An overview of ongoing activities on heavy ion fusion (HIF) in Russia, Europe, the USA and Japan is presented. In this phase, the activities are oriented towards theoretical and experimental investigations of the state of matter under extreme conditions, experimental and theoretical study on heavy ion beam-plasma interaction, powerful driver issues and development of computer codes for comprehensive numerical simulations of heavy ion driven inertial fusion. In the context of the new-generation facilities at GSI-Darmstadt and ITEP-Moscow, considerations are focused on large synchrotron rings and high current accumulator rings which would be important tools for investigations in the physics of dense plasmas and inertial fusion. Numerous national and international collaborations on HIF research are proceeding effectively towards development of a new energy source that is abundant, safe, environmentally acceptable and economical.
概要： 本文概述了重离子聚变（HIF）在俄罗斯、欧洲、美国和日本正在进行的研究活动现状。在当前阶段，这些活动主要面向极端物质状态下的理论与实验研究、重离子束与等离子体相互作用的实验与理论研究、高功率驱动器相关课题，以及用于重离子驱动惯性聚变综合数值模拟的计算程序开发。围绕德国重离子研究中心（GSI-Darmstadt）和俄罗斯理论与实验物理研究所（ITEP-Moscow）的新一代设施，研究重点聚焦于大型同步加速器环和高流强累积环，这些设施有望成为致密等离子体物理和惯性聚变研究的重要工具。目前，多项关于HIF的国际合作研究正在有效推进，其最终目标是开发一种资源丰富、安全、环境友好且经济可行的新型能源。