Laboratory disruption of scaled astrophysical outflows by a misaligned magnetic field

The shaping of astrophysical outflows into bright, dense and collimated jets due to magnetic pressure is here investigated using laboratory experiments. We notably look at the impact on jet collimation a misalignment between outflow, as it stems from source, field. For small misalignments, nozzle forms redirects outflow in jet. growing this becomes increasingly asymmetric, disrupting formation. Our results thus suggest outflow/magnetic field be plausible key process regulating variety objects our Sun's extragalatic jets. Furthermore, they provide possible interpretation for observed structuring Jet modulation could interpreted signature changes over time outflow/ambient angle, change direction ambient