July 2018 | M. E. Griswold | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
A suite of diagnostics was developed to measure particle and heat fluxes arriving at the divertor elec- trodes of the C-2W experiment at TAE Technologies.
July 2018 | R. M. Magee | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
Neutral beam injected fast ions play a dominant role in both the field reversed configuration (FRC) at TAE Technologies and the Madison Symmetric Torus (MST) reversed field pinch (RFP), making fast ion diagnosis a major pillar of both research programs.
March 2018 | T. Edo | Plasma and Fusion Research | Paper
A magnetized coaxial plasma gun (MCPG) is utilized to generate a compact toroid (CT). An MCPG-type CT injector had been developed as a particle refueling system for C-2/C-2U field-reversed configuration (FRC) plasmas. To inject CTs repetitively for a long-lived plasma, the injector has been upgraded.
July 2018 | J. Egedal | Physics of Plasmas | Paper
A new mathematical framework is developed for efficient evaluation of ion heating during magnetic pumping of field-reversed configuration (FRC) plasmas. The topology of ion trajectories is examined through the use of action variables applied to a typical FRC equilibrium.
June 2018 | R.M. Magee | Nuclear Fusion | Paper
High power neutral beam injection into the C-2U advanced field-reversed configuration (FRC) stimulates at least three distinct energetic particle modes, none of which have been linked to
a performance limitation. Here we present an experimental characterization of one mode in particular, a high frequency mode ( f > fci ) observed in the decaying phase of the FRC.
Septembe 2018 | T. Matsumoto | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
Field-reversed configurations (FRCs) are axisymmetric,
compact plasmas characterized by high β (the ratio of kinetic
to magnetic pressure).
September 2018 | R. Smith | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
The C-2W device generates a field reversed configuration
(FRC) plasma in a 1.6 m diameter Inconel confinement vessel
(CV) by forming and accelerating two FRCs in opposite direc-
tions to collide and merge in the CV.
TAE Technologies congratulates Chief Science Officer Dr. Toshiki Tajima on winning the 2018 S. Chandraskhar Prize of Plasma Physics from the Association of the Asia-Pacific Physical Societies, Division of Plasma Physics, which honors pioneering scientists. Among his many contributions to plasma physics and other fields, Tajima is well-known as the father of laser-driven acceleration.
TAE Technologies recently welcomed the Department of Energy and Secretary Rick Perry for a tour of our National Laboratory-scale platform, Norman. “It was an honor to host the Secretary and share with him our enthusiasm for the opportunities our fusion pathway can provide,” said CEO Michl Binderbauer.
TAE Technologies is proud to announce new executive appointments to lead the next phase of the company’s growth: Michl Binderbauer has been named Chief Executive Officer, assuming leadership from retiring CEO Dr. Steven Specker. Former GE Chairman and CEO Jeffrey R. Immelt joins the company’s Board of Directors.