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Rayleigh-Taylor instability experiments on the LULI2000 laser in scaled conditions for young supernova remnants

  • G. Rigon
  • , A. Casner
  • , B. Albertazzi
  • , Th Michel
  • , P. Mabey
  • , E. Falize
  • , J. Ballet
  • , L. Van Box Som
  • , S. Pikuz
  • , Y. Sakawa
  • , T. Sano
  • , A. Faenov
  • , T. Pikuz
  • , N. Ozaki
  • , Y. Kuramitsu
  • , M. P. Valdivia
  • , P. Tzeferacos
  • , D. Lamb
  • , M. Koenig
  • Université Paris-Saclay
  • Univ. Bordeaux
  • CEA/DAM
  • Université Paris-Diderot
  • Joint Institute for High Temperatures of the Russian Academy of Sciences
  • National Research Nuclear University MEPhI
  • Osaka University
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • University of Chicago

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Abstract

We describe a platform developed on the LULI2000 laser facility to investigate the evolution of Rayleigh-Taylor instability (RTI) in scaled conditions relevant to young supernova remnants (SNRs) up to 200 years. An RT unstable interface is imaged with a short-pulse laser-driven (PICO2000) x-ray source, providing an unprecedented simultaneous high spatial (24μm) and temporal (10 ps) resolution. This experiment provides relevant data to compare with astrophysical codes, as observational data on the development of RTI at the early stage of the SNR expansion are missing. A comparison is also performed with FLASH radiative magnetohydrodynamic simulations.

Original languageEnglish
Article number021201
JournalPhysical Review E
Volume100
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Aug 2019
Externally publishedYes

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