Caption: A computer monitor displays an operating schematic for the Madison Dynamo Experiment, an effort to simulate the Earth's magnetic field or geodynamo in a research laboratory. The experiment, led by UW-Madison Associate Professor of physics Cary Forest, utilizes molten sodium to simulate the natural, magnetic field-generating dynamos inside the Earth's core.
Photo by: Jeff Miller
Date: December 2004
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Caption: Associate Professor of physics Cary Forest stands in front of equipment used to simulate a geodynamo at a remote UW-Madison physics research lab. In the experiment led by Forest, known as the Madison Dynamo Experiment, the equipment is used to apply magnetic forces to molten sodium to simulate the natural, magnetic field-generating geodynamos inside the Earth's core.
Photo by: Jeff Miller
Date: December 2004
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Caption: Erik Spence, a physics graduate student, and Roch Kendrick, a mechanical engineer for the department of physics, wear thermal-protective clothing while working on equipment used for the Madison Dynamo Experiment at a remote UW-Madison physics research lab. In the experiment led by UW-Madison Associate Professor of physics Cary Forest, the equipment is used to apply magnetic forces to molten sodium to simulate the natural, magnetic field-generating geodynamos inside the Earth's core.
Photo by: Jeff Miller
Date: December 2004
High-resolution 300 DPI JPEG