Thermonuclear fusion in the explosion of a spherical charge (the problem of a gas-dynamic thermonuclear fusion)
N.A. Popova,
V.A. Shcherbakova,
V.N. Mineevb,
P.M. Zaydel’c,
A.I. Funtikovd aAll-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Experimental Physics — Federal Nuclear Centre, prosp. Mira 37, Sarov, Nizhny Novgorod region, 607190, Russian Federation bInstitute for High Energy Densities, Associated Institute for High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, Izhorskaya 13/19, Moscow, 127412, Russian Federation cJoint Institute for High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Izhorskaya 13/19, Moscow, 127412, Russian Federation dInstitute of Thermophysics of Extreme States, Joint Institute for High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, Izhorskaya 13/19, Moscow, 125412, Russian Federation
A review is given of gas-dynamic thermonuclear fusion (GDTF) — a novel line of inertial thermonuclear fusion research based on the cumulative spherical compression of the deuterium — tritium gas using a high explosive charge. Major aspects of the research are examined and the record results achieved by the mid-1980s are discussed.
@article{Popov:2008,author = {N. A. Popov and V. A. Shcherbakov and V. N. Mineev and P. M. Zaydel’ and A. I. Funtikov},title = {Thermonuclear fusion in the explosion of a spherical charge (the problem of a gas-dynamic thermonuclear fusion)},publisher = {Physics-Uspekhi},year = {2008},journal = {Phys. Usp.},volume = {51},number = {10},pages = {1047-1053},url = {https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2008/10/e/},doi = {10.1070/PU2008v051n10ABEH006688}}