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

• National_Ignition_Facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory [1]
• Laser_Megajoule in Bordeaux, France [2]

Huge Z-Pinch/X-Pinch worldwide Installations

• Sandia National Laboratories, Z machine (1996): 18 MA 100ns [3]
• Sandia National Laboratories, ZR (Refurbished) (2006): 27 MA, 95ns
• 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
• Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC, USA, Gamble II: 1 MA, 100 ns

• Cornell University, COBRA: 1 MA, 95-180 ns [4]
• Cornell University, XP Pulser: 450 kA, 50 ns [5]
• University of Nevada, Zebra: 1MA, 100ns [6]
• University of Michigan, MAIZE: 1 MA, 100 ns [7]
• Florida A&M University, GePaST: 500 kA, 1.3 us

• Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Llampüdkeñ: 400 kA, 250 ns
• Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, GEPOPU: 180 kA, 120 ns

• Imperial College, London, MAGPIE: 1.4 MA, 240 ns [8]
• 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

• Xi'an, China, QiangGuang-1: 1 MA, 50 ns
• Beijing, China, PPG-1: 400 kA, 100 ns
• CIAE, China, Light II-A: 200 kA
• Beijing, China, Table Top: 100 kA, 60 ns, 2m x 1.1m x 1.2m

• TRINITI, Russia, ANGARA-5-1: 4 MA, 100 ns [9]
• Institute of High Current Electronics, Tomsk, Compact Pulse Generator: 300 kA, 200 ns, 70 kg
• Institute of High Current Electronics, Tomsk, Compact submicrosecond, high current generator: 650 kA, 390 ns
• P.N.Lebedev Institute, Moscow, Don: 150 kA, 30 ns
• P.N.Lebedev Institute, Moscow, Bin: 270 kA, 100 ns

Small Compact Z-Pinch/X-Pinch worldwide Installations (<500 kA)

• University of California, San Diego: GenASIS, 210 kA, 150 ns [10]
• University of California, San Diego: X-Pinch Pulser, 80 kA, 50 ns [11]
• Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL, USA: 500 kA, 1.3 us
• Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile: Llampüdkeñ, 400 kA, 250 ns
• 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
• Institute of High Current Electronics, Tomsk, Russia: Compact Pulse Generator, 300 kA, 200 ns, 70 kg
• Institute of High Current Electronics, Tomsk, Russia: Compact submicrosecond, high current generator, 650 kA, 390 ns
• P.N.Lebedev Institute, Moscow, Russia: Don, 150 kA, 30 ns
• P.N.Lebedev Institute, Moscow, Russia: Bin, 270 kA, 100 ns