“Instabilities in Supersonic Flows” by Norman

  • ©Michael L. Norman

Conference:


Title:


    Instabilities in Supersonic Flows

Length:


    1:04

Director(s):


Company / Institution / Agency:


  • National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)

Description:


    Results of supercomputer simulations are presented which address two long-standing problems surrounding the inter­ pretation of high-luminosity extragalactic jets: 1) propaga­ tional stability, and 2) confinement. The effects of both passive and dynamic magnetic fields on the structure and appearance of jets is illustrated. Theoretical-and computa­ tional challenges posed by constructing self-consistent radio source models are discussed.

Hardware:


    HARDWARE:
    Cray XMP, Silicon Graphics, Abekas

Software:


    SOFTWARE DEVELOPER: ZEUS original software by Michael Norman

Additional Contributors:


    EDITOR: Donna J. Cox
    CONSULTANTS: Phil E. Hardee, David A. Clarke
    RESEARCH ARTIST & COLORIST: Donna J. Cox
    ORIGINAL COMPUTER MUSIC: Brian Evans
    PAINT SYSTEM: ICARE original software by Donna J. Cox
    VIDEO PRODUCTION: Carl Hoyer, Colleen Bannon

Additional Information:


    FORMAT:
    3⁄4″ U-matic tranferred to 1″ NTSC

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