Feb 2018 | Research Library, Papers, Experiment, Featured Publications, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Instabilities, Plasma Profiles, Plasma Research, Stability
February 2018 | J.A. Romero | Nature Communications | Paper
Active control of field reversed configuration (FRC) devices requires a method to determine the flux surface geometry and dynamic properties of the plasma during both transient and steady-state conditions.
Oct 2017 | Research Library, Posters, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Modeling, Overview, Plasma Research, Simulation, Stability, Transport
October 2017 | Sean Dettrick | APS-DPP | Poster
TAE is working towards catalysing a community-wide collaboration to develop a Whole Device Model (WDM) of Compact Tori.
Aug 2017 | Research Library, Papers, Equilibrium, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Simulation, Stability, Theory, Turbulence, Waves
August 2017 | C. K. Lau | Physics of Plasmas | Paper
Gyrokinetic simulations of C-2-like field-reversed configuration (FRC) find that electrostatic drift- waves are locally stable in the core. The stabilization mechanisms include finite Larmor radius effects, magnetic well (negative grad-B), and fast electron short circuit effects.
May 2017 | Research Library, Posters, Diagnostics, Experiment, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Plasma Research
May 2017 | A. Necas | The Sherwood Fusion Theory Conference | Poster
C-2U is a unique hybrid field-reversed configuration (FRC) where we successfully combine a high-beta (~1) FRC plasma with neutral beam injection (NBI), field line biasing, and mirror physics.
Mar 2017 | Research Library, Papers, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Plasma Research
March 2017 | Niko Rath | AIP Publishing | Paper
We present a linear, one-parameter model for rigid displacement of a toroidally symmetric plasma.