Coalescence of spheromaks

Allan Reiman

doi:10.1063/1.863667

Coalescence of spheromaks

Allan Reiman

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The coalescence of two spheromaks is described using the quasi-ideal model of reconnection. Nonaxisymmetric effects are found to play an important role in general. Possible applications of repeated coalescence are studied, including heating the spheromak plasma, building up a large spheromak from smaller ones, and maintaining a spheromak in steady state. The analysis suggests that coalescence experiments could also provide a valuable method for studying magnetic field relaxation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1885-1893
Number of pages	9
Journal	Physics of Fluids
Volume	25
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.863667
State	Published - 1982

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Computational Mechanics
Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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