To the memory of my untimely deceases younger son Fyodor Basko
Full name: BASKO Mikhail Mikhailovich
E-mail address: basko@itep.ru
Qualifications: PhD (1974), Doctor of Sciences (doktor fiz.-mat. nauk, 1996) in theoretical physics
Occupation: physicist, leading researcher at the
Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics (ITEP),
Moscow
Work address: ITEP, B. Cheremushkinskaya 25, 117218 Moscow
Tel: +7 499 789 65 86
Fax: +7 499 123 30 28
My research career had two distinct periods: between 1971 and 1979 I was working in the field of astrophysics (in the group headed by Prof. Ya.B. Zel'dovich at the Institute for Space Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow) on the theory of binary X-ray stars, accretion physics, and physics of radiation transport in cosmic surroundings. It was in this field that I obtained my PhD degree in 1974. To learn more about my astrophysical years, click here.
In late 1979 I accepted the position of a senior researcher at the Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics (ITEP) and changed the field to the physics of inertial confinement fusion (ICF) and high energy density in matter, where I remain active until now. More details about my scientific career can be found in my CV. Here is the link to the full list of my publications.
Despite having always been friendly with computers and an active user of Internet, I began thinking about creating my own home page only relatively recently, by the end of 2007 (this was the tragic year when my younger son Fyodor died, from whom I inherited this web domain). At about the same time I realized that I had accumulated a considerable amount of scientific material that had not been published, and may never get published in a proper way (i.e. as an article in a refereed journal). From time to time my colleagues, who know me personally, ask me about this or that result, or a formula, or a code, and I gladly share with them what I have. Then it occurred to me that the best solution would, of course, be to place such material on the Internet, with an open and easy access for anybody who is interested. The present web page is an attempt to bring this idea into being.
I decided to arrange the scientific material, that I would like to share with a broad audience, as a selection of separate projects. As time goes on, I hope to be able to add continuously to the number and to the content of these projects. For the present moment, my projects are: