LIQUID METAL EXPERIMENTS ON DYNAMO ACTION AND MAGNETIC INSTABILITIES

F.Stefani, Forschungszentrum Dresden-Rossendorf.

The talk comprises a short summary of liquid metal experiments on dynamo action that have been carried out during the last decade. Its main focus, however, will be on recent experiments on the magnetorotational instability (MRI). The prospects for future experiments on dynamo action, MRI, and Tayler instability, as well as for possible combinations will also be discussed.