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FRCHX at Shiva Star
Purpose: FRCHX at Shiva Star — AFRL/LANL FRC compression experiment Category: Assessment This assessment node connects to 5 entities in the network.
Key Relationships
- → MARAUDER (program): FRCHX at AFRL Shiva Star — SAME FACILITY as MARAUDER compact toroid experiments
- ← Shiva Star Status (organisation): Shiva Star hosted FRCHX FRC compression experiments — still operating 2024-2025
- → Skunk Works® CFR Program (event): FRCHX uses FRC plasma — same configuration as CFR high-beta confinement
- ← FRCHX Results (assessment): FRCHX achieved 540T compression — 400x — but FRC lifetime insufficient
- → Princeton Fusion (organisation): FRCHX FRC research — same plasma family as Princeton PFRC
Key Findings
- ▸ Purpose: FRCHX at Shiva Star — AFRL/LANL FRC compression experiment
- ▸ → MARAUDER (program): FRCHX at AFRL Shiva Star — SAME FACILITY as MARAUDER compact toroid experiments
- ▸ ← Shiva Star Status (organisation): Shiva Star hosted FRCHX FRC compression experiments — still operating 2024-2025
- ▸ → Skunk Works® CFR Program (event): FRCHX uses FRC plasma — same configuration as CFR high-beta confinement
- ▸ ← FRCHX Results (assessment): FRCHX achieved 540T compression — 400x — but FRC lifetime insufficient
Network Linkage
Connected to 5 entities (2 organisations, 1 program, 1 event, 1 assessment). Primary links: MARAUDER, Shiva Star Status, Skunk Works® CFR Program, FRCHX Results, Princeton Fusion.
External Primary Sources (6)
patent
US Patent 9,947,420 B2 — Magnetic field plasma confinement for compact fusion power
reference
MARAUDER — Wikipedia
government 1993
Compact toroid formation, compression, and acceleration (MARAUDER) — OSTI.GOV
Ferdinand et al.
paper
Shiva Star - Marauder Compact Torus System — ResearchGate
conference 2019
Recent Achievements in the C-2W Field-Reversed Configuration Experiment — APS DPP19
TAE Technologies
paper 2019-06-05
Formation of hot, stable, long-lived field-reversed configuration plasmas on the C-2W device — Nuclear Fusion
H. Gota et al.
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### FRCHX at Shiva Star
**Purpose:** FRCHX at Shiva Star — AFRL/LANL FRC compression experiment
**Category:** Assessment
This assessment node connects to 5 entities in the network.
### Key Relationships
- **→ MARAUDER** (program): FRCHX at AFRL Shiva Star — SAME FACILITY as MARAUDER compact toroid
What is FRCHXAtShivaStar connected to? ▾
FRCHXAtShivaStar is directly connected to 5 entities in the network graph, including marauder, Skunk Works® CFR Program, princeton-fusion-systems. These connections represent documented relationships such as FRCHX at AFRL Shiva Star — SAME FACILITY as MARAUDER compact toroid experiments, FRCHX uses FRC plasma — same configuration as CFR high-beta confinement, FRCHX FRC research — same plasma family as Princeton PFRC. Explore the full network using the interactive graph for complete relationship mapping.
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Connected to 5 entities (2 organisations, 1 program, 1 event, 1 assessment). Primary links: MARAUDER, Shiva Star Status, Skunk Works® CFR Program, FRCHX Results, Princeton Fusion.