Reconnection in flow-driven dynamos

Determine what role magnetic reconnection plays in dynamos of flow-driven plasmas and whether reconnection saturates the dynamo by dissipating magnetic energy or facilitates the dynamo by relaxing topological constraints.

Background

The paper identifies flow-driven reconnection as requiring high-energy-density plasmas generated by laser or pulsed-power systems. The unresolved issue is whether reconnection primarily limits dynamo growth through dissipation or enables it by removing magnetic-topology constraints.