Cylindrical cumulation of fast ions in a ring focus of a high-power subpicosecond laser

A new method of cylindrical cumulation of fast ions undergoing ponderomotive acceleration at the focus of a high-power subpicosecond laser is proposed. When a laser beam is focused in a preionized gas at a ring focus, radial acceleration of ions by the ponderomotive force occurs. The ions accelerated from the inner side of the ring form a cylindrical shock wave converging toward the axis. As the shock wave cumulates, the ion density increases rapidly and the ion-ion collision probability increases along with it. A numerical simulation for a ~100 TW subpicosecond laser pulse predicts the generation of up to 200 keV ions and up to 100-fold volume compression of the plasma in a cylinder ~1 μm in diameter. The lifetime of the dense plasma filament over the length of the laser caustic is several picoseconds. It is suggested that laser cumulation of ions be used for the production of a bright and compact subpicosecond source of fast neutrons, media for x-and γ-ray lasers, and multiply-charged ions and for the initiation of nuclear reactions. Pis’ma Zh. éksp. Teor. Fiz. 69, No. 1, 20–25 (10 January 1999)     

Deformation of a bubble formed by coalescence of cavitation inclusions and shock wave inside it at strong expansion and compression

Dynamics of a cavitation bubble is considered at its strong expansion and subsequent compression. The bubble is formed by merging of two identical spherical cavitation microcavities in the pressure antinode of the intensive ultrasonic standing wave in the half-wave phase with negative pressure. Deformations of bubble and deformations of radially converging shock waves occurring therein at bubble compression are studied depending on the size of microcavities forming the bubble. It is found that compression of the medium in the bubble by the converging shock wave is kept close to the spherical one only in the case, when the radius of merging microcavities is 1800 times smaller than the radius of the bubble formed by merging at the time of its maximal expansion.     

Interaction of strong converging shock wave with SF<Subscript>6</Subscript> gas bubble

Interaction of a strong converging shock wave with an SF₆ gas bubble is studied, focusing on the effects of shock intensity and shock shape on interface evolution. Experimentally, the converging shock wave is generated by shock dynamics theory and the gas bubble is created by soap film technique. The post-shock flow field is captured by a schlieren photography combined with a high-speed video camera. Besides, a three-dimensional program is adopted to provide more details of flow field. After the strong converging shock wave impact, a wide and pronged outward jet, which differs from that in planar shock or weak converging shock condition, is derived from the downstream interface pole. This specific phenomenon is considered to be closely associated with shock intensity and shock curvature. Disturbed by the gas bubble, the converging shocks approaching the convergence center have polygonal shapes, and the relationship between shock intensity and shock radius verifies the applicability of polygonal converging shock theory. Subsequently, the motion of upstream point is discussed, and a modified nonlinear theory considering rarefaction wave and high amplitude effects is proposed. In addition, the effects of shock shape on interface morphology and interface scales are elucidated. These results indicate that the shape as well as shock strength plays an important role in interface evolution.     

Der Einfluß einer zylindrisch konvergierenden Stoßwelle auf ein Funkenplasma

The influence of a cylindrically converging shock wave on a spark plasma is investigated. The shock wave is produced by a spark discharge in the axis of a cylindrical vessel. After the reflection at the wall the shock wave returns to the spark channel. The results of time resolved spectroscopic studies of the plasma state are compared with calculations on the basis of a gas-dynamic model. The influences of possible deviations from thermodynamic equilibrium are critically discussed.     

Numerical Simulation of Shock Wave Generation for Ignition of Precompressed Laser Fusion Target

In this work, we investigate the formation of a converging shock wave in a homogeneous spherical target, whose outer layer was heated by a flux of monoenergetic fast electrons of a given particle energy. Ablation pressure generating the wave forms at spherical expansion of a layer of a heated substance, whose areal density remains constant throughout the entire heating process and equal to the product of the initial heating depth and density of the target. The studies are carried out based on numerical calculations using a one-dimensional hydrodynamic code as applied to ignition of a precompressed target by a shock wave (shock ignition), one of the most promising techniques of laser fusion ignition.     

