Alfvén

[ ahl-veyn, al- ]

noun

1. Han·nes (O·lof Gö·sta) [hahn, -nes , oo, -lawf , yœ, -stah], 1908–1995, Swedish physicist: Nobel Prize 1970.

Alfvén

/ alˈven /

noun

1. AlfvénHannes Olaf Gösta19081995MSwedishSCIENCE: physicist Hannes Olaf Gösta (ˈhannɛs ˈuːlaf ˈjøsta). 1908–95, Swedish physicist, noted for his research on magnetohydrodynamics; shared the Nobel prize for physics in 1970

Example Sentences

This shape arises from charged particles riding into the atmosphere on Alfvén waves.

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The particles are drawn down by disturbances in Earth’s magnetic field called Alfvén waves.

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As expected, electrons in the plasma got swept up in the Alfvén waves and accelerated down the chamber.

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For decades, scientists have suspected that electrons ride ripples in Earth’s magnetic field, called Alfvén waves, into the atmosphere, like tiny surfers catching waves to shore.

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An antenna at one end of the instrument generated its own magnetic field, which essentially plucked the magnetic field lines within the canister to send Alfvén waves rippling through the plasma.

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