Modeling multidimensional effects in the propagation of radiative shocks

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dc.creatorLeygnac, Sébastien
dc.creatorBoireau, Laurent
dc.creatorMichaut, Claire
dc.creatorLanz, Thierry
dc.creatorStehlé, Chantal
dc.creatorClique, Christine
dc.creatorBouquet, Serge
dc.date2006-10-30
dc.date2006-12-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:27:13Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T07:27:13Z
dc.descriptionRadiative shocks (also called supercritical shocks) are high Mach number shock waves that photoionize the medium ahead of the shock front and give rise to a radiative precursor. They are generated in the laboratory using high-energy or high-power lasers and are frequently present in a wide range of astronomical objects. Their modelisation in one dimension has been the subject of numerous studies, but generalization to three dimensions is not straightforward. We calculate analyticaly the absorption of radiation in a grey uniform cylinder and show how it decreases with chi R, the product of the opacity chi and of the cylinder radius R. Simple formulas, whose validity range increases when chi R diminishes, are derived for the radiation field on the axis of symmetry. Numerical calculations in three dimensions of the radiative energy density, flux and pressure created by a stationary shock wave show how the radiation decreases whith R. Finally, the bidimensional structures of both the precursor and the radiation field are calculated with time-dependent radiation hydrodynamics numerical simulations and the influence of two-dimensional effects on the electron density, the temperature, the shock velocity and the shock geometry are exhibited. These simulations show how the radiative precursor shortens, cools and slows down when R is decreased.
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dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0610876
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0610876
dc.identifierPhysics of Plasmas, vol. 13, p. 113301 (2006)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1063/1.2366544
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/117299
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.subjectPlasma Physics
dc.titleModeling multidimensional effects in the propagation of radiative shocks
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