A concise review is given of astrophysically motivated experimental and theoretical research
on Taylor–Couette flow. The flows of interest rotate differentially with the inner cylinder faster …

Recent decades have seen enormous progress in the experimental investigation of
fundamental processes that are relevant to geophysical and astrophysical fluid dynamics …

We present results from pulsed-power driven differentially rotating plasma experiments
designed to simulate physics relevant to astrophysical disks and jets. In these experiments …

Magnetorotational dynamo action in Keplerian shear flow is a three-dimensional nonlinear
magnetohydrodynamic process, the study of which is relevant to the understanding of …

For evolving astrophysical accretion disks to concentrate their mass and still conserve
angular momentum, turbulent flows are crucial. Those flows cannot be directly observed, so …

The Madison plasma dynamo experiment (MPDX) is a novel, versatile, basic plasma
research device designed to investigate flow driven magnetohydrodynamic instabilities and …

A novel plasma equilibrium in the high-β, Hall regime that produces centrally peaked, high
Mach number Couette flow is described. Flow is driven using a weak, uniform magnetic field …

The benefits of thermionic emission from negatively biased electrodes for perpendicular
electric field control in a magnetized plasma are examined through its combined effects on …

The evolution of the radial profile of the rotation of a weakly magnetized plasma column is
investigated experimentally in a radio-frequency argon plasma at low pressure when a …

A new multi-line cusp magnetic field plasma device consisting of electromagnets with core
material has been constructed with a capability to experimentally control the relative volume …