Document Type
Article
Version
Final Published Version
Publication Title
Physical Review
Volume
97
Publication Date
2018
Abstract
We report measurements of the equations of state of a fully relaxed magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) laboratory plasma. Parcels of magnetized plasma, called Taylor states, are formed in a coaxial magnetized plasma gun, and are allowed to relax and drift into a closed flux conserving volume. Density, ion temperature, and magnetic field are measured as a function of time as the Taylor states compress and heat. The theoretically predicted MHD and double adiabatic equations of state are compared to experimental measurements. We find that the MHD equation of state is inconsistent with our data.
Citation
M. Kaur, L. J. Barbano, E. M. Suen-Lewis, J. E. Shrock, A. D. Light, M. R. Brown, and D. A. Schaffner. "Measuring the equations of state in a relaxed magnetohydrodynamic plasma." Physical Review 97.1, 011202(R).
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.97.011202