An experimental Bullard-von Kármán dynamo

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 8, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Bourgoin, Mickael ^a   Volk, Romain ^b   Plihon, Nicolas ^b   Augier, Pierre ^b   Odier, Philippe ^b   Pinton, Jean François ^b  

^a LEGI   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; TURBULENCE;

DIPOLE FIELDS; DYNAMO PROCESS; FLOW TURBULENCE;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 33845730353     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/8/12/329     Document Type: Article

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