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Ph.D. in Physics, University of Belgrade, (1972)

M.S. in Physics, University of Belgrade, (1968)

Articles

Upadhyay, J., Palczewski, A., Popovic, S., Valente-Feliciano, A., Im, D., Phillips, H. L.. and Vuskovic, L. (2017). Cryogenic rf test of the first SRF cavity etched in an rf Ar/Cl2 plasma. AIP Advances 7 (12) , pp. 125016.

Nikolic, M., Newton, J., Sukenik, C. I., Vuskovic, L. and Popovic, S. (2015). Measurements of population densities of metastable and resonant levels of argon using laser induced fluorescence. J. Appl. Phys 117 (023304).

Bessinger, G., Drake, D., Popovic, S. and Vuskovic, L. (2014). Characterization of Plasma Generated in a Commercial Grade Plasma Etching System. Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 59 (73).

Basovic, M., Samolov, A. and Vuskovic, L. (2014). Effects of the Fabrication and Preparation Processes on the SEY of Niobium SRF Cavities. Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 59 (36).

Nikolic, M., Upadhyay, J. J.., Vuskovic, L. and Popovic, S. (2014). Experimental Study of Sheath Voltage scaling laws in Asymmetric rf Capacitive Discharg. Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 59 (66).

Upadhyay, J., IM, D., Popovic, S., Valente-Feliciano, A., Phillips, L. and Vuskovic, L. (2014). Plasma processing of large curved surfaces for superconducting rf cavity modification. Phys Rev St Accel Beams 18 (122001) , pp. 5 pages.

Upadhyay, J., IM, D., Peshl, J., Popovic, S., Vuskovic, L., Phillips, L. and Valente-Feliciano, A. (2014). Uniform Plasma Etching of Complex Shaped Three Dimensional Niobium Structures for Particle Accelerators. Bull Am. Phys Soc. 59 (91).

Nikolic, M., Samolov, A., Cuckov, F., Popovic, S., Vuskovic, L. and Godunov, A. (2013). Characterization of the Supersonic Flowing Microwave Discharge using 2D Plasma Tomofraphy. J. Appl. Phys..

Nikolic, M., Popovic, S., Vuskovic, L., Cuckov, F. and Herring, G. C.. (2013). Electric Field Measurement in a Microwave Beam. Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 58 (57).

Samolov, A., Vuskovic, L., Basovic, M., Cuckov, F., Raites, Y., Kaganovoch, I. and Valente-Feliciano, A. (2013). Energy Dissipation in Plasma Treated Nb and Secondary Electron Emission for Modeling of Multipactor Discharges. Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 58 (77).

Upadhyay, J., IM, D., Miller, F., Popovic, S., Vuskovic, L., Phillips, L. and Valente-Feliciano, A. (2013). Plasma Processing of Large Curved Nb Surfaces with Application to SRF Cavities. Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 58 (83).

Mammosser, J., Ahmed, S., Macha, K., Upadyay, J., Nikolic, M., Popovic, S. and Vuskovic, L. (2012). Large-Volume Resonant Microwave Discharge for Plasma Cleaning of a CEBAF 5-Cell SRF Cavity. Proc. IPAC , pp. 31456-3158.

Nikolic, M., Popovic, S., Upadhyay, J., Vuskovic, L., Leiweke, R. and Ganguly, B. (2012). On a Dielectric-Barrier and a Microwave Cavity Discharge in Synchronized OperationCase of Helium/Oxygen Mixture . Plasma Sources Sci. Technol 21 (015004 ) , pp. 8 pages.

Vuskovic, L. (2012). Plasma Processing of SRF Cavities for the Next Generation of ParticleAccelerators . Progress Report to the Department of Energy, Office of High Energy Science.

Upadyay, J., Popovic, S., Vuskovic, L., Valente-Feliciano, A. and Phillips, L. (2012). Study of Etching Rate Uniformity in SRF Cavities. Proc. IPAC , pp. 2462-2464.

Nikolic, M., Godunov, A., Popovic, S., Samolov, A., Vuskovic, L. and Cuckov, F. (2012). Tomography as a Diagnostic Tool for Plasma Etching of SRF Cavities. Proc. IPAC ISBN 978-3-95450-115-1 , pp. 2459-2461.

Nikolic, M., Popovic, S., Vuskovic, L., Herring, G. C.. and Exton, R. J.. (2011). Electron Density Measurements in a Pulse-Repetitive Microwave Discharge in Air. J. Appl. Phys. 110 (113304) , pp. 7.

