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==Z-Pinch/X-Pinch worldwide Installations==
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==Huge Z-Pinch/X-Pinch worldwide Installations==
 
*Sandia National Laboratories, Z machine (1996), 18 MA 100ns  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z_machine ]
 
*Sandia National Laboratories, Z machine (1996), 18 MA 100ns  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z_machine ]
 
*Sandia National Laboratories, ZR (Refurbished) (2006), 27 MA, 95ns
 
*Sandia National Laboratories, ZR (Refurbished) (2006), 27 MA, 95ns
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*Cornell University, USA: XP Pulser, 450 kA, 50 ns [http://www.plasmacenter.cornell.edu/XPPulser.html]
 
*Cornell University, USA: XP Pulser, 450 kA, 50 ns [http://www.plasmacenter.cornell.edu/XPPulser.html]
 
*University of Nevada, Reno: Zebra, 1MA, 100ns [http://www.ntf.unr.edu/zebra.php]
 
*University of Nevada, Reno: Zebra, 1MA, 100ns [http://www.ntf.unr.edu/zebra.php]
*University of California, San Diego: GenASIS, 210 kA, 150 ns [http://fbeg.ucsd.edu/machines.shtml]
 
*University of California, San Diego: X-Pinch Pulser, 80 kA, 50 ns [http://fbeg.ucsd.edu/machines.shtml]
 
 
*University of Michigan, USA: MAIZE, 1 MA, 100 ns [http://www-ners.engin.umich.edu/labs/plasma/Research/ZPinch.html]
 
*University of Michigan, USA: MAIZE, 1 MA, 100 ns [http://www-ners.engin.umich.edu/labs/plasma/Research/ZPinch.html]
 
*Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL, USA: 500 kA, 1.3 us
 
*Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL, USA: 500 kA, 1.3 us

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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, USA: COBRA, 1 MA, 95-180 ns [4]
  • Cornell University, USA: XP Pulser, 450 kA, 50 ns [5]
  • University of Nevada, Reno: Zebra, 1MA, 100ns [6]
  • University of Michigan, USA: MAIZE, 1 MA, 100 ns [7]
  • 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: 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, 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

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

  • Cornell University, USA: XP Pulser, 450 kA, 50 ns [10]
  • University of California, San Diego: GenASIS, 210 kA, 150 ns [11]
  • University of California, San Diego: X-Pinch Pulser, 80 kA, 50 ns [12]
  • 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