JOINT INSTITUTE FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES RAS

 

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Dr. Mikhail E. Povarnitsyn

Ph.D. Institute for High Energy Densities, Russia, 2001
M.S. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Russia, 1996

Address:
Joint Institute for High Temperatures, RAS
Laboratory for Wide-range Equations of State

Izhorskaya 13 Bldg 2
Moscow 125412, Russia

phone: +7 495-484-2456
fax: +7 495-485-7990
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professional experience | skills and qualification | selected conferences | selected publications | CV

 

Professional Interests

 

Scientific Programming, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Shock Waves Physics, Phase Transitions, Physics of Plasma, Laser-Matter Interaction, Convection and Turbulence, Heat Transfer

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Professional Experience

 

2007 - present: Laboratory for Wide-range Equations of State, Joint Institute for High Temperatures RAS, Moscow, Russia, Senior Researcher

2006: Lasers, Plasmas and Photonic Processes, CNRS, Marseille, France, PostDoc

1999 - 2005: Computational Physics Laboratory, Institute for High Energy Densities RAS, Moscow, Russia, Research Associate

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Skills and Qualification

 

  • Virtual Laser Laboratory
  • Development of numerical algorithms and codes for simulation of 2D and 3D hydrodynamic multi-material flows, 2D and 3D VOF interface reconstruction, mixed cells, mixture theories, treatment of phase transitions (evaporation, melting, explosive boiling)
  • Using Windows and Linux systems
  • Languages: C++, Fortran, Java (applets)
  • Object Oriented Programming, mixed C++/Fortran projects
  • Parallel programming with MPI
  • Implementation of own algorithms into foreign codes (Chombo package for adaptive mesh refinement (AMR), see http://seesar.lbl.gov/ANAG/chombo/)
  • Usage of different compilers (icc, ifort, g++, g77, mpiCC)
  • Debugging of the codes in Linux (gdb, TotalView) and Windows (Visual Studio)
  • Commercial packages ANSYS CFX 11, ANSYS ICEM CFD
  • Data visualisation using VisIt package, see https://wci.llnl.gov/codes/visit/
  • Preparing of scientific reports, publications, participation in conferences
  • Supervisor of a postgraduate student
  • Foreign languages: English, French

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Selected Conferences

 

2012

32nd International Workshop on Physics of High Energy Density in Matter, January 29th - February 3rd, 2012 Waldemar-Petersen-Haus, Hirschegg Austria. Virtual Laser Laboratory: Online simulation of laser experiments. [pdf]

2011

EMR-S 2011 Spring Meeting, Symposium J: Laser materials processing for micro and nano applications, Nice France 9-13 May. A wide-range model for simulation of pump-probe experiments with metals. [ppt]

2009

PNP 13, 13th International Conference on Physics of Non-Ideal Plasmas, Chernogolovka, Russia 13-18 September. On the modeling of double pulse laser ablation of metals. [ppt]

2008

EMMI Workshop, Plasma Physics with Intense Ion and Laser Beams, Darmstadt, Germany 21 - 22 November. Multiphase code development for simulation of PHELIX experiments. [ppt]

EMR-S 2008 Spring Meeting, Symposium B: Laser and plasma in micro- and nano-scale materials processing and diagnostics, Strasbourg, France 26-30 May. Phase transitions in femtosecond laser ablation. [ppt]

SPIE High-Power Laser Ablation, Taos, New Mexico USA 20-24 April. Implementation of kinetics of phase transitions into hydrocode for simulation of laser ablation.

New Models and Hydrocodes for Shock Wave Processes in Condensed Matter, Lisbon – Monte Estoril, Portugal 18-23 May. Simulation of Multi-material Flows Using Adaptive Mesh Refinement Technology. [ppt]

2007

Hyper-Velocity Impact Symposium, September 23-27, Williamsburg, VA USA. Simulation of shock-induced fragmentation and vaporization in metals.

15th APS Topical Conference on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, Kohala Coast, Hawaii, USA 24-29 June. Simulation of phase transitions and material decomposition in ultrashort laser-metal interaction. [ppt]

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Selected Publications

 

2012

Povarnitsyn M.E., Kniazev D.V., Levashov P.R. Ab Initio Simulation of Complex Dielectric Function for Dense Aluminum Plasma. // Contrib. Plasma Phys. 52, No. 2, 145 – 148 (2012). [pdf]

Povarnitsyn M.E., Andreev N.E., Levashov P.R., Khishchenko K.V., and Rosmej O.N. Dynamics of thin metal foils irradiated by moderate-contrast high-intensity laser beams. // Physics of Plasmas 19, 023110 (2012).http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/19/023110 [pdf]

2011

Povarnitsyn M.E., Andreev N.E., Apfelbaum E.M., Itina T.E., Khishchenko K.V., Kostenko O.F., Levashov P.R., Veysman M.E. A wide-range model for simulation of pump-probe experiments with metals. // Applied Surface Science (2011). [in Press]

Povarnitsyn M.E., Itina T.E., Levashov P.R., and Khishchenko K.V. Simulation of ultrashort double-pulse laser ablation. // Applied Surface Science V.257, P.5168-5171 (2011). [pdf]

2009

Povarnitsyn M.E., Itina T.E., Khishchenko K.V., and Levashov P.R. Suppression of ablation in femtosecond double-pulse experiments. // Phys. Rev. Lett. V.103, P.195002 (2009). [pdf]

Povarnitsyn M.E., Khishchenko K.V., and Levashov P.R. Phase transitions in femtosecond laser ablation. // Applied Surface Science V.255, P.5120-5124 (2009). [pdf]

2008

Povarnitsyn M.E., Khishchenko K.V., and Levashov P.R. Simulation of shock-induced fragmentation and vaporization in metals. // Int. J. Impact. Eng. V.35, Iss.12, P.1723-1727 (2008). [pdf]

Khishchenko K.V., Veysman M.E., Andreev N.E., Fortov V.E., Levashov P.R., and Povarnitsyn M.E. Modeling of optical, transport, and thermodynamic properties of Al metal irradiated by intense femtosecond laser pulses. // arXiv:0805.0408 (May 2008). [pdf]

2007

Povarnitsyn M.E., Itina T.E., Sentis M., Levashov P.R., and Khishchenko K.V. Material decomposition mechanisms in femtosecond laser interactions with metals. // Phys. Rev. B V.75, P.235414 (2007). [ps]

Povarnitsyn M.E., Itina T.E., Levashov P.R., and Khishchenko K.V. Multi-material two-temperature model for simulation of ultrashort laser ablation. // Applied Surface Science, V.253, Iss.15, P.6343-6346 (2007). [pdf]

2006

Povarnitsyn M.E., Levashov P.R., and Khishchenko K.V. Hypervelocity impact problem modeling using different equations of state. // Int. J. Impact. Eng. V.33, Iss.1-12, P.625-633 (2006). [pdf]

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