Interaction of strong converging shock wave with SF6gas bubble

Interaction of a strong converging shock wave with an SF6 gas bubble is studied, focusing on the effects of shock intensity and shock shape on interface evolution. Experimentally, the converging shock wave is generated by shock dynamics theory and the gas bubble is created by soap film technique. The post-shock flow field is captured by a schlieren photography combined with a high-speed video camera. Besides, a three-dimensional program is adopted to provide more details of flow field. After the strong converging shock wave impact, a wide and pronged outward jet, which differs from that in planar shock or weak converging shock condition, is derived from the downstream interface pole. This specific phenomenon is considered to be closely associated with shock intensity and shock curvature. Disturbed by the gas bubble, the converging shocks approaching the convergence center have polygonal shapes, and the relationship between shock intensity and shock radius verifies the applicability of polygonal converging shock theory. Subsequently, the motion of upstream point is discussed, and a modified nonlinear theory considering rarefaction wave and high amplitude effects is proposed. In addition, the effects of shock shape on interface morphology and interface scales are elucidated. These results indicate that the shape as well as shock strength plays an important role in interface evolution.     

Gasdynamic characteristics of toroidal shock and detonation wave converging

Shock wave focusing is a fundamental problem in the shock wave research and the instantaneous impulse of high temperature and pressure generated at the focal points has been applied recently in industrial and medical researches[1]. There are several methods to create shock wave focusing, among which the more commonly-used one is to make a planar shock wave reflect from a concave surface, such as the elliptical or parabolic re- flector. Toroidal shock wave focusing has been proposed and investi…     

Gasdynamic characteristics of toroidal shock and detonation wave converging

The modified CCW relation is applied to analyzing the shock, detonation wave converging and the role of chemical reactions in the process. Results indicate that the shock wave is strengthened faster than the detonation wave in the converging at the same initial Mach number. Euler equations implemented with a detailed chemical reaction model are solved to simulate toroidal shock and detonation wave converging. Gasdynamic characteristics of the converging are investigated, including wave interaction patterns, observable discrepancies and physical phenomena behind them. By comparing wave diffractions, converging processes and pressure evolutions in the focusing area, the different effects of chemical reactions on diffracting and converging processes are discussed and the analytic conclusion is demonstrated through the observation of numerical simulations.     

Superfocusing of a spherical wave: Theory and experiment

The possibility of focusing a spherical wave within a region considerably smaller than the wavelength is studied theoretically and experimentally. The coefficient of reflection of a spherical wave from a small rigid or soft sphere is-1. Consequently, the total field near such scatterers remains finite as the radius of the sphere tends to zero. The power of the acoustic field concentrates in this case in a region whose radius is proportional to the acoustic wavelength. The field can be enhanced by choosing an appropriate reflection coefficient. For example, if the reflection coefficient is made equal to 0, the sound pressure will be created by the converging wave alone. As the observation point approaches the center, this field increases without limit as 1/r, where r is the distance from the center. Structures that provide the absorption of the converging wave are analyzed. The experimental setup is described, and the experimental results demonstrating a strong absorption (the reflection coefficient does not exceed 0.2) of the converging wave are presented. The main result of the study is that it experimentally corroborates the possibility of focusing the wave in a region whose dimensions are much smaller than the wavelength.     

激波与SF6球形气泡相互作用的数值研究

本文基于大涡模拟方法, 采用高阶精度格式对平面入射激波以及不同反射距离条件下的反射激波与SF₆重气泡相互作用过程进行了三维数值模拟. 数值结果清晰地显示了SF₆重气泡在激波作用下诱导Richtmyer-Meshkov不稳定性过程, 揭示了入射激波以及反射激波在气泡界面聚焦诱导射流的过程, 详细分析了不同反射距离条件下反射激波与SF₆重气泡作用过程及流场结构.     

