Plasma Physics Reports -- July 2004

Effect of the Magnetic Field Curvature on Magnetic Islands in Tokamaks
A. B. Mikhailovskii, S. V. Konovalov, M. S. Shirokov, and V. S. Tsypin
pp. 549-567    Full Text: PDF (217 kB)

Relation between the Electric Parameters of a Z-Pinch Discharge and Plasma Production in the Load during the Implosion of a Cylindrical Wire Array
V. V. Aleksandrov, E. V. Grabovskii, K. N. Mitrofanov, G. M. Oleinik, V. P. Smirnov, P. V. Sasorov, and I. N. Frolov
pp. 568-581    Full Text: PDF (435 kB)

Spatial and Temporal Characteristics of Electron and Ion Beams Generated by High-Voltage Nanosecond Discharges in Dense Molecular Gases
L. P. Babich, R. I. Il'kaev, T. V. Loiko, N. G. Pavlovskaya, and V. T. Punin
pp. 582-586    Full Text: PDF (185 kB)

Interaction of a High-Current Electron Beam with Hybrid Waveguide and Plasma Modes in a Dielectric Cherenkov Maser with a Plasma Layer
A. S. Shlapakovski and E. Schamiloglu
pp. 587-594    Full Text: PDF (85 kB)

Lasing without Inversion and Electromagnetically Induced Transparency under Electron Cyclotron Resonance Conditions
M. D. Tokman, A. G. Litvak, M. A. Erukhimova, and A. Yu. Kryachko
pp. 595-604    Full Text: PDF (117 kB)

Numerical Integration of the Equations of Motion Describing the Acceleration of Plasma Particles in Syrovatskii's Model of the Dynamic Current Sheet
A. V. Polyakov
pp. 605-615    Full Text: PDF (217 kB)

Fundamental Parameters of a Relativistic Runaway Electron Avalanche in Air
L. P. Babich, E. N. Donskoy, R. I. Il'kaev, I. M. Kutsyk, and R. A. Roussel-Dupre
pp. 616-624    Full Text: PDF (115 kB)

Physical Model of the Formation of a Low-Temperature Dense Plasma during the Irradiation of a Target by a Picosecond Laser Pulse
M. A. Yakovlev
pp. 625-631    Full Text: PDF (97 kB)

Prebreakdown Phase of an Interelectrode Discharge in Water
A. M. Anpilov, E. M. Barkhudarov, V. A. Kop'ev, I. A. Kossyi, V. P. Silakov, M. I. Taktakishvili, and S. M. Temchin
pp. 632-637    Full Text: PDF (90 kB)