Experimental and Theoretical Progress on Beam-Driven FRCs in the C-2W Device

Jan 2026 | Research Library,  Posters, Confinement, Edge Control, Equilibrium, Experiment, Fast Particles, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Heating, Instabilities, Modeling, Overview, Performance, Plasma Profiles, Plasma Research, Simulation, Theory, Waves

November 2025 | M. Nations | APS DPP 2025 | Poster

TAE Technologies’ C-2W device has achieved stable, beam-driven Field-Reversed Configurations (FRCs) maintained for up to 40 ms. Recent advances include real-time plasma control, enhanced fueling via pellets and compact toroids, and the commissioning of new cyclotron resonance heating systems.

Development of New Ion Energy Analyzer for the Energy- and Pitch-Angle-Resolved Measurement for Studying Beam-Driven Field-Reversed Configuration Plasma

Jan 2026 | Research Library,  Posters, Diagnostics, Fast Particles, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Plasma Research

November 2025 | S. Ohshima | APS DPP 2025 | Poster

A new ion energy analyzer for energy- and pitch-angle-resolved measurement has been designed and developed, being optimized for beam-driven FRC, C-2W

Fast-Ion Axial Bounce Resonance in the NORM Fusion Device

Jan 2026 | Research Library,  Presentations, Diagnostics, Experiment, Fast Particles, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Plasma Research, Simulation

November 2025 | S. Karbashewski | APS DPP 2025 | Presentation

• Diagnostics, Beams, and Plasma Parameters
• Dynamic mirror shaping
• Magnetic Mirror Experiments
• Mirror-to-FRC Transition
• Multiple Fast-Ion Species
• 2D (Q2D) and 3D (WarpX) observations
• Validation of experimental results

Numerical study of FRC stabilization in C-2W with external actuators

Jan 2026 | Research Library,  Presentations, Fast Particles, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Modeling, Plasma Research, Simulation, Stability, Theory

November 2025 | R. Groenewald | APS DPP 2025 | Presentation

Overview of NORM (C-2W) Fusion Device –
NORM uses Neutral Beams and End-Biasing Systems to form and sustain either Mirror Plasmas or Field-Reversed
Configurations (FRCs) – see Roche et al., Nature Comm, 16, 3487 (2025) for NBI formed FRC report.

Generation of field-reversed configurations via neutral beam injection

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November 2025 | T. Roche | APS DPP 2025 | Presentation

We report evidence of successful generation of field-reversed configuration plasmas by neutral beam injection. This is achieved by trapping the steady-state beams in an initial seed plasma, hence providing a direct source of toroidally directed energetic ion current …