ReNeW Workshop Theme V: Optimizing the Magnetic Configuration

Compact Toroid Panel (Lead: Bick Hooper)

Wednesday, March 18

MORNING Break-out Session

Room: B318

8:30 - 8:45 P. Bellan Improving spheromak helicity injection by eliminating the constraint imposed by Paschen breakdown physics
8:50 - 9:05 A. Hoffman Considerations for Addressing TAP FRC Issues
9:05 - 9:20 E. Belova Oblate FRC concept with NBI for experimental studies of large-s FRC formation, stability, current drive and transport
9:30 - 9:45 T. Intrator Radio frequency sustainment and current drive for Compact Tori
10:00 - 10:20 J. Slough Next step needs for FRC stability and sustainment studies
10:30 - 10:45 S. Cohen Improving energy confinement is the most rapid route to practical FRC reactors (PowerPoint file) (Movie file)
10:50 - 11:05 T. Intrator Reactor considerations for Compact Toroids
11:05 - 11:20 S. Woodruff Harnessing fusion power: How does CT research contribute to this discussion?