Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jun 1998
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1998apj...500l.157d&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal Letters v.500, p.L157
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Hydrodynamics, Ism: Supernova Remnants, Instabilities
Scientific paper
Increasingly sophisticated computational models are being used to interpret the increasingly detailed data gathered by modern observatories. This Letter reports the development of a means to verify and validate such models, with particular attention to the context of supernova remnants (SNRs). By using the Nova laser (or other high-energy density facilities), one can produce supersonic plasma ejecta in the laboratory and study their interaction with an ambient, lower density medium. The laboratory system is scaled from the local conditions within young SNRs by keeping constant the quantity velocity x time/spatial dimension. The radiation-hydrodynamic simulations used to establish and optimize the design are reported. A specific experimental implementation is described in which ejecta at ~100 km s-1 are generated, driving a Mach ~50 forward shock through a uniform medium. The evolution of the forward and reverse shocks is observed.
Carroll J. III J.
Drake Paul R.
Estabrook Kent
Glendinning Gail S.
McCray Richard
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