Mshock, a thin layer Richtmyer-Meshkov instability experiment

Technical Report · Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2018

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1481109· OSTI ID:1481109

Desjardins, Tiffany  ^[1]; Merritt, Elizabeth Catherine  ^[1]; Flippo, Kirk Adler  ^[1]; Kline, John L.  ^[1]; Di Stefano, Carlos  ^[1]; DeVolder, Barbara Gloria ^[1]; Doss, Forrest William  ^[1]; Fierro, Franklin ^[1]; Randolph, Randall Blaine ^[1]; Schmidt, Derek William  ^[1]; Wilson, Christopher Talker  ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

The Mshock campaign is studying the feed through of the Richtmyer-Meshkov instability (RMI) in a thin layer in the high energy density (HED) regime. Experiments utilize a beryllium shock tube filled with low density foam and a high density plastic to study the instability. Initial experiments were performed at the OMEGA laser facility and recently at the National Ignition facility. While the basic design of the experiment is the same, critical components were changed to optimize the data quantity and clarity for the more energetic NIF.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-06NA25396
• OSTI ID: 1481109
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-18-30468
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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