Modeling of laser-driven instability experiments

ORAL

Abstract

We discuss the modeling of laser-driven hydrodynamic instability experiments, using the RAGE radiation-hydrodynamics code. A particular point of interest of these experiments is the effect of the laser pulse on the time-dependent shock conditions, leading to different physical processes being responsible for unstable growth. Correctly understanding the behavior of these experiments requires an understanding of these evolving conditions, and use of a laser model greatly improves our ability to model the experiments.

*This work performed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy by LANL under contract DE-AC52-06NA25396.

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Presenters

  • Carlos Di Stefano

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • Los Alamos Natl Lab

Authors

  • Carlos Di Stefano

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • Los Alamos Natl Lab

  • Alexander M Rasmus

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory, University of Michigan
    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Tiffany R Desjardins

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • Los Alamos Natl Lab

  • Forrest W Doss

    • Los Alamos Natl Lab
    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Kirk A Flippo

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • Los Alamos Natl Lab

  • Elizabeth Merritt

    • Los Alamos Natl Lab
    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Brian Michael Haines

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • Los Alamos Natl Lab

  • Paul A. Bradley

    • Los Alamos Natl Lab
    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • John L Kline

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • Los Alamos Natl Lab
    • Los Alamos National Lab

  • Jon S Zingale

    • Santa Fe Institute