2 papers
physics.plasm-ph2004
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
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…