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Physics of Plasmas / Volume 14 / Issue 4 / ARTICLES / Radiation: Emission, Absorption, Transport

Phys. Plasmas 14, 043301 (2007); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2716639 (10 pages)

Theory of radiative shocks in optically thick media

R. P. Drake

Atmospheric Oceanic and Space Sciences, Space Physics Research Laboratory, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109

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(Received 6 June 2006; accepted 22 February 2007; published online 5 April 2007)

The theory of radiative shocks in optically thick media is discussed, using exact relations for the fluid dynamics quantities. A quantitative, semianalytic approach to the radiation transport is presented here, based on the observation that the mean intensity is essentially constant through the cooling layer. This permits a self-consistent three-layer solution, in which the temperature upstream of the density jump never strictly equals the final downstream temperature. The development of the diffusive structure in the precursor is not fundamentally tied to the downstream properties. Portions of the precursor may be transmissive or diffusive.

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Article Outline

  1. INTRODUCTION
  2. FLUID-DYNAMIC THEORY
  3. POSSIBLE RADIATION TRANSPORT MODELS
  4. RADIATIVE TRANSFER IN A SIMPLE MODEL
  5. SOLUTIONS FOR THE PROFILES IN STRONG RADIATIVE SHOCKS
  6. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION

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KEYWORDS and PACS

Keywords

plasma shock waves, plasma flow, plasma transport processes, plasma boundary layers, plasma temperature, plasma density

PACS

  • 52.35.Tc

    Shock waves and discontinuities

  • 52.25.Os

    Emission, absorption, and scattering of electromagnetic radiation

  • 52.30.-q

    Plasma dynamics and flow

  • 52.25.Fi

    Transport properties

  • 52.40.Hf

    Plasma-material interactions; boundary layer effects

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1070-664X (print)  
1089-7674 (online)

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