A laboratory plasma experiment for studying magnetic dynamics of accretion discs and jets
A laboratory plasma experiment for studying magnetic dynamics of accretion discs and jets
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用于研究吸积盘和射流磁动力学的实验室等离子体实验
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2002
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P. Bellan
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作者:
S. Hsu;P. Bellan
This work describes a laboratory plasma experiment and initial results which should give insight into the magnetic dynamics of accretion discs and jets. A high-speed multiple-frame CCD camera reveals images of the formation and helical instability of a collimated plasma, similar to MHD models of disc jets, and also plasma detachment associated with spheromak formation, which may have relevance to disc winds and flares. The plasmas are produced by a planar magnetized coaxial gun. The resulting magnetic topology is dependent on the details of magnetic helicity injection, namely the force-free state eigenvalue αgun imposed by the coaxial gun.