Tilt Mode
An FRC instability in which the plasma torus tilts and destroys confinement.
01 Definition
02 Detailed_Analysis
An FRC instability in which the plasma torus tilts and destroys confinement. Understanding and suppressing the tilt mode was essential to making FRCs viable. An FRC instability in which the plasma torus tilts and destroys confinement. Understanding and suppressing the tilt mode was essential to making FRCs viable.
03 Key_Facts
- ▸ An FRC instability in which the plasma torus tilts and destroys confinement. Understanding and suppressing the tilt mode was essential to making FRCs viable.
- ▸ Understanding and suppressing the tilt mode was essential to making FRCs viable
04 Deep_Dive_Intelligence
Overview
An FRC instability in which the plasma torus tilts and destroys confinement. Understanding and suppressing the tilt mode was essential to making FRCs viable.
Role: Glossary term: Tilt Mode
Entity Type: Concept — Tilt Mode is a technical concept or theoretical framework.
Technical Definition
An FRC instability in which the plasma torus tilts and destroys confinement. Understanding and suppressing the tilt mode was essential to making FRCs viable.
Related Concepts: FRC
07 Related_Entities (12)
08 Timeline_Mentions (10)
Project Sherwood established
The U.S. AEC's classified controlled-fusion program begins at LANL and partner labs.
historical-contextChristofilos begins Astron experiment at LLNL
Greek engineer starts E-layer field reversal concept. Earliest compact torus conception. Presented at 1958 Geneva.
historical-contextChristofilos Astron experiment at LLNL
The Astron experiment established the field-reversed configuration geometry that prefigured modern FRC research.
historical-contextFirst Formal Documentation of FRC Topology
H.A.B. Bodin publishes a paper in Nuclear Fusion describing 'reversed field loops' within a theta-pinch, providing physical evidence of the FRC state.
fusion-physicsInertial-Confinement Flux-Trapping Model Proposed
T.S. Green and A.A. Newton propose that magnetic flux is lost via rapid convection at the radial Alfvén speed, a foundational theory for FRC formation.
fusion-physicsDiscovery of FRC Anomalous Stability
Experiments at LANL discover that Field-Reversed Configurations (FRCs) are significantly more stable than predicted by MHD theory.
fusion-physicsAstron experiment funding cancelled at LLNL
16-year project ends without achieving field reversal. Compact torus concept disperses to spheromak and FRC research.
historical-contextChristofilos Astron experiment cancelled at LLNL
17-year Astron project ends. Field reversal concept disperses to LANL (FRC) and LLNL/PPPL (spheromak).
historical-contextFoundational FRC Research at LANL
Los Alamos National Laboratory establishes the scientific bedrock for Field-Reversed Configuration (FRC) physics through the FRX experiment series.
fusion-physicsLANL Field-Reversed Experiment (FRX) Series
Foundational research at Los Alamos National Laboratory (FRX-A, B, C) masters the control of the n=2 rotational instability in FRCs using quadrupole magnetic fields.
fusion-physics09 FAQ
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Quick_Facts
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- Fusion Physics
- Aliases
- Tilt Mode, tilt-mode
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