Research of a Gas Phase under Electrical Explosion of the Titan Foil in Liquid

Experimental studies of pulsed electric explosion of thin titanium foils in water with discharge power of ~0 2 GW are described. The production of a considerable amount of molecular hydrogen is revealed whose origin can be explained neither by water decomposition nor by known chemical reactions. A nuclear mechanism of occurrence of the observed molecular hydrogen upon electric explosion is hypothesized. Emphasis is laid on some measurements confirming the hypothesis.