Magnetic Field Generation by the Rayleigh-Taylor Instability
- 18 December 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 41 (25) , 1715-1719
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.41.1715
Abstract
A theoretical and simulation study shows that a plasma subject to a Rayleigh-Taylor instability exhibits spontaneous magnetic fields. Such magnetic fields in a laser-fusion configuration may significantly reduce the hot-electron thermal transport. Modification in the transport also suggests that the ablation velocity is altered.Keywords
This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
- Pseudo-three-dimensional turbulence in magnetized nonuniform plasmaPhysics of Fluids, 1978
- Enhanced transport across laser generated magnetic fieldsPhysics of Fluids, 1978
- Thermal-Force Terms and Self-Generated Magnetic Fields in Laser-Produced PlasmasPhysical Review Letters, 1977
- Measurement of Reduced Thermal Conduction in (Layered) Laser-Target ExperimentsPhysical Review Letters, 1977
- Magnetic Fields Due to Resonance Absorption of Laser LightPhysical Review Letters, 1975
- Field-generating thermal instability in laser-heated plasmasPhysics of Fluids, 1974
- Laser-driven fusionReviews of Modern Physics, 1974
- Theory and numerical simulation on plasma diffusion across a magnetic fieldPhysics of Fluids, 1973
- Spontaneous Magnetic Fields in Laser-Produced PlasmasPhysical Review Letters, 1971
- Stochastic Aspects of Magnetic Lines of Force with Application to Cosmic-Ray PropagationThe Astrophysical Journal, 1969