Accretion shocks in the laboratory: Design of an experiment to study star formation

Young, Rachel P.; Kuranz, Carolyn C.; Drake, R. Paul; Hartigan, Patrick

doi:10.1016/j.hedp.2017.01.004

Title: Accretion shocks in the laboratory: Design of an experiment to study star formation

Journal Article · Mon Feb 13 00:00:00 EST 2017 · High Energy Density Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hedp.2017.01.004· OSTI ID:1786960

Young, Rachel P. ^[1]; Kuranz, Carolyn C. ^[1]; Drake, R. Paul ^[1]; Hartigan, Patrick ^[2]

Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States)

Here, we present the design of a laboratory-astrophysics experiment to study magnetospheric accretion relevant to young, pre-main-sequence stars. Spectra of young stars show evidence of hotspots created when streams of accreting material impact the surface of the star and create shocks. The structures that form during this process are poorly understood, as the surfaces of young stars cannot be spatially resolved. Our experiment would create a scaled "accretion shock" at a major (several kJ) laser facility. The experiment drives a plasma jet (the "accretion stream") into a solid block (the "stellar surface"), in the presence of a parallel magnetic field analogous to the star's local field.

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Research Organization:: Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States); Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Programs (DP)

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0002722; NA0002956; NA0002719; R19071; NA0003527

OSTI ID:: 1786960

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1397409; OSTI ID: 1452683

Report Number(s):: DOE-RICE-2722-2; TRN: US2210413

Journal Information:: High Energy Density Physics, Vol. 23, Issue 1; ISSN 1574-1818

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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