Magnetic-field generation by the ablative nonlinear Rayleigh–Taylor instability

Journal Article · Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Journal of Plasma Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022377814001093· OSTI ID:1186650

Nilson, P. M. ^[1]; Gao, L. ^[2]; Igumenshchev, I. V. ^[3]; Fiksel, G. ^[3]; Yan, R. ^[4]; Davies, J. R. ^[4]; Martinez, D. ^[5]; Smalyuk, V. A. ^[5]; Haines, M. G. ^[6]; Blackman, E. G. ^[7]; Froula, D. H. ^[3]; Betti, R. ^[8]; Meyerhofer, D. D. ^[8]

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1. Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States). Lab. for Laser Energetics and Fusion Science Center
2. Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States). Lab. for Laser Energetics and Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
3. Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States). Lab. for Laser Energetics
4. Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States). Lab. for Laser Energetics and Fusion Science Center and Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
5. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
6. Imperial College, London (United Kingdom)
7. Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States). Lab. for Laser Energetics and Dept. of Physics
8. Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States). Lab. for Laser Energetics, Fusion Science Center and Depts. of Mechanical Engineering and Physics

Experiments reporting magnetic-field generation by the ablative nonlinear Rayleigh–Taylor (RT) instability are reviewed. The experiments show how large-scale magnetic fields can, under certain circumstances, emerge and persist in strongly driven laboratory and astrophysical flows at drive pressures exceeding one million times atmospheric pressure.

• Research Organization: Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: NA0001944
• OSTI ID: 1186650
• Journal Information: Journal of Plasma Physics, Vol. 81, Issue 02; ISSN 0022-3778
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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