EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS ON HYDRODYNAMIC INSTABILITIES IN LASER-ACCELERATED PLANAR PACKAGES

被引:49
作者
KILKENNY, JD
机构
[1] Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of California, Livermore
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PHYSICS OF FLUIDS B-PLASMA PHYSICS | 1990年 / 2卷 / 06期
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10.1063/1.859563
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O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
The growth, saturation, and generation of higher harmonics by the Rayleigh-Taylor instability is reviewed. Further experiments measuring the growth of Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities in laser-accelerated planar packages of Nova [Rev. Sci. Instrum. 57, 2101 (1986)] are described. The measured growth rate of the fundamental and harmonics is in good agreement with two-dimensional computer modeling with the stabilizing effect of ablation included.
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