Measurement and simulation of laser imprinting and consequent Rayleigh-Taylor growth

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Taylor, RJ [1 ]
Dahlburg, JP [1 ]
Iwase, A [1 ]
Gardner, JH [1 ]
Fyfe, DE [1 ]
Willi, O [1 ]
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[1] USN,RES LAB,LCP&FD,WASHINGTON,DC 20375
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.76.1643
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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High-resolution, high-contrast images have been obtained of the imprint of laser nonuniformity and subsequent Rayleigh-Taylor (RT) growth in planar foils driven by coherent and temporally incoherent light. The experimental results are well reproduced by three-dimensional radiation transport hydrodynamics simulations. The role of hydrodynamic motion within the target from early time is highlighted, and a period of RT growth during which longer modes dominate is isolated.
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