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Peffley NL, Cawthorne AB, Lathrop DP. Toward a self-generating magnetic dynamo: the role of turbulence. Phys Rev E Stat Phys Plasmas Fluids Relat Interdiscip Topics. 2000;61(5):5287-94doi: 10.1103/physreve.61.5287.
Peffley, N. L., Cawthorne, A. B., & Lathrop, D. P. (2000). Toward a self-generating magnetic dynamo: the role of turbulence. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics, 61(5), 5287-94. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.61.5287
Peffley, et al. "Toward a self-generating magnetic dynamo: the role of turbulence." Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics vol. 61,5 (2000): 5287-94. doi: https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.61.5287
Peffley NL, Cawthorne AB, Lathrop DP. Toward a self-generating magnetic dynamo: the role of turbulence. Phys Rev E Stat Phys Plasmas Fluids Relat Interdiscip Topics. 2000 May;61(5):5287-94. doi: 10.1103/physreve.61.5287. PMID: 11031576.
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Phys Rev E Stat Phys Plasmas Fluids Relat Interdiscip Topics. 2000 May;61(5):5287-94. doi: 10.1103/physreve.61.5287.

Toward a self-generating magnetic dynamo: the role of turbulence.

Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics

Peffley, Cawthorne, Lathrop

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park 20742, USA.

PMID: 11031576 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.61.5287

Abstract

Turbulent flow of liquid sodium is driven toward the transition to self-generating magnetic fields. The approach toward the transition is monitored with decay measurements of pulsed magnetic fields. These measurements show significant fluctuations due to the underlying turbulent fluid flow field. This paper presents experimental characterizations of the fluctuations in the decay rates and induced magnetic fields. These fluctuations imply that the transition to self-generation, which should occur at larger magnetic Reynolds number, will exhibit intermittent bursts of magnetic fields.

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