Effect of collisions on drift instabilities in a field reversed configuration under conditions of magneto-inertial fusion
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DOI: 10.1063/1.4985079
Abstract: Drift instabilities in a field reversed configuration are studied under conditions of magneto-inertial fusion (MIF). Specifically, the collisional effect is taken into account because of high-density plasmas in MIF where the drift wave frequency is… read more here.
Keywords: conditions magneto; instabilities field; drift instabilities; reversed configuration ... See more keywords
Compact toroid injection fueling in a large field-reversed configuration
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DOI: 10.1088/1741-4326/aa6dcd
Abstract: A repetitively driven compact toroid (CT) injector has been developed for the large field-reversed configuration (FRC) facility of the C-2/C-2U, primarily for particle refueling. A CT is formed and injected by a magnetized coaxial plasma… read more here.
Keywords: large field; compact toroid; field reversed; reversed configuration ... See more keywords
Generalized radial profile of field-reversed configurations based on symmetrical properties
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DOI: 10.1088/1741-4326/ab70d5
Abstract: Field-reversed configurations (FRC) exhibit several remarkable symmetrical properties. In the idealized FRC, Bz at the geometric axis and separatrix are of the same value but have opposite signature. The total poloidal flux at the inner… read more here.
Keywords: symmetrical properties; field; radial profile; field reversed ... See more keywords
Detection and prediction of a beam-driven mode in field-reversed configuration plasma with recurrent neural networks
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DOI: 10.1088/1741-4326/abb328
Abstract: Energetic beams excite semi-repetitive modes ('staircase mode') in the field-reversed configuration (FRC) plasma. We explore several neural network architectures to detect, and in some cases predict, this type of mode onset. We weigh the performance… read more here.
Keywords: neural networks; reversed configuration; field reversed; mode field ... See more keywords
Overview of C-2W: high temperature, steady-state beam-driven field-reversed configuration plasmas
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DOI: 10.1088/1741-4326/ac2521
Abstract: TAE Technologies, Inc. (TAE) is pursuing an alternative approach to magnetically confined fusion, which relies on field-reversed configuration (FRC) plasmas composed of mostly energetic and well-confined particles by means of a state-of-the-art tunable energy neutral-beam… read more here.
Keywords: state; plasmas; temperature; field ... See more keywords
Simulation on formation process of field-reversed configuration
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DOI: 10.1088/1741-4326/ac4869
Abstract: Collisional-merging is a way to form high-performance field-reversed configuration (FRC) plasma. An experiment device named HUST-FRC (HFRC) is under construction in Huazhong University of Science and Technology, which will be used to investigate the FRC… read more here.
Keywords: field reversed; field; formation; configuration ... See more keywords
Topological Transition and Inductive Current Drive of a Translated Field-Reversed Configuration Plasma
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DOI: 10.1585/pfr.13.3402078
Abstract: Field-Reversed Configuration T. Asai, J. Sekiguchi, M. Arai, S. Katayama, T. Edo, J. Ishiwata, Ts. Takahashi, M. Inomoto, To. Takahashi, L.C. Steinhauer, Y. Narushima, H. Gota 1) College of Science and Technology, Nihon University, Tokyo,… read more here.
Keywords: plasma; japan; reversed configuration; field reversed ... See more keywords
Soft X-Ray Measurement on the Collisional Merging Process in a Field-Reversed Configuration
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DOI: 10.1585/pfr.14.3402116
Abstract: To investigate excited shockwaves in a collisional-merging field-reversed configuration (FRC), soft X-ray (SXR) measurement was initiated on the FRC amplification via translation collisional merging (FAT-CM) instrument. Since the FRCs collide at a relative speed of… read more here.
Keywords: field reversed; collisional merging; process; merging ... See more keywords
Galactic Cosmic Ray Shielding Using Spherical Field-Reversed Array of Superconducting Coils
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DOI: 10.2514/1.a34710
Abstract: A deep-space galactic cosmic ray (GCR) shield in the form of a field-reversed array of superconducting coils is investigated. Exploiting the physics of plasma confinement, the shield forms a shell ... read more here.
Keywords: array superconducting; field reversed; cosmic ray; reversed array ... See more keywords