Measurement of the Hall dynamo effect during magnetic reconnection in a high-temperature plasma

作者:Ding WX*; Brower DL; Craig D; Deng BH; Fiksel G; Mirnov V; Prager SC; Sarff JS; Svidzinski V
来源:Physical Review Letters, 2004, 93(4): 045002.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.045002

摘要

The fluctuation-induced Hall electromotive force, /n(e)e, is experimentally measured in the high-temperature interior of a reversed-field pinch plasma by a fast Faraday rotation diagnostic. It is found that the Hall dynamo effect is significant, redistributing (flattening) the equilibrium core current near the resonant surface during a reconnection event. These results imply that effects beyond single-fluid MHD are important for the dynamo and magnetic reconnection.

  • 出版日期2004-7-23