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Magnetothermodynamics: Measurements Of The Thermodynamic Properties In A Relaxed Magnetohydrodynamic Plasma, M. Kaur, Luke J. Barbano , '18, Emma M. Suen-Lewis , '18, Jaron E. Shrock , '18, A. D. Light, D. A. Schaffner, Michael R. Brown, S. Woodruff, T. Meyer
Magnetothermodynamics: Measurements Of The Thermodynamic Properties In A Relaxed Magnetohydrodynamic Plasma, M. Kaur, Luke J. Barbano , '18, Emma M. Suen-Lewis , '18, Jaron E. Shrock , '18, A. D. Light, D. A. Schaffner, Michael R. Brown, S. Woodruff, T. Meyer
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We have explored the thermodynamics of compressed magnetized plasmas in laboratory experiments and we call these studies ‘magnetothermodynamics’. The experiments are carried out in the Swarthmore Spheromak eXperiment device. In this device, a magnetized plasma source is located at one end and at the other end, a closed conducting can is installed. We generate parcels of magnetized plasma and observe their compression against the end wall of the conducting cylinder. The plasma parameters such as plasma density, temperature and magnetic field are measured during compression using HeNe laser interferometry, ion Doppler spectroscopy and a linear dot{B} probe array, respectively. To …