Theoretical Plasma Physics
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Dr. Andrei Smolyakov

Dr. Andrei Smolyakov

 

Current and former graduate students



Yuriy Tyshetskiy
Ph.D. student, 1999-2003

INRS-Énergie et Matériaux     Varennes (Québec)  Canada   




Dmitriy Sidorenko
Ph.D. student, 2002-

 

Frank Detering,

Ph.D. student, 1998-2002
CPHT
Ecole Polytechnique
FRANCE




Alan Duffy
M.Sc. student, 1998-2003

Canadian Light Source, Saskatoon, Canada



 Roman Makarevich
Ph. D. student, 1999-2002
(co-supervised with
Prof. A. Kustov)

  Communications Research Center,
Lancaster University, UK

 



Eugene Furkal,
Ph.D. student, 1996-1999

Assistant Prof.
Fox Chase Cancer Center
 PA, USA

 

To prospective Graduate Students


    Applications are invited for graduate studies in theoretical plasma physics at the Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, University of Saskatchewan. For more information please contact Prof. A. Smolyakov smolyakov@sask.usask.ca .
    Applicants with  interests in one or more of the following areas are especially invited: plasma physics/computations/fluid and atmosphere dynamics/space physics.

Research Areas

 

Waves and instabilities in ionosphere plasmas. Waves and instabilities in accretion disks, angular momentum transport and magnetic dynamo 

 

Collaborations

 

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Projects

 

·             Sasquatch

The Sasquatch project is a Linux parallel PC cluster intended to provide an extensive computing power for various tasks such as plasma modeling. Presently the SASQUATCH consists of a master node (sasquatch) and 12 computing nodes. Each computing node uses an 800MHz AMD-Athlon processor, 512MB RAM and a 15 GB hard drive. They are connected by a 3COM SSII 3300XM Switch.
More detailed information about this project, its participators, as well as user documentation and cluster operational status is available at  Sasquatch page.

 

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Selected publications

 

  1. E. Fourkal, I. Velchev, C-M. Ma, and  A. Smolyakov, 2006. Resonant transparency of        materials with negative permittivity, accepted in Physics Letters A. 

  2. E.  Lazzaro, E. Joffrin, R. Coelho, P. Mantica, A. I. Smolyakov, P. Zanca, G. Gervasini, M. C. Varischetti, 2006.  Effect of electrodynamic braking force localized on rational surfaces, Physica Scripta 73, 129-136. 

  3.  Y.Ishii, M.Azumi, and A.Smolyakov, 2006, Nonlinear dynamics of the forced magnetic island, Journal of Plasma Physics, accepted.
  4. D. Sydorenko, A.  Smolyakov, I.  Kaganovich, Y.  Raitses, 2006.  Kinetic simulation of secondary electron emission effects in Hall thrusters, Physics of Plasmas 13, 014501 (4 pages).

     

  5. I. Khalzov, A. Smolyakov, 2006. On the Calculations of the Steady State MHD flows in Cicular Rectangular Ducts, Technical Physics 51, p 26-33. 

     