Bozic, M., Vuskovic, L., Davidovic, M. and Sanz, A. S.. (2011). On Wheeler’s delayed-choice Gedankenexperiment and its laboratory realization. Phys. Scr. T143 (014007) , pp. 4.

Samolov, A., Nikolic, M., Godunov, A., Popovic, S., Vuskovic, L. and Cuckov, F. (2011). Tomographic Reconstruction of Local Parameters of a Plasmoid in the Afterglow of a Supersonic Flow Microwave Discharge. Bull. Am. Phys. Soc.56 15 , pp. 85.

Drake, D. J.., Popovic, S., Vuskovic, L. and Dinh, T. (2010). Effects of water vapor presence in aeronautics and astronautics. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (2010-1536).

Raskovic, M., Upadhyay, J. and Popovic, S. (2010). Plasma moification of bulk niobium surface for SRF cavities. Phys. Rev. ST Accel Beams 13 (112001) , pp. 7.

Markhotok, A., Popovic, S. and Vuskovic, L. (2010). Refractive Phenomena in the Shock Wave Dispersion . J. Appl. Phys 107 (123302 ) , pp. 4 pages.

Drake, D. J.., Popovic, S. and Vuskovic, L. (2009). Characterization of a COâ‚‚/Nâ‚‚/Ar supersonic flowing discharge. J. Appl Phys 106 (083305).

Raskovic, M., Popovic, S., Upadhyay, J., Vuskovic, L., Phillips, L. and Valente-Feliciano, A. M.. (2009). High etching rates of bulk Nb in Ar/C1 microwave discharge. J. Vac Sci Technol A 27(2) , pp. 301-305.

Drake, D. J.., Popovic, S., Vuskovic, L. and Dinh, T. (2009). Kinetic description of martian atmospheric entry plasma. IEEE Trans. on plasma Sci 37 , pp. 1646-1655.

Raskovic, M., Vuskovic, L. and Popovic, S. (2009). Preparation of high-quality factor cavities made in niobium by plasma treatment. Phs Scr T 135 (014018) , pp. 7.

Drake, J. D.., Popovic, S. and Vuskovic, L. (2008). Characterization of a supersonic microwave discharge in Ar/Hâ‚‚/Air mixtures. J. Appl. Phys 104 (063305) , pp. 7.

Markhotok, A., Popovic, S. and Vuskovic, L. (2008). The boundary effects of the shock wave dispersion in discharges. Phys Plasmas 15 (032103).

Popovic, S., Williams, S. and Vuskovic, L. (2006). Electron-Impact dissociative ionization of ethylene. Phys Rev A 73 (022711) , pp. 7.

Raskovic, M., Vuskovic, L., Popovic, S., Phillips, L., Valente-Feliciano, A. M.., Radovanov, S. B.. and Godet, L. (2006). Plasma Treatmenet of Bulk Niobium Surface for SRF Cavities. Phys Rev A 569 , pp. 663-670.

M, B., Arsenovic, D., Vuskovic, L., Nikolic, S. and Majic, V. (2005). Entangling School Architecture and Physics Education. Phys Teacher 43 , pp. 608-612.

D., A., Bozic, M. and Vuskovic, L. (2005). On the (non)existence of quantum particle's trajectories behind an interferometric grating. Concepts of Physics II , pp. 163-184.

Book Chapters

Vuskovic, L., Cvejanovic, D. and Kurepa, M. (2012). Lives and Works of the Serbian Scientists (pp. 663-665) Biographies and Bibliographies Serbian Academy of Science and Arts.

S., P. and Vuskovic, L. (2006). The Physics of Ionized Gases (pp. 272-283) AIP Melville, New York.

Vuskovic, L. and Popovic, S. (2005). Atomic Interactions in Weakly Ionized Gas: Ionizing Shock Wages.

Conference Proceeding

Upadhyay, J., Nikolic, M., Popovic, S., Vuskovic, L., Valente-Feliciano, A. and Phillips, L. (2011). Plasma Treatment of Single-Cell Niobium SRF Cavities (pp. 1027) PAC’11.

Bozic, M., Vuskovic, L., Davidovic, M. and Sanz, A. S.. (2010). Can a removable output beam-splitter in a Mach-Zehnder interferometer influence the photon behavior inside theinterferometer? .

