Fig. 2: Shock formation and propagation simulations.
From: Cylindrical compression of thin wires by irradiation with a Joule-class short-pulse laser
a, b and c correspond to the 2D PIC simulations using a copper 10 μm diameter wire; d, e and f correspond to the 1D hydro simulations using the SESAME equation of state. a Snapshot of the current density parallel to the wire axis and the associated magnetic field strength 38 fs after peak of the interaction, b time evolution of peak current density 8 μm away from the laser focus and c distribution of the current density, magnetic field, bulk temperature for the surface layer for t = 38 fs. Hydrodynamic temporal evolution of compression factor (d), pressure (e) and temperature (f) for a shock driven by a surface temperature of 250 eV.
