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.