Nikolic, M., Drake, D. J.., Laurent, P., Popovic, S. and Vuskovic, L. (2010). Electron density measurements in supersonic flowing discharges (pp. 37) Norfolk, VA: Proc. IEEE 37th International Conference on plasma science.

Drake, D. J.., Nikolic, M., Popovic, S. and Vuskovic, L. (2010). Experimental and kinetic study of the martian atmospheric entry plasma (pp. 28) Proc IEEE 37th International conf on Plasma Science.

Sakan, N. M., ivkovic, M., Drake, D. J.., Popovic, S. and Vuskovic, L. (2010). Flowing Discharges in Ar/Hâ‚‚ Mixtures Proc. XX European Conference on the Atomic and MolecularPhysics of Ionized Gases .

Popovic, S., Nikolic, M., Upadyay, J. and Vuskovic, L. (2010). On optimizing the metastable oxygen production from electrical discharges American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Upadhyay, J., Raskovic, M., Popovic, S., Vuskovic, L., Valente-Feliciano, A. and Phillips, H. L.. (2010). Plasma moification of bulk niobium surface for SRF cavities (pp. 34) Norfolk, VA: Proc IEEE 37th international conference on plasma science.

Popovic, S., Raskovic, M., Upadhyay, J., Vuskovic, L., Phillips, H. L.. and Valente-Feliciano, A. (2010). Plasma treatment of niobium SRF cavity surfaces (pp. 3058-3060) Proc IPAC.

Nikolic, M., Samolov, A., Upadyay, J., Godunov, A., Popovic, S., Vuskovic, L., Valente-Feliciano, A. and Phillips, L. (2010). Tomographic analysis of SRF cavities as asymmetric plasma reactors (pp. 3072-3074) Proc. IPAC.

Drake, D. J.., Nikolic, M., Miller, S., Popovic, S. and Vuskovic, L. (2009). Characterization of a plasmoid in the afterglow of a supersonic flowing microwave discharge (pp. 84) Proc XXIX.

Raskovic, M., Popovic, S., Upadhyay, J. and Vuskovic, L. (2009). Plasma treatment of bulk niobium surface for SRF cavities- optimization of experimental conditions on flat samples (pp. 751) proceedings for SRF 2009.

Drake, J. D.., Popovic, S., Vuskovic, L. and Dinh, T. (2009). Kinetic Description of Martian Atmospheric Entry Plasma (pp. 1646-1655) IEEE Trans. on Plasma Sci. Digital Object Identifer.

S., P., Raskovic, M., Kuo, S. P.. and Vuskovic, L. (2007). Reactive Oxygen Emission from Microwave Discharge Plasmas (pp. 15pp) J. Phys: Conf Ser.

Vuskovic, L. (2007). Studies of Flow in Ionized Gas: Historical Perspective Contemporary Experiments and Applications (pp. 61-77) New York: AIP Melville.

Popovic, S. and Vuskovic, L. (2006). Aerodynamic effects in weakly ionized gas (pp. 61-77) ISBN 978-0-7354-0377-2.

Vuskovic, L., Popovic, S., Drake, J. and Moses, R. W.. (2005). Magnetohydrodynamic Power Generation in the Laboratory Simulated Martian Entry Plasma (pp. 150-155) Proc XV International Conference on MHD Science and Applications V. Bityrin.

Presentations

Upadhyay, J., Popovic, S., Vuskovic, L., Phillips, L. and Valente-Feliciano, A. M.. (July , 2012). Plasma Treatment of Single-Cell Niobium SRF Cavities 5th Int. Workshop on Thin Films and New Ideas for Pushing the Limits of RF Superconductivity Newport News, VA.

Upadhyay, J., Popovic, S., Vuskovic, L., Phillips, L. and Valente-Feliciano, A. M.. (July , 2012). Plasma Processing of SRF Cavities 7th SRF Material Workshop Newport News, VA.

Upadhyay, J., Nikolic, M., Popovic, S., Vuskovic, L., Valente-Feliciano, A. M.. and Phillips, L. ( 2011). Plasma Treatment of Single-Cell Niobium SRF Cavities PAC’11 New York, NY .

Upadhyay, J., Nikolic, M., Popovic, S., Vuskovic, L., Phillips, L. and Valente-Feliciano, A. ( 2011). Etching of Niobium Sample Placed on Superconducting Radio Frequency Cavity Surface in Ar/CLâ‚‚ plasma Proceedings of IPAC 2011 San Sebastian, USA.

