Astrophysical Jets with Conical Wire Arrays: Radiative Cooling, Rotation and Deflection

Journal Article · Wed Jan 21 00:00:00 EST 2009 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3079759· OSTI ID:21255369

Ampleford, D J; Jennings, C A ^[1]; Lebedev, S V; Bland, S N; Hall, G N; Suzuki-Vidal, F; Palmer, J B. A.; Chittenden, J P ^[2]; Ciardi, A ^[3]; Bott, S C ^[4]

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1. Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87185-1106 (United States)
2. Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, London SW7 2BW (United Kingdom)
3. Observatoire de Paris, LERMA, Meudon, 92195 (France)
4. Center for Energy Research, University of California, San Diego, California, 92093-0417 (United States)

Highly collimated outflows or jets are produced by a number of astrophysical objects including protostars. The morphology and collimation of these jets is thought to be strongly influenced by the effects of radiative cooling, angular momentum and the interstellar medium surrounding the jet. Astrophysically relevant experiments are performed with conical wire array z-pinches investigating each of these effects. It is possible in each case to enter the appropriate parameter regime, leading the way towards future experiments where these different techniques can be more fully combined.

• OSTI ID: 21255369
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1088, Issue 1; Conference: 7. international conference on dense Z-pinches, Alexandria, VA (United States), 12-21 Aug 2008; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3079759; (c) 2009 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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