Matthew Brookhart

The Wisconsin Plasma Astrophysics Laboratory

The Wisconsin Plasma Astrophysics Laboratory (WiPAL) is a flexible user facility designed to study a range of astrophysically relevant plasma processes as well as novel geometries that mimic astrophysical systems. A multi-cusp magnetic bucket constructed from strong samarium cobalt permanent magnets now confines a

Two-dimensional axisymmetric and three-dimensional helical equilibrium in the line-tied screw pinch

10~\text{m}^{3}

The rotating wall machine: A device to study ideal and resistive magnetohydrodynamic stability under variable boundary conditions

, fully ionized, magnetic-field-free plasma in a spherical geometry. Plasma parameters of

Asymmetric error field interaction with rotating conducting walls

T_{e}\approx 5

Wall-locking of kink modes in a line-tied screw pinch with a rotating wall

to

Stabilization of the Resistive Wall Mode by a Rotating Solid Conductor

20~\text{eV}

Instability, Turbulence, and 3D Magnetic Reconnection in a Line-Tied, Zero Net Current Screw Pinch

and

Driving magnetic turbulence using flux ropes in a moderate guide field linear system

n_{e}\approx 10^{11}

The Madison plasma dynamo experiment: A facility for studying laboratory plasma astrophysics

to

Helioseismology in the Lab

5\times 10^{12}~\text{cm}^{-3}