Astrophysically relevant radiation hydrodynamics experiment at the National Ignition Facility

C. C. Kuranz; H. S. Park; B. A. Remington; R. P. Drake; A. R. Miles; H. F. Robey; J. D. Kilkenny; C. J. Keane; D. H. Kalantar; C. M. Huntington; C. M. Krauland; E. C. Harding; M. J. Grosskopf; D. C. Marion; F. W. Doss; E. Myra; B. Maddox; B. Young; J. L. Kline; G. Kyrala; T. Plewa; J. C. Wheeler; W. D. Arnett; R. J. Wallace; E. Giraldez; A. Nikroo

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Astrophysically relevant radiation hydrodynamics experiment at the National Ignition Facility

C. C. Kuranz, H. S. Park, B. A. Remington, R. P. Drake, A. R. Miles, H. F. Robey, J. D. Kilkenny, C. J. Keane, D. H. Kalantar, C. M. Huntington, C. M. Krauland, E. C. Harding, M. J. Grosskopf, D. C. Marion, F. W. Doss, E. Myra, B. Maddox, B. Young, J. L. Kline, G. KyralaT. Plewa, J. C. Wheeler, W. D. Arnett, R. J. Wallace, E. Giraldez, A. Nikroo

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The National Ignition Facility (NIF) is capable of creating new and novel high-energy-density (HED) systems relevant to astrophysics. Specifically, a system could be created that studies the effects of a radiative shock on a hydrodynamically unstable interface. These dynamics would be relevant to the early evolution after a core-collapse supernova of a red supergiant star. Prior to NIF, no HED facility had enough energy to perform this kind of experiment. The experimental target will include a 340 μm predominantly plastic ablator followed by a low-density SiO₂ foam. The interface will have a specific, machined pattern that will seed hydrodynamic instabilities. The growth of the instabilities in a radiation-dominated environment will be observed. This experiment requires a ≥300 eV hohlraum drive and will be diagnosed using point projection pinhole radiography, which have both been recently demonstrated on NIF.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	207-211
Number of pages	5
Journal	Astrophysics and Space Science
Volume	336
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10509-011-0679-9
State	Published - Nov 2011

Keywords

Hydrodynamic instability
Laboratory astrophysics
National Ignition Facility
Radiation hydrodynamics
Radiative shocks

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science

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Kuranz, C. C., Park, H. S., Remington, B. A., Drake, R. P., Miles, A. R., Robey, H. F., Kilkenny, J. D., Keane, C. J., Kalantar, D. H., Huntington, C. M., Krauland, C. M., Harding, E. C., Grosskopf, M. J., Marion, D. C., Doss, F. W., Myra, E., Maddox, B., Young, B., Kline, J. L., ... Nikroo, A. (2011). Astrophysically relevant radiation hydrodynamics experiment at the National Ignition Facility. Astrophysics and Space Science, 336(1), 207-211. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10509-011-0679-9

Kuranz, CC, Park, HS, Remington, BA, Drake, RP, Miles, AR, Robey, HF, Kilkenny, JD, Keane, CJ, Kalantar, DH, Huntington, CM, Krauland, CM, Harding, EC, Grosskopf, MJ, Marion, DC, Doss, FW, Myra, E, Maddox, B, Young, B, Kline, JL, Kyrala, G, Plewa, T, Wheeler, JC, Arnett, WD, Wallace, RJ, Giraldez, E & Nikroo, A 2011, 'Astrophysically relevant radiation hydrodynamics experiment at the National Ignition Facility', Astrophysics and Space Science, vol. 336, no. 1, pp. 207-211. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10509-011-0679-9

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