Title :
Spin control of the Rayleigh-Taylor instability in a high density pinch
Author :
Rostoker, Norman ; Peterson, G.G. ; Tahsiri, H.
Author_Institution :
Department of Physics, University of California, Irvine, 92717-4575, USA
Abstract :
Implosion of a high density pinch in cylindrical geometry is considered. It is always subject to the Rayleigh-Taylor instability. the growth of which is determined by the initial perturbations and the linear growth rate γ = √gk where g is the acceleration and k is the wave number. By imparting a spin to the plasma, the initial perturbations can be greatly reduced and the centripetal acceleration will reduce the growth rate when the plasma is decelerated at the end of the implosion.
Conference_Titel :
High-Power Particle Beams, 1994 10th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1518-2