Scaling supernova hydrodynamics to the laboratory
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721 (United States)
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550 (United States)
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2143 (United States)
- ASCI Flash Center, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637 (United States)
- CEA/DSM/DAPNIA/Service dAstrophysique, Bat. 709 Centre dEtudes de Saclay LOrme des Merisiers F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex (France)
- Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, California 91711 (United States)
Supernova (SN) 1987A focused attention on the critical role of hydrodynamic instabilities in the evolution of supernovae. To test the modeling of these instabilities, we are developing laboratory experiments of hydrodynamic mixing under conditions relevant to supernovae. Initial results were reported in J. Kane {ital et al.} [Astrophys. J. {bold 478}, L75 (1997) and B. A. Remington {ital et al.}, Phys. Plasmas {bold 4}, 1994 (1997)]. The Nova laser is used to generate a 10{endash}15 Mbar shock at the interface of a two-layer planar target, which triggers perturbation growth due to the Richtmyer{endash}Meshkov instability, and to the Rayleigh{endash}Taylor instability as the interface decelerates. This resembles the hydrodynamics of the He-H interface of a Type II supernova at intermediate times, up to a few {times}10{sup 3}s. The scaling of hydrodynamics on microscopic laser scales to the SN-size scales is presented. The experiment is modeled using the hydrodynamics codes HYADES [J. T. Larson and S. M. Lane, J. Quant. Spect. Rad. Trans. {bold 51}, 179 (1994)] and CALE [R. T. Barton, {ital Numerical Astrophysics} (Jones and Bartlett, Boston, 1985), pp. 482{endash}497], and the supernova code PROMETHEUS [P. R. Woodward and P. Collela, J. Comp. Phys. {bold 54}, 115 (1984)]. Results of the experiments and simulations are presented. Analysis of the spike-and-bubble velocities using potential flow theory and Ott thin-shell theory is presented, as well as a study of 2D versus 3D differences in perturbation growth at the He-H interface of SN 1987A.
- OSTI ID:
- 348198
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-981127-; ISSN 1070-664X; TRN: 99:005524
- Journal Information:
- Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 6, Issue 5; Conference: 40. annual physics of plasmas meeting, APS Division of Plasma Physics, New Orleans, LA (United States), 16-20 Nov 1998; Other Information: PBD: May 1999
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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