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Steady-State Ultracold Plasma Created by Continuous Photoionization of Laser Cooled Atoms
Physical Review Letters. 2024. Vol. 132. No. 11. Article 115301.
Zelener B. B., Vilshanskaya E. V., Morozov N. V., Saakyan S., Bobrov A. A., Sautenkov V. A., Zelener B. V.
In this Letter we discuss our approach that makes possible creation of the steady-state ultracold plasma having various densities and temperatures by means of continuous two-step optical excitation of calcium atoms in the magneto-optical trap. A strongly coupled ultracold plasma can be used as an excellent test platform for studying many-body interactions associated with various plasma phenomena. The parameters of the plasma are studied using laser-induced fluorescence of calcium ions. The experimental results are well described by a simple theoretical model involving equilibration of the continuous source of charged particles by the hydrodynamical ion outflux and three-body recombination. The ultracold plasma with the peak ion density of 2.7×106 cm−3 and the minimum electron temperature near 2 K has been prepared. Our steady-state approach in combination with the strong magnetic confinement of the plasma will make it possible to reach extremely strong coupling in such system.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2026 Vol. 17 No. 18 P. 5386–5394
We demonstrate and rationalize the effect of Au nanoparticles (NPs) on the hierarchical g-C3N4/CeO2 heterojunction. g-C3N4/CeO2 decorated with monodispersed plasmonic Au NPs was synthesized. Detailed analyses showed that CeO2 nanocubes and monodispersed Au NPs were evenly distributed over the 2D g-C3N4 surface, forming a robust interface enriched with abundant active sites. The structure enabled efficient separation of photogenerated charge ...
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Das A., Paul R., Sharma N. et al., Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 2026 Vol. 728 P. 138830
Niobium-doped TiO2 (Nb-TiO2), demonstrates dual functionality as an efficient photocatalyst for dye degradation and a promising photoelectrocatalyst for water oxidation. Nb incorporation via a facile hydrothermal method was confirmed by XRD (Rietveld refinement), XPS, TEM, FT-IR, Raman, and BET analyses, indicating successful lattice doping and structural modification. Photocatalytic dye degradation experiments were conducted using a model ...
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Kolokolov I., Lebedev V., Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics 2026 Vol. 113 Article 054117
We theoretically investigate the correlation functions of the phase of a light wave propagating through a
turbulent medium. We use an equation for the logarithm of a wave packet envelope, which includes a secondorder
nonlinear term. Based on this equation, we develop a diagrammatic technique to calculate corrections
to the correlation function obtained in the linear approximation. We ...
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Гущина В. А., / Series chemrxiv-2023-vpzhz-v2 "ChemRxiv". 2023.
All-inorganic perovskite CsPbBr3 and Cs4PbBr6 nanoparticles are being intensively studied due to their unique properties and wide range of applications; however, however, the nature of their optical properties is not yet fully understood due to the difficulty of synthesis of singlephase nanoparticles. In this article we describe the features of the synthesis of single-phase particles ...
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Гущина В. А., Mendeleev Communications 2025 Vol. 35 No. 2 P. 193–195
All-inorganic perovskite CsPbBr3 and Cs4PbBr6 nanoparticles are intensively studied for their unique optical properties, though synthesizing single-phase nanoparticles has posed challenges. Detailed synthesis method of CsPbBr3 and Cs4PbBr6 single-phase nanoparticles and their chemical and phase analysis are described. Distinctive optical characteristics, such as photoluminescence, optical band gap and the Urbach tail region, are revealed and explained within the current ...
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Гущина В. А., Physics of Complex Systems, Russia 2026 Vol. 7 No. 1 P. 3–15
Heterostructures based on ZnO nanorods and CsPbBr3 nanocrystals were investigated for their potential as semiconductor SERS substrates. We found that ZnO morphology governs the efficiency of interfacial energy transfer, leading to enhanced photoluminescence under 390 nm excitation and a noticeable reduction of the bandgap in the composites. Raman analysis revealed a pronounced intensity enhancement and ...
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Bisnovatyi-Kogan G., Kondratyev I., Moiseenko S. G., International Journal of Modern Physics A 2025 Vol. 40 No. 7 Article 2550018
Bright transient objects in different wave bands have been discovered in recent years.
