Theory and Simulation of High-Performance Beam-Driven FRCs
April 2016 | Sean Dettrick | Sherwood | Presentation
The TAE research program has been successful due to the agility and close interaction between experiment, theory, and engineering groups.
Transport simulations of the C-2 and C-2U Field Reversed Configurations with the Q2D code
April 2016 | Marco Onofri | Sherwood | Poster
The Q2D code is a 2D MHD code, which includes a neutral fluid and separate ion and electron temperatures, coupled with a 3D Monte Carlo code, which is used to calculate source terms due to neutral beams.
Overview of C-2U FRC Experimental Program and Plans for C-2W
October 2016 | Hiroshi Gota | EPR2016 | Poster
The experimental program at TAE Technologies has been focused on a demonstration of reliable field-reversed configuration (FRC) formation and sustainment, driven by fast ions via high-power neutral-beam (NB) injection.
A high performance field-reversed configuration
May 2015 | M. Binderbauer | Physics of Plasmas | Paper
Conventional field-reversed configurations (FRCs), high-beta, prolate compact toroids embedded in poloidal magnetic fields, face notable stability and confinement concerns.
High Voltage Power Supply for Electrode Test Stand
May 2015 | M. Slepchenkov | 2015 SOFE | Poster
The Electrode Test Stand is an experimental device for studying electrode physics contributing to the design of future fusion machines.
Achieving a long-lived high-beta plasma state by energetic beam injection
April 2015 | H. Guo | Nature Communications | Paper
Developing a stable plasma state with high-beta (ratio of plasma to magnetic pressures) is of critical importance for an economic magnetic fusion reactor.