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  1. Avalanches of explosions of helium-filled tungsten nanowires in plasma–surface interactions

    Article • Physics of Plasmas, May 2025, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Mikhail M Tsventoukh

  2. Impact of helium nanobubbles on tungsten fuzz nanostructure conductivity

    Article • Physics of Plasmas, September 2024, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Mikhail M Tsventoukh

  3. Spontaneous plasma formation via electrical explosion of nanostructured metal surface layers in plasma–surface interactions

    Article • Physics of Plasmas, September 2023, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Mikhail M Tsventoukh

  4. A critical state model for estimating the parameters of explosive emission plasmas

    Article • Physics of Plasmas, February 2021, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Mikhail M Tsventoukh

  5. On the anode potential fall in a vacuum arc: PIC simulation

    Article • Plasma Sources Science and Technology, October 2014, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Mikhail M Tsventoukh

  6. On the negative anode voltage fall of high-current vacuum arc: PIC-modelling results

    Article • September 2014, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Mikhail M Tsventoukh

  7. Stable anisotropic plasma confinement in magnetic configurations with convex–concave field lines

    Article • Nuclear Fusion, January 2014, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Mikhail M Tsventoukh

  8. Transition in velocity and grouping of arc spot on different nanostructured tungsten electrodes

    Article • Results in Physics, January 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Mikhail M Tsventoukh

  9. Retrograde motion of cathode spots of the first type in a tangential magnetic field

    Article • Technical Physics Letters, November 2013, Pleiades Publishing Ltd

    Dr Mikhail M Tsventoukh

  10. Magnetic field influence on the ecton processes ignition and sustainment

    Article • September 2012, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Mikhail M Tsventoukh

  11. Ignition and sustainment of the explosive electron emission cyclic pulses — Ectons by plasma-surface interaction

    Article • September 2012, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Mikhail M Tsventoukh

  12. Plasma stabilization due to combination of a strong and alternating-sign magnetic field line curvature

    Article • July 2012, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Mikhail M Tsventoukh

  13. On generation and disruption of picosecond runaway electron beams during the gas breakdown at strong overvoltage

    Article • July 2012, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Mikhail M Tsventoukh

  14. The ecton model of unipolar arcing at fine-structured surface

    Article • July 2012, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Mikhail M Tsventoukh

  15. On the generation and disruption of a picosecond runaway electron beam during the breakdown of an atmospheric-pressure gas gap

    Article • Applied Physics Letters, March 2012, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Mikhail M Tsventoukh

  16. Investigations of high-energy electrons of the microwave discharge plasma at configuration of the “Magnetor” Bi-dipole magnetic confinement system by X-ray radiation analyses

    Article • Plasma Physics Reports, December 2011, Pleiades Publishing Ltd

    Dr Mikhail M Tsventoukh

  17. Internal plasma pressure peaking in low-shear open and closed magnetic confinement systems

    Article • Nuclear Fusion, November 2011, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Mikhail M Tsventoukh

  18. Explosive Electron Emission Ignition at the “W-Fuzz” Surface Under Plasma Power Load

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, September 2011, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Mikhail M Tsventoukh

  19. The ecton mechanism of unipolar arcing in magnetic confinement fusion devices

    Article • Nuclear Fusion, November 2010, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Mikhail M Tsventoukh

  20. Convective plasma stability consistent with MHD equilibrium in magnetic confinement systems with a decreasing field

    Article • Plasma Physics Reports, October 2010, Pleiades Publishing Ltd

    Dr Mikhail M Tsventoukh

  21. Plasma initiation of an explosive emission center - ecton

    Article • August 2010, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Mikhail M Tsventoukh

  22. Plasma dynamics of an explosive emission center - ecton of a cathode spot in external tangential magnetic field

    Article • August 2010, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Mikhail M Tsventoukh

  23. Convectively stable pressure profile in magnetic confinement systems with internal rings

    Article • Plasma Physics Reports, June 2010, Pleiades Publishing Ltd

    Dr Mikhail M Tsventoukh

  24. Electrostatic-Instabilities as a Source of Picosecond Termination of Runaway-Electrons Beam in High-Voltage Gas-Filled Ultra-Fast Diode

    Article • Plasma and Fusion Research, January 2010, Japan Society of Plasma Science and Nuclear Fusion Research

    Dr Mikhail M Tsventoukh

  25. The distributions of plasma parameters in the "Magnetor" device with hot cathode discharge

    Article • Journal of Physics Conference Series, January 2010, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Mikhail M Tsventoukh

  26. Use of internal current rings in long closed magnetic confinement systems

    Article • Plasma Physics Reports, April 2009, Pleiades Publishing Ltd

    Dr Mikhail M Tsventoukh

  27. Initiation of ecton processes by interaction of a plasma with a microprotrusion on a metal surface

    Article • Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics, December 2008, Pleiades Publishing Ltd

    Dr Mikhail M Tsventoukh

  28. Microexplosion initiation by plasma heating of the microprotrusion at the wall

    Article • September 2008, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Mikhail M Tsventoukh

  29. Plasma equilibrium in a double-dipole magnetic confinement system with a separatrix

    Article • Plasma Physics Reports, July 2007, Pleiades Publishing Ltd

    Dr Mikhail M Tsventoukh