Simulations of radiative effects on the Rayleigh–Taylor instability using the CRASH code

• Published in: High energy density physics Vol. 9; no. 2; pp. 303 - 308
• Main Authors: Trantham, M.R., Kuranz, C.C., Malamud, G., Grosskopf, M.J., Myra, E.S., Drake, R.P., Miles, A.R., Park, H.-S., Remington, B.A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.06.2013
• Subjects: Hydrodynamic instability; Laboratory astrophysics; National Ignition Facility; Radiation hydrodynamics; Radiative shocks; Radiative shocks; National Ignition Facility; Radiation hydrodynamics; Laboratory astrophysics; Hydrodynamic instability

Future experiments at the National Ignition Facility will be able to generate diagnosable Rayleigh–Taylor instability growth in the presence of locally generated, high radiation fluxes. This interplay of radiative energy transfer and hydrodynamic instability is relevant to many astrophysical systems...