October 2016 | Michel Tuszewski | APS-DPP | Poster
Experimentally measured inverted core density fluctuations spectra show the absence of ion-scale modes in the FRC core, in agreement with linear, local gyrokinetic simulations.
October 2016 | Xiaokang Yang | APS-DPP | Poster
The rotating magnetic field-driven field-reversed configuration (FRC), such as Rotamak or PFRC experiment, was recently proposed as a test bench at TAE Technologies to experimentally pioneer the study of microwave electron heating.
October 2016 | Matt Thompson | APS-DPP | Poster
TAE Technologies (TAE) seeks to study the evolution of advanced beam-driven field reversed configuration (FRC) plasmas sustained and heated by neutral beam (NB) injection.
October 2016 | Artem Smirnov and Richard Magee | APS-DPP | Presentation
Provide fast learning cycles and large experimental dataset. Demonstrate sustainment via Neutral Beam Injection for > 5ms with high repeatability.
October 2016 | D. Sheftman | APS-DPP | Poster
Experiments demonstrating sustainment of field-reversed configuration (FRC) plasmas via neutral beam injection have been carried out on C-2U.
October 2016 | Kan Zhai | APS-DPP | Poster
C-2W is an upgraded experiment from C-2U and is now under construction at TAE for parameters ramping up with higher plasma temperature and longer plasma time.
October 2016 | Dima Osin | APS-DPP | Poster
Upgraded interferometer/polarimeter on center plane of machine to provide high resolution density and magnetic field information.
October 2016 | Erik Trask | APS-DPP | Poster
Upgrades of the experimental facility at TAE Technologies have led to record Field Reversed Configuration (FRC) performance on the C-2U device.
October 2016 | Calvin K Lau | APS-DPP | Poster
Advanced beam-driven FRCs at TAE have lifetimes of milliseconds (transport-limited regimes). Local GTC simulations of realistic C-2 equilibrium find…
October 2016 | B.H. Deng | APS-DPP | Poster
The C-2U experiment offers a unique plasma environment combining a high beta field reversed configuration (FRC) embedded in a low beta magnetic mirror with high power neutral beam injection.