October 2018 | M. Thompson | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
The new C-2W experiment (also called Norman) at TAE Technologies, Inc. studies the evolution of field-reversed configuration (FRC) plasmas sustained by neutral beam injection.
October 2018 | M. Beall | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
Characterization of the plasma structure and density is critical for the diagnosis and control of C-2W plasma equilibria.
October 2018 | D. Sheftman | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
Experiments are being carried out on C-2W, an axis- symmetric Field Reversed Configuration (FRC) plasma apparatus
October 2018 | L. Schmitz | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
Field-reversed configurations (FRCs) are axisymmetric,
compact plasmas characterized by high β (the ratio of kinetic
to magnetic pressure).
July 2018 | F. Tanaka (Nihon Univ.) | Plasma and Fusion Research | Paper
In order to investigate the collisional merging process of field-reversed configurations (FRCs), the FAT device has recently been upgraded to FAT-CM, consisting of two field-reversed theta-pinch (FRTP) formation sections and the confinement section.
August 2018 | A. DuBois | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
A custom motor controlled probe system has been designed to make spatially resolved measurements of temperature, density, flow, and plasma potential in the C-2W inner divertors.
August 2018 | H. Gota | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
Field-reversed configuration (FRC) Amplification via Translation–Collisional Merging (FAT-CM) experiments have recently commenced to study physics phenomena of colliding and merged FRC plasma states.
August 2018 | E. M. Granstedt | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
Two filtered, fast-imaging instruments, with radial and axial views, respectively, were used on the C-2U device to visualize line emission from impurities and hydrogenic neutrals.
July 2018 | T. Roche | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
A fundamental component of any magnetically confined fusion experiment is a firm understanding of the magnetic field. The increased complexity of the C-2W machine warrants an equally enhanced diagnostic capability.
August 2018 | N. G. Bolte | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
TAE Technologies’s advanced beam-driven field-reversed configuration device has a large fast-ion population, allowing for fast-ion D-alpha (FIDA) studies.