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physics.flu-dyn2018★ 14 cited
Self-excitation in a helical liquid metal flow: The Riga dynamo experiments
A. Gailitis, G. Gerbeth, Th. Gundrum +4
The homogeneous dynamo effect is at the root of magnetic field generation in cosmic bodies, including planets, stars and galaxies. While the underlying theory had increasingly flou…
astro-ph2008★ 63 cited
History and results of the Riga dynamo experiments
Agris Gailitis, Gunter Gerbeth, Thomas Gundrum +3
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…