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physics.plasm-ph2004★ 74 cited
On the jets, kinks, and spheromaks formed by a planar magnetized coaxial gun
S. C. Hsu, P. M. Bellan
Measurements of the various plasma configurations produced by a planar magnetized coaxial gun provide insight into the magnetic topology evolution resulting from magnetic helicity…
physics.plasm-ph2003★ 136 cited
Experimental Identification of the Kink Instability as a Poloidal Flux Amplification Mechanism for Coaxial Gun Spheromak Formation
S. C. Hsu, P. M. Bellan
The magnetohydrodynamic kink instability is observed and identified experimentally as a poloidal flux amplification mechanism for coaxial gun spheromak formation. Plasmas in this e…
astro-ph2002★ 103 cited
A Laboratory Plasma Experiment for Studying Magnetic Dynamics of Accretion Discs and Jets
S. C. Hsu, P. M. Bellan
This work describes a laboratory plasma experiment and initial results which should give insight into the magnetic dynamics of accretion discs and jets. A high-speed multiple-frame…