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Mikhail Benilov. Concluiu o(a) Mestrado integrado em Aerophysics and Space Research em 1974 pelo(a) Moscow Institute for Physics and Technology, Doutoramento em Ciências Físicas e Matemáticas em 1978 pelo(a) Moscow Institute for Physics and Technology. Título de Agregado em Ciências Físicas e Matemáticas em 1990 pelo(a) High Commission for Certification of the USSR Council of Ministers. Título de Agregado em Física em 1997 pelo(a) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico. É Professor Catedrático no(a) Universidade da Madeira. Publicou 182 artigos em revistas especializadas. Recebeu 4 prémio(s) e/ou homenagens. Atua na(s) área(s) de Ciências Exatas com ênfase em Física com ênfase em Física dos Fluídos e dos Plasmas. No seu currículo Ciência Vitae os termos mais frequentes na contextualização da produção científica, tecnológica e artístico-cultural são: plasmas de baixa temperatura; cátodos; baínhas de carga de espaço; descargas de arco; descargas em gases; plasma térmico; arco eléctrico; cátodo termiónico; descarga de gás; descarga de arco; descarga luminiscente ; auto-organização ; Auto-organização; Descargas luminescentes; Descargas de arco a alta pressão; Arcos em vácuo; .
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Mikhail Benilov

Citation names

  • Benilov, Mikhail
  • Benilov, M S
  • Benilov, Mikhail S

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
0F14-A79A-97C1
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9059-1948
Scopus Author Id
7005138676

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences - Physical Sciences - Fluids and Plasma Physics

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Russian (Mother tongue)
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
German Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
1997
Concluded
 n/a (Título de Agregado)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Cathodic Spots in Arc Discharges" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 por unanimidade
1990
Concluded
 n/a (Título de Agregado)
High Commission for Certification of the USSR Council of Ministers, Russia
"Theory of Near-Probe and Near-Electrode Layers in Flows of Weakly Ionized High-Pressure Plasmas" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 n/a
1978/11/27
Concluded
 n/a (Doutoramento)
Moscow Institute for Physics and Technology, Russia
"Calculation of Densities of Charged Particles and Electric Field in Partially Ionized Gas near Conducting Bodies" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 n/a
1974/06/30
Concluded
 Aerophysics and Space Research (Mestrado integrado)
Moscow Institute for Physics and Technology, Russia
"Electromagnetic Probing of the Moon" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 with Honours
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
1992 - 1993 Researcher (Research) Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany, Georgia
1976 - 1977 Research Assistant (Research) Moscow Institute for Physics and Technology, Russia

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/11/12 - Current Invited Full Professor (University Teacher) Universidade da Madeira Centro de Competência de Ciências Exatas e da Engenharia, Portugal
2000/02/18 - 2021/09/15 Full Professor (University Teacher) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
1993 - 2000 Invited Full Professor (University Teacher) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
1990 - 1992 Research Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany, Georgia
1977 - 1990 Senior Engineer, Junior Scientist, Senior Scientist, Leading Scientist Institute for High Temperatures of the USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2000 - Current Projetos de investigação aplicada, financiados pela indústria internacional
Sem referência
Principal investigator
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear
LA/P/0061/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0061/2020
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Portugal

Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2023/06/30 PlasMa: teoria e simulação avançada de plasmas relevantes para aplicações energéticas
M1420-01-0145-FEDER-000016
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Representação Permanente de Portugal junto da União Europeia
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear
UID/FIS/50010/2019
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Portugal

Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013/07/01 - 2015/12/31 Modelização, compreensão e controlo de fenómenos de auto-organização na interação plasma-elétrodos em descargas de gás: de primeiros princípios às aplicações
PTDC/FIS-PLA/2708/2012
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2014/01/01 - 2015/03/31 Projecto Estratégico - UI 219 - 2014
PEst-OE/MAT/UI0219/2014
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal

Laboratório Regional de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011/01/01 - 2013/12/31 Projecto Estratégico - UI 219 - 2011-2012
PEst-OE/MAT/UI0219/2011
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal

Laboratório Regional de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2009/01/01 - 2012/09/30 Manchas catódicas em descargas de gás de alta pressão de corrente continua: fenómenos de auto-organização
PTDC/FIS/68609/2006
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2005/02/01 - 2008/03/31 Modos de transferência de corrente aos cátodos da descarga de arco de alta pressão e sua estabilidade
POCI/FIS/60526/2004
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2000/10/01 - 2004/07/31 Teoria e modelização da interacção plasma-cátodo em descargas de arco de alta pressão
POCTI/FIS/32411/2000
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. Ferreira, Nuno; Almeida, Pedro G C; Naidis, George V.; Benilov, M S. "Efficient numerical modelling of DC self-sustaining discharges". Paper presented in 25th Europhysics Conference on Atomic and Molecular Physics of Ionized Gases (ESCAMPIG), Paris, 2022.
  2. Benilov, M S. "On the Mechanism of Retrograde Motion of Cathode Spots of Vacuum Arcs". 2018.
    10.1109/deiv.2018.8537141
  3. Benilov, M S. "Advanced Modeling of Plasma-Cathode Interaction in Vacuum and Low-Pressure Arcs". 2018.
    10.1109/deiv.2018.8537038
  4. Benilov, M S. "Simulating Propagation of Spots over Cathodes of High-Power Vacuum Circuit Breakers". 2018.
    10.1109/deiv.2018.8537028
  5. Benilov, M S. "Phenomenological approach to simulation of propagation of spots over cathodes of high-power vacuum circuit breakers". 2016.
    10.1109/DEIV.2016.7748728
  6. Benilov, M S. "Simulation of thermal instability in non-uniformities on the surface of cathodes of vacuum arcs". 2016.
    10.1109/DEIV.2016.7748732
  7. Benilov, M S. "Detailed numerical simulation of cathode spots in high-current vacuum arcs". 2016.
    10.1109/DEIV.2016.7763938
  8. Benilov, M S. "Analyzing Spotless Mode of Current Transfer to Cathodes of Metal-Vapor Arcs". 2014.
    10.1109/DEIV.2014.6961664
  9. Benilov, M S. "Stability of stationary solutions in the theory of cathode spots in arcs in vacuum and ambient gas". 2014.
    10.1109/DEIV.2014.6961653
  10. BENILOV, M. S.. "MULTIFLUID DESCRIPTION AND THE BOHM CRITERION FOR MULTI-SPECIES PLASMAS". 1996.
    10.1142/9789814447171_0013
Journal article
  1. R M S Almeida; P G C Almeida; G V Naidis; M S Benilov. "Validation of the Townsend criterion for ignition of volume gas discharges". Plasma Sources Science and Technology (2023): https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6595/ad02bb.
