Stagnation and interpenetration of laser-created colliding plasmas

Conference · Mon Nov 05 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:6133952

Pollaine, S M; Albritton, J R; Kauffman, R; Keane, C J ^[1]; Berger, R L; Bosch, R; Delameter, N D; Failor, B H ^[2]

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1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
2. KMS Fusion, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (USA)

A KMS laser experiment collides Aluminum (A1) and Magnesium (Mg) plasmas. The measurements include electron density, time and space resolved Ly-alpha and He-alpha lines of Al and Mg, and x-ray images. These measurements were analyzed with a hydrodynamic code, LASNEX, and a special two-fluid code OFIS. The results strongly suggest that at early times, the Al interpenetrates the counterstreaming Mg and deposits in the dense Mg region. At late times, the Al plasma stagnates against the Mg plasma.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/DP
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6133952
• Report Number(s): UCRL-JC-104425; CONF-901127-12; ON: DE91006515
• Resource Relation: Conference: International conference on pumps for PWR, London (UK), 6-7 Nov 1990
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
LASER-PRODUCED PLASMA
COLLISIONS
ALUMINIUM
ELECTRON DENSITY
ELECTRON TEMPERATURE
ION TEMPERATURE
MAGNESIUM
PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS
X-RAY SPECTRA
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
ELEMENTS
METALS
PLASMA
SPECTRA
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