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Nonequilibrium Alfvénic plasma jets associated with spheromak formation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19792322     Owner:  NLM     Status:  PubMed-not-MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Nonequilibrium Alfvénic flows have been observed in plasma jets during the helicity injection stage of the Caltech spheromak experiment. Density and time of flight measurements of these jets show that the flows convect dense plasma (beta approximately 1) because of the axial gradient in the current channel profile. A simplified MHD theory is derived to model the flow.
Authors:
Deepak Kumar; Paul M Bellan
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2009-09-04
Journal Detail:
Title:  Physical review letters     Volume:  103     ISSN:  0031-9007     ISO Abbreviation:  Phys. Rev. Lett.     Publication Date:  2009 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-10-01     Completed Date:  2009-10-13     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401141     Medline TA:  Phys Rev Lett     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  105003     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA.
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