End Loss Analyzer System for Measurements of Plasma Flux at the C-2U Divertor Electrode
June 2016 | Martin Griswold | HTPD | Poster
The C-2U experiment at TAE Technologies can sustain advanced beam-driven field-reversed configuration (FRC) plasmas.
Absolute calibration of neutron detectors on the C-2U advanced beam-driven FRC experiment
June 2016 | Richard Magee | HTPD | Poster
In the C-2U experiment,1 high power neutral beam injection creates a large fast ion population that sustains a field-reversed configuration plasma.
Enhanced Magnetic Field Probe Array for Improved Excluded Flux Calculations on the C-2U Advanced Beam-Driven FRC
June 2016 | Thomas Roche | HTPD | Poster
External flux conversing coils were installed onto the exterior of the C-2U confinement vessel to increase the flux confinement time of the system.
Dual Wavelength Imaging of a Scrape-Off Layer in a Field Reversed Configuration
June 2016 | Dima Osin / Tania Schindler | HTPD | Poster
C-2U is a macroscopically stable, high-performance field-reversed configuration (FRC), where high plasma temperatures with significant fast ion population and record lifetimes were achieved.
Hanle Effect as a Magnetic Diagnostic for Field-Reversed Configuration Plasmas
June 2016 | Deepak Gupta | HTPD | Poster
Hanle effect can be used as a low magnetic-field diagnostic for FRC plasmas.
Jet Outflow and Open Field Line Measurements on C-2U Device
June 2016 | Daniel Sheftman | HTPD | Poster
Knowledge and control of the axial outflow of plasma particles and energy along open field lines are of crucial importance to the stability and longevity of advanced beam-driven FRC plasma.
Development of a magnetized coaxial plasma gun for compact toroid injection into the C-2 field-reversed configuration device
May 2016 | T. Matsumoto | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
A compact toroid (CT) injector was developed for the C-2 device, primarily for refueling of field- reversed configurations. The CTs are formed by a magnetized coaxial plasma gun (MCPG), which consists of coaxial cylindrical electrodes and a bias coil for creating a magnetic field.
Transport studies in high-performance field reversed configuration plasmas
May 2016 | S. Gupta | Physics of Plasmas | Paper
A significant improvement of field reversed configuration (FRC) lifetime and plasma confinement times in the C-2 plasma, called High Performance FRC regime, has been observed with neutral beam injection (NBI), improved edge stability, and better wall conditioning.
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Gyrokinetic simulation of driftwave instability in field-reversed configuration
May 2016 | Daniel Fulton | Physics of Plasmas | Paper
Following the recent remarkable progress in magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) stability control in the C-2U advanced beam driven field-reversed configuration (FRC), turbulent transport has become one of the foremost obstacles on the path towards an FRC-based fusion reactor.