Measurement and Simulation of Laser Imprinting and Consequent Rayleigh-Taylor Growth
- 4 March 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 76 (10) , 1643-1646
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.76.1643
Abstract
High-resolution, high-contrast images have been obtained of the imprint of laser nonuniformity and subsequent Rayleigh-Taylor (RT) growth in planar foils driven by coherent and temporally incoherent light. The experimental results are well reproduced by three-dimensional radiation transport hydrodynamics simulations. The role of hydrodynamic motion within the target from early time is highlighted, and a period of RT growth during which longer modes dominate is isolated.Keywords
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