A combined millimeter wave and CO2 interferometer on the C-2W Jet plasma

A combined millimeter wave and CO2 interferometer on the C-2W Jet plasma

September 2018 | R. Smith | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper

The C-2W device generates a field reversed configuration
(FRC) plasma in a 1.6 m diameter Inconel confinement vessel
(CV) by forming and accelerating two FRCs in opposite direc-
tions to collide and merge in the CV.

A combined mmwave and CO2 interferometer on the C-2W Jet plasma

A combined mmwave and CO2 interferometer on the C-2W Jet plasma

April 2018 | R. Smith | HTPD2018 | Poster

The C-2W device at TAE Technologies is now operational and represents another major step in a progression of advanced beam-driven Field-Reversed Configuration (FRC) confinement devices that have prolonged the lifetime, increased the stability and have added significant neutral beam injection power to heat.