Liquid metal experiments on the helical magnetorotational instability

Details Liquid metal experiments on the helical magnetorotational instability Liquid metal experiments on the helical magnetorotational instability

2008-12-19

arxiv.org/abs/0812.3790v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

7 pages, 4 figures, submitted to Magnetohydrodynamics

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The magnetorotational instability (MRI) plays an essential role in the formation of stars and black holes. By destabilizing hydrodynamically stable Keplerian flows, the MRI triggers turbulence and enables outward transport of angular momentum in accretion discs. We present the results of a liquid metal Taylor-Couette experiment under the influence of helical magnetic fields that show typical features of MRI at Reynolds numbers of the order 1000 and Hartmann numbers of the order 10. Particular focus is laid on an improved experiment in which split end caps are used to minimize the Ekman pumping.

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