Theoretical investigation of the Rayleigh-Taylor instability in laser-produced plasmas driving into background gases

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2007, Pages

  Rifai, K ^a   Vidal, F ^a   Johnston, T W ^a  

^a INRS EMT   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELIUM; LASER PULSES; SHOCK WAVES;

INTERFACE DECELERATION STAGES; RAYLEIGH-TAYLOR INSTABILITY;

LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS;

EID: 34548430133     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2766497     Document Type: Article

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