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J. Phys. IV France
Volume 133, June 2006
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| Page(s) | 441 - 443 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:2006133090 | |
| Published online | 16 June 2006 | |
Inertial Fusion Sciences and Applications 2005
J.-C. Gauthier, et al.
J. Phys. IV France 133 (2006) 441-443
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:2006133090
1 Los Alamos National Laboratory, University of California, Los Alamos, NM 87544, USA
2 Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston, UK
© EDP Sciences 2006
J.-C. Gauthier, et al.
J. Phys. IV France 133 (2006) 441-443
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:2006133090
Reduced reshock growth in a convergent/divergent system: Effect of reshock strength
S.H. Batha1, J.R. Fincke1, J.M. Taccetti1, N.D. Delamater1, G.R. Magelssen1, N.E. Lanier1, R.M. Hueckstaedt1, K.W. Parker2, S.D. Rothman2 and C.J. Horsfield21 Los Alamos National Laboratory, University of California, Los Alamos, NM 87544, USA
2 Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston, UK
Abstract
The Richtmyer-Meshkov instability creates or seeds
hydrodynamic instabilities that will mix cold shell material into the hot DT
fuel in an ignition capsule and may prevent ignition. Characteristic of this
process is multiple shocks crossing converging interfaces. To mimic this
situation, strong converging shocks were created, passed over an unstable
interface, reflected by an inner cylinder, and then reshocked the interface.
Analysis of the mix width at the unstable surface shows no additional
growth, within experimental uncertainty, due to an initially perturbed
surface and no dependence on reshock strength.
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