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  1. Loren C. Hahn, Aleksandar Jemcov, Sergey B. Leonov, and Scott C. Morris, (2026). Adaptive Control Volume Model for Predicting Pseudoshock Outlet Characteristics, AIAA J of Propulsion and Power, Submitted January 2026
  2. Philip Lax, Sergey Leonov, (2026). Analytical Models of Focusing Schlieren Systems and Experimental Validation, Experiments in Fluids, Accepted for publication May 2026
  3. Loren C. Hahn, Philip A. Lax, Joshua D. Szczudlak, Sergey B. Leonov, Scott C. Morris, Unsteady pseudoshock interaction with fully passive bleed slots, Aerospace Science and Technology, V 177, Part A, 2026, 112261, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ast.2026.112261
  4. Jose Roberto Torres Andrade, Pedro Castillo Gomez, Andreas Gross, Aaron Fassler, Sergey Leonov, and Stanislav Gordeyev, (2026) Numerical Simulations and Aero-Optical Analysis of Temperature-Mismatched Supersonic Mixing Layers, AIAA J, https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/1.J066712
  5. LC Hahn, PA Lax, SC Morris, TM Ombrello, EL Braun, SB Leonov, (2025) Control of Shock Train Structure in Isolator by Electrical Discharge, AIAA Journal, 2025, 1-13, https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J065811
  6. Bencivengo, R., Alin, I. S., Leonov, S. B., & Gulotty, R. (2025). Experimental Characterization of C–C Composite Destruction Under Impact of High Thermal Flux in Atmosphere and Hypersonic Airflow. Aerospace (IF:2.4), 12(1), 43. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace12010043
  7. Hahn, L. C., Lax, P. A., Morris, S. C., & Leonov, S. B. (2024). Interaction of the Shock Train Leading Edge and Filamentary Plasma in a Supersonic Duct. Fluids (IF:1.9), 9(12), 291. https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids9120291
  8. Aaron Fassler, Sergey Leonov, Stanislav Gordeyev, Optical and thermal effects of a species-mismatched supersonic mixing layer formed over a cooled optical window, Proc. SPIE (IF:1.0) 13149, Unconventional Imaging, Sensing, and Adaptive Optics 2024, 131490B (4 October 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3027742
  9. Lax, P.A.; Leonov, S.B. Application of High-Speed Self-Aligned Focusing Schlieren System for Supersonic Flow Velocimetry. Aerospace (IF:2.4), 2024, 11, 603. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace11080603
  10. Erik L. Braun, Stephen D. Hammack, Timothy M. Ombrello, Philip Lax, Sergey B. Leonov, Enhancement of chemical heat release in a generic scramjet combustor using plasma injection modules, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute (IF:5.3), Vol. 40, Issues 1–4, 2024, 105664, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2024.105664 .
  11. Joseph Gonzales, Philip Lax, Sergey Leonov#, Kazushi Ota, Yoshifumi Shimonaga, Tomoki Marumiya, Kojiro Suzuki, Hirotaka Sakaue, Internal temperature measurement of ablating bodies in high-speed flows, International Journal of Thermal Sciences (IF:4.9), vol. 197, 2024, 108837, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2023.108837
  12. Philip A Lax, Skye Elliott, Stanislav Gordeyev, Matthew R Kemnetz, Sergey B Leonov, Flow Structure behind Spanwise Pin Array in Supersonic Flow, Aerospace (IF:2.4), vol. 11(1), p.93, 2024,  https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace11010093
  13. Philip S. Andrews, Philip A. Lax, Flint O Thomas, Sergey B Leonov, Visualization of sidewall vortices in rectangular nozzle supersonic blowdown wind tunnel, Physics of Fluids (IF:4.3), 36(1), 2024, https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0180727
  14. Aaron Fassler, Sergey Leonov#, and Stanislav Gordeyev^, “Optical effects of a temperature-mismatched supersonic mixing layer”, Proc. SPIE (IF:1.0) 12693, Unconventional Imaging, Sensing, and Adaptive Optics 2023, 1269316; https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2677429
  15. Skye Elliott@, Arthur Dogariu, Celia Coates, Sergey B Leonov^, Electric charge build-up and dissipation at pulsed streamer corona by EFISH and probe measurements, Plasma Sources Science and Technology (IF:3.3), vol. 31, 2022, 12, 124003. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6595/aca9f5
  16. Andrews, Philip^@, Philip Lax, and Sergey Leonov^, Triggering Shock Wave Positions by Patterned Energy Deposition, Energies (IF:3.2), vol. 15, 2022, no. 19: 7104. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15197104