    10.1088/1361-6595/ad02bb
  2. M D Cunha; M A Sargsyan; M Kh Gadzhiev; D V Tereshonok; M S Benilov. "Numerical and experimental investigation of thermal regimes of thermionic cathodes of arc plasma torches". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics (2023): https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ace063.
    10.1088/1361-6463/ace063
  3. M Baeva; M S Benilov; T Zhu; H Testrich; T Kewitz; R Foest. "Modelling and experimental evidence of the cathode erosion in a plasma spray torch". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics (2022): https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ac791c.
    10.1088/1361-6463/ac791c
  4. D. F. N. Santos; N. A. Almeida; M. Lisnyak; J.-P. Gonnet; M. S. Benilov. "Numerical investigation of regimes of current transfer to anodes of high-pressure arc discharges". Physics of Plasmas 29 4 (2022): 043503-043503. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0076587.
    10.1063/5.0076587
  5. M. S. Benilov; P. G. C. Almeida; N. G. C. Ferreira; R. M. S. Almeida; G. V. Naidis. "A practical guide to modeling low-current quasi-stationary gas discharges: Eigenvalue, stationary, and time-dependent solvers". Journal of Applied Physics (2021): https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0057856.
    10.1063/5.0057856
  6. N G C Ferreira; G V Naidis; M S Benilov. "Simulation of pre-breakdown discharges in high-pressure air: II. Effect of surface protrusions". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 54 25 (2021): 255203-255203. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/abf372.
    10.1088/1361-6463/abf372
  7. D F N Santos; M Lisnyak; N A Almeida; L G Benilova; M S Benilov. "Numerical investigation of AC arc ignition on cold electrodes in atmospheric-pressure argon". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 54 19 (2021): 195202-195202. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/abdf97.
    10.1088/1361-6463/abdf97
  8. Nuno G. C. Ferreira; Pedro G. C. Almeida; Mikhail S. Benilov; Victor A. Panarin; Victor S. Skakun; Victor F. Tarasenko; George V. Naidis. "Computational and Experimental Study of Time-Averaged Characteristics of Positive and Negative DC Corona Discharges in Point-Plane Gaps in Atmospheric Air". IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 48 12 (2020): 4080-4088. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2020.3031076.
    10.1109/TPS.2020.3031076
  9. Pedro G C G C Almeida; Rui Almeida; Nuno Ferreira; George V Naidis; Mikhail S Benilov. "Simple computation of ignition voltage of self-sustaining gas discharges". Plasma Sources Science and Technology (2020): https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6595/abbf91.
    10.1088/1361-6595/abbf91
  10. N. G. C. Ferreira; P. G. C. Almeida; M. S. Benilov; G. V. Naidis. "Comment on “Electric field measurements under DC corona discharges in ambient air by electric field induced second harmonic generation” [Appl. Phys. Lett. 115, 244101 (2019)]". Applied Physics Letters (2020): https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0007572.
    10.1063/5.0007572
  11. M S Benilov. "Modeling the physics of interaction of high-pressure arcs with their electrodes: advances and challenges". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics (2020): https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ab47be.
    10.1088/1361-6463/ab47be
  12. M D Cunha; H T C Kaufmann; D F N Santos; M S Benilov. "Simulating changes in shape of thermionic cathodes during operation of high-pressure arc discharges". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics (2019): https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ab4510.
    10.1088/1361-6463/ab4510
  13. M. S. Benilov; N. A. Almeida. "Kinetic Bohm criterion in the Tonks-Langmuir model: Assumption or theorem?". Physics of Plasmas (2019): https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5121022.
    10.1063/1.5121022
  14. D F N Santos; M Lisnyak; M S Benilov. "Account of diffusion in local thermodynamic equilibrium and two-temperature plasma models". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics (2019): https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ab34c1.
    10.1088/1361-6463/ab34c1
  15. Benilov, M S. "The Enskog–Vlasov equation: a kinetic model describing gas, liquid, and solid". Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-5468/ab3ccf.
    10.1088/1742-5468/ab3ccf
  16. H T C Kaufmann; C Silva; M S Benilov. "Numerical simulation of the initial stage of unipolar arcing in fusion-relevant conditions". Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion (2019): https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6587/ab2fac.
    10.1088/1361-6587/ab2fac
  17. N G C Ferreira; D F N Santos; P G C Almeida; G V Naidis; M S Benilov. "Simulation of pre-breakdown discharges in high-pressure air. I: The model and its application to corona inception". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics (2019): https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ab2849.
    10.1088/1361-6463/ab2849
  18. Mario D. Cunha; Norbert Wenzel; Pedro G. C. Almeida; Werner Hartmann; Mikhail S. Benilov. "A Simple Model of Distribution of Current Over Cathodes of Vacuum Circuit Breakers". IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 47 8 (2019): 3462-3469. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2019.2927794.
    10.1109/TPS.2019.2927794
  19. Mikhail S. Benilov; Helena T. C. Kaufmann; Werner Hartmann; Larissa G. Benilova. "Revisiting Theoretical Description of the Retrograde Motion of Cathode Spots of Vacuum Arcs". IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 47 8 (2019): 3434-3441. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2019.2904866.
    10.1109/TPS.2019.2904866
  20. M S Benilov. "Comment on ‘Information hidden in the velocity distribution of ions and the exact kinetic Bohm criterion’". Plasma Sources Science and Technology (2019): https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6595/ab0f58.
    10.1088/1361-6595/ab0f58
  21. Benilov, M S. "Peculiar property of noble gases and its explanation through the Enskog-Vlasov model". Physical Review E (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physreve.99.012144.
    10.1103/physreve.99.012144
  22. Benilov, M S. "Modelling spark-plug discharge in dry air". Combustion and Flame (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2018.09.007.
    10.1016/j.combustflame.2018.09.007
  23. Benilov, M S. "Energy conservation and H theorem for the Enskog-Vlasov equation". Physical Review E (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physreve.97.062115.
    10.1103/physreve.97.062115
  24. M S Bieniek; P G C Almeida; M S Benilov. "Self-consistent modeling of self-organized patterns of spots on anodes of DC glow discharges". Plasma Sources Science and Technology (2018): https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6595/aac0e9.
