Scaled laboratory experiments explain the kink behaviour of the Crab Nebula jet

The remarkable discovery by the Chandra X-ray observatory that the Crab nebula's jet periodically changes direction provides a challenge to our understanding of astrophysical jet dynamics. It has been suggested that this phenomenon may be the consequence of magnetic fields and magnetohydrodynam...

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Main Authors: Li, C, Tzeferacos, P, Lamb, D, Gregori, G, Norreys, P, Rosenberg, M, Follett, R, Froula, D, Koenig, M, Seguin, F, Frenje, J, Rinderknecht, H, Sio, H, Zylstra, A, Petrasso, R, Amendt, P, Park, H, Remington, B, Ryutov, D, Wilks, S, Betti, R, Frank, A, Hu, S, Sangster, T, Hartigan, P, Drake, R, Kuranz, C, Lebedev, S, Woolsey, N
Formato: Journal article
Publicado em: Nature Publishing Group 2016