Difference between revisions of "Z-Pinch/X-Pinch worldwide Installations"

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Fact: As of 2012 Fusion shot simulations at 60 to 70 million amperes are showing a 100 to 1000 fold return on input energy

Worldwide Installations able to produce ICF

Z-Pinch/X-Pinch worldwide Installations

Sandia National Laboratories, Z machine (1996): 18 MA 100 ns [3]
Sandia National Laboratories, ZR (Refurbished) (2006): 27 MA, 95 ns
Sandia National Laboratories, future ZN (Z Neutron): 20 and 30 MJ per short
Sandia National Laboratories, future Z-IFE (Z-inertial fusion energy): 70 MA, 1 PetaWatt
Sandia National Laboratories, SATURN: 8 MA

27 MA, 95 ns, ZR at Sandia National Laboratories, USA [4]
4 MA, 100 ns, ANGARA-5-1 at TRINITI, Russia [5]
1.5 MA, 300 nsec, Dense Z-pinch at Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC, USA [6]
1.4 MA, 150 ns, MAGPIE at Imperial College, London [7]
1.2 MA, 90 ns, Zebra at University of Nevada, USA [8]
1 MA, 50 ns, Gamble II at Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC, USA [9]
1 MA, 95-180 ns, COBRA at Cornell University, USA [10]
1 MA, 100 ns, MAIZE (LTD) at University of Michigan, USA [11]
1 MA, 50 ns, QiangGuang-1 (QG-1) at Institute of Northwest Nuclear Technology, Xi'an, China
Institute of High Current Electronics, Tomsk, Compact submicrosecond, high current generator: 650 kA, 390 ns
Florida A&M University, CePaST X-Pinch System: 500 kA, 1.3 us [12]
Cornell University, XP Pulser: 450 kA, 40 ns [13]
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Llampüdkeñ: 400 kA, 250 ns
Beijing, China, PPG-1: 400 kA, 100 ns

University of California, San Diego, GenASIS: 210 kA, 150 ns [14]
University of California, San Diego: X-Pinch Pulser: 80 kA, 50 ns [15]
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, GEPOPU: 180 kA, 120 ns
Imperial College, London: 320 kA, 1.2 us
Imperial College, London: Table-top X-pinch: 40 kA, 30 ns
Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France, LC: 200 kA, 200 ns
France?, PIAF: 250 kA, 180 ns
CIAE, China, Light II-A: 200 kA
Beijing, China, Table Top: 100 kA, 60 ns, 2m x 1.1m x 1.2m
Institute of High Current Electronics, Tomsk, Compact Pulse Generator: 300 kA, 200 ns, 70 kg
P.N.Lebedev Institute, Moscow, Bin: 270 kA, 100 ns
P.N.Lebedev Institute, Moscow, Don: 150 kA, 30 ns

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 *1 MA, 100 ns, <span style="color:OrangeRed">'''MAIZE (LTD)'''</span> at University of Michigan, USA [http://www-ners.engin.umich.edu/labs/plasma/Research/ZPinch.html]
 *1 MA, 50 ns, '''QiangGuang-1 (QG-1)''' at Institute of Northwest Nuclear Technology, Xi'an, China
 *Institute of High Current Electronics, Tomsk, '''Compact submicrosecond, high current generator''':  650 kA, 390 ns
 *Florida A&M University, '''CePaST X-Pinch System''': 500 kA, 1.3 us [http://www.physics.famu.edu/cepast.php]
-*Cornell University, '''XP Pulser''': 450 kA, 50 ns [http://www.plasmacenter.cornell.edu/XPPulser.html]
+*Cornell University, '''XP Pulser''': 450 kA, 40 ns [http://www.plasmacenter.cornell.edu/XPPulser.html]
 *Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, '''Llampüdkeñ''': 400 kA, 250 ns
 *Beijing, China, '''PPG-1''': 400 kA, 100 ns