Wire calorimeter for direct neutral beam power measurements on C-2W

May 2021 | J. B. Titus | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper

The C-2W experiment produces advanced beam-driven field FRC plasmas, which are sustained in steady state utilizing variable energy neutral beams, advanced divertors, end bias electrodes, and an active plasma
control system.

A Wire Calorimeter for Direct Measurement of Neutral Beam Injection

A Wire Calorimeter for Direct Measurement of Neutral Beam Injection

December 2020 | J. Titus | HTPD 2020 | Poster

Four static beams (15 keV) and four tunable beams (15-40 keV) are currently operational on C-2W. A tungsten wire calorimeter was designed with the help of a two-dimensional heat transfer model to measure injected neutral beam power.