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10. Experimental study of plasmoids

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

Winston H. Bostick
Winston H. Bostick*
Affiliation:
University of California Radiation Laboratory, Livermore, California, U.S.A.

Abstract

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A plasma source can be used to project ionized matter across a magnetic field. The configuration of plasma observed when an electromagnetic braking action is produced by the presence of low-pressure gas (about 1 μ) in the vacuum chamber provides an insight into the manner in which magnetic-field lines can be dragged and twisted. By firing several sources simultaneously, it is possible to simulate the production of spiral galaxies and barred spirals. The paper presented here forms an extension of earlier experiments performed by the author on plasmoids[1].

Type
Part I: Magneto-Hydrodynamics
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 6: Electromagnetic Phenomena in Cosmical Physics , 1958 , pp. 87 - 98
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1958 

References

1. Bostick, W. H. Experimental study of ionized matter projected across a magnetic field , Univ. of California, Radiation Laboratory, Livermore Site, Rep. no. UCRL-4695, 1956.Google Scholar
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