The dynamic of matter transition into extreme states initiated by high power micro beam of heavy ions

This paper deals with numerical investigation of interaction of short pulse (about of 100 ps) intense (with intensities up to 3/spl times/10/sup 16/ W/cm/sup 2/) micro beams of heavy ions with condensed matter. It had been established, that the extreme states of matter with compression in Gbar pressure range can be produced by the beam-generated strong shock waves. The original scheme of initiation of controlled thermonuclear fusion in micro volume of gold target with D-T mixture is considered where two colliding plasma fluxes (shock waves) are generated using only one ion micro beam.