Analytical models for the design of the LAPLAS experiment

  • A. R. Piriz
  • , N. A. Tahir
  • , J. J. López Cela
  • , O. D. Cortázar
  • , M. C. Serna Moreno
  • , M. Temporal
  • , D. H.H. Hoffmann

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Abstract

We review the theoretical activity at the University of Castilla- La Mancha directed to the design of the LAPLAS (Laboratory of Planetary Sciences) experiment in the framework of the HEDgeHOB international collaboration. We have developed analytical models for the different phases of LAPLAS, including models for the implosion of the cylindrical shell target, for the generation of an annular focal spot by means of a high-frequency wobbler system and for the hydrodynamic instabilities that could affect the performance of the target implosion. These models have been complemented with one and two-dimensional numerical simulations and such a combination have allowed us to have a powerful tool available for the design of the experiments as well as for the interpretation of their results.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)213-222
Number of pages10
JournalContributions to Plasma Physics
Volume47
Issue number4-5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Energy deposition
  • High-energy-density-physics
  • Instabilities
  • Ion beams

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