Experimental investigation of Richtmyer-Meshkov instability before and after the reflected shock compression

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1353-1355

  Jourdan, G ^a   Houas, L ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSTABILITY; RICHTMYER-MESHKOV; SHOCK EFFECTS;

EID: 0029673779     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.868948     Document Type: Article

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