the fast-ion acceleration due to the beam-driven modes in C-2W

Jan 2026 | Research Library,  Posters, Diagnostics, Experiment, Fast Particles, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Heating, Instabilities, Plasma Research

November 2025 | S. Kamio | APS DPP 2025 | Poster

In C-2U experiments, thermal ion acceleration by a beam-driven wave was observed [R. M. Magee et al. Nat. Phys. 15, 281–286 (2019)]. This thermal ion acceleration is pointed out to dramatically enhance the fusion rate because the beam energy is transferred to thermal ions, bypassing the electron channel…

Stability of High Beta Plasma Calculations by Monte Carlo Orbit Integration

Jan 2026 | Research Library,  Posters, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Modeling, Plasma Research, Simulation, Stability, Theory

November 2025 | C. Lau | APS DPP 2025 | Poster

CLAUS is a new non-variational eigenvalue solver, which is a modern implementation of the dispersion functional approach based on the Vlasov-Maxwell model and developed specifically for high-đť›˝ plasmas with analytically intractable particle orbits.

Electrode Bias Propagation in the C-2W Fusion Research Device

Jan 2026 | Research Library,  Posters, Edge Control, Experiment, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Modeling, Plasma Research, Simulation, Theory

November 2025 | A. Bondarenko | APS DPP 2025 | Poster

TAE Technologies’ fifth-generation fusion research device C-2W1 utilizes neutral beam injection and edge biasing to sustain long-lived, stable field reversed configuration (FRC)2 plasma embedded within a magnetic mirror.