  17. Skye Elliott^@, Philip Lax, Sergey B Leonov^, Campbell Carter, Timothy Ombrello, Acetone PLIF visualization of the fuel distribution at plasma-enhanced supersonic combustion, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science (IF:3.3), vol. 136, 2022, 110668, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2022.110668
  18. Andrews, P.; Lax, P.^@; Elliott, S.; Firsov, A.; Leonov, S.^, Flow Characterization at Heated Air Supersonic Facility SBR-50, Fluids (IF:1.9), 2022, 7, 168. https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids7050168
  19. S. Elliott@ and S. B. Leonov^, Instabilities of Supersonic Combustion at Plasma-Based Flameholding, Gorenie I Vzryv – Combustion and Explosion, 2022, Vol. 15, # 3. pp. 18-27, DOI: 10.30826/CExxx
  20. Skye Elliott^@, Mitsugu Hasegawa^+, Hirotaka Sakaue, Sergey Leonov^, Shock-dominated flow control by plasma array: Pressure analysis including pressure-sensitive paint visualization, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, Vol. 131, 110522, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2021.110522
  21. Philip A. Lax^@ and Sergey B. Leonov, Review of Reduced-Order Models for Homogeneous CO2 Nucleation in Supersonic and Hypersonic Expansion Flows, Aerospace, 8 (12), 368; 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace8120368
  22. Sergey B. Leonov^, Skye Elliott@, Campbell Carter, Alec Houpt, Philip Lax, and Timothy Ombrello, Modes of Plasma-Stabilized Combustion in Cavity-Based M = 2 Configuration, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, Vol. 124, #1, 2021, 110355. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2021.110355
  23. Alec Houpt^@ and Sergey Leonov^, Cylindrical Focused Laser Differential Interferometer, AIAA Journal, Vol.59, #4, 2021, https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J059750
  24. Philip A. Lax and Sergey B. Leonov, Semiempirical Model for Homogeneous Nitrogen Condensation in Hypersonic Wind Tunnels, AIAA Journal, Vol. 58, Issue 11, 2020, https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J059519
  25. Ivan Moralev, Pavel Kazanskii, Valentin Bityurin, Alexey Bocharov, Alexander Firsov, Eugenii Dolgov and Sergey Leonov, Gas dynamics of the pulsed electric arc in the transversal magnetic field, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. (IF:3.1), 53, 425203, 2020, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6463/ab9d5a
  26. Sergey B Leonov, Svetlana Starikovskaya, Timothy Ombrello and Mark A Cappelli, Editorial conclusions to the special issue on electrical discharges for aerospace applications, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 53, 410201, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ab9d9a 
  27. A V Efimov, A A Firsov, N S Kolosov and S B Leonov, Characterization of electric discharge collocated with gas jet in supersonic airflow, Plasma Sources Sci. Technol., 29, 07LT01, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6595/ab9c94
  28. Alec Houpt, Sergey Leonov, Timothy Ombrello, Campbell Carter and Robert John Leiweke, Flow Control in Supersonic-Cavity-Based Airflow by Quasi-Direct-Current Electric Discharge, AIAA Journal, Volume 57, Issue 7, 2019, https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J058057
  29. Yong Bo, Skye Elliott, Qing Zhao and Sergey Leonov, Study of X-band Microwave Attenuation by Array of Filamentary Air Plasma, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Volume: 47, Issue: 3, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2019.2896066
  30. Tatsunori Hayashi, Alec Houpt, Sergey Leonov and Hirotaka Sakaue, Motion-Capturing Pressure-Sensitive Paint Method under Transient Illumination, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., 52, 324005, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ab2581
  31. Yasumasa Watanabe, Skye Elliott, Alexander Firsov, Alec Houpt and Sergey Leonov, Rapid control of force/momentum on a model ramp by quasi-DC plasma, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., 52, 444003, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ab352f
  32. Yasumasa Watanabe, Sergey B. Leonov, and Alec Houpt, Plasma-Assisted Control of Supersonic Flow over Compression Ramp, Journal Aerospace (MDPI), 6(3), 35, 2019, https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace6030035
