Carolyn C. Kuranz

Assistant Research Scientist
Center for Radiative Shock Hydrodynamics
http://aoss-research.engin.umich.edu/crash/

Education:

A.B. 2002, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA
Majors: Physics (with Honors)
Advisor: Peter Beckmann

Ph.D, April 2009, Applied Physics
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Advisor: R. Paul Drake

Specializations and Research Interests

High-Energy-Density Physics, Laboratory Astrophysics, Hydrodynamic Instabilities, Plasma Physics, Radiation Hydrodynamics

Professional Service

Member, American Physical Society
Member, American Astronomical Society
Member, Omega Laser User's Group
Member Trident Laser User's Group

Publications

1. R.P. Drake, D.R. Leibrandt, E.C. Harding, C.C. Kuranz, M.A. Blackburn H.F. Robey, B.A. Remington, M.J. Edwards, A.R. Miles, T.S. Perry, R.J. Wallace, H. Louis, J.P. Knauer, D. Arnett, “Nonlinear mixing behavior of the three-dimensional Rayleigh-Taylor instability at a decelerating interface”, Phys. Plasmas 11, 2829-2837 (2004).

2. Miles, A.R., M.J. Edwards, B. Blue, J.F. Hansen, H.F. Robey, R.P. Drake, C.C. Kuranz, and D.R. Leibrandt, “The effect of a short wavelength mode on the evolution of a long wavelength perturbation driven by a strong blast wave,”Phys. Plasmas 11, 5507-5519 (2004).

3. Kuranz, C.C., R.P. Drake, K.K. Dannenberg, P.J. Susalla, D.J. Kremer, H.F. Robey, T. Boehly, and J. Knauer, “Preheat issues in hydrodynamic HEDLA experiments, “Astrophysics and Space Science 298, (2005).

4. Kuranz, C.C., R.P. Drake, D.R. Leibrandt, E.C. Harding, H.F. Robey, A.R. Miles, B.E. Blue, J.F. Hansen, H. Louis, M. Bono, J. Knauer, D. Arnett, and C.A. Meakin, “Progress toward the study of laboratory scale, astrophysically relevant, turbulent plasmas,” Astrophysics and Space Science 298, 9-16 (2005).

5. A.R. Miles, B. Blue, M.J. Edwards, J.A. Greenough, J.F. Hansen, H.F. Robey, R.P. Drake, C. Kuranz, D.R. Leibrandt, “Transition to turbulence and the effect of initial conditions on three-dimensional compressible mixing in planar blast-wave-driven systems”, Phys. Plasmas 12, 056317 1-10 (2005).

6. A.B. Reighard, R.P. Drake, K.K. Danneberg, D.J. Kremer, C.C. Kuranz, M. Grosskopf, E. C. Harding, S.G. Glendinning, T.S. Perry, B.A. Remington, R.J. Wallace, D.D. Ryutov, J. Greenough, J. Knauer, T. Boehly, S. Bouquet, L. Boireau, M. Koenig & T. Vinci, "Observation of collapsing radiative shocks in laboratory experiments," Phys. Plas. 13, 082901 (2006).

7. C.C. Kuranz, B. E. Blue, R. P.Drake, H. F. Robey, J.F. Hansen, J. P. Knauer, M.J. Grosskopf, C. Krauland, D. C. Marion, “Dual, Orthogonal, Backlit Pinhole Radiography in Omega Experiments,” Rev. Sci. Inst. 77, 10E327 1-4 (2006).

8. C.C. Kuranz, R.P.Drake, T. L. Donajowski,  K.K. Dannenberg, M Grosskopf, D.J.Kremer, C. Krauland,  D.C. Marion, H.F. Robey, B. A. Remington, J.F. Hansen, B.E. Blue, J. Knauer, T. Plewa, N. Hearn, “Assessing mix layer amplitude in 3D decelerating interface experiments,” Astrophys. & Space Sci. 307, 115-119 (2007).

9. N.C. Hearn, T. Plewa, R.P. Drake, C.C. Kuranz, “FLASH code simulations of Rayleigh-Taylor and Richtmyer-Meshkov instabilities in laser-driven experiments,” Astrophys. & Space Sci. 307, 227-231 (2007).

10. R. Paul Drake, Eric C. Harding, Carolyn C. Kuranz, “Approaches to turbulence in high-energy-density experiments,” Physica Scripta T132 014011 (2008).

11. C.C. Kuranz, R.P. Drake, E.C. Harding, M.J. Grosskopf, H. F. Robey, B.A. Remington, M.J. Edwards, A.R. Miles, T.S. Perry, T. Plewa, N.C. Hearn, J.P. Knauer, D. Arnett, D.R. Leibrandt, “2D Rayleigh-Taylor instability: experiment and simulation,” Astrophys. J. 696 749-759 (2009).

12. R.P. Drake, C.C. Kuranz, A.R. Miles, H.J. Muthsam, T. Plewa, “Stellar explosions, instabilities, and turbulence, ” Phys. Plasmas XX, YYY (2009), in press.

13. C.C. Kuranz, R.P. Drake, M.J. Grosskopf, A. Budde, C. Krauland, D. C. Marion, A. J. Visco, J. Ditmar, H. F. Robey, B.A. Remington, A.R. Miles, A.B.R. Cooper, C. Sorce, T. Plewa, N.C. Hearn, K.L. Killibrew, J.P. Knauer, D. Arnett, T. Donajkowski, “3D blast-wave-driven Rayleigh-Taylor instability and the effects of long-wavelength modes,” Phys. Plasmas 16, 056310 (2009).

14. O. A. Hurricane, J. F. Hansen, H. F. Robey, B. A. Remington, M. J. Bono, E. C. Harding, R. P. Drake, C. C. Kuranz, “A High Energy Density Shock Driven Kelvin-Helmholtz Shear Layer Experiment,” Phys. Plasmas 16, in press (2009).

15. M. J. Grosskopf, R. P. Drake, C. C. Kuranz, A. R. Miles, J. F. Hansen, T. Plewa, N. Hearn, D. Arnett, J.C. Wheeler, “Modeling of Multi-Interface, Diverging, Hydrodynamic Experiments for the National Ignition Facility,” Astrophys. & Space Sci. XX, YYY (2009), in press, DOI: 10.1007/s10509-008-9953-x.

16. C.C. Kuranz, R.P. Drake, M.J. Grosskopf, H.F. Robey, B.A. Remington, J.F. Hansen, B.E. Blue, J. Knauer, “Image Processing of Radiographs in 3D Rayleigh-Taylor Decelerating Interface Experiments,” Astrophys. & Space Sci. XX, YYY (2009), in press, DOI: 0.1007/s10509-008-9967-4.

17. E.C. Harding, J.F. Hansen, O.A. Hurricane, R.P. Drake^, H.F. Robey, C.C. Kuranz, B.A. Remington, M.J. Bono, M.J. Grosskopf, R.S. Gillespie^, “Observation of a Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability in a High-Energy-Density Plasma on the Omega Laser,” Phys. Rev. Lett., submitted (2008).

18. F.W. Doss, H.F. Robey, R.P. Drake, C.C. Kuranz, “Wall Shocks in High-Energy-Density Shock Tube Experiments,” Phys. Plasmas submitted (2009). 

19. C.C. Kuranz, R.P. Drake, M.J. Grosskopf, B.A. Remington, H.F. Robey, J.F. Hansen, A.R. Miles, T. Plewa, N. Hearn, J. Knauer, “Spike morphology in blast-wave-driven instability experiments,” Phys. Plasmas, submitted (2009).