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  • Materials Science
  • High-Energy-Density Physics

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  • Magneto-Rayleigh-Taylor (MRT) instabilities are a key challenge in magnetically driven implosions.
  • Surface roughness from target fabrication has been considered a primary driver of MRT instability growth.
  • Electrothermal instabilities (ETIs) arising from Joule heating have been hypothesized as an alternative instability source.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of electrothermal instabilities in seeding magneto-Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities.
  • To evaluate the effectiveness of dielectric coatings in mitigating instability growth.
  • To explore new techniques for enhancing the stability of magnetically driven implosions.

Main Methods:

  • Experiments were conducted on Sandia's Z facility using solid metallic rods.
  • Thick dielectric coatings were applied to the metallic rods.
  • Instability growth was measured and compared between coated and uncoated rods.
  • Simulations were used to predict and confirm experimental observations.

Main Results:

  • Experiments confirmed simulation predictions of dramatically reduced instability growth with thick dielectric coatings.
  • Dielectric coatings effectively mitigated density perturbations caused by electrothermal instabilities.
  • Results indicate that electrothermal instabilities, not surface roughness, are the dominant instability seed in smooth-surfaced liners.

Conclusions:

  • Electrothermal instabilities are the primary drivers of magneto-Rayleigh-Taylor instability growth in smooth-surfaced liners.
  • Thick dielectric coatings offer a viable method to suppress electrothermal instabilities and reduce overall instability growth.
  • This technique has significant implications for improving the stability and performance of inertial confinement fusion and dynamic material experiments.