Interferometric Measurements of the Interaction of Two Plasmas in a Transverse Magnetic Field

Interferometric Measurements of the Interaction of Two Plasmas in a Transverse Magnetic Field

Presented are interferometric results of the interaction of two plasmas without and with a magnetic field. This study is based on the collision-free interaction of two millimetre-scale, counter-streaming plasmas - a proposed experimental simulation of shock production in a supernova remnant. This co...

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Veröffentlicht in:Astrophysics and space science 2005-06, Vol.298 (1-2), p.389-393
Hauptverfasser: Gregory, C D, Ash, AD, Chambers, D M, Courtois, C, Grundy, RAD, Woolsey, N C
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Astrophysics
Dynamics
Electron density measurement
Magnetic fields
Plasma
Plasma interactions
Plasmas
Simulation
Stars & galaxies
Supernova remnants
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Zusammenfassung:Presented are interferometric results of the interaction of two plasmas without and with a magnetic field. This study is based on the collision-free interaction of two millimetre-scale, counter-streaming plasmas - a proposed experimental simulation of shock production in a supernova remnant. This collision-free interaction is compared with a separate set of experiments with an external 7.5 T magnetic field applied. The interaction dynamics are inferred from spatially and temporally resolved electron density measurements, and the effect of the magnetic field on the plasma interaction is discussed.
ISSN:0004-640X
1572-946X
DOI:10.1007/s10509-005-3979-0