Magnetic-field generation by the ablative nonlinear Rayleigh–Taylor instability. (3rd December 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nilson, Philip M.; Gao, L.; Igumenshchev, I. V.; Fiksel, G.; Yan, R.; Davies, J. R.; Martinez, D.; Smalyuk, V. A.; Haines, M. G.; Blackman, E. G.; Froula, D. H.; Betti, R.; Meyerhofer, D. D.
• Is Part Of: Journal of plasma physics. Volume 81:Number 2(2015:Apr.)
• Publication Date: 2014-12-03
• Subjects: Plasma (Ionized gases) -- Periodicals; 530.4405
• DOI: 10.1017/S0022377814001093
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-3778

Abstract

Abstract : Experiments reporting magnetic-field generation by the ablative nonlinear Rayleigh–Taylor (RT) instability are reviewed. The experiments show how large-scale magnetic fields can, under certain circumstances, emerge and persist in strongly driven laboratory and astrophysical flows at drive pressures exceeding one million times atmospheric pressure.