Contents

Plasma Physics Reports


Vol. 46, No. 1, 2020


Magnetic Traps

Study of a Conversion Plasma Target with a Multipole Magnetic Field

I. S. Emelev and A. A. Ivanov p. 1  abstract


Plasma Dynamics

A Study of the Ultraviolet Radiation of Hybrid X-Pinches

T. A. Shelkovenko, I. N. Tilikin, E. A. Bolkhovitinov, A. A. Kologrivov, A. R. Mingaleev, V. M. Romanova, V. B. Zorin, A. A. Rupasov and S. A. Pikuz p. 10  abstract


Plasma Diagnostics

Experimental Studies of the Mechanisms for Reflectometer Spectrum Formation for Normal and Oblique Probing

A. D. Gurchenko, E. Z. Gusakov, A. B. Altukhov and L. A. Esipov p. 20  abstract

A Neutron Activation Method of Deuterium–Tritium Plasma Diagnostics

P. L. Usenko, V. V. Gaganov and D. A. Molodtsev p. 29  abstract


Nonlinear Phenomena

Quadratic Susceptibility of Strongly Inhomogeneous Magnetoactive Plasma

A. Yu. Popov, P. V. Tretinnikov, E. Z. Gusakov and L. V. Simonchik p. 35  abstract

Overtaking Collisions of Electrostatic N-Soliton in Electron–Hole Quantum Plasmas

E. F. El-Shamy and M. Mahmoud p. 41  abstract


Space Plasma

The Shallow-Water Magnetohydrodynamic Theory of Stratified Rotating Astrophysical Plasma Flows: Beta-Plane Approximation and Magnetic Rossby Waves

M. A. Fedotova, D. A. Klimachkov and A. S. Petrosyan p. 50  abstract

On the Possibility of Excitation of Oscillations in a Schumann Resonator on Mars

Yu. N. Izvekova, S. I. Popel and O. Ya. Izvekov p. 65  abstract


Nonideal Plasma

Optical Properties of Dense Plasmas

Yu. V. Arkhipov, D. Yu. Dubovtsev, S. A. Syzganbayeva and I. M. Tkachenko p. 71  abstract

Surface Erosion of Metals under the Effect of Plasma Flows Typical of Transient Processes in Tokamaks

Yu. V. Martynenko p. 77  abstract


Dusty Plasma

Analysis of Solution of Damped Modified-KdV Equation on Dust-Ion-Acoustic Wave in Presence of Superthermal Electrons

A. Paul, G. Mandal, M. R. Amin and P. Chatterjee p. 83  abstract

Dust-acoustic Rogue Waves in Four-Component Plasmas

S. Jahan, A. Mannan, N. A. Chowdhury and A. A. Mamun p. 90  abstract


Brief Communications

Results of the Preliminary Experiments with a Miniaturized Plasma Focus Device

S. Goudarzi and H. Babaee p. 97  abstract


Applied Physics

Generation of Plasma Flow Based on ECR Discharge in a Narrow Coaxial Cavity

A. A. Balmashnov, N. B. Butko, A. V. Kalashnikov, S. P. Stepina and A. M. Umnov p. 102  abstract

On the Feasibility of a Coulomb Explosion in a Micropinch

A. N. Dolgov, N. A. Klyachin and D. E. Prokhorovich p. 105  abstract

Changes in the Properties and Surface Structure of Grain Seeds under the Influence of a Glow Dischargeat Atmospheric Pressure

B. B. Baldanov, Ts. V. Ranzhurov, M. N. Sordonova and L. V. Budazhapov p. 110  abstract

Investigation of Electrode Erosion Parameters in Direct and Alternating Current Plasma Torches

V. E. Kuznetsov, A. A. Safronov, V. N. Shiryaev, O. B. Vasilieva and Yu. D. Dudnik p. 115  abstract

Plasma Generation upon Gas Ionization by Electronic Sources in the Pressure Range of 1–100 Pa (Review)

A. S. Klimov, A. A. Zenin, D. B. Zolotukhin, A. V. Tyun’kov and Yu. G. Yushkov p. 119  abstract