    10.1088/1361-6595/aac0e9
  25. M. S. Bieniek; D. F. N. Santos; P. G. C. Almeida; M. S. Benilov. "Bifurcations in the theory of current transfer to cathodes of DC discharges and observations of transitions between different modes". Physics of Plasmas (2018): https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5024383.
    10.1063/1.5024383
  26. H. T. C. Kaufmann; M. D. Cunha; M. S. Benilov; W. Hartmann; N. Wenzel. "Detailed numerical simulation of cathode spots in vacuum arcs: Interplay of different mechanisms and ejection of droplets". Journal of Applied Physics 122 16 (2017): 163303-163303. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4995368.
    10.1063/1.4995368
  27. Almeida, N A; Cunha, M D; Benilov, M S. "Computing anode heating voltage in high-pressure arc discharges and modelling rod electrodes in dc and ac regimes". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 50 38 (2017): 385203. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/aa7f97.
    10.1088/1361-6463/aa7f97
  28. Mario D. Cunha; Helena T. C. Kaufmann; Mikhail S. Benilov; Werner Hartmann; Norbert Wenzel. "Detailed Numerical Simulation of Cathode Spots in Vacuum Arcs—I". IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 45 8 (2017): 2060-2069. https://doi.org/10.1109%2Ftps.2017.2697005.
    10.1109/TPS.2017.2697005
  29. Lisnyak, M; Cunha, M D; Bauchire, J-M; Benilov, M S. "Numerical modelling of high-pressure arc discharges: matching the LTE arc core with the electrodes". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 50 31 (2017): 315203. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/aa76d3.
    10.1088/1361-6463/aa76d3
  30. Benilov, M S. "Computing Different Modes on Cathodes of DC Glow and High-Pressure Arc Discharges: Time-Dependent Versus Stationary Solvers". Plasma Processes Polym. 14 4-5 (2017): 1600122-1600122. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppap.201600122.
    10.1002/ppap.201600122
  31. Benilov, M S. "Kinetic approach to condensation: Diatomic gases with dipolar molecules". Phys. Rev. E 96 (2017): 042125-042125. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.96.042125.
    10.1103/PhysRevE.96.042125
  32. Benilov, M S. "Novel non-equilibrium modelling of a DC electric arc in argon". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics (2016): http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/49/24/245205.
    10.1088/0022-3727/49/24/245205
  33. Benilov, M S; Almeida, N A; Baeva, M; Cunha, M D; Benilova, L G; Uhrlandt, D. "Account of near-cathode sheath in numerical models of high-pressure arc discharges". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 49 21 (2016): 215201. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/49/21/215201.
    10.1088/0022-3727/49/21/215201
  34. Benilov, M S. "Semiphenomenological model for gas-liquid phase transitions". Physical Review E (2016): http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physreve.93.032148.
    10.1103/physreve.93.032148
  35. Benilov, M S. "Effects of Nonthermal Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma on Drosophila Development". Plasma Medicine 6 2 (2016): 115-124. http://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/5a5b4a3d419387fb,2cd4f93b5efd4449,1ba656f614a1fedf.html.
    10.1615/PlasmaMed.2016016768
  36. Mikhail S. Benilov; Larissa G. Benilova. "Physics of Spotless Mode of Current Transfer to Cathodes of Metal Vapor Arcs". IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 43 8 (2015): 2247-2252. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2015.2445093.
    10.1109/TPS.2015.2445093
  37. Benilov, M S; Cunha, M D; Hartmann, W; Wenzel, N. "Numerical investigation of the stability of stationary solutions in the theory of cathode spots in arcs in vacuum and ambient gas". Plasma Sources Science and Technology 23 5 (2014): 054007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0963-0252/23/5/054007.
    10.1088/0963-0252/23/5/054007
  38. Baeva, M; Uhrlandt, D; Benilov, M S; Cunha, M D. "Comparing two non-equilibrium approaches to modelling of a free-burning arc". Plasma Sources Science and Technology 22 6 (2013): 065017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0963-0252/22/6/065017.
    10.1088/0963-0252/22/6/065017
  39. Benilov, M.S.; Cunha, M.D.. "Joule heat generation in thermionic cathodes of high-pressure arc discharges". Journal of Applied Physics 113 6 (2013): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84874300849&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1063/1.4790709
  40. Benilov, M.S.; Cunha, M.D.; Hartmann, W.; Kosse, S.; Lawall, A.; Wenzel, N.. "Space-resolved modeling of stationary spots on copper vacuum arc cathodes and on composite cucr cathodes with large grains". IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 41 8 (2013): 1950-1958. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84882448347&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/TPS.2013.2263255
  41. Almeida, P.G.C.; Benilov, M.S.; Cunha, M.D.; Gomes, J.G.L.. "Quenching thermal instability in the body of a thermionic arc cathode". Plasma Sources Science and Technology 22 1 (2013): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84874087389&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0963-0252/22/1/012002
  42. Almeida, P.G.C.; Benilov, M.S.. "Multiple solutions in the theory of direct current glow discharges: Effect of plasma chemistry and nonlocality, different plasma-producing gases, and 3D modelling". Physics of Plasmas 20 10 (2013): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84887237854&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1063/1.4826184
  43. Benilov, M.S.; Benilova, L.G.. "Field to thermo-field to thermionic electron emission: A practical guide to evaluation and electron emission from arc cathodes". Journal of Applied Physics 114 6 (2013): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84883416747&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1063/1.4818325
  44. Almeida, N.A.; Benilov, M.S.; Benilova, L.G.; Hartmann, W.; Wenzel, N.. "Near-cathode plasma layer on CuCr contacts of vacuum arcs". IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 41 8 (2013): 1938-1949. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84882452742&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/TPS.2013.2260832
  45. Benilov, M S. "Cluster issue on 'Spots and patterns on electrodes of gas discharges'". (2013):
    10.1088/0963-0252/22/050401
  46. Almeida, N.A.; Benilov, M.S.. "Physics of the intermediate layer between a plasma and a collisionless sheath and mathematical meaning of the Bohm criterion". Physics of Plasmas 19 7 (2012): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84866949735&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1063/1.4737080
  47. Benilov, M.S.; Benilova, L.G.; Li, H.-P.; Wu, G.-Q.. "Sheath and arc-column voltages in high-pressure arc discharges". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 45 35 (2012): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84865956644&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0022-3727/45/35/355201
  48. Benilov, M.S.; Hechtfischer, U.. "Stability of very-high pressure arc discharges against perturbations of the electron temperature". Journal of Applied Physics 111 7 (2012): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84861744434&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1063/1.3702469
  49. Benilov, M.S.; Hechtfischer, U.. "Erratum: Stability of very-high pressure arc discharges against perturbations of the electron temperature (Journal of Applied Physics (2012) 111 (073305))". Journal of Applied Physics 111 9 (2012): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84864197086&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1063/1.4718915
  50. Benilov, M.S.; Benilova, L.G.; Cunha, M.D.; Hartmann, W.; Lawall, A.; Wenzel, N.. "Modeling cathode spots in vacuum arcs burning on multi-component contacts". Proceedings - International Symposium on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum, ISDEIV (2012): 317-320. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84873955662&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/DEIV.2012.6412517
  51. Almeida, P.G.C.; Benilov, M.S.; Faria, M.J.. "Study of stability of dc glow discharges with the use of Comsol Multiphysics software". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 44 41 (2011): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-80053344418&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0022-3727/44/41/415203
  52. Almeida, P.G.C.; Benilov, M.S.; Faria, M.J.. "Three-dimensional modeling of self-organization in DC glow microdischarges". IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 39 11 PART 1 (2011): 2190-2191. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-81255159135&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/TPS.2011.2148129
  53. Benilov, M.S.. "Space-charge sheath with ions accelerated into the plasma". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 43 17 (2010): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77951055368&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0022-3727/43/17/175203
