Magnetohydrodynamic dynamo in reversed field pinch plasmas: Electrostatic drift nature of the dynamo velocity field

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Cappello, S ^a   Bonfiglio, D ^a   Escande, D F ^a,b  

^a Associazione Euratom ENEA sulla Fusione ^*  (Italy)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROSTATICS; LAMINAR FLOW; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; OHMIC CONTACTS; PINCH EFFECT;

DISSIPATIVE FORCES; ELECTROSTATIC DRIFT; PINCH PLASMAS;

PLASMAS;

EID: 33744791445     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2177198     Document Type: Conference Paper

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