Rayleigh-Taylor mixing in supernova experiments
Abstract
Here, we report a scrupulous analysis of data in supernova experiments that are conducted at high power laser facilities in order to study core-collapse supernova SN1987A. Parameters of the experimental system are properly scaled to investigate the interaction of a blast-wave with helium-hydrogen interface, and the induced Rayleigh-Taylor instability and Rayleigh-Taylor mixing of the denser and lighter fluids with time-dependent acceleration. We analyze all available experimental images of the Rayleigh-Taylor flow in supernova experiments and measure delicate features of the interfacial dynamics. A new scaling is identified for calibration of experimental data to enable their accurate analysis and comparisons. By properly accounting for the imprint of the experimental conditions, the data set size and statistics are substantially increased. New theoretical solutions are reported to describe asymptotic dynamics of Rayleigh-Taylor flow with time-dependent acceleration by applying theoretical analysis that considers symmetries and momentum transport. Good qualitative and quantitative agreement is achieved of the experimental data with the theory and simulations. Our study indicates that in supernova experiments Rayleigh-Taylor flow is in the mixing regime, the interface amplitude contributes substantially to the characteristic length scale for energy dissipation; Rayleigh-Taylor mixing keeps order.
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[1];
[4];
- Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
- Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
- Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (United States)
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1460066
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-JRNL-734918
Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X; 887086; TRN: US1901830
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physics of Plasmas
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 22; Journal Issue: 10; Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X
- Publisher:
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
Citation Formats
Swisher, N. C., Kuranz, C. C., Arnett, D., Hurricane, O., Remington, B. A., Robey, H. F., and Abarzhi, S. I. Rayleigh-Taylor mixing in supernova experiments. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1063/1.4931927.
Swisher, N. C., Kuranz, C. C., Arnett, D., Hurricane, O., Remington, B. A., Robey, H. F., & Abarzhi, S. I. Rayleigh-Taylor mixing in supernova experiments. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4931927
Swisher, N. C., Kuranz, C. C., Arnett, D., Hurricane, O., Remington, B. A., Robey, H. F., and Abarzhi, S. I. Tue .
"Rayleigh-Taylor mixing in supernova experiments". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4931927. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1460066.
@article{osti_1460066,
title = {Rayleigh-Taylor mixing in supernova experiments},
author = {Swisher, N. C. and Kuranz, C. C. and Arnett, D. and Hurricane, O. and Remington, B. A. and Robey, H. F. and Abarzhi, S. I.},
abstractNote = {Here, we report a scrupulous analysis of data in supernova experiments that are conducted at high power laser facilities in order to study core-collapse supernova SN1987A. Parameters of the experimental system are properly scaled to investigate the interaction of a blast-wave with helium-hydrogen interface, and the induced Rayleigh-Taylor instability and Rayleigh-Taylor mixing of the denser and lighter fluids with time-dependent acceleration. We analyze all available experimental images of the Rayleigh-Taylor flow in supernova experiments and measure delicate features of the interfacial dynamics. A new scaling is identified for calibration of experimental data to enable their accurate analysis and comparisons. By properly accounting for the imprint of the experimental conditions, the data set size and statistics are substantially increased. New theoretical solutions are reported to describe asymptotic dynamics of Rayleigh-Taylor flow with time-dependent acceleration by applying theoretical analysis that considers symmetries and momentum transport. Good qualitative and quantitative agreement is achieved of the experimental data with the theory and simulations. Our study indicates that in supernova experiments Rayleigh-Taylor flow is in the mixing regime, the interface amplitude contributes substantially to the characteristic length scale for energy dissipation; Rayleigh-Taylor mixing keeps order.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4931927},
journal = {Physics of Plasmas},
number = 10,
volume = 22,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}
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