  54. Benilov, M.S.; Naidis, G.V.. "What is the mathematical meaning of Steenbeck's principle of minimum power in gas discharge physics?". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 43 17 (2010): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77951046980&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0022-3727/43/17/175204
  55. Almeida, P.G.C.; Benilov, M.S.; Faria, M.J.. "Multiple solutions in the theory of dc glow discharges". Plasma Sources Science and Technology 19 2 (2010): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77950289568&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0963-0252/19/2/025019
  56. Benilov, M.S.; Benilova, L.G.. "The double sheath on cathodes of discharges burning in cathode vapour". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 43 34 (2010): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77957171983&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0022-3727/43/34/345204
  57. Benilov, M.S.; Benilova, L.G.. "Theory of space-charge sheaths on cathodes of vacuum arcs". Proceedings - International Symposium on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum, ISDEIV (2010): 367-370. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-78650503109&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/DEIV.2010.5625757
  58. Benilov, M S. "Reply to the Comment on ‘What is the mathematical meaning of Steenbeck's principle of minimum power in gas discharge physics?’". (2010):
    10.1088/0022-3727/43/29/298002
  59. Almeida, N.A.; Benilov, M.S.; Hechtfischer, U.; Naidis, G.V.. "Investigating near-anode plasma layers of very high-pressure arc discharges". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 42 4 (2009): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-67650044815&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0022-3727/42/4/045210
  60. Benilov, M.S.; Cunha, M.D.; Faria, M.J.. "Simulating different modes of current transfer to thermionic cathodes in a wide range of conditions". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 42 14 (2009): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-70349122576&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0022-3727/42/14/145205
  61. Benilov, E.S.; Benilov, M.S.; O'Brien, S.B.G.. "Existence and stability of regularized shock solutions, with applications to rimming flows". Journal of Engineering Mathematics 63 2-4 (2009): 197-212. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-62149142057&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10665-008-9227-1
  62. Benilov, M.S.. "The Child-Langmuir law and analytical theory of collisionless to collision-dominated sheaths". Plasma Sources Science and Technology 18 1 (2009): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-64249129994&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0963-0252/18/1/014005
  63. Almeida, P.G.C.; Benilov, M.S.; Cunha, M.D.; Faria, M.J.. "Analysing bifurcations encountered in numerical modelling of current transfer to cathodes of dc glow and arc discharges". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 42 19 (2009): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-70350680321&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0022-3727/42/19/194010
  64. Benilov, M.S.. "Understanding and modelling plasma-electrode interaction in high-pressure arc discharges: A review". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 41 14 (2008): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-47249116484&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0022-3727/41/14/144001
  65. Almeida, P.G.C.; Benilov, M.S.; Cunha, M.D.. "Formation of stationary and transient spots on thermionic cathodes and its prevention". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 41 14 (2008): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-47249140311&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0022-3727/41/14/144004
  66. Benilov, E.S.; Benilov, M.S.; Kopteva, N.. "Steady rimming flows with surface tension". Journal of Fluid Mechanics 597 (2008): 91-118. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-39049098151&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1017/S0022112007009585
  67. Benilov, M.S.. "Bifurcations of current transfer through a collisional sheath with ionization and self-organization on glow cathodes". Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics 77 3 (2008): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-41549137892&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1103/PhysRevE.77.036408
  68. Almeida, N.A.; Benilov, M.S.; Naidis, G.V.. "Unified modelling of near-cathode plasma layers in high-pressure arc discharges". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 41 24 (2008): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-65449169282&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0022-3727/41/24/245201
  69. Benilov, M.S.. "Modern theory of plasma-cathode interaction in high-pressure arc discharges and perspectives of its application to cathode spots in vacuum arcs". Proceedings - International Symposium on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum, ISDEIV 2 (2008): 301-306. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-57849133228&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/DEIV.2008.4676788
  70. Almeida, P.G.C.; Benilov, M.S.; Cunha, M.D.. "Transient spots on cathodes of high-pressure arc discharges". IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 36 4 PART 1 (2008): 1032-1033. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-50249113915&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/TPS.2008.927099
  71. Benilov, M.S.; Cunha, M.D.; Faria, M.J.. "Effect of protrusions on cathodic-arc-attachment mode in high-pressure arc discharges". IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 36 4 PART 1 (2008): 1034-1035. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-50249109961&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/TPS.2008.920888
  72. Benilov, M.S.. "Comment on 'Self-organization in cathode boundary layer discharges in xenon' and 'Self-organization in cathode boundary layer microdischarges'". Plasma Sources Science and Technology 16 2 (2007): 422-425. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34247535898&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0963-0252/16/2/N01
  73. Benilov, M.S.; Faria, M.J.. "Stability of direct current transfer to thermionic cathodes: II. Numerical simulation". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 40 17 (2007): 5083-5097. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34548673741&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0022-3727/40/17/014
  74. Benilov, M.S.. "Stability of direct current transfer to thermionic cathodes: I. Analytical theory". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 40 5 (2007): 1376-1393. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33947702577&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0022-3727/40/5/011
  75. Li, H.-P.; Benilov, M.S.. "Effect of a near-cathode sheath on heat transfer in high-pressure arc plasmas". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 40 7 (2007): 2010-2017. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33947415802&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0022-3727/40/7/024
  76. Benilov, M.S.; Naidis, G.V.; Petrovic, Z.Lj.; Radmilovic-Radjenovic, M.; Stojkovic, A.. "Escape factors for thermionic cathodes in atomic gases in a wide electric field range". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 39 14 (2006): 2959-2963. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33745699744&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0022-3727/39/14/014
  77. Paul, K.C.; Takemura, T.; Hiramoto, T.; Erraki, A.; Dawson, F.; Zissis, G.; Gonzalez, J.J.; et al. "Self-consistent model of HID lamp for design applications". IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 34 4 III (2006): 1536-1547. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33747813860&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/TPS.2006.877644
  78. Benilov, M.S.; Naidis, G.V.. "Modeling of hydrogen-rich gas production by plasma reforming of hydrocarbon fuels". International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 31 6 (2006): 769-774. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33645723649&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ijhydene.2005.06.018
  79. Benilov, M.S.; Carpaij, M.; Cunha, M.D.. "3D modelling of heating of thermionic cathodes by high-pressure arc plasmas". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 39 10 (2006): 2124-2134. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33646729691&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0022-3727/39/10/024
  80. Benilov, M.S.; Cunha, M.D.; Naidis, G.V.; Benilov, M S; Cunha, M D; Naidis, G V. "Modelling current transfer to cathodes in metal halide plasmas". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 38 17 (2005): 3155-3162. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-24144450558&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0022-3727/38/17/S16
