Liquid metal experiments on the helical magnetorotational instability

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dc.creatorStefani, Frank
dc.creatorGerbeth, Gunter
dc.creatorGundrum, Thomas
dc.creatorSzklarski, Jacek
dc.creatorRuediger, Guenther
dc.creatorHollerbach, Rainer
dc.date2008-12-19
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:20:54Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:20:54Z
dc.descriptionThe 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.
dc.description7 pages, 4 figures, submitted to Magnetohydrodynamics
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0812.3790
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0812.3790
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/213201
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleLiquid metal experiments on the helical magnetorotational instability
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