Numerical Simulation Studies of FRC using the HYM code

FIGURE 1. Nonlinear 3D hybrid simulation of oblate FRC

FIGURE 2. Nonlinear 3D MHD simulations of the tilt instability in prolate FRC

Movies!

SSX_movie

SSX_tilt_movie

3D MHD simulations of counter-helicity spheromak merging and FRC formation for SSX-FRC experiment (in collaboration with Swarthmore College and GA).

FRC_movie

3D nonlinear hybrid simulations of the n=1 tilt instability in kinetic FRC