Upadhyay, J., Nikolic, M., Popovic, S., Vuskovic, L., Phillips, L. and Valente-Feliciano, A. ( 2011). Optimization of Plasma Parametres for Etching of Superconducting RadioFrequency Cavity Surface in Ar/CLâ‚‚ plasma Proceedings of SRF 2011 Chicago, USA.

Nikolic, M., Samolov, A., Godunov, A., Popovic, S. and Vuskovic, L. (November , 2011). Electron Density Measurements in Nitrogen-Containing Pulse-Repetitive Microwave Discharge Salt Lake City, Utah.

Im, D., Nikolic, M., Upadhyay, J., Popovic, S. and Vuskovic, L. (November , 2011). Spectroscopic study of CHâ‚„ depletion in low E/N microwave discharges Salt Lake City, Utah.

Samalov, A., Nikolic, M., Godunov, A., Popovic, S., Vuskovic, L. and Cuckov, F. (November , 2011). Tomographic Reconstruction of Local Parameters of a Plasmoid in the Afterglow of aSupersonic Flow Microwave Discharge Salt Lake City, Utah.

Samalov, A., Nikolic, M., Godunov, A., Popovic, S., Vuskovic, L. and Cuckov, F. (November , 2011). Tomographic Reconstruction of Local Parameters of a Plasmoid in the Afterglow of aSupersonic Flow Microwave Discharge Salt Lake City, Utah.

Nikolic, M., Drake, D. J.., Laurent, P., Popovic, S. and Vuskovic, L. ( 2010). Electron density measurements in supersonic flowing Ar/H2/Air discharges 9th Annual Graduate Research Symposium W&M Williamsburg, VA.

Drake, D. J.., Popovic, S., Vuskovic, L. and Dinh, T. ( 2010). Effects of water vapor presence in martian atmospheric entry plasma Orlando, FL.

Nikolic, M., Drake, D. J.., Laurent, P., Popovic, S. and Vuskovic, L. ( 2010). Electron density measurements in supersonic flowing discharges Norfolk, VA.

Drake, D. J.., Popovic, S., Vuskovic, L. and Dinh, T. ( 2010). Experimental and Kinetic study of the marian atmospheric entry plasma Norfolk, VA.

Popovic, S., Nikolic, M., Upadyay, J. and Vuskovic, L. ( 2010). On optimizing the metastable oxygen production from electrical discharges Chicago, IL.

Upadhyay, J., Raskovic, M., Popovic, S., Vuskovic, L., Valente-Feliciano, A. and Phillips, H. L.. ( 2010). Plasma modification of bulk niobium surface for SRF cavities Norfolk, VA.

Nikolic, M., Popovic, S., Leiweke, R., Ganguly, B. and Vuskovic, L. (October , 2010). Dielectric Barrier Discharge and a Microwave Cavity Discharge in Synchronous Operation Paris, France.

Drake, D., Nikolic, M., Popovic, S. and Vuskovic, L. (October , 2010). On the Kinetic Dispersion of Martian Entry Plasma Paris, France.

Uphdhyay, J., Popovic, S., Vuskovic, L., Phillips, L. and Valente-Feliciano, A. (October , 2010). Optimization of Plasma Parameters for Etching of Suprconducting Radio FrequencyCavity Surfaces in an Ar/Clâ‚‚ Plasma Paris, France.

Nikovic, M., Samolov, A., Popovic, S., Godunov, A. and Vuskovic, L. (October , 2010). Tomographic Analysis of a Plasmoid in Supersonic MW Post-Discharge Paris, France.

Sakan, N. M.., ivkovic, M., Drake, D. J.., Popovic, S. and Vuskovic, L. (July , 2010). Flowing Discharges in Ar/Hâ‚‚ Mixtures Novi Sad, Serbia.

Nikolic, M., Samalov, A., Upadyay, J., Godunov, A., Popovic, S. and Vuskovic, L. (June , 2010). Tomographic analysis of plasma sources with distorted cylindrical symmetry 37th IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science ( Norfolk, VA.

Bozic, M., Vuskovic, L., Davidovic, M. and Sanz, A. S.. (June 6, 2010). Can a removable output beam-splitter in a Mach-Zehnder interferometer influence the photon behavior inside the interferometer? 17th Central European Workshop on Quantum Optics St. Andrews, Scotland.

