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History and results of the Riga dynamo experiments

Thomas GundrumAgris GailitisOlgerts LielausisFrank StefaniGunter GerbethErnests Platacis

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Astrophysics (astro-ph)Fluid Dynamics (physics.flu-dyn)General EngineeringFOS: Physical sciencesEnergy Engineering and Power TechnologyChamp magnetiqueGeophysicsPhysics - Fluid DynamicsAstrophysicsPhysics::GeophysicsPhysics::Fluid DynamicsNuclear magnetic resonanceDynamo theoryMagnetohydrodynamicsGeologyDynamo

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On 11 November 1999, a self-exciting magnetic eigenfield was detected for the first time in the Riga liquid sodium dynamo experiment. We report on the long history leading to this event, and on the subsequent experimental campaigns which provided a wealth of data on the kinematic and the saturated regime of this dynamo. The present state of the theoretical understanding of both regimes is delineated, and some comparisons with other laboratory dynamo experiments are made.

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2008-07-02
10.1016/j.crhy.2008.07.004http://arxiv.org/abs/0807.0305