FLASH hydrodynamic simulations of experiments to explore the generation of cosmological magnetic fields

FLASH hydrodynamic simulations of experiments to explore the generation of cosmological magnetic fields

We report the results of FLASH hydrodynamic simulations of the experiments conducted by the University of Oxford High Energy Density Laboratory Astrophysics group and its collaborators at the Laboratoire pour l'Utilisation de Lasers Intenses (LULI). In these experiments, a long-pulse laser illu...

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Main Authors: Scopatz, A, Fatenejad, M, Flocke, N, Gregori, G, Koenig, M, Lamb, D, Lee, D, Meinecke, J, Ravasio, A, Tzeferacos, P, Weide, K, Yurchak, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Summary:We report the results of FLASH hydrodynamic simulations of the experiments conducted by the University of Oxford High Energy Density Laboratory Astrophysics group and its collaborators at the Laboratoire pour l'Utilisation de Lasers Intenses (LULI). In these experiments, a long-pulse laser illuminates a target in a chamber filled with Argon gas, producing shock waves that generate magnetic fields via the Biermann battery mechanism. The simulations show that the result of the laser illuminating the target is a series of complex hydrodynamic phenomena. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.

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