  81. Benilov, M.S.; Naidis, G.V.. "Asymptotic calculation of escape factor in atomic plasmas". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 38 19 (2005): 3599-3608. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-25144455070&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0022-3727/38/19/009
  82. Benilov, M.S.; Naidis, G.V.. "Modelling of discharges in a flow of preheated air". Plasma Sources Science and Technology 14 1 (2005): 129-133. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-14644417777&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0963-0252/14/1/015
  83. Benilov, M.S.; Cunha, M.D.; Naidis, G.V.. "Modelling interaction of multispecies plasmas with thermionic cathodes". Plasma Sources Science and Technology 14 3 (2005): 517-524. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-23844492111&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0963-0252/14/3/014
  84. BENILOV, M; NAIDIS, G. "Modeling of hydrogen-rich gas production by plasma reforming of hydrocarbon fuels". International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2005): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2005.06.014.
    10.1016/j.ijhydene.2005.06.014
  85. Almeida, N.A.; Benilov, M.S.; Franklin, R.N.; Naidis, G.V.. "Transition from a fully ionized plasma to an absorbing surface". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 37 22 (2004): 3107-3116. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-9944251469&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0022-3727/37/22/008
  86. Paul, K.C.; Takemura, T.; Hiramoto, T.; Benilov, M.; Dawson, F.; Erraki, A.; Gonzalez, J.J.; et al. "Calculation of current density and temperature distributions at the cathode surface using a collisional sheath model". IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (2004): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-19944432465&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  87. Benilov, M.S.. "Method of matched asymptotic expansions versus intuitive approaches: Calculation of arc cathode spots". IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 32 1 III (2004): 249-255. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-2442432309&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/TPS.2004.824003
  88. Benilov, M.S.; Cunha, M.D.; Naidis, G.V.. "Modelling interaction of metal halide plasmas with a thermionic cathode". Institute of Physics Conference Series 182 (2004): 537-538. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-5044235384&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  89. Benilov, M.S.; Cunha, M.D.. "Heating of refractory cathodes by high-pressure arc plasmas: II". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 36 6 (2003): 603-614. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0037459354&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0022-3727/36/6/301
  90. Benilov, M.S.; Naidis, G.V.. "Modelling of low-current discharges in atmospheric-pressure air taking account of non-equilibrium effects". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 36 15 (2003): 1834-1841. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0042734543&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0022-3727/36/15/314
  91. Benilov, M.S.; Naidis, G.V.. "Simulation of DC and Surface-Wave Discharges in Atmospheric-Pressure Air and its Mixtures with Hydrocarbons". IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (2003): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0141893295&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  92. Benilov, M.S.. "Method of matched asymptotic expansions versus intuitive approaches: Calculation of space-charge sheaths". IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 31 4 II (2003): 678-690. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0041426359&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/TPS.2003.815242
  93. Benilov, M.S.; Naidis, G.V.. "Simulation of discharges in atmospheric-pressure air sustained by traveling electromagnetic waves". IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 31 4 II (2003): 488-494. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0042428920&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/TPS.2003.815488
  94. Benilov, M.S.; Godyak, V.; Sternberg, N.. "Comment on "on the consistency of the collisionless sheath model" [Phys. Plasmas 9, 4427 (2002)] (multiple letters)". Physics of Plasmas 10 11 (2003): 4584-4588. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0344549593&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1063/1.1617331
  95. Benilov, M.S.; Cunha, M.D.. "Bifurcation points in the theory of axially symmetric arc cathodes". Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics 68 5 2 (2003): 564071-5640711. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0942278423&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  96. Benilov, M.S.. "Calculation of Collisionless Space-Charge Sheaths: Method of Matched Asymptotic Expansions Vs. Patching". IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (2003): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0141997077&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  97. Benilov, M.S.; Cunha, M.D.. "Simulation of diffuse and spot modes of current transfer to thermionic cathodes". IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (2003): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0141996977&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  98. Benilov, M.S.. "Theory and modelling of arc cathodes". Plasma Sources Science and Technology 11 3 A (2002): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036672676&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  99. Luhmann, J.; Lichtenberg, S.; Langenscheidt, O.; Benilov, M.S.; Mentel, J.. "Determination of HID electrode falls in a model lamp II: Langmuir-probe measurements". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 35 14 (2002): 1631-1638. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0037151210&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0022-3727/35/14/303
  100. Benilov, M.S.; Cunha, M.D.. "Heating of refractory cathodes by high-pressure arc plasmas: I". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 35 14 (2002): 1736-1750. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0037151213&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0022-3727/35/14/314
  101. Benilov, M.S.; Naidis, G.V.. "Modeling of DC glow discharges in atmospheric-pressure air and its mixtures with hydrocarbons with account of non-equilibrium effects". IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (2002): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036367898&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  102. Almeida, P.G.C.; Benilov, M.S.; Naidis, G.V.. "Calculation of ion mobilities by means of the two-temperature displaced-distribution theory". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 35 13 (2002): 1577-1584. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0037036568&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0022-3727/35/13/321
  103. Benilov, M.S.; Shukla, P.K.. "Near-wall space-charge sheaths in a positive dust-electron plasma". Physica Scripta T 98 (2002): 95-98. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036308221&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  104. Benilov, M.S.; Naidis, G.V.. "Modeling of discharges in atmospheric-pressure air sustained by travelling electromagnetic waves". IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (2002): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036360341&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  105. Benilov, M.S.; Franklin, R.N.. "Asymptotic theory of a collision-dominated space-charge sheath with a velocity-dependent ion mobility". Journal of Plasma Physics 67 2-3 (2002): 163-173. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0000868147&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  106. Benilov, M.S.. "Near-cathode phenomena in HID lamps". IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 37 4 (2001): 986-993. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0035388127&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/28.936388
  107. Benilov, M.S.; Jacobsson, S.; Kaddani, A.; Zahrai, S.. "Vaporization of a solid surface in an ambient gas". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 34 13 (2001): 1993-1999. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0035822390&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0022-3727/34/13/310
  108. Benilov, M.S.; Shukla, P.K.. "Bohm criterion for a plasma composed of electrons and positive dust grains". Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics 63 1 II (2001): 1-6. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-18644384158&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1103/PhysRevE.63.016410
  109. Benilov, M.S.; Shukla, P.K.. "Near-wall layer of a positive dust-electron plasma in the presence of a nonequilibrium charging process". Physics of Plasmas 8 9 (2001): 3879-3883. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0035447430&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1063/1.1389301
