Recent progress for different inertial confinement fusion schemes: a systematical review

Abstract

Abstract The pursuing of controlled fusion energy has been continuously developed for more than half a century. Inertial confinement fusion (ICF) is one of two major approaches to actualize controlled fusion. Here, we systematically reviewed several typical forms of ICF on the part of their physical principles and encountering technical barriers currently. Besides, some great simulation results of the implosion for each ICF scheme are shown, and the simulation algorithm of Vlasov-Fokker-Planck (VFP) is introduced. In addition, several instabilities in the fusion process are analyzed. These results offer a guideline for future ICF research.