Numéro
J. Phys. IV France
Volume 133, June 2006
Page(s) 1031 - 1033
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:2006133208
Publié en ligne 16 juin 2006
Inertial Fusion Sciences and Applications 2005
J.-C. Gauthier, et al.
J. Phys. IV France 133 (2006) 1031-1033

DOI: 10.1051/jp4:2006133208

Analytical modeling of the steady radiative shock

L. Boireau1, 2, S. Bouquet1, C. Michaut2 and C. Clique1

1  CEA/DIF/Département de Physique Théorique et Appliquée, BP. 12, 91680 Bruyères-le-Châtel, France
2  LUTH, Observatoire de Paris, 92195 Meudon, France


Abstract
In a paper dated 2000 [1], a fully analytical theory of the radiative shock has been presented. This early model had been used to design [2] radiative shock experiments at the Laboratory for the Use of Intense Lasers (LULI) [3-5]. It became obvious from numerical simulations [6, 7] that this model had to be improved in order to accurately recover experiments. In this communication, we present a new theory in which the ionization rates in the unshocked ($\bar{Z_1}$) and shocked ( $\bar{Z_2} \neq \bar{Z_1}$) material, respectively, are included. Associated changes in excitation energy are also taken into account. We study the influence of these effects on the compression and temperature in the shocked medium.



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