  110. Nielsen, T.; Kaddani, A.; Benilov, M.S.. "Model for arc cathode region in a wide pressure range". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 34 13 (2001): 2016-2021. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0035822406&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0022-3727/34/13/312
  111. Benilov, M.S.; Coulombe, S.. "Modeling a collision-dominated space-charge sheath in high-pressure arc discharges". Physics of Plasmas 8 9 (2001): 4227-4233. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0035447433&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1063/1.1387473
  112. Benilov, M.S.. "Near-electrode phenomena in HID lamps". Conference Record - IAS Annual Meeting (IEEE Industry Applications Society) 5 (2000): 3301-3308. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0034508852&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  113. Benilov, M.S.. "Boundary conditions for the Child-Langmuir sheath model". IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 28 6 (2000): 2207-2213. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0034461687&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/27.902249
  114. Benilov, M.S.. "Can the temperature of electrons in a high-pressure plasma be determined by means of an electrostatic probe?". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 33 14 (2000): 1683-1696. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0034230299&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0022-3727/33/14/308
  115. Benilov, M.S.. "Collision-dominated to collisionless electron-free space-charge sheath in a plasma with variable ion temperature". Physics of Plasmas 7 11 (2000): 4403-4411. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0009574827&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  116. Benilov, M.S.. "Theory of Nonlinear Surface Heating". Physica Scripta T 84 (2000): 22-26. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0003857915&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  117. Benilov, M.S.. "Theory of plasma-wall transition with account of variable ion temperature". Physics of Plasmas 7 1 (2000): 135-143. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0009615165&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  118. Almeida, R.M.S.; Benilov, M.S.; Naidis, G.V.. "Simulation of the layer of non-equilibrium ionization in a high-pressure argon plasma with multiply-charged ions". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 33 8 (2000): 960-967. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0033873419&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0022-3727/33/8/312
  119. Benilov, M.; Shukla, P.. "Bohm criterion for a plasma composed of electrons and positive dust grains". Physical Review E 63 1 (2000): http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.63.016410.
    10.1103/physreve.63.016410
  120. Benilov, M.S.. "Analysis of ionization non-equilibrium in the near-cathode region of atmospheric-pressure arcs". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 32 3 (1999): 257-262. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0033531281&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0022-3727/32/3/013
  121. Benilov, M.S.; Franklin, R.N.. "Joining sheath to plasma in electronegative gases at low pressures using matched asymptotic approximations". Journal of Plasma Physics 62 5 (1999): 541-559. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0000072312&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  122. Hu, W.; Dawson, F.P.; Benilov, M.S.. "Computing the magnetic pinch force in a high pressure high power plasma". Digests of the Intermag Conference (1999): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0033298134&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  123. Benilov, M.S.. "Modeling of a nonequilibrium cylindrical column of a low-current arc discharge". IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 27 5 (1999): 1458-1463. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0033204922&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/27.799826
  124. Benilov, M.; Naidis, G.. "Ionization layer at the edge of a fully ionized plasma". Physical Review E 57 2 (1998): 2230-2241. http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.57.2230.
    10.1103/physreve.57.2230
  125. Benilov, M.S.. "Nonlinear surface heating of a plane sample and modes of current transfer to hot arc cathodes". Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics 58 5 B (1998): 6480-6494. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0032209429&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  126. Benilov, M.S.. "Non-linear surface heating and modes of current transfer to thermionic cathodes". Czechoslovak Journal of Physics 48 SUPPL. 2 (1998): 263-268. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0040714503&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  127. Benilov, M.S.. "Non-linear heat structures and modes of current transfer to hot arc cathodes". IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (1998): 273-274. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0031645693&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  128. Benilov, M.S.. "Maxwell's construction for non-linear heat structures and modelling of electrode spots in arc discharges". Czechoslovak Journal of Physics 48 SUPPL. 2 (1998): 245-250. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0040120732&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  129. Benilov, M.S.. "Maxwell's construction for non-linear heat structures and determination of radius of arc spots on cathodes". Physica Scripta 58 4 (1998): 383-386. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0001269686&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  130. Benilov, M.S.. "A kinetic derivation of multifluid equations for multispecies nonequilibrium mixtures of reacting gases". Physics of Plasmas 4 3 (1997): 521-528. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0005676553&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  131. Benilov, M.S.. "Asymptotic theory of boundary layers of weakly ionized thermal plasmas on emitting electrodes". IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 25 5 (1997): 919-924. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0031246448&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/27.649596
  132. Benilov, M.S.. "Theory of a collision-dominated space-charge sheath on an emitting cathode". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 30 7 (1997): 1115-1119. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0031557632&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0022-3727/30/7/008
  133. Benilov, M.S.. "Bifurcation analysis of the corona discharge on a negative electrode". Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics 228 3 (1997): 182-186. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0347938778&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  134. Benilov, M.S.. "Analysis of thermal non-equilibrium in the near-cathode region of atmospheric-pressure arcs". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 30 24 (1997): 3353-3359. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0031358646&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0022-3727/30/24/014
  135. Benilov, M.S.. "Multifluid description of nonequilibrium plasmas". IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (1996): 163-164. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0029714588&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  136. Benilov, M.S.. "Multifluid equations of a plasma with various species of positive ions and the Bohm criterion". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 29 2 (1996): 364-368. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0030085922&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0022-3727/29/2/012
  137. Benilov, M.S.. "Momentum and energy exchange between species of a multicomponent gas mixture due to inelastic and reactive collisions". Physics of Plasmas 3 7 (1996): 2805-2812. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-5344245615&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  138. Benilov, M.S.; Marotta, A.. "Theory of a cathode region of atmospheric-pressure arcs". IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (1996): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0029700643&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  139. Almeida, R.M.S.; Benilov, M.S.. "Modelling of a near-cathode layer in HID lamps". IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (1996): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0029696284&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  140. Benilov, Mikhail S.; Bochkarev, Georgii G.; Rogov, Boris V.. "Modeling of diffuse current transfer in a near-electrode layer of the high-pressure molecular plasma". IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 23 4 (1995): 742-749. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0029353045&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/27.467997
  141. Benilov, M S. "The ion flux from a thermal plasma to a surface". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 28 2 (1995): 286-294. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/28/2/010.
