The thermal ionization phase during the plasma formation in TM-1-MH tokamak

The start-up phase of discharge in a TM-1-MH tokamak has been investigated. We present a simple model describing the time evolution of electron density in a time interval where the bulk of electron distribution function is already Maxwellian and thermal ionization of neutral gas dominates. Comparison of the computed results with experimental data proved the validity of this model and allowed us to determine the electron temperature during this period of the discharge. The role of the run-away electron production during the start-up phase is discussed.     

Periodic Orbits and Bifurcations of the Vibrational Modes of the Ozone Molecule at High Energies

Russian Physics Journal - The study of quantum states near the dissociation threshold is necessary both to understand the formation of molecules and to explore accurately chemical reactions....     

Origin of Bragg-Coulomb high-Tc superconductivity Green''s function and diagram method for umklapp e-e scattering

The Green's function method and diagram technique for umklapp electron-electron scattering mediated by the screened Coulomb interaction in layered anisotropic conductors are examined. Gor'kov-type equations and their general solution for anomalous and normal temperature Green's functions are derived taking into account umklapp scattering of all orders. Explicit equations for dielectric and superconducting order parameters, including coexistent Bragg and BCS pairing, are found. The possibility of the first-order phase transition to the superconducting state is discussed. The theory elucidates the origin of Bragg-Coulomb high-T_c superconductivity, proposed by the authors.