Stability of an imploding spherical shell

Journal Article · Fri Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1991 · Physical Review A. General Physics; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.44.5784· OSTI ID:6088217

Han, S J ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, University of California, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)

It is shown that, in an imploding spherical shell, the surface instabilities are of two different types. The first, which occurs at the outer surface, is the well-known Rayleigh-Taylor instability. The second instability occurs at the inner surface. The characteristics of this instability are similar to those of amplified sound waves in an imploding plasma shell. It is suggested that this instability is driven by the amplified sound waves.

• OSTI ID: 6088217
• Journal Information: Physical Review A. General Physics; (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review A. General Physics; (United States) Vol. 44:9; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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