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-š½ plasmas with analytically intractable particle orbits.
November 2025 | R. Groenewald | APS DPP 2025 | Presentation
Overview of NORM (C-2W) Fusion Device –
NORM uses Neutral Beams and End-Biasing Systems to form and sustain either Mirror Plasmas or Field-Reversed
Configurations (FRCs) ā see Roche et al., Nature Comm, 16, 3487 (2025) for NBI formed FRC report.
December 2025 | J.A. Romero | Nuclear Fusion | Paper
The Field Reversed Configuration (FRC) is a highly diamagnetic plasma confinement device used in nuclear fusion research. FRCās exhibit an internal region of weak magnetic field with ideal conditions to reach the high temperature required to burn high Z aneutronic fuels …
July 2025 | R.E. Groenewald | Physics of Plasmas | Paper
The field reversed configuration (FRC) has been a curious case in plasma physics research in that early MHD analysis suggested FRCs should be
grossly unstable, while experimental results contradicted that prediction
November 2024 | J. Romero | HPC | Presentation
The FRC suits aneutronic fuels ideally. Norman confines FRC plasma in an accessible linear device. Feedback control maintains stable, steady-state plasma. Bayesian inference enables holistic data analysis. Machine learning accelerates commercial energy development.
October 2024 | H. Gota | Nuclear Fusion | Paper
TAE Technologiesā fifth-generation fusion device, C-2W (also called āNormanā), is the worldās largest compact-toroid device and has made significant progress in field-reversed configuration (FRC) plasma performance.