Theory, control, and use of a fast ion axial bounce mode on C-2W

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.

A Statistical Analysis of Disruptions in C-2W

October 2024 | B. Sporer | APS DPP 2024 | Poster

In TAE’s C-2W machine*, a high-beta field-reversed configuration (FRC) is sustained within a magnetic mirror. Various mechanisms can cause rapid (<1 ms) collapse of the high-beta FRC state into a lower-beta mirror state, herein referred to as a plasma disruption.