April 2018 | T. Roche | HTPD2018 | Poster
The C-2W machine is the world’s premier Advanced Beam-Driven FRC
n Monitoring the complete magnetic evolution of the plasma is essential for
understanding the system’s dynamics
n Over 500 B-field signals are monitored to provide both post-shot analysis data and data for an advanced active feedback system.
October 2017 | T. Roche | APS-DPP | Poster
Monitoring the complete magnetic evolution of the plasma is essential for understanding the system’s dynamics. Over 1000 B-field signals are monitored to provide both post-shot analysis data and data for an advanced active feedback system under development
October 2016 | T. Roche | APS-DPP | Poster
Complete radial profiles of plasma parameters are essential in understanding plasma dynamics.
August 2016 | T. Roche | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
External flux conserving coils were installed onto the exterior of the C-2U confinement vessel to increase the flux confinement time of the system. The 0.5 in. stainless steel vessel wall has a skin time of ⇠5 ms. The addition of the external copper coils e↵ectively increases this time to ⇠7 ms.
July 2014 | T. Roche | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
Several in situ probes have been designed and implemented into the diagnostic array of the C-2 field-reversed configuration (FRC) at TAE Technologies.