  6. A. I. Smolyakov, S. I. Krasheninnikov, and O. I. Tolstikhin, 2005. Electromagnetic instability of an axially inhomogeneous plasma, Physics of Plasmas 12, 052112, 6 pages.
  7. A.I. Smolyakov, H.R. Wilson, M. Ottaviani, and F. Porcelli, 2004.  Ion sound effects on magnetic islands, Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 46, L1-L6.
  8. A.I. Smolyakov, E. Lazzaro, 2004. On neoclassical effects in the theory of magnetic islands, Physics of Plasmas 11, 4353.
  9. A. Smolyakov, M. Yagi, Y. Kishimoto, 2002. Short Wavelength Temperature Gradient Driven Modes in Tokamak Plasmas, Physical Review Letters 89, 125005, p.1-4.
  10. A. Smolyakov, P. Diamond, Y. Kishimoto, 2002. Secondary instabilities of large scale flow and magnetic field in the electromagnetic short wavelength drift-Alfven wave turbulence, Physics of Plasmas 9, 3826-3834.  
  11.  Y. Tyshetskiy, A. Smolyakov, V. Godyak, 2003. Reduction of the Electron Heating in Low Frequncy Anomalous Skin Effect Regime. Physical Review  Letters 90 255002.
  12. A. Smolyakov, V. Godyak, Y. Tyshetskiy, 2003. Nonlinear Effects in Inductively Coupled Plasmas.  Physics of Plasmas 10, 2108-2116.
  13. I. Gruzinov, A. Das, P. H. Diamond and A. Smolyakov, 2002.  Fast zonal field dynamo in collisionless kinetic Alfven wave turbulence, Physics Letters A  302,   119-124. 
  14. A. Smolyakov, M. Yagi, Y. Kishimoto, 2002. Short Wavelength Temperature Gradient Driven Modes in Tokamak Plasmas, Physical Review  Letters 89, 125005,  p.1-4.
  15. A. Smolyakov, P. Diamond, Y. Kishimoto, 2002. Secondary instabilities of large scale flow and magnetic field in the electromagnetic short wavelength drift-Alfven wave turbulence,    Physics of Plasmas 9, 3826-3834.
  16. Y. Tyshetskiy, A. Smolyakov, V. Godyak, 2002.  Nonlocal heating in inductively coupled plasma, Plasma Sources: Science and Technology, 11, 203- 207.
  17. A. I. Smolyakov, E. Lazzaro, R. Coelho, T. Ozeki, 2002. Role of the shear flow profile on the stability of magnetic islands, Physics of Plasmas 9,  371-374.
  18. A. Smolyakov, E. Lazzaro, M. Azumi, Y. Kishimoto, 2001. Stabilization of magnetic islands due to plasma flow and viscosity, Plasma Physics Controlled Fusion 43, 1661-1669.  
  19. A. Smolyakov, P.H. Diamond, I. Gruzinov, A. Das, M. Malkov, V.I. Schevchenko, 2000. Shear flow instabilities in magnetized plasma and geostrophic fluids, In International School of Plasma Physics, Theory of Fusion Plasmas, ed. by J. W. Connor, Societa Italiana di Fisica, Editrice Compositori Bologna, 199-211.
  20. A. I. Smolyakov, A.V. Kustov, R.A. Makarevitch, 2001. Secondary instabilities in the dynamics of the Farley-Buneman fluctuations, Journal of Geophysical Research 106, 15,511-15,518.
  21. A. Smolyakov, V. Godyak, Y. Tyshetskiy, 2001.  Effect of the electron thermal motion on the ponderomotive force in   inductive plasma, Physics of Plasmas 7, 3857-3860.
  22. A. Smolyakov, V. Godyak, A. Duffy, 2000. On nonlinear effects in inductively coupled plasmas.  Physics of Plasmas 7, 4755-4762.
  23. V. Godyak, R. Piejak, B. Alexandrovich, and A. Smolyakov, 2001. Observation of the ponderomotive effect in an inductive plasma, Plasma Sources Science and Technology 10, 459-462.
  24. V. Godyak, R. Piejak, B. Alexandrovich, and A. Smolyakov, 2000. Nonlinear radio-frequency potential in an inductive plasma, Plasma Sources Science and Technology 9, 541-544.
  25. A.I. Smolyakov, P.H. Diamond, and V.I. Shevchenko, 2000, Zonal flow generation by parametric instability in magnetized plasmas and geostrophic fluids, Physics of Plasmas, 7, 1349-1351.
  26. E.S. Furkal, A.I. Smolyakov, 2000.  The generalized transport equations for arbitrary collision frequency in a weakly ionized plasma, Physics of Plasmas, 7, 122-134.
  27. A.I. Smolyakov, P.H. Diamond, 1999, Generalized action invariants for drift wave-zonal flow systems, Physics of Plasmas, 6, 4410-4413.
  28. A.I. Smolyakov, P.H. Diamond, M. Malkov, 2000, Coherent structure phenomena in drift wave - zonal flow turbulence, Physical Review Letters, 84, 491-494.
  29. A.I. Smolyakov, I. Khabibrakhmanov, 1998. Nonlinear diffusion of the magnetic field in weakly ionized plasma, Physical Review Letters, 81, 4871-4873.
  30. P.H. Diamond, M.N. Rosenbulth, F.L. Hinton, M.Malkov, J. Fleisher, A. Smolyakov, 1998.  Dynamics of zonal flows and self-regulating drift-wave turbulence, International Atomic Energy Agency Vienna, 1998, IAEA-CN-69/TH3/1.
  31. A.I. Smolyakov, A. Hirose, E. Lazzaro, J.D. Callen, and G.B. Re, 1995.  Nonlinear Magnetic Islands in a Rotating Toroidal Plasma, Physics of Plasmas, 2, 1581-1598.
  32. A. Hirose and A.I. Smolyakov, 1995.  Beta Enhancement of Thermal Diffusivity Due to Long Wavelength Modes in Tokamaks, Nuclear Fusion, 35, 483-486.
  33. A.I. Smolyakov and P.N. Yushmanov, 1993.  Neoclassical Diffusion in a Turbulent Plasma, Nuclear Fusion, 33, 383-398.
  34. L.E. Zakharov, A. I. Smolyakov, and A.A. Subbotin, 1990. Quasilinear Saturation and Bifurcations of the Magnetic Islands in a Finite Pressure Plasma, Soviet Journal of Plasma Physics, 16, 451-454.
  35. A.I. Smolyakov, 1989.  Drift Magnetic Islands in a Tokamak, Soviet Journal of Plasma Physics, 15, 667-670.

 

Full list of our group's publications is available here.


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Selected Invited Talks and Conference Presentations

 

  1. 13th International Congress on Plasma Physics, Kiev, Ukraine, May 2006. Invited Topical Review: Nonlinear Effects in inductively coupled plasmas.       

  2. International Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy, March 4th, 2005. Invited lecture:  Review of the theory of neoclassical tearing modes.