    10.1088/0022-3727/28/2/010
  142. Benilov, M S; Marotta, A. "A model of the cathode region of atmospheric pressure arcs". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 28 9 (1995): 1869-1882. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/28/9/015.
    10.1088/0022-3727/28/9/015
  143. Benilov, M.S.. "Self-consistent analytical model of arc spots on electrodes". IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 22 1 (1994): 73-77. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0028378252&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/27.281554
  144. Benilov, M.S.; Pozdeev, P.A.; Rogov, B.V.; Sinel'shchikov, V.A.. "Nonequilibrium boundary layer of potassium-seeded combustion products". Combustion and Flame 98 4 (1994): 313-325. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0028501771&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/0010-2180(94)90172-4
  145. Benilov, M.S.. "Nonlinear heat structures and arc-discharge electrode spots". Physical Review E 48 1 (1993): 506-515. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0001119061&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1103/PhysRevE.48.506
  146. Benilov, M.S.; Bochkarev, G.G.; Lashko, A.V.. "Nonlocalizable electron energy spectrum in near-electrode regions of weakly ionized plasma with diffusion passage of current". Teplofizika Vysokikh Temperatur 30 4 (1992): 648-654. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0026884818&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  147. Benilov, Mikhail S.. "High-current-density phase of the discharge in low-pressure high-power switches as a mode of the vacuum discharge". IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 20 6 (1992): 1047-1052. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0026981894&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/27.199571
  148. Benilov, M.S.. "Appearance of structures with slow variations in large-size reaction-diffusion and current systems". Physics Letters A 169 1-2 (1992): 57-61. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33645095661&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  149. Benilov, M.S.. "Theory of structures in near-electrode plasma regions". Physical Review A 45 8 (1992): 5901-5912. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0001127851&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1103/PhysRevA.45.5901
  150. Benilov, M.S.; Rogov, B.V.. "Ion saturation currents to spherical and cylindrical electrostatic probes in collisional plasmas". Journal of Applied Physics 70 11 (1991): 6726-6731. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0001345372&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1063/1.349847
  151. Benilov, M.S.. "Theory of electrical probes in flows of high-pressure weakly ionized plasma". High Temperature 26 5 (1989): 780-793. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0024631029&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  152. Benilov, M.S.; Shikov, V.K.; Rogov, B.V.. "Turbulent chemically reacting boundary layer of gaseous combustion products with added potassium". High Temperature 25 6 (1988): 839-842. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0024001084&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  153. Benilov, M.S.; Kamalov, Z.G.. "Asymptotic calculation of the cathode layer in a molecular-gas plasma". Journal of Applied Mechanics and Technical Physics 29 1 (1988): 38-45. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34249974412&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/BF00909688
  154. Benilov, M.S.; Shikov, V.K.. "Heat transfer in boundary layer at a wall with a quasiperiodic temperature distribution". High Temperature 25 5 (1988): 684-690. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0023966419&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  155. Benilov, M. S.. "Nonlinear regimes of current flow through a weakly ionized boundary layer and their stability". Fluid Dynamics 21 4 (1987): 638-647. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01057152.
    10.1007/bf01057152
  156. Benilov, M.S.; Kosov, V.F.; Rogov, B.V.; Sinel'shchikov, V.A.. "SATURATION CURRENTS ON ELECTRIC PROBES IN FLOWS OF A CHEMICALLY REACTING PLASMA WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF IONS.". High Temperature 25 3 (1987): 436-444. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0023342958&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  157. Kovbasyuk, V.I.; Benilov, M.S.; Dreizin, L.Z.; Murashev, A.N.. "FORCED OSCILLATIONS IN AN MHD CHANNEL.". High Temperature 24 1 (1986): 128-133. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0022456980&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  158. Benilov, M.S.. "Nonlinear regimes of current flow through a weakly ionized boundary layer and their stability". Fluid Dynamics 21 4 (1986): 638-647. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0022753724&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/BF01057152
  159. Benilov, M.S.; Rogov, B.V.; Sokolova, A.I.; Tirskii, G.A.. "Chemically nonequilibrium multicomponent boundary layer for a plasma of molecular gases with addition of alkali". Journal of Applied Mechanics and Technical Physics 27 5 (1986): 653-663. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0022787407&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/BF00916133
  160. Benilov, M.S.. "ASYMPTOTIC CALCULATION OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A CYLINDRICAL ARC.". High Temperature 24 1 (1986): 40-47. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0022533951&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  161. Benilov, M.S.; Vasil'eva, I.A.; Koybasyuk, V.I.; Kosov, V.F.; Kosova, R.V.; Rogov, B.V.; Sinel'shchikov, V.A.; Sokolova, I.A.; Tirskii, G.A.. "EFFECT OF NONEQUILIBRIUM CHEMICAL REACTIONS ON THE CONCENTRATION DISTRIBUTION OF ALKALI ATOMS IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER OF A COMBUSTION PRODUCT PLASMA.". High Temperature 24 3 (1986): 337-341. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0022708132&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  162. Kovbasyuk, V.I.; Benilov, M.S.; Bochkarev, G.G.; Buznikov, A.E.. "ANALYSIS OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A DIFFUSE DISCHARGE IN THE NEAR-ANODE BOUNDARY LAYER OF AN MHD GENERATOR.". High Temperature 24 6 (1986): 762-766. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0022813620&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  163. Benilov, M.S.; Kovbasyuk, V.I.. "TWO-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRODYNAMIC EFFECTS NEAR THE SURFACE OF INTERELECTRODIC INSULATORS.". High Temperature 23 6 (1985): 935-940. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0022156166&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  164. Benilov, M.S.; Kovbasyuk, V.I.; Lyubimov, G.A.. "EFFECT OF FINITE SEGMENTING ON THE VOLTAGE DROP IN BOUNDARY LAYERS AND INTERNAL RESISTANCE OF MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC DUCTS.". High Temperature 23 2 (1985): 314-317. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0022031276&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  165. Benilov, M.S.; Lyubimov, G.A.; Mnatsakanyan, A.Kh.; Haidis, G.V.. "Influence of high-field effects on the characteristics of the near-cathode layer in a molecular gas plasma". Journal of Applied Mechanics and Technical Physics 25 1 (1984): 15-20. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0021117843&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/BF00916858
  166. Benilov, M.S.; Lyubimov, G.A.; Mnatsakanyan, A.Kh.; Naidis, G.V.. "Influence of the Strong Field Effect on the Characteristics of a Near-Cathode Layer in a Molecular Gas Plasma. | O VLIYANII EFFEKTOV SIL'NOGO POLYA NA KHARAKTERISTIKI PRIKATODNOGO SLOYA V PLAZME MOLEKULYARNYKH GAZOV.". PMTF, Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki 1 (1984): 18-24. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0021117715&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  167. Benilov, M. S.. "Theory of a spherical electric probe in a weakly ionized plasma at rest". Fluid Dynamics 17 5 (1983): 773-779. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01090162.