液相放电等离子体特性与激波特性的数值分析

以能量平衡方程为基础,采用不同的电导率唯象模型描述了液相放电等离子体圆柱形通道特性,得到了通道内半径、温度、电阻、电流和耗散能量随时间的变化关系,还给出了距离放电间隙中心一定距离处的冲击波压力变化,并与前人利用等离子体通道球状模型计算得到的结果进行了比较。结果表明:把等离子体通道看成球状和看成圆柱状在描述通道压力和通道半径时差异显著,而在描述其他物理特性时差别不大;三种电导率模型在描述等离子体通道物理特性时,变化趋势大体相同,而在描述激波特性时,电导率模型σ₂更符合实际;通过对比电学参数与压力参数的变化,就可以在实验中根据实验数据以及具体的研究问题进行模型的适用性选择。     

收缩楔腔内激波汇聚诱导点火实验

文章提出了一种采用圆柱形汇聚激波实现可燃气体点火特性研究的新方法.通过采用激波动力学理论合理地设计壁面型线, 将激波管中产生的平面运动激波近乎连续地转变为扇形区内圆柱形汇聚激波.以氢氧预混气体为考察对象, 开展了相关激波管实验, 实现了可控圆柱面激波汇聚诱导点火.实验发现两种点火现象:强点火和弱点火.在强点火过程中, 点火由入射激波直接诱导产生; 而在弱点火过程中, 点火则是在波后气流经历热压缩过程后发生.      

内聚锥形激波的非均匀强化与结构演变特征

以高超声速内转式进气道流动中的激波汇聚问题为背景,考虑工程实际中的来流和壁面几何条件这两个关键因素,分别提出了以来流攻角为研究参数的非轴向来流内锥流动模型,和以长/短轴比为研究参数的椭圆入口内锥流动模型.采用激波风洞实验观测和数值模拟相结合的方法,揭示了两类流动中激波的非均匀汇聚特征.结果表明:由来流攻角引起的激波初始...     

Spherical focusing of acoustic pulses in a liquid

Nonlinear processes accompanying the focusing of a microsecond acoustic pulse produced by an electromagnetic source shaped as a spherical segment are investigated. The processes are considered to be far from the boundaries of a liquid, in the absence of cavitation. Detailed measurements of the pressure field by a fiber-optic sensor and high-speed photography of the shock front are performed. The pressure field is found to be determined by the nonlinear effects that occur in the course of the propagation of the initial converging compression wave and an edge rarefaction wave. The peak pressure amplitudes at the focus are 75 and ?42 MPa for the compression and rarefaction waves, respectively, at the maximum voltage of the pulse generator in use. The measured length of the compression wave front is equal to the response time of the sensor (8 ns). The pressure amplitude is shown to be limited by the irregularity of the propagation of a shock wave in the form of Mach’s disk. At the focus, the pressure gradient across the radiator axis reaches 0.5 atm/μm, while the diameter of the focal spot is 2.5±0.2 mm. The focus of the edge rarefaction wave formed due to diffraction is located closer to the radiator than the focus of the compression wave, which may facilitate the study of the biological effect of cavitation independently of the shear motion of the medium.     

Refractive fringe diagnostic of spherical shocks

The refractive fringe diagnostic was applied to a spherical shock wave in air generated by an arc discharge. A pulsed ruby laser, synchronized with the shock generation, was used as the probe beam. Both fine and coarse fringes were observed and were modelled computationally. Agreement with the broad features of the density profile predicted by theory was obtained, but the gradient of the theoretical shock rear was found to be too shallow. The shock tail was seento be stationary over a duration of hundreds of microseconds.     

