CHARACTERIZATION OF THE C-2W PLASMA GUNS
October 2017 | Ami M. Dubois | APS-DPP | Poster
Previous use of coaxial arc discharge plasma guns on the C-2U device exhibited great success in plasma stabilization and improved confinement.
Development of a First-Principles Simulation Model of Turbulent Transport in Compact Tori
May 2017 | D.P. Fulton | The Sherwood Fusion Theory Conference | Poster
FRC core strongly stable! Finite SOL turbulence. Both FLR and gradient-B effects stabilizing. Qualitative agreement with measure doppler backscattering.
C-2U Physics Overview
May 2017 | A. Necas | The Sherwood Fusion Theory Conference | Poster
C-2U is a unique hybrid field-reversed configuration (FRC) where we successfully combine a high-beta (~1) FRC plasma with neutral beam injection (NBI), field line biasing, and mirror physics.
Opto-Mechanical Design of FIR Diagnostic System for C-2W
October 2016 | M. Beall | APS-DPP | Poster
Upgraded interferometer/polarimeter on center plane of machine to provide high resolution density and magnetic field information.
A Pre-ionization System to Limit Neutral Gas in a Compact Toroid Injector
October 2016 | I. Allfrey | APS-DPP | Poster
Fusion plasmas require long lifetimes and high temperatures, both of which are limited by particle loss, among other factors.