  33. A. A. Firsov, S. B. Leonov, M. A. Shurupov and D. A. Yarantsev, Measurement of the Degree of Mixing of Carbon-Containing Gases with Air by the Method of Probe Discharge Spectroscopy, High Temp, 57, 617–620, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1134/S0018151X19050055
  34. S. Leonov, Electrically Driven Supersonic Combustion, Topical Review, Energies, 2018, 11 (7), p 1733 https://doi.org/10.3390/en11071733
  35. Sergey Leonov, Alec Houpt, Skye Elliott, and Brock Hedlund. Ethylene Ignition and Flameholding by Electrical Discharge in Supersonic Combustor, AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 34, No. 2, 2018, pp. 499-509. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.B36811
  36. Brock Hedlund, Alec Houpt, Stanislav Gordeyev, and Sergey Leonov, Measurement of Flow Perturbation Spectra in Mach 4.5 Corner Separation Zone, AIAA Journal, Vol. 56, No. 7, 2018, pp.2699-2711 https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J056576
  37. A A Firsov, E V Dolgov and S B Leonov, Effect of DC-discharge geometry on ignition efficiency in supersonic flow, 2018, Journal of Physics: C. S., Vol. 1112, # 012011, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1112/1/012011
  38. A. Houpt, B. Hedlund, T. Ombrello, C. Carter and S. Leonov, Quasi-DC Electrical Discharge Characterization in a Supersonic Flow, Experiments in Fluids, vol. 58, no. 25, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-016-2295-5
  39. Alec W. Houpt and Sergey B. Leonov. “Charge Transfer in Constricted Form of Surface Barrier Discharge at Atmospheric Pressure”, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 31, No. 1, March_2017, pp. 145-153. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.T4970
  40. Firsov, Alexander A; Yarantsev, Dmitry A; Leonov, Sergey B; Ivanov, Vladimir V; “Numerical simulation of ethylene combustion in supersonic air flow”, Computer Research and Modeling, Vol. 9, pp. 75-86, 2017, DOI: 10.20537/2076-7633-2017-9-75-86
  41. S. B. Leonov, I. V. Adamovich, V. R. Soloviev “Dynamics of near-surface electric discharges and mechanisms of their interaction with the airflow”, Topical Review, Plasma Sources Science and Technology, 25 (6), 063001, 20168, 2016 https://doi.org/10.1088/0963-0252/25/6/063001
  42. K. V. Savelkin, D. A. Yarantsev, I. V. Adamovich, and S. B. Leonov, “Ignition and Flameholding in a Supersonic Combustor by an Electrical Discharge Combined with a Fuel Injector”, Combustion and Flame, Volume 162, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 825-835, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2014.08.012
  43. Falempin, F.; Firsov, A. A.; Yarantsev, D. A.; Leonov, S. B., “Plasma control of shock wave configuration in off-design mode of M=2 inlet”, Experiments in Fluids, Vol. 56, No 3, 2015, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-015-1928-4
  44. Konstantin V. Savelkin, Dmitry A. Yarantsev, and Sergey B. Leonov, “Experiments on Plasma-Assisted Combustion in a Supersonic Flow: Optimization of Plasma Position in Relation to the Fuel Injector”, Journal “Aerospace Lab”, issue AL-10-8, Dec 2015
  45. Bolshov, M. A.; Kuritsyn, Yu. A.; Leonov, S. B.; et al. “Measurement of transient gas flow parameters by diode laser absorption spectroscopy”, Quantum Electronics Volume: 45 Issue: 4 Pages: 377-384, 2015
  46. Firsov A.A., Savelkin K.V., Yarantsev D.A., Leonov S.B. “Plasma-enhanced mixing and flameholding in supersonic flow”, Philosophical Transactions A, 2015, V. 373, I. 2048 https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2014.0337  
  47. K. Frederickson, S Leonov, M Nishihara, E Ivanov, IV Adamovich, et al “Energy conversion in high enthalpy flows and non-equilibrium plasmas”, Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 72, 49-65, 2015, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paerosci.2014.09.004
  48. J. Poggie, T. McLaughlin, S. Leonov, “Plasma Aerodynamics: Current Status and Future Directions”, Journal “Aerospace Lab”, issue AL-10-1, Dec 2015
  49. A Houpt, SB Leonov “Dynamics of Charge Transfer by Surface Electric Discharges in Atmospheric Air”, Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics 3 (08), 1062, 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jamp.2015.38132
  50. B. Leonov, V Petrishchev, I. V. Adamovich, “Dynamics of energy coupling and thermalization in barrier discharges over dielectric and weakly conducting surfaces on µs to ms time scales”, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 47 (46), 465201, 2014
