Numerical simulations of the geodynamo in the presence of heterogeneous heating are presented. We study the dynamics and the structure of the magnetic field when the equatorial symmetry of the flow is broken. If the symmetry breaking is sufficiently strong, the m=0 axial dipolar field is replaced by a hemispherical magnetic field, dominated by an oscillating m=1 magnetic field. Moreover, for mo...

purpose: to evaluate the effect of childhood corneal opacity on the anteroposterior length of the globe in adulthood. methods: twenty-three patients with significant unilateral corneal opacity which had developed before the age of 6 years and the normal fellow eyes (controls) were evaluated. a comprehensive ocular examination including measurement of anterioposterior length and anterior chamber...

The present work reports on the investigations of the magnetization reversal of the system of two glass covered amorphous microwires with circular magnetic bistability. The experiments have been carried out using the transverse magneto-optical Kerr effect in circular and axial magnetic field. The electric current flowing through two wires in opposite directions produced the circular magnetic fi...

The aim objective of this study is to investigate the effects of near-field earthquakes on the response of mid-rise buildings with tubular structure.  For this purpose, a 20-story building with a square plan of six by six bays, all with 6 m span, and story height of 3.70 m is considered.  Axial force of columns, shear lag, and inter-story drift values are used as the main response parameters. N...

An analysis of recent free electron laser experiments in combined wiggler and strong axial magnetic fields shows that near resonance, Q,,=kwv,,, the proximity of the cyclotron maser instability precludes an unambiguous identification of the radiation mechanism ( 2,, is the cyclotron frequency in the axial field, kw is the wiggler wavenumber, and v,, the axial electron velocity).

We consider the dynamics of axial velocity and of scalar transport in the stretched-spiral vortex model of turbulent fine scales. A large-time asymptotic solution to the scalar advection-diffusion equation, with an azimuthal swirling velocity field provided by the stretched spiral vortex, is used together with appropriate stretching transformations to determine the evolution of both the axial v...

A large diameter (up to 73.8 cm), high-density helicon plasma with short axial length (≤ 81 cm) has been successfully produced using a flat spiral antenna. The electron plasma density can reach up to ∼ 10 cm−3 with the input radio frequency (rf) power of < 4 kW for various axial lengths, and the density scaling as a function of the axial length is in good agreement with expectations. The strong...

Aims. We investigate the instability of toroidal magnetic fields resulting by the action of z-dependent differential rotation on a given axial field B 0 in a cylindrical enclosure where in particular the helicity of the resulting nonaxisymmetric flow is of interest. The idea is probed that helicity is related to the external field and the differential rotation as H ∝ B 0 i B 0 j Ω i, j. Methods...

Aims. We investigate the instability of toroidal magnetic fields resulting from the action of z-dependent differential rotation on a given axial field B 0 in a cylindrical enclosure where, in particular, the helicity of the resulting nonaxisymmetric flow is of interest. We probe the idea that helicity is related to the external field and the differential rotation as H ∝ B 0 i B 0 j Ω i, j. Meth...