MFE: Self-Organised Plasmas and Magnetic Mirrors

Presentations

• Autoresonance in Mirror Machines

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 2:00 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 2:12 PM

  Publication: E. Gudinetsky, T. Miller, I. Be'ery, and I. Barth, Phys. Rev. Lett. 134, 155101 (2025).

  Presenters

  • Ido Barth

    The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

  Authors

  • Ido Barth

    The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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• A Space Physics Inspired Approach to Magnet Confinement Fusion: Converging Plasma Pistons

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 2:12 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 2:24 PM

  Publication: U.S. Patent Number 11,744,002, System of Converging Plasma Pistons. Issued 29 August 2023 <br>Patent pending U.S. 2024/0015876 A1, System of Converging Plasma Pistons <br>One scientific paper is in the process of being written

  Presenters

  • James J Connell

    University of New Hampshire

  Authors

  • James J Connell

    University of New Hampshire

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• Some Recent Advances in Nonthermal Proton-Boron11 Fusion

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 2:24 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 2:36 PM

  Publication: [1] E. J. Kolmes, I. E. Ochs, and N. J. Fisch, Wave-Supported Hybrid Beam-Thermal pB11 Fusion, Phys. Plasma 29, 110701 (2022).<br><br>[2] I. E. Ochs et al., Improving the Feasibility of Economical Proton-Boron 11 Fusion via Alpha Channeling with a Hybrid Fast and Thermal Proton Scheme, Phys. Rev. E 106 055215 (2022).<br><br>[3] E. J. Kolmes, I. E. Ochs, and N. J. Fisch, Massive, Long-Lived Electrostatic Potentials in a Rotating Mirror Plasma, Nature Communications 15, 4302 (May, 2024).<br><br>[4] I. E. Ochs, E. J. Kolmes, and N. J. Fisch, Preventing ash from poisoning proton–boron 11 fusion plasmas, Physics of Plasmas 32, 052506 (2025).<br><br>[5] T. Rubin and N. J. Fisch, Ponderomotive barriers in rotating mirror devices using static fields, Physics of Plasmas 32, 062104 (2025).<br><br>[6] E.J. Kolmes, I. E. Ochs, and N. J. Fisch. Ion Mix Can Invert Centrifugal Traps, arXiv:2504.18634, submitted to Physical Review Letters (2025).<br><br>[7] M. E. Mlodik , E. J. Kolmes, and N. J. Fisch, Drift-energy replacement effect in multi-ion magnetized plasma, Physical Review Letters 134, 205101 (2025).<br><br>[8] J.-M. Rax, E. J. Kolmes, and N. J. Fisch, Efficiency and Physical Limitations of Adiabatic Direct Energy Conversion in Axisymmetric Fields, PRX Energy 4, 013007 (2025).<br><br>[9] M. E. Mlodik, V. R. Munirov, T. Rubin, and N. J. Fisch, Sensitivity of synchrotron radiation to the superthermal electron population in mildly relativistic plasma, Physics of Plasmas 30, 043301 (2023).<br><br>[10] I. E. Ochs, M. E. Mlodik, and N. J. Fisch, Electron tail suppression and effective collisionality due to synchrotron emission and absorption in mildly relativistic plasmas, Physics of Plasmas 31, 083303 (2024).<br>

  Presenters

  • Nathaniel J Fisch

    Princeton University

  Authors

  • Nathaniel J Fisch

    Princeton University

  • Alexander S Glasser

    Princeton University

  • Elijah J Kolmes

    Princeton University

  • Mikhail Mlodik

    Princeton University

  • Ian E Ochs

    Princeton University

  • Jean-Marcel Rax

    Ecole Polytechnique

  • Tal Rubin

    Princeton University

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• Stellarator Techniques to Optimize 3D Mirrors for Improved MHD Stability and Reduced Particle Drift

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 2:36 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 2:48 PM

  Presenters

  • Djin Patch

    Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA

  Authors

  • Djin Patch

    Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA

  • Rogerio Jorge

    Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA

  • Tony Qian

    University of Wisconsin-Madison

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• Measurements of steady neutron production at the Centrifugal Mirror Fusion Experiment

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 2:48 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 3:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Carlos A Romero-Talamas

    University of Maryland Baltimore County

  Authors

  • Carlos A Romero-Talamas

    University of Maryland Baltimore County

  • Brian L Beaudoin

    University of Maryland College Park

  • Artur Perevalov

    University of Maryland Baltimore County

  • Willow V Morrissey

    University of Maryland, Baltimore County

  • Zachary D Short

    University of Maryland College Park

  • Justin James

    University of Maryland, College Park

  • Ethan Daniel Bowers

    University of Maryland Baltimore County

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• ICRH Modeling in Mirror and Dipole Geometries

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 3:00 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 3:12 PM

  Publication: "Full-wave simulation of ion cyclotron range of frequency heating in a mirror device"<br>John Wright, Taosif Ahsan, Paul T. Bonoli, Yuri Petrov, Robert W. Harvey, Sam Frank <br> 25th Topical Conference on Radio-Frequency Power in Plasmas, EPJ Web of Conferences, under review (2025).<br><br>"Ion Cyclotron Heating in a Levitated Dipole Fusion Reactor"<br>G.M. Wallace, J.C. Wright, T. Berry, D. Garnier<br>25th Topical Conference on Radio-Frequency Power in Plasmas, EPJ Web of Conferences, under review (2025).

