Thin foil transformation into liquid droplets due to the Rayleigh-Taylor instability in NDCX-1 experiments

Igor D. Kaganovich, Edward A. Startsev, Ronald C. Davidson

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Abstract

It is proposed that a likely scenario for droplet formation in the NDCX-I experiments is a result of the Rayleigh-Taylor instability for targets with a thickness larger than the range of ions in the film (∼100 nm for NDCX-I parameters).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)343-345
Number of pages3
JournalHigh Energy Density Physics
Volume7
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2011

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Radiation
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Keywords

  • Liquid droplets
  • NDCX-1 experiment
  • Rayleigh-Taylor instability

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