Nikolic, M., Samalov, A., Upadyay, J., Godunov, A., Popovic, S., Vuskovic, L., Valente-Feliciano, A. and Phillips, L. (May , 2010). Tomographic Analysis of SRF Cavities as Asymmetric Plasma Reactors IPAC 2010 Kyoto, Japan.

Nikolic, M., Samolov, A., Upadhyay, J., Godunov, A., Popovic, S., Vuskovic, L., Valente-Feliciano, A. and Phillips, L. (May , 2010). Tomographic Analysis of SRF Cavities as Asymmetric Plasma Reactors Kyoto, Japan .

Popovic, S., Raskovic, M., Upadhyay, J., Vuskovic, L., Phillips, H. L.. and Valente-Feliciano, A. L.. (May 23, 2010). Plasma Treatment of Niobium SRF Cavity Surfaces Kyoto, Japan .

Samolov, A., Nikolic, M., Upadyay, J., Godunov, A., Popovic, S. and Vuskovic, L. (May 23, 2010). Tomographic analysis of plasma sources with distorted cylindrical symmetry Norfolk, VA.

Drake, D. J.., Nikolic, M., Miller, S., Popovic, S. and Vuskovic, L. ( 2009). Characterization of a plasmoid in the afterglow of a supersonic flowing microwave discharge Saratoga, NY.

Nikolic, M., Drake, D. J.., Laurent, P., Popovic, S. and Vuskovic, L. ( 2009). Electron density measurements in a supersonic flowing Ar/Hâ‚‚/Air discharge Saratoga, NY.

Raskovic, M., Brannick, K., Popovic, S. and Vuskovic, L. ( 2009). Plasma etching of Cu in an Ar/C1â‚‚ microwave discharge Saratoga,NY.

Uphdhyay, J., Raskovic, M., Popovic, S. and Vuskovic, L. ( 2009). Spectroscopic charascterization and modeling of Ar/C12 microwave glow discharge Saratoga, NY.

Raskovic, M., Upadhyay, J., Popovic, S. and Vuskovic, L. ( 2008). "Plasma etching rates and surface composition of bulk niobium treated in Ar/C1â‚‚ microwave discharge" Genoa, Italy.

Raskovic, M., Upadhyay, J., Popovic, S., Vuskovic, L., Phillips, L. and Valente-Feliciano, A. (October , 2008). Plasma etching of niobium in Ar/C1â‚‚ microwave discharge SRF materials Workshop East Landing.

Raskovic, M., Upadhyay, J., Popovic, S., Vuskovic, L. and Valente-Feliciano, A. (July , 2008). "High etching rates of niobium in Ar/C1â‚‚ microwave discharge 3rd International Workshop on Thin films and New Ideas for pusing the limits of RF Superconductivity Newport News.

• 2012: Certificate of Excellence in Promoting Undergraduate Research, 51Ç鱨վ
• 2012: Distinguished Research Award, College of Sciences
• 2010: Finalist, Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award,
• 2009: Eminent Professor of Physics at 51Ç鱨վ,
• 2008: College of Science at 51Ç鱨վ, Gene W. Hirschfield Faculty Excellence Award,
• 2008: 51Ç鱨վ Doctoral Mentor Award,
• 2008: Research Expo 2008, Honorable Mention Award for Outstanding Graduate Poster Presentation, Research Expo
• 2002: Fellow of the American Physical Society,
• 2002: Who's Who in America, 56th edition,
• 2000: Outstanding Achievement Award for success in national Aeronautics and Space Administration STTR,
• 1999: Arch T. Colwell Award ,
• 1997: 2000 Notable American Women, 8th edition,
• 1997: Who's Who in the World, 15th and 17th edition,
• 1996: Who's Who in the American Education, 5th edition,
• 1996: Who's Who in the American Women, 20th edition,
• 1995: 5000 Personalities of the World, 5th edition,
• 1995: Who's Who in the East, 25th edition,
• 1995: Who's Who in the West, 25th edition,
• 1994: Who's Who in the South and Southwest, 24th and 25th edition,
• 1992: Nominated for an International Woman of the Year ,
• 1992: Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th 6th editions,
• 1981: Scientific Excellence Award ,
• 1978: International Fellowship, US National Research Council,
• 1976: Honor Diploma issued by the Science Council of the Institute of Physics,