  51. Firsov A.A., Isaenkov Yu.I., Krupskiy M.G., Rudakov V.Yu., Filimonova E.A., Yarantsev D.A., and Leonov S.B. – Nonequilibrium initiation of volumetric combustion in a combustion engine: modeling and experimental setup, Computer Research and Modeling (ISSN: 2076-7633), 2014, vol. 6, no. 6, pp. 911-922
  52. Petrishchev V., Leonov S. B., Adamovich I.V. – Studies of Nanosecond Pulse Surface Ionization Wave Discharges over Solid and Liquid Dielectric Surfaces // Plasma Sources Science and Technology, vol. 23, 2014, p. 065022
  53. M. A. Shurupov, S. B. Leonov, A. A. Firsov, D. A. Yarantsev, and Yu. I. Isaenkov – Gasdynamic Instabilities during Decay of the Submicrosecond Spark Discharge Channel, Journal High Temperature (Springer), Vol.52, #2, 2014, p. 169-179
  54. E. Ivanov, K. Frederickson, S. Leonov, W. R. Lempert, I. V. Adamovich and J. W. Rich, An optically pumped carbon monoxide laser operating at elevated temperatures, Laser Phys., 2013, V.23, N.9, paper 095004
  55. S. B. Leonov, A. A. Firsov, M. A. Shurupov, J. B. Michael, M. N. Shneider, R. B. Miles and N. A. Popov, “Femtosecond laser guiding of a high-voltage discharge and the restoration of dielectric strength in air and nitrogen”, Phys. Plasmas, 19, 123502 (2012)
  56. S. Leonov, D. Yarantsev and F. Falempin, “Flow control in a supersonic inlet model by electrical discharge”, Advances in Aerospace Science, Progress in Flight Physics, EUCASS series, 3 (2012), 557-568
  57. S. B. Leonov, I. V. Kochetov, A. P. Napartovich, V. A. Sabel’nikov, D. A. Yarantsev “Plasma-Induced Ethylene Ignition and Flameholding in Confined Supersonic Air Flow at Low Temperatures”, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 2011, Vol 39 , #2, pp 781-787
  58. Axel Vincent-Randonnier, Sergey Leonov and Vladimir Sabelnikov, Non-Thermal Plasma Assisted Supersonic Combustion, Advances in Applied Plasma Science, Vol.8, 2011, pp.200-205
  59. M. A. Deminsky, I. V. Kochetov, A. P. Napartovich, S. B. Leonov, Modeling of Plasma Assisted Combustion in Premixed Supersonic Gas Flow, International Journal of Hypersonics,  Volume 1, N 4, December 2011, pp.5-15
  60. Sergey B. Leonov, Faster and Smarter, Aviation Week and Space Technology,  Oct 24/31, 2011, pp.77-79
  61. Sergey Leonov, D. Yarantsev, V. Sabelnikov, Electrically Driven Combustion near the plane wall in a supersonic duct, Progress in Propulsion Physics, Advances in Aerospace Science, EUCASS book series, Vol 2, 2011, pp. 519-530
  62. S. B. Leonov, Y. I. Isaenkov, A. A. Firsov, S. L. Nothnagel, S. F. Gimelshein and M. N. Shneider, “Jet regime of the afterspark channel decay”, Phys. Plasmas, 2010, Vol 17, #5, paper 053505
  63. Leonov, S.B., Firsov, A.A., Savelkin K.V., Yarantsev, D. A., Ignition of Fuel and Stabilization of Flame Front In Supersonic Flow with Electrical Discharge, High Temperature, v.48, №6, 2010, pp.01-08
  64. S.B. Leonov, The 10th International Conference on Fluid Control, Measurements, and Visualization (editorial), Journal of Visualization, May 2010, Volume 13, Issue 2, pp 169-173, https://doi-org.proxy.library.nd.edu/10.1007/s12650-010-0031-4
  65. Leonov, S. B., Kochetov, I. V., Napartovich, A. P., Numerical simulation of ignition premixed mixture etilen-air by system of micro-discharges, High Temperature (Teplofizika Vysokikh Temperatur), v.48, №1, 2010, pp.63-69
  66. M.A. Bolshov, Y. A. Kuritsyn, V. V. Liger, V. R. Mironenko, S. B. Leonov, D. A. Yarantsev, Measurements of the temperature and water vapor concentration in a hot zone by tunable diode laser absorption spectrometry, Appl. Phys. B: Laser Optics, 2010, vol. 100, p. 397 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-009-3882-4  
  67. S. Leonov, D. Opaits, R.B. Miles, and V. Soloviev, “Time-Resolved Measurements of Plasma-Induced Momentum in Air and Nitrogen under DBD Actuation”, Phys. Plasmas, 17, 113505, 2010
  68. Sergey B. Leonov, Visualization of Unsteady electrical discharges in high-speed flow, Journal International Review of Aerospace Engineering (IREASE), v.3, #4, August 2010, pp. 214-222, https://www.praiseworthyprize.org/latest_issues/IREASE-latest/IREASE_vol_3_n_4.html#top
  69. S.B. Leonov, M.A. Bolshov, Y.A. Kuritsyn, V.V. Liger, V.R. Mironenko, D.A. Yarantsev, Temperature measurement and the water vapor concentration in the supersonic combustion chamber by absorption spectroscopy, High Temperature, 2010, Vol 48, № 1, p.9-22.
