Scientific Interests
Self-organization phenomena in gas discharges
Modes of current transfer to electrodes in gas discharges
Kinetic theory of plasma
Computational Physics
Academic degrees
July 2001: Bachelor degree in Physics, Universidade da Madeira
March 2006:
Provas de Aptidăo Pedagógica e Capacidade Científica (similar to Master of Science) in Plasma Physics, Universidade da
Madeira
July de 2011:
Doctor of Philosophy in Plasma Physics, Universidade da Madeira
Teaching activities
October 2001: Invited Teaching Assistant at Departamento de Fisica, Universidade da Madeira
August 2002:
Probationary Teaching Assistant at Departamento de Fisica, Universidade da Madeira
March 2006:
Teaching Assistant at Departamento de Fisica,
Universidade da Madeira
July 2011: Assistant Professor at
Departamento de Fisica,
Universidade da Madeira
Publications
Journal papers:
1.
P. G. C. Almeida and M. S. Benilov, Multiple
solutions in the theory of DC glow discharges: effect of plasma
chemistry and nonlocality, different
plasma-producing gases, 3D modelling, Phys. Plasmas, vol. 20, no. 10, pp. 101613(2013).
2.
P
G C Almeida, M S Benilov, M D Cunha, J G L
Gomes, "Quenching thermal instability in the body of a
thermionic arc cathode", Plasma Sources Sci. Technol.,
vol. 22, no. 1, pp.
012002 (2013).
3.
P. G. C.
Almeida, M. S. Benilov, M. J. Faria, "Study of stability of dc glow
discharges with the use of Comsol Multiphysics software", J. Phys. D: Appl.
Phys., vol. 44, no.
41, pp. 415203 (2011)
4.
P.
G. C. Almeida, M. S. Benilov, and M. J. Faria, 3D Modeling of
self-organization in DC glow microdischarges,
IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci., vol. 39,
no. 11, pp. 2190-2191 (2011).
5. P.
G. C. Almeida, M. S. Benilov, and M. J. Faria, Multiple solutions in the theory of dc
glow discharges, Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 19, No. 2,
pp. 025019-1-13 (2010).
6.
P.
G. C. Almeida, M. S. Benilov, M. D. Cunha,
and M. J. Faria, Analysing bifurcations encountered in numerical modelling of
current transfer to cathodes of dc glow and arc discharges, J.
Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 42 , No. 19, pp. 194010-1-21
(2009).
7.
P.
G. C. Almeida, M. S. Benilov, and M. D.
Cunha, Transient spots on
cathodes of high-pressure arc discharges, IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci.
36, No. 4, pp. 1032-1033
(2008).
8.
P.
G. C. Almeida, M. S. Benilov, and M. D.
Cunha, Formation of stationary
and transient spots on thermionic cathodes and its prevention, J.
Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 41,
No. 14, pp. 144004-1-9 (2008).
9.
P.
G. C. Almeida, M. S. Benilov, and G. V. Naidis, Calculation
of ion mobilities by means of the
two-temperature displaced-distribution theory, J. Phys. D: Appl.
Phys. 35, No. 13, pp.
1577–1584 (2002).
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Conference proceedings:
1. P.
G. C. Almeida, M. S. Benilov, D. F. Santos, W.
Zhu, P. Niraula, Self-Organized Patterns of Spots In DC Glow Microdischarges
in Krypton, Proc. 66th Bulletin of the American Physical Society,
66th Annual Gaseous Electronics Conference, Volume 58, Number 8,
Princeton, 2013.
2. P.
G. C. Almeida, M. S. Benilov, D. F. Santos, W.
Zhu, P. Niraula, Self-organization in DC glow microdischarges
in krypton: 3D modelling and experiments, Proc. XXXI ICPIG, Granada,
2013.
3. P.
G. C. Almeida, M. S. Benilov, M. D. Cunha, J.
G. L. Gomes, Computing DC glow and
arc discharges by means of COMSOL Multiphysics:
time-dependent vs. stationary solvers, Abstracts PPPS 2013 IEEE PPPS,
San Francisco, 2013.
4.
P. G. C. Almeida and M. S. Benilov, Self-organization
as an intrinsic feature of DC glow microdischarges:
modelling appearance of different spot patterns, Proc. ESCAMPIG (July
10-14, 2012, Viana do Castelo, Portugal), ed. P. G. C. Almeida, L. L.
Alves, and V. Guerra, ISBN: 2-914771-74-6,
2012.
5.
P. G. C. Almeida, M. S. Benilov, and M. J. Faria, Self-organization as an intrinsic
feature of DC glow microdischarges: predicting
self-organization in different gases, Proc. ESCAMPIG (July
10-14, 2012, Viana do Castelo, Portugal), ed. P. G. C. Almeida, L. L.
Alves, and V. Guerra, ISBN: 2-914771-74-6,
2012.
6. Pedro
G. C. Almeida, Mikhail S. Benilov, Mário D. Cunha, and José G. L. Gomes, Real-time prevention of spots on
thermionic cathodes in high-pressure arc discharges, Abstracts 39th
IEEE Int. Conf. Plasma Sci., Edinburgh, 2012.