    10.1007/bf01090162
  168. Baranov, N.N.; Benilov, M.S.; Bochkarev, G.G.; Kovbasyuk, V.I.; Lyubimov, G.A.. "A numerical investigation of the electrical characteristics of the electrode boundary layer of a slightly ionized plasma of molecular gases". Journal of Applied Mechanics and Technical Physics 24 3 (1983): 291-297. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34250136093&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/BF00909743
  169. Benilov, M.S.. "The perturbed region of a weakly ionized plasma near a cold electrode". Fluid Dynamics 18 2 (1983): 226-234. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0020716614&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/BF01091110
  170. Baranov, N.N.; Benilov, M.S.; Bochkarev, G.G.; Kovbasyuk, V.I.; Lyubimov, G.A.. "Numerical Analysis of the Electric Properties of the Near-electrode Boundary Layer in a Weakly Ionized Molecular Gas Plasma. | CHISLENNOE ISSLEDOVANIE ELEKTRICHESKIKH KHARAKTERISTIK PRIELEKTRODNOGO POGRANICHNOGO SLOYA SLABOIONIZOVANNOI PLAZMY MOLEKULYARNYKH GAZOV.". PMTF, Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki 3 (1983): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0020745978&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  171. Benilov, M.S.; Bochkarev, G.G.; Buznikov, A.E.; German, V.O.; Kovbasyuk, V.I.. "Electric characteristics of a probe in a subsonic plasma flow". Fluid Dynamics 18 1 (1983): 124-134. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0020648554&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/BF01090520
  172. Benilov, M.S.. "Theory of a spherical electric probe in a weakly ionized plasma at rest". Fluid Dynamics 17 5 (1982): 773-779. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0347037172&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/BF01090162
  173. Benilov, M.S.. "Electrode region of a weakly ionized plasma in chemical equilibrium". Fluid Dynamics 17 1 (1982): 117-127. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0020003222&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/BF01090709
  174. Benilov, M.S.; Rogov, B.V.; Tirskii, G.A.. "Saturation ion current to an electric probe in a slowly moving plasma". Journal of Applied Mechanics and Technical Physics 23 3 (1982): 319-326. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34250227582&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/BF00910064
  175. Benilov, M.S.; Rogov, S.V.; Tirskii, G.A.. "THEORETICAL DETERMINATION OF SATURATION ION CURRENTS AT AN ELECTRIC PROBE IN SUBSONIC PLASMA FLUX.". High Temperature 19 5 (1981): 751-757. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0019615260&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  176. Benilov, M.S.; Tirskii, G.A.. "Asymptotic theory of chemically unstable layer close to a perfectly catalytic wall". Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics 44 2 (1980): 198-203. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0019116202&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  177. Benilov, M.S.; Tirskii, G.A.. "Asymptotic theory of the unbalanced ionization layer near a catalytic wall in plasma of molecular gases". Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics 44 5 (1980): 592-596. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0019116542&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  178. Baranov, N.N.; Benilov, M.S.; Buznikov, A.Ye.; Kamalov, Z.G.; Kovbasyuk, V.I.; Lyubimov, G.A.. "NONLINEAR EFFECTS IN THE NEAR-ELECTRODE REGION AND ELECTRICAL NONUNIFORMITIES IN THE MHD CHANNEL.". 2 (1980): 745-755. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0019099954&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  179. Benilov, M.S.; Tirskii, G.A.. "Saturation currents into a probe in a dense plasma". Journal of Applied Mechanics and Technical Physics 20 6 (1979): 667-674. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34250251019&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/BF00908655
  180. Benilov, M.S.; Tirskii, G.A.. "On the analysis of electric effects in an ionized multicomponent gas around conducting bodies. The method of separation. PMM vol. 43, no. 2, 1979, pp. 288-304". Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics 43 2 (1979): 309-326. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-49249152350&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2023/10/29 - Current Theory and modelling of breakdown in compressed air and vacuum in conditions typical of vacuum interrupters
Co-supervisor of Camila dos Santos Cró
 3º ciclo em Física (PhD)
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2022/10/27 - Current Self-consistent numerical modelling of high-pressure arc discharges and their electrodes
Co-supervisor of Ivan Stepanov
3º ciclo em Física (PhD)
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2021/01/21 - Current Modelling volume and surface breakdown in high pressure air
Co-supervisor of Rui Manuel dos Santos Almeida
 2º ciclo em Física (PhD)
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

1984 Silver Medal of the All-Union Exposition of Advances of USSR for the work in the field of magnetohydrodynamic energy conversion
1982 Diploma of First Degree of the All-Union Conference of young scientists on thermophysics, Novosibirsk, USSR

Other distinction

2021 Insígnia Autonómica de Distinção (Região Autónoma da Madeira, Portugal)
Região Autónoma da Madeira, Portugal
1997 Heinrich Hertz Research Fellowship, Germany
1990 Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship, Germany
Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung, Germany