Developing a Radiative Shock Experiment Relevant to Astrophysics

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Apr 2000

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000apj...533l.159s&link_type=abstract

The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 533, Issue 2, pp. L159-L162.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Subject Headings: Conduction, Hydrodynamics, Ism: Kinematics And Dynamics, Radiative Transfer, Shock Waves, Ism: Supernova Remnants

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We report on the initial results of experiments being developed on the Falcon laser to simulate radiative astrophysical shocks. Cylindrically diverging blast waves were produced in low-density (~1018 cm-3), high-Z gas by laser-irradiating Xe gas jets containing atomic clusters. The blast-wave trajectory was measured by Michelson interferometry. The velocity for the blast wave is slightly less than the adiabatic Sedov-Taylor prediction, and an ionization precursor is observed ahead of the shock front. This suggests energy loss through radiative cooling and reduced compression due to preheat deposited ahead of the shock, both consistent with one-dimensional radiation hydrodynamics simulations.

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