October 2024 | E. Granstedt | APS DPP 2024 | Poster
This paper explores the theory, control, and effects of fast ion axial bounce modes in TAE Technologies’ C-2W device, demonstrating how these resonant modes influence fast ion behavior and offering strategies for mitigating their impact through beam energy distribution.
July 2024 | W.H. Wang | Physics of Plasmas | Paper
The primary focus of the paper is to establish a formulation that accurately captures both parallel
and radial variations of the two-dimensional (2D) potential in SOL.
February 2024 | F. Ceccherini | Physics of Plasmas | Paper
Field reversed configurations (FRC) are characterized by a magnetic field topology, which exhibits the inversion of the external magnetic field through plasma sustained current and the subsequent presence of a null field surface
November 2023 | S. Nicks | APS DPP 2023 | Poster
Fluid-derived critical lengths2 show qualitative agreement with kinetic AIC stabilization threshold.
November 2023 | J. Drobny | APS DPP 2023 | Poster
Attractive-repulsive potentials reproduce low energy reflection coefficients better than screened Coulomb potentials
November 2023 | A. Veksler | APS DPP 2023 | Poster
Employ a Hybrid-PIC algorithm with kinetic ions and fluid-like electrons