You, S. and Yun, G. S. and Bellan, P. M. (2005) Dynamic and Stagnating Plasma Flow Leading to Magnetic-Flux-Tube Collimation. Physical Review Letters, 95 (4). Art. No. 045002. ISSN 0031-9007. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.045002. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:YOUprl05
![[img]](https://authors.library.caltech.edu/style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png)
|
PDF
- Published Version
See Usage Policy. 527kB | |
|
PDF
- Submitted Version
See Usage Policy. 810kB |
Use this Persistent URL to link to this item: https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:YOUprl05
Abstract
Highly collimated, plasma-filled magnetic-flux tubes are frequently observed on galactic, stellar, and laboratory scales. We propose that a single, universal magnetohydrodynamic pumping process explains why such collimated, plasma-filled magnetic-flux tubes are ubiquitous. Experimental evidence from carefully diagnosed laboratory simulations of astrophysical jets confirms this assertion and is reported here. The magnetohydrodynamic process pumps plasma into a magnetic-flux tube and the stagnation of the resulting flow causes this flux tube to become collimated.
| Item Type: | Article | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Related URLs: |
| ||||||||||||
| ORCID: |
| ||||||||||||
| Additional Information: | © 2005 The American Physical Society. (Received 6 February 2005; published 22 July 2005) This work was supported by the U.S. DoE and NSF. | ||||||||||||
| Funders: |
| ||||||||||||
| Subject Keywords: | plasma magnetohydrodynamics; astrophysical plasma; astrophysical jets; discharges (electric); Doppler measurement; plasma diagnostics | ||||||||||||
| Issue or Number: | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.045002 | ||||||||||||
| Record Number: | CaltechAUTHORS:YOUprl05 | ||||||||||||
| Persistent URL: | https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:YOUprl05 | ||||||||||||
| Usage Policy: | No commercial reproduction, distribution, display or performance rights in this work are provided. | ||||||||||||
| ID Code: | 7372 | ||||||||||||
| Collection: | CaltechAUTHORS | ||||||||||||
| Deposited By: | Archive Administrator | ||||||||||||
| Deposited On: | 06 Feb 2007 | ||||||||||||
| Last Modified: | 08 Nov 2021 20:42 |
Repository Staff Only: item control page
