Large, state-sponsored efforts and private startups are reporting breakthroughs that many in the industry now think will lead to viable fusion energy. And in developing such fusion power plants, we are creating new technologies and solutions that can reach far beyond the task of energy generation.
The American Physical Society’s Division of Plasma Physics supports physicists working to understand and develop applications for plasmas. The DPP’s annual meeting draws thousands of plasma physicists to share and discuss the latest research and advancements in the field.
This workshop has developed from discussions on the high-beta characteristics of FRC (Field-Reversed Configuration) research, which has been pioneered by both Japan and the United States. The aim is to discuss the role of ions with large orbits in magnetically confined plasmas across magnetic confinement systems.
August 2024 | K. Ogawa | Nuclear Fusion | Paper
Aneutronic fusion using commonly available fuel such as hydrogen and boron 11 (11B) is one of
the most attractive potential energy sources. On the other hand, it requires 30 times higher
temperature than deuterium–tritium fusion in a thermonuclear fusion reactor condition.
July 2024 | W.H. Wang | Physics of Plasmas | Paper
The primary focus of the paper is to establish a formulation that accurately captures both parallel
and radial variations of the two-dimensional (2D) potential in SOL.
July 2024 | T. Asai | Nuclear Fusion | Paper
This study successfully developed a refueling technique for a field-reversed configuration (FRC)
via axial plasmoid injection and demonstrated it on the FAT-CM device at Nihon University.
January 2024 | T. Asai | Physics of Plasmas | Paper
Rapid magnetic reconnection was experimentally observed to occur within a microsecond timescale, leading to the field-reversed configuration (FRC) comprising a single closed magnetic field structure.
February 2024 | F. Ceccherini | Physics of Plasmas | Paper
Field reversed configurations (FRC) are characterized by a magnetic field topology, which exhibits the inversion of the external magnetic field through plasma sustained current and the subsequent presence of a null field surface