To explain these short (from ms to s), and very powerful events, different models, galactic and
extragalactic, have been considered. One of the popular models is based on the suggestion of
transformation of the magnetized plasma blob, presumably a magnetohydrodynamic (MHD)
shock wave, moving with relativistic ...
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Торопина О. Д., Бисноватый-Коган Г. С., Moiseenko S. G., Astronomy Reports 2025 Vol. 69 No. Suppl. 1 P. 80–90
The results of MHD simulations of supersonic astrophysical and laboratory jets in an external
poloidal magnetic field (Br,Bz) taking into account the rotation of the matter, are presented. The ejected
matter is collimated by the magnetic field, the degree of collimation and the flow structure depend on the
relation between of the magnetic field induction and the angular ...
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Morozov E. V., Demin A. S., Borovitskaya I. V. et al., Inorganic Materials: Applied Research 2026 Vol. 17 No. 3 P. 619–626
This article presents the results of experiments on the impact of powerful pulsed ion-plasma and
electron flows generated in the working chamber of the Plasma Focus PF-5M installation during each highvoltage
discharge on a model aluminum alloy B95. It is shown that the general characteristics of the alloy’s
damage upon exposure to pulsed flows of helium ions (HI) ...
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A. A. Ponomarev, N. L. Aleksandrov, Plasma Physics Reports 2026 Vol. 52 No. 3 P. 367–378
An approximate method for calculating drift velocity and other kinetic coefficients of heavy ions
in a light gas is generalized to gaseous mixtures. Obtained equations are used to calculate the mobilities of
and ions, as well as rate constants for inelastic ion–molecule processes with these ions in helium with
small additions of O2 under an electric field. Calculated ...
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Domrin V. I., Malova H. V., V. Yu. Popov et al., Cosmic Research 2026 Vol. 64 No. 2 P. 238–252
During magnetospheric perturbations a relatively thin current sheet with thickness about several
proton gyroradii forms in the Earth’s magnetotail. In a framework of the kinetic model describing current
sheet thinning in the magnetotail, the processes of its formation are investigated depending on the normal
magnetic field magnitude which affects both the current sheet structure and particle dynamics within ...
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Tsareva O. O., Malova H. V., V. Yu. Popov et al., Plasma Physics Reports 2026 Vol. 52 No. 2 P. 179–185
The influence of asymmetry of plasma sources on the structure and spatial localization of a superthin
current sheet (STCS) supported by demagnetized electrons is studied using a self-consistent model. The
simulation takes into account the presence of a single plasma source in the northern hemisphere, which
makes the plasma flow asymmetric. It is demonstrated that the asymmetry of ...
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П.А.Беспалов, О.Н. Савина, Геомагнетизм и аэрономия 2025 Т. 65 № 5 С. 620–628
Several basic models of frequency dynamics in quasi-periodic VLF emissions with spectral form repetition
periods from 10 to 300 s are considered. In all cases, we are talking about manifestations of cyclotron instability
of electron radiation belts thet are well described within the framework of the plasma magnetospheric maser
theory based an the averaged self-consistent system of quasi-linear ...
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Bondarenko G.G., Fisher M. R., Kristya V. I., Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences: Physics 2026 Vol. 90 No. 4 P. 572–576
A model of the cathode layer of a glow gas discharge with a thin dielectric film on a fraction of the
cathode’s working surface is formulated. It is shown that a glow discharge most rapidly transits to an arc discharge,
accompanied by a significant increase in discharge current density and a decrease in cathode voltage
drop, if the ...
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Lu X., Tognazzi A., Klimov V. et al., Plasmonics 2026 Vol. 21 P. 1503–1512
Plasmonic nanostructures typically exhibit shifts in their resonant wavelength in response to changes in the refractive index of the surrounding medium. This limits their applications in scenarios requiring stable optical resonances. Here we present a metallic-dielectric hybrid metasurface that exhibits stable multi-wavelength resonance even if the refractive index of its surrounding varies. To quantitatively evaluate the stability of ...
