On the Decelerating Shock Instability of Plane-Parallel Slab with Finite Thickness

Details On the Decelerating Shock Instability of Plane-Parallel Slab with Finite Thickness On the Decelerating Shock Instability of Plane-Parallel Slab with Finite Thickness

1999-11-24

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9911448v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

17 pages, 6 figures. The Astrophysical Journal Vol.532 in press

Scientific paper

10.1086/308592

Dynamical stability of the shock compressed layer with finite thickness is investigated. It is characterized by self-gravity, structure, and shock condition at the surfaces of the compressed layer. At one side of the shocked layer, its surface condition is determined via the ram pressure, while at the other side the thermal pressure supports its structure. When the ram pressure dominates the thermal pressure, we expect deceleration of the shocked layer. Especially, in this paper, we examine how the stratification of the decelerating layer has an effect on its dynamical stability. Performing the linear perturbation analysis, a {\it more general} dispersion relation than the previous one obtained by one of the authors is derived. It gives us an interesting information about the stability of the decelerating layer. Importantly, the DSI (Decelerating Shock Instability) and the gravitational instability are always incompatible. We also consider the evolution effect of the shocked layer. In the early stages of its evolution, only DSI occurs. On the contrary, in the late stages, it is possible for the shocked layer to be unstable for the DSI (in smaller scale) and the gravitational instability (in larger scale). Furthermore, we find there is a stable range of wavenumbers against both the DSI and the gravitational instability between respective unstable wavenumber ranges. These stable modes suggest the ineffectiveness of DSI for the fragmentation of the decelerating slab.

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