Field-reversed configuration experiments with lithium-coated vessel walls
November 2010 | APS-DPP | Poster
In C-2, two high-beta plasmas are merged to produce a field-reversed configuration (FRC) plasma.
Formation of a long-lived hot field reversed configuration by dynamically merging two colliding high-ß compact toroids
November 2010 | APS-DPP | Presentation
Doppler spectroscopy and D-alpha emission diagnostics for the C-2 FRC plasma
October 2010 | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
Two Doppler spectroscopy diagnostics with complementary capabilities are developed to measure the ion temperatures and velocities of FRC plasmas in the C-2 device.
Spectroscopic measurement of ion temperature and ion velocity distributions in the flux-coil generated FRC
October 2010 | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
One aim of the flux-coil generated field reversed configuration at Tri Alpha Energy TAE is to establish the plasma where the ion rotational energy is greater than the ion thermal energy.
Two-color CO2/HeNe laser interferometer for C-2 experiment
October 2010 | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
A six-channel two-color interferometer has been developed for plasma electron density measurements in the C-2 field reversed configuration experiment.
Two-chord interferometry using 3.39 m He–Ne laser on a flux-coil-generated FRC
October 2010 | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
A two-chord IR3.39 m He–Ne laser interferometer system was developed for a flux-coil-generated field-reversed configuration to estimate the electron density and the total temperature of the field-reversed configuration FRC plasma.
Development of a nine spatial point multipulse Thomson scattering diagnostic
October 2010 | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
A Thomson scattering diagnostic has been developed for the C-2 field-reversed configuration device. Based on a multipulse ruby laser, the system measures the electron temperature at nine spatial points.
Dynamic Formation of a Hot Field Reversed Configuration with Improved Confinement by Supersonic Merging of Two Colliding High- ß Compact Toroids
July 2010 | Physical Review Letters Paper | Paper
A hot stable field-reversed configuration (FRC) has been produced in the C-2 experiment by colliding and merging two high- ß plasmoids preformed by the dynamic version of field-reversed -pinch technology.
Combined FRC and Mirror Plasma Studies in the C-2 Device
July 2010 | Open Systems | Presentation
The C-2 experiment aims at FRC sustainment.
Neutral Beam Dump Utilizing Cathodic Arc Titanium Evaporation
June 2010 | Open Systems | Presentation
Unlike tokamaks, where the neutral beam shine through is rarely an issue, open magnetic systems with neutral beam injection oftentimes suffer from incomplete beam capture, which necessitates the handling of the shine through power load and beam particle recycling.