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PIC simulations of liner-fuel compression in PLX

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Abstract

OSIRIS Particle-in-Cell modeling of liner-fuel compression in Plasma Liner Experiment [PLX, Hsu et al. IEEE Transaction on Plasma Science 40, 1287 (2012)] will be presented. These 1D simulations show that hydrogen fuel compression and heating can be achieved with an impinging Xenon liner and with significant liner-fuel interpenetration. FLASH simulations show similar liner slowdown and fuel heating even though the MHD code does not allow the interpenetration. Numerical issues in the PIC simulations will also be discussed.

Presenters

  • Chuang Ren

    University of Rochester

Authors

  • Chuang Ren

    University of Rochester

  • Han Wen

    University of Rochester

  • Eddie C Hanson

    University of Rochester

  • Samuel J Langendorf

    Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • David Michta

    University of Rochester

  • Petros Tzeferacos

    University of Rochester, Univ of Rochester