Study of shock waves and related phenomena motivated by astrophysics

Journal Article · Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Journal of Physics. Conference Series

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/688/1/012016· OSTI ID:1338256

Drake, R. P. ^[1]; Keiter, P. A. ^[1]; Kuranz, C. C. ^[1]; Malamud, G. ^[2]; Manuel, M. ^[1]; Stefano, C. A. Di ^[1]; Gamboa, E. J. ^[1]; Krauland, C. M. ^[1]; MacDonald, M. J. ^[1]; Wan, W. C. ^[1]; Young, R. P. ^[1]; Montgomery, D. S. ^[3]; Stoeckl, C. ^[4]; Froula, D. H. ^[4]

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1. Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
2. Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States); Nuclear Research Center, Negev (Israel)
3. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
4. Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY (United States)

This study discusses the recent research in High-Energy-Density Physics at our Center. Our work in complex hydrodynamics is now focused on mode coupling in the Richtmyer-Meshkov process and on the supersonic Kelvin-Helmholtz instability. These processes are believed to occur in a wide range of astrophysical circumstances. In radiation hydrodynamics, we are studying radiative reverse shocks relevant to cataclysmic variable stars. Our work on magnetized flows seeks to produce magnetized jets and study their interactions. We build the targets for all these experiments, and simulate them using our CRASH code. We also conduct diagnostic research, focused primarily on imaging x-ray spectroscopy and its applications to scattering and fluorescence.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Programs (DP)
• Grant/Contract Number: NA0002719
• OSTI ID: 1338256
• Journal Information: Journal of Physics. Conference Series, Vol. 688; ISSN 1742-6588
• Publisher: IOP Publishing
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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