PI1
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2010 - Present
PI-1 is an experimental plasma injector at General Fusion. The device is 5 meters long and 1.9 meter in diameter and has a conical shape. It uses a 2-stage Marshall gun system. The aim of the experiment is to study the physics and engineering needed to produce a spheromak to be used in Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF).
Attribution: From https://generalfusion.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Laberge-2013-Acoustically-Driven-Magnetized-Target-Fusion.pdf
Attribution: From https://generalfusion.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/EPR2017-Howard-PI3-Physics-Objectives.pdf
