Generation of a magnetic field by dynamo action in a turbulent flow of liquid sodium

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Monchaux, R ^a   Berhanu, M ^b   Bourgoin, M ^d   Moulin, M ^c   Odier, Ph ^c   Pinton, J F ^c   Volk, R ^c   Fauve, S ^b   Mordant, N ^b   Petrelis F ^b   Chiffaudel, A ^a   Daviaud, F ^a   Dubrulle, B ^a   Gasquet, C ^a   Marie L ^d   Ravelet, F ^e  

^a SERVICE DE PHYSIQUE DE L ETAT CONDENSÉ   (France)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^d LEGI   (France)

^e DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DC GENERATORS; LIQUID METALS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW;

DYNAMO ACTION; DYNAMO THRESHOLD; FLOW LATERAL BOUNDARY; FLUCTUATING PARTS;

SODIUM;

EID: 33846546979     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.044502     Document Type: Article

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