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A demonstration of Alfvén waves Part 1. Generation of standing waves
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 March 2006
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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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