Shock Wave Propagation in Gases and Low Temperature Plasma Under Subatmospheric Pressure

Results of investigation of the shock wave dynamics under subatmospheric pressure in neutral gases and weakly ionized low temperature plasma are presented. The characteristics of spherical and plane configuration shock wave excitation and propagation in gases in the pressure region 1 Torr < p <100 Torr are studied. The same is done for the plane configuration shock wave in weakly ionized plasma in the pressure region 1 Torr < p <10 Torr. It is shown that when p = 3 Torr it is still possible to fix successfully the shock wave appearance and propagation in various neutral gases. The pressure dependence of the shock wave propagation velocity and amplitude is determined experimentally. It is shown that when the pressure decreases the shock wave amplitude decrease and the increase of the Mach number take place. In the case of plane shock wave Mach number reaches the value M = 5.2 under the pressure p = 3 Torr. As for shock wave propagation in low temperature plasma, our experiments showed a significant decrease of wave amplitude and simultaneous increase of its velocities up to 35 wave velocity is related to the heating of neutral gases in plasma.     

Semianalytical solution of the problem of converging shock waves

An approach to the determination of the self-similarity parameter in the problem of converging strong shock waves is suggested. This approach allows one to obtain analytical expressions that approximate the numerical solution. For adiabatic constants gamma = 6/5-7, the values of the obtained self-similarity parameter differ by <1% from the values determined by the numerical procedure. In addition, accurate analytical characteristics of the reflected shock wave are obtained.     

An experimental and theoretical study of shock-wave propagation through reactive gases under conditions causing a transformation of the flow structure

Experimental observations of the transformation of the structure of shock waves entering the discharge gap of either a transverse or decaying glow discharge are presented. It is found that the total impulse of the shock wave pressure remains constant. A variation in the speed of sound, that is, the shock wave velocity, at which total dispersion of the wave occurs is found to be nonmonotonous across the discharge gap. The times over which the wave structure keeps changing after switching off the discharge have been more accurately determined. On the basis of the obtained experimental data and earlier results, a conclusion on the mechanism of this effect has been drawn. This mechanism is related to the dispersion of disturbances making up the wave structure in a relaxing medium (such as the glow discharge plasma). On the basis of a theory of this kind of dispersion, using the experimental data, and comparing energetic and temporal characteristics of the internal states of the plasma under study and the mode of sound disturbances (which according to the experiment, are responsible for the effect), we have succeeded in determining the O₂(a ¹Δ_g) state whose relaxation brings about this effect.     

球面波的相奇异分布区域特征

从波动方程出发，在基尔霍夫边界条件下，根据积分的物理意义，简明地研究了发散和汇聚球面波的相奇异区域分布。结果表明，除了汇聚的球面波焦点区域存在相奇异现象外，焦点以外的区域及对发散的球面波同样存在相奇异现象。发散球面波的相奇异区位于入射空间，在相奇异区域的不同部分相奇异规律不同，源点是相奇异区里的一个特殊点。汇聚的球面波的相奇异区域存在于像空间，结构简单，焦点是相奇异区域里的一个特殊点。     

Focusing of shock waves induced by optical breakdown in water

The focusing of laser-generated shock waves by a truncated ellipsoidal reflector was experimentally and numerically investigated. Pressure waveform and distribution around the first (F(1)) and second foci (F(2)) of the ellipsoidal reflector were measured. A neodymium doped yttrium aluminum garnet laser of 1046 nm wavelength and 5 ns pulse duration was used to create an optical breakdown at F(1), which generates a spherically diverging shock wave with a peak pressure of 2.1-5.9 MPa at 1.1 mm stand-off distance and a pulse width at half maximum of 36-65 ns. Upon reflection, a converging shock wave is produced which, upon arriving at F(2), has a leading compressive wave with a peak pressure of 26 MPa and a zero-crossing pulse duration of 0.1 mus, followed by a trailing tensile wave of -3.3 MPa peak pressure and 0.2 mus pulse duration. The -6 dB beam size of the focused shock wave field is 1.6 x 0.2 mm(2) along and transverse to the shock wave propagation direction. Formation of elongated plasmas at high laser energy levels limits the increase in the peak pressure at F(2). General features in the waveform profile of the converging shock wave are in qualitative agreement with numerical simulations based on the Hamilton model.