  Presenters

  • John C Wright

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT

  Authors

  • John C Wright

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT

  • Gregory Marriner Wallace

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Yuri V Petrov

    CompX

  • Sam J Frank

    Realta Fusion, Realta Fusion, Inc

  • Thomas Berry

    OpenStar Technologies

  • Darren Garnier

    OpenStar Technologies

  • Paul Thaddeus Bonoli

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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• Comparison of Formation Generated and Beam Generated Electron Density Profiles in C-2W

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 3:12 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 3:24 PM

  Presenters

  • Michael Beall

    TAE Technologies Inc

  Authors

  • Michael Beall

    TAE Technologies Inc

  • Eli Parke

    TAE Technologies, Inc

  • Tommy Roche

    TAE Technologies, TAE Technologies, Inc.

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• Improved three-dimensional hybrid kinetic PIC simulations of FRCs in compression

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 3:24 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 3:36 PM

  Presenters

  • Stephen Eric Clark

    Helion Energy, Inc.

  Authors

  • Stephen Eric Clark

    Helion Energy, Inc.

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• OpenStar Technologies: Progress towards Levitated Dipole Reactors

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 3:36 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 3:48 PM

  Presenters

  • Darren T Garnier

    OpenStar Technologies

  Authors

  • Darren T Garnier

    OpenStar Technologies

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• Numerical Study of FRC Stabilization in C-2W with External Actuators

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 3:48 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 4:00 PM

  Publication: R. E. Groenewald, et al., "Fast ion stabilization of tilt in large radius FRCs", Phys. Plasmas 32, 072503 (2025), https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0277175

  Presenters

  • Roelof Erasmus Groenewald

    TAE Technologies, Inc.

  Authors

  • Roelof Erasmus Groenewald

    TAE Technologies, Inc.

  • Ales Necas

    TAE Technologies, Inc

  • Jon T Drobny

    TAE Technologies, Inc.

  • Anton S Bondarenko

    TAE Technologies, Inc.

  • Marco Onofri

    TAE Technologies, Inc., TAE Technologies

  • Sangeeta Gupta

    TAE Technologies, Inc.

  • Daniel C Barnes

    TAE Technologies, Inc.

  • Sean Dettrick

    TAE Technologies, Inc.

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• Fast Ion Axial Bounce Resonance in C-2W

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 4:00 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 4:12 PM

  Publication: A paper titled "Fast Ion Axial Bounce Resonance in a Linear Fusion Device" is planned for submission to Physical Review Letters in a few weeks.

  Presenters

  • Scott G Karbashewski

    TAE Technologies, Inc.

  Authors

  • Scott G Karbashewski

    TAE Technologies, Inc.

  • Erik M Granstedt

    TAE Technologies, Inc., Type One Energy

  • Shuji Kamio

    University of California, Irvine

  • Marco Onofri

    TAE Technologies, Inc., TAE Technologies

  • Timothy A DeHaas

    TAE Technologies, TAE Technologies, Inc.

  • Yutaka Fujiwara

    TAE technologies, TAE Technologies, Inc.

  • Roelof Erasmus Groenewald

    TAE Technologies, Inc.

  • Avigdor Veksler

    Columbia University, TAE Technologies, Inc.

  • the TAE team

    TAE Technologies, Inc.

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• Plasma-electrode interactions on the ZaP-HD sheared-flow-stabilized Z-pinch device

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 4:12 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 4:24 PM

  Presenters

  • Amierul Aqil bin Khairi

    University of Washington

  Authors

  • Amierul Aqil bin Khairi

    University of Washington

  • Uri Shumlak

    University of Washington

  • Elyse Lian

    University of Washington

  • Ahad Ather

    University of Washington

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• Demonstration of FRC core fueling via pellet injection on open field lines

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 4:24 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 4:36 PM

  Publication: TBD

  Presenters

  • Greta Koumarianou

    TAE Technologies, Inc

  Authors

  • Greta Koumarianou

    TAE Technologies, Inc

  • John Barrett

    TAE Technologies

  • Marcel Nations

    TAE Technologies, Inc., TAE Technologies

  • Jaeyoung Park

    TAE Technologies

  • Deepak K Gupta

    TAE Technologies, Inc.

  • Chuanbao Deng

    TAE Technologies.

  • Anton S Bondarenko

    TAE Technologies, Inc.

  • Santiago Vargas Giraldo

    TAE Technologies, Inc

  • Timothy A DeHaas

    TAE Technologies, TAE Technologies, Inc.

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• The FuZE-Q DiVA project: enhanced diagnostic access for fusion-grade coaxial plasma accelerator development

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 4:36 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 4:48 PM

  Presenters

  • Anton D Stepanov

    Zap Energy Inc., University of Washington

  Authors

  • Anton D Stepanov

    Zap Energy Inc., University of Washington

  • Aaron C Hossack

    Zap Energy Inc.

  • Ralph Kube

    Zap Energy, Zap Energy Inc.

  • Kyle D Morgan

    Zap Energy Inc.

  • A. Stephen S Richardson

    Zap Energy Inc., Zap Energy

  • Andrew S Taylor

    Zap Energy Inc.

  • Whitney Reed Thomas

    Zap Energy Inc.

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• Maintaining the Goal to Approach Ignition Conditions

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 4:48 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 5:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Gianni Grasso

    As-g (Genova)

  Authors

  • Gianni Grasso

    As-g (Genova)

  • Bruno Coppi

    MIT, MIT and INAF, MIT and Sapienza (University)

  • Bruno Coppi

    MIT, MIT and INAF, MIT and Sapienza (University)

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