Vol. 43, No. 7, 2017

Plasma Physics Reports

A simultaneous English language translation of this journal is available from Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.
Distributed worldwide by Springer. Plasma Physics Reports ISSN 1063-780X.

Tokamaks

Transition into the Improved Core Confinement Mode as a Possible Mechanism for Additional Electron Heating Observed in the Lower Hybrid Current Drive Experiments at the FT-2 Tokamak

S. I. Lashkul, A. B. Altukhov, A. D. Gurchenko, E. Z. Gusakov, V. V. Dyachenko, L. A. Esipov, M. A. Irzak, M. Yu. Kantor, D. V. Kouprienko, A. A. Perevalov, A. N. Saveliev, A. Yu. Stepanov and S. V. Shatalin p. 711 abstract

Stellarators

Is It Possible That MHD Instability Triggers a Transition into the Improved Confinement Regime of Toroidal Plasmas?

S. V. Shchepetov and D. G. Vasilkov p. 720 abstract

Plasma Dynamics

Study of the Anode Plasma Dynamics under the Action of a High-Power Electron Beam on Epoxy Resin

S. S. Ananyev, G. A. Bagdasarov, V. A. Gasilov, S. A. Dan’ko, B. A. Demidov, E. D. Kazakov, Yu. G. Kalinin, A. A. Kurilo, O. G. Ol’khovskaya, M. G. Strizhakov and S. I. Tkachenko p. 726 abstract

Space Plasma

On Fast Solid-Body Rotation of the Solar Core and Differential (Liquid-Like) Rotation of the Solar Surface

E. A. Pashitskii p. 733 abstract

Plasma Diagnostics

Radio-Frequency Capacitive Discharge with Flowing Liquid Electrodes at Reduced Gas Pressures

Al. F. Gaisin, E. E. Son and S. Yu. Petryakov p. 741 abstract

Comparative Study of X-Ray Emission from Plasma Focus Relative to Different Preionization Schemes

S. Ahmad, A. Qayyum, M. Hassan and M. Zakaullah p. 749 abstract

Dusty Plasma

Stability of Dust Acoustic Wavepackets Suffering from Polarization Force Due to the Presence of Trapped Ions

S. K. El-Labany, W. F. El-Taibany, N. A. El-Bedwehy and N. A. Zedan p. 756 abstract

Low-Temperature Plasma

Radio-Frequency Discharge in a Molecular Gas Flow at a Frequency of 1.76 MHz

I. Ya. Baranov and A. V. Koptev p. 764 abstract

Study of a DC Gas Discharge with a Copper Cathode in a Water Flow

G. Kh. Tazmeev, B. A. Timerkaev and Kh. K. Tazmeev p. 771 abstract

Applied Physics

Imaging of Spatial Distributions of the Millimeter Wave Intensity by Using the Visible Continuum Radiation from a Discharge in a Cs–Xe Mixture. Part II: Demonstration of Application Capabilities of the Technique

M. S. Gitlin, M. Yu. Glyavin, A. E. Fedotov and A. I. Tsvetkov p. 778 abstract

Characteristic Radiation of Nitrogen under Subnanosecond Breakdown in a Highly Nonuniform Electric Field near the Positive-Polarity Electrode

V. F. Tarasenko, E. Kh. Baksht, A. G. Burachenko and M. I. Lomaev p. 792 abstract

Specific Features of the Radial Distributions of Plasma Parameters in the Initial Segment of a Supersonic Jet Generated by a Pulsed Capillary Discharge

A. S. Pashchina, A. V. Efimov, V. F. Chinnov and A. G. Ageev p. 796 abstract

Effect of the Anode Material on the X-ray Spectrum of Micropinch Discharge Plasma

I. G. Grigoryeva, A. S. Savjolov and G. Kh. Salakhutdinov p. 801 abstract

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