Explore: Reversed Field Pinches

A reversed-field pinch (RFP) is a device used to produce and contain near-thermonuclear plasmas. It is a toroidal pinch that uses a unique magnetic field

fired two theta-pinch rings towards each other.) Some more novel configurations produced in toroidal machines are the reversed field pinch and the Levitated

capsule. Z-pinch: A current travels in the z-direction through the plasma. The current generates a magnetic field that compresses the plasma. Pinches were the

self-stabilised after the power was turned off. This has led to the modern reversed field pinch concept. More generally, studies of the instabilities in ZETA have

Toroidal machines can be axially symmetric, like the tokamak and the reversed field pinch (RFP), or asymmetric, like the stellarator. The additional degree

solid or liquid metal. Pinches were the first type of device used for experiments in controlled nuclear fusion power. Pinches occur naturally in electrical

proposal Resolute Forest Products, a Canadian pulp and paper company Reversed field pinch Revolution for Prosperity, a political party in Lesotho Richmond

laboratories in the late 1950s during theta pinch experiments with a reversed background magnetic field. The original idea was attributed to the Greek

also plays a role in fusion research, such as reversed field pinch experiments. When a magnetic field contains magnetic helicity, it tends to form large-scale

The Reversed-Field eXperiment (RFX) is the largest reversed field pinch device presently in operation, situated in Padua, Italy. It was constructed from