Fast Ion Stabilization of the Internal Tilt Mode in C-2W
November 2021 | T. DeHaas | APS-DPP 2021 | Poster
Traditional FRCs are known to be theoretically unstable to an internal tilt mode whose threshold is characterized by the parameter S*/E.
The Tearing Mode in C-2W
November 2021 | M. Tobin | APS-DPP 2021 | Poster
We report on the observation of axisymmetric periodic deformations of the FRC in external magnetic field and internal electron density measurements in C-2W that appear consistent with the tearing mode.
Simulation of equilibrium and transport in advanced FRCS
October 2021 | S.A. Dettrick | Nuclear Fusion | Paper
The advanced beam-driven FRC is a field reversed configuration (FRC) with the addition of neutral beam (NB) injection, electrode biasing, and magnetic expander divertors.
Overview of C-2W: high temperature, steady-state beam-driven field-reversed configuration plasmas
October 2021 | H. Gota | Nuclear Fusion | Paper
TAE Technologies, Inc. (TAE) is pursuing an alternative approach to magnetically confined fusion, which relies on field-reversed configuration (FRC) plasmas composed of mostly energetic…
Effect of electrode biasing on plasma performance in the C-2W advanced FRC
August 2021 | M. Kaur | OS2021 | Presentation
Negatively-applied biasing improves confinement by stabilizing global MHD modes
• Bias is most effective in narrow biasing configurations
• Comparison of three electrode configurations shown …
Recent Progress in Simulation and Theory of the C-2W Experiment
August 2021 | S. Dettrick | OS2021 | Presentation
Equilibrium with large kinetic ion population
• Global Stability properties in presence of neutral beams
• Perpendicular Transport due to kinetic microturbulence