FLASH magnetohydrodynamic simulations of shock-generated magnetic field experiments

We report the results of benchmark FLASH magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations of experiments conducted by the University of Oxford High Energy Density Laboratory Astrophysics group and its collaborators at the Laboratoire pour l'Utilisation des Lasers Intenses (LULI). In these experiments, a l...

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Main Authors: Tzeferacos, P, Fatenejad, M, Flocke, N, Gregori, G, Lamb, D, Lee, D, Meinecke, J, Scopatz, A, Weide, K
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado em: 2012
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author Tzeferacos, P
Fatenejad, M
Flocke, N
Gregori, G
Lamb, D
Lee, D
Meinecke, J
Scopatz, A
Weide, K
author_facet Tzeferacos, P
Fatenejad, M
Flocke, N
Gregori, G
Lamb, D
Lee, D
Meinecke, J
Scopatz, A
Weide, K
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description We report the results of benchmark FLASH magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations of experiments conducted by the University of Oxford High Energy Density Laboratory Astrophysics group and its collaborators at the Laboratoire pour l'Utilisation des 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. We first outline the implementation of 2D cylindrical geometry in the unsplit MHD solver in FLASH and present results of verification tests. We then describe the results of benchmark 2D cylindrical MHD simulations of the LULI experiments using FLASH that explore the impact of external fields along with the possibility of magnetic field amplification by turbulence that is associated with the shock waves and that is induced by a grid placed in the gas-filled chamber. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.
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spelling oxford-uuid:e3b8b0e1-792f-44db-aec9-7c7953b687632022-03-27T10:11:13ZFLASH magnetohydrodynamic simulations of shock-generated magnetic field experimentsJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:e3b8b0e1-792f-44db-aec9-7c7953b68763EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2012Tzeferacos, PFatenejad, MFlocke, NGregori, GLamb, DLee, DMeinecke, JScopatz, AWeide, KWe report the results of benchmark FLASH magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations of experiments conducted by the University of Oxford High Energy Density Laboratory Astrophysics group and its collaborators at the Laboratoire pour l'Utilisation des 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. We first outline the implementation of 2D cylindrical geometry in the unsplit MHD solver in FLASH and present results of verification tests. We then describe the results of benchmark 2D cylindrical MHD simulations of the LULI experiments using FLASH that explore the impact of external fields along with the possibility of magnetic field amplification by turbulence that is associated with the shock waves and that is induced by a grid placed in the gas-filled chamber. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.
spellingShingle Tzeferacos, P
Fatenejad, M
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Gregori, G
Lamb, D
Lee, D
Meinecke, J
Scopatz, A
Weide, K
FLASH magnetohydrodynamic simulations of shock-generated magnetic field experiments
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