7. Pedro
G. C. Almeida, Mikhail S. Benilov, and Maria J.
Faria, Predicting
self-organization in dc glow microdischarges in
different gases with the use of COMSOL Multiphysics,
Abstracts 39th IEEE Int. Conf. Plasma Sci., Edinburgh, 2012.
8. P.
G. C. Almeida, M. S. Benilov and M. J. Faria, Modelling
self-organization in dc glow microdischarges
with the use of COMSOL Multiphysics,
Abstracts 12th European Plasma Conference, Bologna, 2012.
9. P. G. C. Almeida, M. S. Benilov, and M. J. Faria, Predicting formation of self-organized
patterns of cathodic spots in dc glow microdischarges in argon and helium, Proceedings
of XXX International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases, Belfast,
2011.
10. P. G. C. Almeida and M. S. Benilov, Modelling DC
glow discharges in a wide range of currents with Comsol
Multiphysics. New results, fortes and
weaknesses, Proceedings of XXX International Conference on
Phenomena in Ionized Gases, Belfast, 2011.
11. P. G. C. Almeida, M. S. Benilov,
and M. J. Faria, Mathematical modelling of stability of 1D and 2D DC glow
discharges with the use of COMSOL Multiphysics,
Proceedings of XXX International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized
Gases, Belfast, 2011.
12. P.
G. C. Almeida, M.S. Benilov, and M. J. Faria, Modelling self-organization in DC
glow microdischarges in xenon and argon,
Proc. 63rd Gaseous Electronics Conf. and 7th Int.
Conf. on Reactive Plasmas, Bull. Amer. Phys. Soc., vol . 55, No. 7, p.
166.
13.
M. J. Faria, P. G. C. Almeida, M. S. Benilov, and V. V. Mikhailenko,
Stability of current transfer to
cathodes of DC glow discharges, Proc. 63rd Gaseous
Electronics Conf. and 7th Int. Conf. on Reactive Plasmas,
Bull. Amer. Phys. Soc., vol . 55, No. 7, p. 84.
14. M.
J. Faria, P. G. C. Almeida, and M. S. Benilov, Axially
symmetric modes of current transfer to cathodes of DC glow discharges and
their stability, Proc. XX European Conference on the Atomic and
Molecular Physics of Ionized Gases (July 13 - 17, 2010, Novi Sad,
Serbia), ed. by Z. Lj. Petrović,
G. Malović, and D. Marić
(EPS, 2010, ISBN 2-914771-63-0).
15. P.
G. C. Almeida, M. S. Benilov, and M. J. Faria, Modelling
self-organization on DC glow cathodes, Proceedings of XXIX
International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases, Cancun, 2009,
PB4-2.
16. P.
G. C. Almeida, M. S. Benilov, M. D. Cunha, and
M. J. Faria, Understanding bifurcations encountered in numerical modelling of
current transfer to cathodes of DC glow and arc discharges,
Proceedings of XXIX International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized
Gases, Cancun, 2009, PB4-1.
17.
P G C Almeida and M S Benilov, Multiple Solutions in the Theory of DC Glow Discharges, Proc. European COMSOL
Conf. (Hannover, Germany 4–6 November 2008).
18.
P. G. C. Almeida and M. S. Benilov, Self-consistent
modelling of self-organization on DC glow cathodes, Abstracts of the
19th Europhysics Sectional Conference on the
Atomic and Molecular Physics of Ionized Gases (ESCAMPIG) (July 15-19,
2008, Granada, Spain), p. 2-27.
19. Pedro
G. C. Almeida and Mikhail S. Benilov, Multiple solutions in the theory of
near-cathode layers and self-organization on DC glow cathodes,
Abstracts of 2008 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (June
15–19, 2008, Karlsruhe, Germany), ISBN 978-1-4244-1930-2, p. 456.
20. P.
G. C. Almeida, M. S. Benilov, and M. D. Cunha, Preventing transient spots on
thermionic cathodes, Bull. Amer. Phys. Soc., vol. 52, No. 8, p. 31.
21. P.
G. C. Almeida, M. S. Benilov, and M. D. Cunha, Mode changes on thermionic cathodes:
II. Preventing transient spots, Proc. 28th ICPIG (July 15-20, 2007,
Prague, Czech Republic), ed. by J. Schmidt, M. Šimek,
S. Pekárek, and V. Prukner,
Institute of Plasma Physics AS CR, ISBN 978-80-87026-01-4, pp. 1815-1818.
22. P.
G. C. Almeida, M. S. Benilov and M. D. Cunha, Transient spots on thermionic arc
cathodes II. Experiment and comparison, Proc. 11th Symposium on the
Science and Technology of Light Sources (May 20-25, 2007, Shanghai,
China), ed. by M. Q. Liu and R. Devonshire, ISBN 978-0-9555445-0-7, pp.
579-580.
23. P.
G. C. Almeida, M. S. Benilov, G. V. Naidis, Calculation
of Ion Mobilities in the First Approximation of
the Two-Temperature Displaced-Distribution Theory, Proceedings of XXV
International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases, Nagoya, 2001,
edited by Toshio Goto (Nagoya University,
Nagoya, Japan), V. 3, p. 243.