Fusion with magnetic implosion of thermonuclear targets

The comparative analysis of positive and negative features of systems with the magnetic compression of the thermonuclear fusion target (MAGO/MTF) aimed at solution of the controlled thermonuclear fusion (CTF) problem is presented. The niche of the MAGO/MTF system among the other CTF systems in the parameter space of the energy delivered to the target and the time of its input into the target is shown. This approach was investigated at RFNC-VNIIEF for more than 15 years by means of the unique technique applying explosive magnetic generators (EMG) as the energy source to preheat fusion plasma and accelerate a liner for compression of the preheated fusion plasma to the parameters required for ignition. EMG based sys tems produce the fusion neutrons already and their relatively low cost and record energy yield enable the full scale experiments to study possibility of ignition threshold achievement without construction of expensive stationary installations. Short review of the milestone results on the way of CTF problem solution in the MAGO/MTF system is made.