Rigid motion of C-2W FRC plasma
November 2020 | K. Zhai | APS-DPP | Poster
C-2W is an advanced beam driven Field Reversed Configuration (FRC) fusion device [1], in which plasma sustainment with total temperature at 3keV has been demonstrated.
Electron Temperature and Density Profiles in the New High-Performance Regime of C-2W Plasmas
October 2019 | K. Zhai | APS-DPP | Poster
30 ms steady state C-2W plasma sustainment has been achieved. 400 eV record electron temperature has been demonstrated.
Electron temperature and density profiles of C-2W FRC plasmas in different experimental configurations
October 2018 | K. Zhai | APS-DPP | Poster
5-channel bandpass filter polychromators (in collaboration with GA) Four spectral channels are optimized for electron temperature measurement from 10eV to 2keV.
Thomson scattering systems on C-2W field-reversed configuration plasma experiment
October 2018 | K. Zhai | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
TAE Technologies’ newly constructed C-2W experiment aims to improve the ion and electron temperatures in a sustained field-reversed configuration plasma.
Thomson scattering systems on C-2W field-reversed configuration plasma experiment
April 2018 | K. Zhai | HTPD2018 | Poster
Thomson scattering process is that when laser fires into plasma, plasma electrons oscillate in the laser field and radiate.