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A demonstration of Alfvén waves Part 1. Generation of standing waves

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2006

Antony Jameson
Antony Jameson
Affiliation:
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
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Abstract

In this paper the equations for Alfvén waves are examined and conditions necessary for the occurrence of resonance are determined. An experiment using liquid sodium inside a torus is described. Waves were generated by means of alternating current supplied to a coil around the torus. A strong resonance was observed at the fundamental frequency, and a weak resonance at three times this frequency. At the fundamental resonance the alternating magnetic field attained magnitudes more than 9 times the magnitude of the field that would have been generated in free space by the exciting current. The results were in good agreement with prediction.

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Research Article
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 19 , Issue 4 , August 1964 , pp. 513 - 527
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© 1964 Cambridge University Press

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