  70. S. Leonov, C. Carter, D. Yarantsev, “Experiments on Electrically Controlled Flameholding on a Plane Wall in Supersonic Airflow”, Journal of Propulsion and Power, 2009, vol.25, no.2, pp.289-298
  71. Leonov, S.B., Firsov, A.A. & Yarantsev, D.A. Determining the supersonic flow velocity using the correlation function of signals from refraction sensors. Tech. Phys. Lett., 35, 548–551 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063785009060194
  72. Mikhail A Bolshov, Yu A Kuritsyn, V V Liger, V R Mironenko, S B Leonov, and D A Yarantsev, Measurements of gas parameters in plasma-assisted supersonic combustion processes using diode laser spectroscopy, Quantum Electronics, 2009, 39 (9), 869–878, https://doi.org/10.1070/QE2009v039n09ABEH014044
  73. Leonov, S.B., Yarantsev, D.A. Control of separation phenomena in a high-speed flow by means of the surface electric discharge. Fluid Dynamics, 43, 945–953 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1134/S001546280806015X
  74. Sergey B. Leonov, Dmitry A. Yarantsev, Near-Surface Electrical Discharge in Supersonic Airflow: Properties and Flow Control, Journal of Propulsion and Power, 2008, vol.24, no.6, pp.1168-1181, DOI: 10.2514/1.24585
  75. Leonov S. B., Yarantsev D. A. Instability in Post-Discharge Thermal Cavity, IEEE Transactions on Plasma ScienceVolume 36, Issue 4, PART 1, August 2008, Pages 978-989, doi: 10.1109/TPS.2008.922479
  76. Sergey B. Leonov, Yuri I. Isaenkov, Mikhail N. Shneider, Suppression of the turbulent decay of an afterspark channel with residual current, PHYSICS OF PLASMAS 14, 123504, 2007
  77. Sergey B. Leonov., Dmitry A. Yarantsev, Anatoly P. Napartovich, Igor V. Kochetov. Plasma-Assisted Chemistry in High-Speed Flow, Plasma Sci. Technol., 9 No 6 (December 2007), 760-765.
  78. Sergey B Leonov and Dmitry A Yarantsev, Plasma-induced ignition and plasma-assisted combustion in high-speed flow, 2007 Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 16 132, (most sited). https://doi.org/10.1088/0963-0252/16/1/018
  79. S.B. Leonov, I.V. Kochetov, A.P. Napartovich, D.A. Yarantsev, Plasma-Assisted Combustion of Gaseous Fuel in Supersonic Duct, IEEE Transactions, Plasma Science. №12, TPS1387.R1, 2006.
  80. S.B. Leonov, I.V. Kochetov, A.P. Napartovich, Plasma initiation of combustion in supersonic flow in the fuel-air mixtures, High Energy Chemistry. 2006. № 2. V. 40. pp. 1-8.
