November 2025 | Y. Zhou | Physics of Plasmas | Paper
A silicon drift-detector-based pulse-height x-ray energy spectrometer has been recently deployed on C-2W to investigate the distribution of suprathermal electrons. Measurements from this spectrometer reveal x-ray photons with energies of several kiloelectronvolts …
September 2025 | J.B. Titus | Nuclear Fusion | Paper
Neutral beam injection has been shown to create field-reversed configuration plasmas on C-2W. Recent advances in optimization and control of eight neutral beam injectors help deliver customized current drive for a plethora of plasma regimes.
July 2025 | G. Bruhaug | Physics of Plasmas | Paper
We report on THz pulses with energy flux exceeding 2.5 J/sr and high directionality, generated from picosecond, joule laser irradiation of
microwires. The impact of wire diameter, length, and laser irradiation orientation is explored …
March 2025 | D.K. Gupta | Fusion Science and Technology | Paper
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Innovation Network for Fusion Energy (INFUSE) program
serves as a crucial catalyst by fostering public-private partnership that accelerates technological innovation for fusion energy research and development (R&D) in the private sector. …
October 2024 | H. Gota | Nuclear Fusion | Paper
TAE Technologies’ fifth-generation fusion device, C-2W (also called ‘Norman’), is the world’s largest compact-toroid device and has made significant progress in field-reversed configuration (FRC) plasma performance.