History and results of the Riga dynamo experiments
arXiv:0807.0305 · doi:10.1016/j.crhy.2008.07.004
Abstract
On 11 November 1999, a self-exciting magnetic eigenfield was detected for the first time in the Riga liquid sodium dynamo experiment. We report on the long history leading to this event, and on the subsequent experimental campaigns which provided a wealth of data on the kinematic and the saturated regime of this dynamo. The present state of the theoretical understanding of both regimes is delineated, and some comparisons with other laboratory dynamo experiments are made.
8 pages, 5 figure, accepted for publication in Comptes Rendus Physique
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