title: Full-trajectory diagnosis of laser-driven radiative blast waves in search of thermal plasma instabilities.
abstract: Experimental investigations into the dynamics of cylindrical, laser-driven, high-Mach-number shocks are used to study the thermal cooling instability predicted to occur in astrophysical radiative blast waves. A streaked Schlieren technique measures the full blast-wave trajectory on a single-shot basis, which is key for observing shock velocity oscillations. Electron density profiles and deceleration parameters associated with radiative blast waves were recorded, enabling the calculation of important blast-wave parameters including the fraction of radiated energy, epsilon, as a function of time for comparison with radiation-hydrodynamics simulations.
authors: Plasma Physics Division, AWE Aldermaston, RG7 4PR. United Kingdom. alastair.moore@physics.org
authors: A S
authors: AS
authors: Moore
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authors: Gumbrell
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authors: Lazarus
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authors: Hohenberger
authors: J S
authors: JS
authors: Robinson
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authors: Smith
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authors: Plant
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authors: Symes
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