Supervisor:
Associate Professor, PhD in Technical Sciences – Yurii Shyrokyi
Research Results
– a prototype of a vacuum arc thruster has been implemented, and its operability in vacuum conditions with the capability of stable pulsed thrust formation has been confirmed;
– a pulsed arc discharge ignition system has been developed and tested, providing controlled initiation of plasma formation across a wide range of operating parameters;
– the influence of electromagnetic configurations on plasma flow dynamics has been investigated, including the effects of focusing, stabilization, and jet direction control;
– regularities of electron-beam modification of materials have been established, specifically the formation of carbon nanostructures and subsurface phase transformations in AuCl₃ crystals that affect the accuracy of spectral analysis;
– a plasma-induced mechanism for the morphological transformation of nanomaterials (1D → 2D) has been proposed, opening new possibilities for controlling their structure and properties.
