title: Construction of a solenoid used on a magnetized plasma experiment.
abstract: Creating magnetized jets in the laboratory is relevant to studying young stellar objects, but generating these types of plasmas within the laboratory setting has proven to be challenging. Here, we present the construction of a solenoid designed to produce an axial magnetic field with strengths in the gap of up to 5 T. This novel design was a compact 75 mm × 63 mm × 88 mm, allowing it to be placed in the Titan target chamber. It was robust, surviving over 50 discharges producing fields ≲ 5 T, reaching a peak magnetic field of 12.5 T.
authors.affiliation: Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.affiliation: Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
authors.forename: M J-E
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Manuel
authors.affiliation: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA.
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Pollock
authors.affiliation: Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Gillespie
authors.affiliation: Medical Innovations Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Deininger
authors.affiliation: Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Kuranz
authors.affiliation: Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Keiter
authors.affiliation: Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Drake
mesh_terms: D060526:Magnetic Fields; D058626:Plasma Gases
chemical_list: D058626:Plasma Gases