Hall instability driven seeding of helical magneto-Rayleigh–Taylor instabilities in axially premagnetized thin-foil liner Z-pinch implosions

Woolstrum, J. M.; Seyler, C. E.; McBride, R. D.

doi:10.1063/5.0103651

Hall instability driven seeding of helical magneto-Rayleigh–Taylor instabilities in axially premagnetized thin-foil liner Z-pinch implosions

Journal Article · Thu Dec 01 23:00:00 EST 2022 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0103651· OSTI ID:1901949

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Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States); Cornell - Michigan
Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States)
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)

Helical magneto-Rayleigh–Taylor instability (MRTI) structures have been observed in z-pinch-driven liner implosion experiments with a pre-imposed axial magnetic field. We show that the formation of these helical structures can be described by a Hall magnetohydrodynamical (HMHD) model. We used the 3D extended magnetohydrodynamics simulation code PERSEUS (which includes Hall physics) [Seyler and Martin, Phys. Plasmas 18, 012703 (2011)] to study these helical instabilities and show that a Hall interchange instability in low-density coronal plasma immediately surrounding the dense liner is responsible for producing helically oriented effects in the magnetic field and current density within the coronal layer. Here, this seeds the helical pitch angle of the MRTI even when other proposed helical seeding mechanisms are either not present in the experiments or not accounted for in the simulations. For example, this mechanism does not require low-density power-feed plasmas to be swept in from large radius or the development of electrothermal instabilities. The Hall Instability is, thus, a new, independent explanation for the origin of the helical instabilities observed in axially premagnetized liner experiments. Simulation results supporting this mechanism are presented.

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Research Organization:: Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0003764; NA0003525

OSTI ID:: 1901949

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1902487

Journal Information:: Physics of Plasmas, Journal Name: Physics of Plasmas Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 29; ISSN 1070-664X

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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