Addressing the symmetry of a converging cylindrical shock wave in water close to implosion

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We report experimental and numerical results relevant to the dynamics in the vicinity of the implosion axis of a strong shock wave generated by an underwater electrical explosion of a cylindrical array. Experiments were conducted using both sub-microsecond and microsecond timescale pulsed generators with stored energy up to ∼5 kJ, delivering ∼420/350 kA with a 320/1000 ns rise time pulses to the array, respectively. The backlighted images of the converging shock wave and the light emission around the cylindrical axis indicate strongly that the shock wave front keeps its azimuthal uniformity as far as r ≈30 μm. Also, images obtained almost simultaneously with the implosion suggest symmetric convergence <2 ns prior to the shockwave's arrival to the axis. In addition, the light emission obtained by a photo-multiplying tube suggests the existence of a ∼200 ns long, almost constant, strong afterglow immediately following the light emission peak related to the implosion.
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  • Israel Science Foundation (492/18)

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