The analysis of harmonic generation coefficients in the ablative Rayleigh-Taylor instability

In this research, we use the numerical simulation method to investigate the generation coefficients of the first three harmonics and the zeroth harmonic in the Ablative Rayleigh–Taylor Instability. It is shown that the interface shifts to the low temperature side during the ablation process. In cons...

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Published in:Physics of plasmas 2017-10, Vol.24 (10)
Main Authors: Lu, Yan, Fan, Zhengfeng, Lu, Xinpei, Ye, Wenhua, Zou, Changlin, Zhang, Ziyun, Zhang, Wen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ablation
Amplitudes
Coefficients
Computer simulation
Curve fitting
Harmonic generations
Higher harmonics
Interface stability
Negative feedback
Perturbation theory
Plasma physics
Stability analysis
Taylor instability
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Summary:In this research, we use the numerical simulation method to investigate the generation coefficients of the first three harmonics and the zeroth harmonic in the Ablative Rayleigh–Taylor Instability. It is shown that the interface shifts to the low temperature side during the ablation process. In consideration of the third-order perturbation theory, the first three harmonic amplitudes of the weakly nonlinear regime are calculated and then the harmonic generation coefficients are obtained by curve fitting. The simulation results show that the harmonic generation coefficients changed with time and wavelength. Using the higher-order perturbation theory, we find that more and more harmonics are generated in the later weakly nonlinear stage, which is caused by the negative feedback of the later higher harmonics. Furthermore, extending the third-order theory to the fifth-order theory, we find that the second and the third harmonics coefficients linearly depend on the wavelength, while the feedback coefficients are almost constant. Further analysis also shows that when the fifth-order theory is considered, the normalized effective amplitudes of second and third harmonics can reach about 25%–40%, which are only 15%–25% in the frame of the previous third-order theory. Therefore, the third order perturbation theory is needed to be modified by the higher-order theory when ηL reaches about 20% of the perturbation wavelength.
ISSN:1070-664X
1089-7674
DOI:10.1063/1.5007076