Experimental astrophysics with high power lasers and pinches

BA Remington, RP Drake, DD Ryutov - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2006 - APS
With the advent of high-energy-density (HED) experimental facilities, such as high-energy
lasers and fast Z-pinch, pulsed-power facilities, millimeter-scale quantities of matter can be …

Exploring astrophysics-relevant magnetohydrodynamics with pulsed-power laboratory facilities

SV Lebedev, A Frank, DD Ryutov - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2019 - APS
Laboratory facilities employing high pulsed currents and voltages, and called generally
“pulsed-power facilities,” allow experimenters to produce a variety of hydrodynamical …

Outflows in infrared-luminous starbursts at z< 0.5. II. Analysis and discussion

DS Rupke, S Veilleux, DB Sanders - The Astrophysical Journal …, 2005 - iopscience.iop.org
We have performed an absorption-line survey of outflowing gas in 78 starburst-dominated,
infrared-luminous galaxies. This is the largest study of superwinds at z≲ 3. Superwinds are …

[HTML][HTML] Perspectives on high-energy-density physics

RP Drake - Physics of Plasmas, 2009 - pubs.aip.org
Much of 21st century plasma physics will involve work to produce, understand, control, and
exploit very nontraditional plasmas. High-energy-density (HED) plasmas are often …

The impact of recent advances in laboratory astrophysics on our understanding of the cosmos

DW Savin, NS Brickhouse, JJ Cowan… - Reports on Progress …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
An emerging theme in modern astrophysics is the connection between astronomical
observations and the underlying physical phenomena that drive our cosmos. Both the …

Dynamical and pressure structures in winds with multiple embedded evaporating clumps—I. Two-dimensional numerical simulations

JM Pittard, JE Dyson, S Falle… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Because of its key role in feedback in star formation and galaxy formation, we examine the
nature of the interaction of a flow with discrete sources of mass injection. We show the …

Ejecta knot flickering, mass ablation, and fragmentation in Cassiopeia A

RA Fesen, JA Zastrow, MC Hammell… - The Astrophysical …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Ejecta knot flickering, ablation tails, and fragmentation are expected signatures associated
with the gradual dissolution of high-velocity supernova (SN) ejecta caused by their passage …

Low initial aspect-ratio direct-drive target designs for shock-or self-ignition in the context of the laser Megajoule

V Brandon, B Canaud, M Temporal, R Ramis - Nuclear Fusion, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Analysis of low initial aspect ratio direct-drive target designs is carried out by
varying the implosion velocity and the fuel mass. Starting from two different spherical targets …

Numerical simulations of shocks encountering clumpy regions

R Alūzas, JM Pittard, TW Hartquist… - Monthly Notices of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
We present numerical simulations of the adiabatic interaction of a shock with a clumpy
region containing many individual clouds. Our work incorporates a sub-grid turbulence …

Shock propagation in deuterium-tritium-saturated foam

TJB Collins, A Poludnenko, A Cunningham… - Physics of Plasmas, 2005 - pubs.aip.org
Adaptive-mesh-refinement hydrodynamic simulations have been performed of cross
sections of fibrous foams saturated with cryogenic deuterium and tritium (DT). Material …