Weakly Magnetized, Hall Dominated Plasma Couette Flow
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Author(s)
Flanagan, K.
Milhone, J.
Egedal, J.
Endrizzi, D.
Olson, J.
Peterson, Ethan E.
Sassella, R.
Forest, C.B.
Date Issued
September 2020
Journal
Physical Review Letters
Publisher
APS
Abstract
A novel plasma equilibrium in the high-β, Hall regime that produces centrally-peaked, high Mach number Couette flow is described. Flow is driven using a weak, uniform magnetic field and large, cross field currents. Large magnetic field amplification (factor 20) due to the Hall effect is observed when electrons are flowing radially inward, and near perfect field expulsion is observed when the flow is reversed. A dynamic equilibrium is reached between the amplified (removed) field and extended density gradients.
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Submitted for publication in Physical Review Letters
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Plasma Science and Fusion Center
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DOI of Published Version
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.125.135001
