Helium jet spectroscopy in the divertor region of C-2W
October 2022 | M. Nations | APS-DPP 2022 | Poster
Measured helium impurity ion azimuthal velocity and temperature using Doppler spectroscopy in C-2W’s divertor region for the first time
Upgraded main ion charge exchange recombination spectroscopy on the C-2W field reversed configuration (FRC) plasma
October 2022 | R. Marshall | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
A prototype mCHERS diagnostic is providing measurements of the main-ion temperature and velocity in the C-2W field reversed configuration plasma
Spectroscopic observation of super-Alfvénic field-reversed configuration merging process by mixing of tracer ions
October 2022 | D. Kobayashi (Nihon) | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
In the collisional merging formation process, two initial FRC-like plasmoids are accelerated toward each other by a magnetic pressure gradient.
Development of visible light tomographic imaging system for field-reversed configuration collisional merging experiment
October 2022 | T. Seki (Nihon) | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
A visible light tomographic imaging system has been developed for the collisional merging experiment of FRCs on the FRC Amplification via Translation–Collisional Merging device at Nihon University
Tomographic and centroid reconstructions of plasma emission on C-2W via enhanced 300-channel bolometry system
October 2022 | A. Bondarenko | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
The C-2W experimental device at TAE Technologies utilizes neutral beam injection and edge biasing to sustain long-lived, stable FRC plasma.