Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 185004 (2002) [4 pages]Precession of an Electron-Magnetohydrodynamic Field-Reversed ConfigurationReceived 14 January 2002; published 23 April 2002 A field-reversed configuration is generated in a large laboratory plasma in the parameter regime of electron magnetohydrodynamics. During its free relaxation, the magnetic moment is observed to precess when tilted from its original axis. The precession velocity is the electron drift velocity in the toroidal current layer. The precession is a manifestation of frozen-in field lines in a moving electron fluid. © 2002 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.185004
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.185004
PACS:
52.30.Cv, 52.55.Hc
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