  3. 9thth Easter Plasma Meeting, Torino, Mar 31st, 2005, Italy. Invited talk: On rotation of magnetic islands.
  4. 8th Easter Plasma Meeting: Reconnection and Turbulence in Magnetically Confined Plasmas, April 2003, Torino, Italy. Invited talk: Threshold phenomena in magnetic island theory.
  5. The International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases, Greifswald, July 2003, Germany. Invited talk: Anomalous and Nonlinear Effects in Inductive Plasmas.
  6. The International Conference and School on Plasma Physics, Ukraine, Sep 2002. Invited talk: Large scale flows and magentic field in drift wave turbulence and transport.    
  7. Division of Plasma Physics, American Physical Society meeting, November 2002. Invited talk: Ponderomotive effects in low temperature gas discharge plasmas
  8. Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Toronto, October 2001. Invited seminar: Generation of large scale flow and magnetic field in MHD plasmas: implications for momentum transport in accretion disks.
  9. Workshop on Turbulence and Transport in Electromagnetic Turbulence, Aix-en-Provence, France, July 2001. Invited talk, Plasma flow and magnetic field structures in electromagnetic electron temperature gradient driven turbulence.  
  10. Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka, Japan, July 2001. Invited seminar. Effects of plasma flow and viscosity in magnetic island theory. 
  11. Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka, Japan, July 2001. Invited seminar. Effects of plasma flow and viscosity in magnetic island theory.
  12. Plasma theory and simulation advisory committee meeting for Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan, January 2001. Invited talk: Zonal flow dynamics: Current status and prospects.
  13. Workshop on Control of Neoclassical Tearing Mode by ECH, Kyushu University, Japan, February 2001. Invited talk, Inertial Effects in the theory of nonlinear magnetic islands.
  14. Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, February 2001. Invited seminar: Dynamics of zonal flow and magnetic fields.
  15. Annual Japan Physical Society meeting, Chuo University, Japan, March, 2001. Invited talk: Zonal flow instabilities in tokamak plasmas.
  16. National Institute for Fusion Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan, June 2001. Invited seminar: Large scale flows in electromagnetic electron temperature gradient driven turbulence
  17. International School of Plasma Physics Piero Caldirola, Theory of Fusion Plasmas, Varenna, Italy, August 2000, Invited Talk: Shear Flow instabilities in magnetized plasma and geostrophic fluids.
  18. Istituto di Fisica del Plasma, Milan, Italy, October 2000. Invited seminar: Growth of large scale flows and field in plasmas.
  19. Istituto di Fisica del Plasma, Milan, Italy November, 2000. Invited seminar: Anomalous and nonlinear effects in inductive plasmas.    
  20. Canadian Association of Physicists Congress, York University, 4-7 June 2000, Invited Talk: On nonlinear and anomalous effects in inductively coupled plasmas for material processing and RF lighting technologies.
  21. Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Alberta, 1999.  Invited seminar: Generation of zonal flows in magnetized plasmas and geostrophic fluids, December 1999.
  22. Istituto di Fisica del Plasma, Milan, Italy 1997. Invited seminar: Rotating magnetic islands in a tokamak, April 1997.
  23. Centre Canadien de Fusion Magnetique, Varennes, Canada, 1996. Invited seminar: Plasma rotation in a tokamak, February 1996.  
  24. University of California at San Diego, Department of Physics, 1995.  Invited seminar: Neoclassical parallel viscosity and plasma rotation in a tokamak, May 1995.
  25. University of Texas at Austin, Institute for Fusion Studies, 1994. Invited seminar: On anomalous transport equation, March 1994.
  26. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Nuclear Physics and Engineering Physics, 1994. Invited seminar: Plasma gyrovoscsity and finite Larmor radius magnetohydrodynamics, November 1994.  
  27. Canadian Association of Physicists Congress, University of Regina, 4-7 June 1994, Invited Talk:  Anomalous transport due to long wavelength modes in a tokamak (with A. Hirose).
  28. Istituto di Fisica del Plasma, Milan, Italy 1993. Invited seminar: Drift magnetic islands, October 1993.
  29. University of Turin, Italy, Departamento di Fisica Teorica, 1993. Invited seminar: Nonlinear tearing modes in inhomogeneous plasmas, November 1993.
  30. Centre Ricerche Energetiche ENEA, Frascati, Italy, 1993. Invited seminar: On rotating magnetic islands and error field threshold in tokamaks.
  31. Theoretical and Strategic Studies Department Fusion, Culham, United Kingdom, 1993. Invited seminar: Anomalous transport equations in toroidal plasmas, November 1993.
  32. JET Joint Undertaking, Culham, United Kingdom, 1993. Invited seminar: On drift effects in magnetic islands, November 1993.
  33. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Physics, Invited seminar: On turbulent energy transport, April 1993.  
  34. Istituto di Fisica del Plasma, Milan, Italy 1991.  Invited seminar: Neoclassical turbulent diffusion, May 1991.
  35. International Center for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, 1991. Invited seminar and workshop: Drift effects in magnetic islands, April 1991.

 

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Contact information

 

Dr. A. Smolyakov
Department of Physics & Engineering Physics,
University of Saskatchewan,
116 Science Place,
Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2
Canada

Phone: 1-(306)-966-6432
Fax: 1-(306)-966-6400
email: smolyakov@sask.usask.ca

 

 

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