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. 2020 Sep 25;125(13):135001.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.135001.

Weakly Magnetized, Hall Dominated Plasma Couette Flow

K Flanagan  1 , J Milhone  1 , J Egedal  1 , D Endrizzi  1 , J Olson  1 , E E Peterson  2 , R Sassella  1 , C B Forest  1
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Weakly Magnetized, Hall Dominated Plasma Couette Flow

K Flanagan et al. Phys Rev Lett. .

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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