A Novel X-Ray Backlighting Method for Rayleigh-Taylor Instability Measurements on Ablatively Driven Targets.

Abstract

This document describes a face-on-x-ray backlighting method that does not require a dedicated laser beam and a separate x-ray source. This method is used to measure the lateral mass transfer characteristic of the Rayleigh-Taylor instability in ablatively accelerated, laser driven targets. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 17, 1984
Accession Number
ADA138644

Entities

People

  • Jacob Grün
  • S. Kacenjar

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ablation
  • Calibration
  • Cameras
  • Carbon Fibers
  • Data Reduction
  • Detectors
  • Emission
  • Instability
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Pulses
  • Lasers
  • Mass Transfer
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Photographs
  • Rayleigh Taylor Instability
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy