Belarusian and Serbian researchers intend to develop technologies to produce new plasma sources

Scientists of the Stepanov Institute of Physics and the Belarusian National Academy of Sciences jointly with Serbian specialists intend to carry out the project on creation of new plasma sources at atmospheric pressure conditions, Valery Arkhipenko, a researcher of the institute, told BelTA.

According to him, the major part of the technologies used in Physics today allows us to develop new plasma sources at low atmospheric pressure conditions. To make this we need up-to-date vacuum installations, he added. “The creation of new plasma sources at atmospheric pressure conditions will allow us to exclude their use and to reduce the final price of plasma equipment. The technologies which are planned to be developed will be used to produce new materials for the industry as well,” the scientists said.

According to Valery Arkhipenko, the cooperation between research centres of Belarus and Serbia has been developing for 12 years. The Belarus National Academy of Sciences and the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts signed the agreement on sci-tech cooperation. The document envisages the conduct of joint research symposiums. The first such forum was held in 1996. From 1999 to 2001, Belarusian and Serbian scientists were carrying out the project on creation of the high energy two-stage compressive plasma accelerator which allow us to change the properties of solids, to produce up-to-date nanostructure materials for electronics, the scientist said. The works to improve this development are expected to be continued.

The 7th Belarusian-Serbian symposium “Physics and Diagnostics of Laboratory and Astrophysical Plasma” is being held in Minsk on September 22-26. Taking part in the forum are more than 50 researchers of both the countries. They will discuss the prospects of creation of up-to-date plasma sources and their use, the implementation of the joint projects on development of plasma equipment and technologies for metallurgy, agriculture, industry, aviation, medicine, ecology and other branches of the national economy. Reports dedicated to the plasma physics and nanophotonics, the creation of laser-plasma engine and others will be presented at the symposium.

The forum has been organized by the Stepanov Institute of physics of the Belarusian National Academy of Sciences.

Source: BelTA