Vlasov Fokker Planck Study of Electron Dynamics in the Scrape Off Layer with Expander Divertor

Control of electron heat losses in the open field region surrounding a Field Reversed Configuration (FRC) is important for sustaining higher temperatures in the FRC core, for favorable beam energy deposition, and for reducing loads on divertor plates. At TAE, a magnetic expander will be used to attain these objectives in the new C-2W machine and to comprehensively study expander divertor physics. The electron dynamics and electrostatic potential formation in the expanding magnetic field is analyzed using a 3-D (2 velocity and 1 spatial) Vlasov Fokker Planck code (Ksol). Numerical results showing the effect of collisionality, current, Z$_{\mathrm{eff}}$, incoming distribution etc., on the formation of electrostatic potentials will be presented.