Magnetic Field Saturation in the Riga Dynamo Experiment
Fluid Dynamics
2009-05-13 v1 Astrophysics
Geophysics
Plasma Physics
Abstract
After the dynamo experiment in November 1999 had shown magnetic field self-excitation in a spiraling liquid metal flow, in a second series of experiments emphasis was placed on the magnetic field saturation regime as the next principal step in the dynamo process. The dependence of the strength of the magnetic field on the rotation rate is studied. Various features of the saturated magnetic field are outlined and possible saturation mechanisms are discussed.
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@article{arxiv.physics/0010047,
title = {Magnetic Field Saturation in the Riga Dynamo Experiment},
author = {Agris Gailitis and Olgerts Lielausis and Ernests Platacis and Sergej Dement'ev and Arnis Cifersons and Gunter Gerbeth and Thomas Gundrum and Frank Stefani and Michael Christen and Gotthard Will},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0010047},
year = {2009}
}
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4 pages, 8 figures