Deflagrations and discontinuities in laser-produced plasmas
- 1 February 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Plasma Physics
- Vol. 29 (3), 415-438
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022377800000878
Abstract
The structure of deflagrations in one-dimensional flow is examined in detail. It is shown that the rule that deflagrations be weak or Chapman-Jouget must be obeyed unless a non-hydrodynamic discontinuity occurs. Such flows are shown to be unique and stable, once the downstream expansion is specified. It is shown that non-hydrodynamic discontinuities, if strong, are accompanied by a compression leading to a weak termination. The application to plasmas produced by laser irradiation of a solid is investigated and the flow structure in the presence of flux limitation evaluated.Keywords
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