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.

Experimental and Theoretical Progress on Beam-Driven FRCs in the C-2W Device

Jan 2026 | Research Library,  Posters, Confinement, Edge Control, Equilibrium, Experiment, Fast Particles, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Heating, Instabilities, Modeling, Overview, Performance, Plasma Profiles, Plasma Research, Simulation, Theory, Waves

November 2025 | M. Nations | APS DPP 2025 | Poster

TAE Technologies’ C-2W device has achieved stable, beam-driven Field-Reversed Configurations (FRCs) maintained for up to 40 ms. Recent advances include real-time plasma control, enhanced fueling via pellets and compact toroids, and the commissioning of new cyclotron resonance heating systems.