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Sautenkov V., Saakyan S., Bobrov A. et al., Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 2026 Vol. 351 Article 109796
We discuss nonlinear spectra of selective reflection from high-density rubidium atomic vapor, where the self-broadening of the resonant transition 5S1/2 - 5P3/2 dominates over the Doppler width. In the experiments, the hole-burning technique with probe and pump lasers is used. The reflection of weak probe beam is investigated at four atomic densities in the range ...
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Afanasyev A., Bykova D., Balykin V. I., Наноиндустрия 2025 Т. 18 № S11-2(135) С. 529–539
Quantum systems can be used for various physical feld sensing. Such sensors achieve the greatest accuracy and sensitivity with their coherent control. Cold and ultracold atoms are promising for creating quantum sensors of inertial felds. The atom chip platform, which has smaller dimensions and energy consumption, is promising for creating transportable quantum sensors based on ...
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Afanasyev A., Скакуненко П. И., Bykova D. et al., Успехи физических наук 2024 Т. 194 № 11 С. 1146–1158
The first atom chip in Russia — a device for cooling, trapping, and controlling neutral atoms — was created at the Institute of Spectroscopy, Russian Academy of Sciences. Atom chips are a platform for creating quantum sensors based on ultracold atoms. Atom chip technology underlies experiments with atoms in the state of Bose-Einstein condensation currently ...
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Скакуненко П. И., Bykova D., Afanasyev A. et al., Письма в Журнал экспериментальной и теоретической физики, Россия 2024 Т. 119 № 1-2 С. 20–26
В работе исследованы различные режимы загрузки магнито-оптической ловушки (МОЛ), сформированной вблизи атомного чипа, на примере атомов 87Rb. Исследована загрузка из тепловых атомных паров и из низкоскоростного атомного пучка. При использовании атомного пучка продемонстрирована возможность контроля загрузки МОЛ пространственным управлением атомного пучка. Это позволило увеличить скорость загрузки атомов в МОЛ при сохранении ультравысокого вакуума в области ...
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Bronin S. Y., Vikhrov E. V., Saakyan S. et al., Physics of Plasmas 2024 Vol. 31 No. 3 Article 033507
Calculations of the spectrum of eigen oscillations of an inhomogeneous ultracold plasma are presented both in the absence and in the presence of charge imbalance. The collective modes of these plasma oscillations are recorded in experiments as absorption resonances of a radio frequency electric field. It is shown that in the presence of friction of ...
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Бобров А. А., Saakyan S., Саутенков В. А. et al., Письма в Журнал экспериментальной и теоретической физики 2021 Т. 114 № 9 С. 604–607
The dipole–dipole broadening of the spectrum of the selective reflection of intense resonance light from the interface between a transparent dielectric and a gas of the natural mixture of Rb isotopes has been studied experimentally. The case of a high gas density where the Doppler broadening can be neglected has been investigated. It has been ...
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Alimov O., Doroshenko M., Egorysheva A. et al., Optical Materials 2022 Vol. 128 Article 112330
The optical properties of a highly dispersed bismuth orthogermanate powder (HDP_BGO) were studied at 300 K. The fluorescence of undoped HDP_BGO under ultraviolet (UV) excitation (266nm) was shown to result from Frenkel excitons. The HDP_BGO fluorescence decay kinetics under UV excitation had a complex decay form similar to that of BGO single crystal and was a ...
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Афанасьев А. Е., Д. В. Быкова, Скакуненко П. И. et al., Письма в Журнал экспериментальной и теоретической физики 2022 Т. 115 № 9 С. 562–570
A method has been proposed to increase the rate of loading of atoms in a U-magneto-optical trap near an atom chip. The method is based on the focusing of a slow atomic beam into the localization region of the atom chip. The overdamped focusing regime has been considered. In this case, the focal length is ...
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Anton E.Afanasiev, Alexey S.Kalmykov, Kirtaev R. et al., Optics and Laser Technology 2022 Vol. 148 Article 107698
A single-layer atom chip for laser cooling and trapping of atoms which operates in a continuous regime is designed and experimentally investigated. The continuous regime was achieved by optimizing the processes of heat released and heat removal from the working area of the atom chip. To do this, we use silver microwires and optimization of ...
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