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Three-dimensional simulations of the Rayleigh–Taylor instability during the deceleration phase

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2009

R.P.J. Town
Affiliation:
Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London SW7 2BZ, United Kingdom
B.J. Jones
Affiliation:
Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London SW7 2BZ, United Kingdom
J.D. Findlay
Affiliation:
Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London SW7 2BZ, United Kingdom
A.R. Bell
Affiliation:
Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London SW7 2BZ, United Kingdom

Abstract

The growth of the Rayleigh-Taylor instability in three dimensions is ex amined during the deceleration phase of an inertial confinement fusion implosion. A detailed discussion of the three-dimensional hydrocode, PLATO, is presented. A review of previous calculations is given, concentrating on theshape of the R-T instability in three dimensions. Results of the growth rate during the linear phase, the saturation amplitude, and the nonlinear evolution are presented.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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