  81. Sergei Leonov, I. V. Kochetov, A. P. Napartovich, Calculation of dynamic ignition of hydrogen-air mixture by nonequilibrium discharge in a high-speed stream, Journal of High Temperature. No. 5, 2005. pp. 667-676
  82. Leonov S. B., M. B. Šipilin, A. V. Pankova, Experimental investigation of shock wave passing through the plasma region, Journal of Chemical Physics. 2000. vol. 19. No. 1. pp. 141-150 (RUS)
  83. Leonov S. B., Šipilin A., Diagnostics of gas-dynamic structures in the plasma jet by means of off-focus aperture method, Journal of Chemical Physics. 2000. vol. 19. No. 1. pp. 58-62 (RUS).
  84. Burdakov V.P., Baranovsky S.I., Klimov A.I., Lebedev P.D., Leonov S.B., Pankova M.B., Puhov A.P., Improvement perspectives of aerodynamic and thrust-energetic parameters of hypersonic aircrafts and engines when using algorithmic discharges and plasmoid formations, Acta Astronautica. Vol.43. №1-2. 1998. pр.31-44.
  85. Leonov S.B., Pankova M.B., Shilov V.F., Improvement of characteristics of aircraft with hydrocarbon blowing plasma Jet, Journal “Problems of aviation science and technology”. Issue Aviation and missiles. 1998. # 1. pp. 22-28 (RUS)
  86. Leonov, S.B., Pankova, M.B., Structural peculiarities of a chemically active plasma jet generated by erosion capillary discharge, Chemical Physics Reports, Volume 16, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1145-1157
  87. Leonov, S.B., Luk’yanov, G.A. Structure of the plasma jet of a pulsed erosional electric-discharge source. J Appl Mech Tech Phys, 35, 653–657 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02369541
  88. Leonov S. B., Bazazyants S.I., Pankova M.B., Šipilin A.V. Use of plasma accelerators in systems of aircraft armament, Journal “Problems of aviation science and technology”. Issue Aviation and missiles. No. 3 (288). 1989 s. 52-58. (RUS)
  89. Leonov S. B., Pankova M.B., Šipilin A.V. Complex of optical equipment to study the flow of gas and plasma, Journal “Problems of aviation science and technology”. Issue Aviation and missiles. 1987-No. 9 (274). S. 78-89 (RUS)
  90. Sergei Leonov, Pankova M.B., Šipilin A.V., Study of pulse erosive plasma Jet properties, Journal “Problems of aviation science and technology”. Issue Aviation and missiles. 1987-No. 9 (274). pp. 62-65 (RUS)
  91. Leonov S. B., Zelenov E. V., Kukushkin A. B., Mâlton V. V., Modeling of thermal effects in the erosion of materials, Journal of Technical Physics. Vol. 57, no. 8. 1987. c. 1497-1506.
  92. D. G. Baratov, V. N. Demyanenko, E. V. Zelenov, I. V. Ivanov, S. B. Leonov, V. P. Fokin, S. V. Mirnov, “Analysis of the Limiter Material Erosion in T-3M Tokamak,” IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 331-333, Oct. 1985, doi: 10.1109/TPS.1985.4316431.
  93. A. A. Abagyan, A. A. Alferov, V. F. Babal’yants, D. G. Baratov, V. N. Dem’yanenko, S. B. Leonov, S. P. Maksimov, S. V. Mirnov, V. N. Mikhailov, V. V. Myalton, V. S. Semenov, M. M. Fiks, V. P. Fokin, T-3M tokamak materials testing stand. Atomic Energy, 58, 286–292 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01207217
  94. Leonov S.B., Voskanyan A.V., Mitsuk V.M., Rusanov J.A., Measurements of populations of vibrational levels of nitrogen molecules and temperature of neutral plasma components of microwave discharge in air by CARS, Technical Physics Letters, V. 7. No. 18. 1981. pp. 1125-1128

Book Chapters:

Leonov S. B., Pankova M.B., Šipilin A.V., Simulation of interaction of plasma with the bodies in an atmosphere, Chapter in book “Fireball in laboratory”, ed. Avramenko R.F., Klimov A.I., – Moscow: Chemistry, 1994. pp. 95-106 (RUS)

Leonov S.B., Biturin V.A., Yarantsev D.A., Plasma-Induced Ignition and Plasma-Assisted Combustion in High Speed Flow, Chapter in Book “Non-Equilibrium Processes”, v.2, pp.104-115: “Plasma, Aerosols, and Atmospheric Phenomena”, Moscow: TORUS-PRESS, 2005, 392p.

Firsov A.A., Yarantsev D.A., Leonov S.B., Numerical simulation of ethylene combustion in supersonic flow, Chapter in book “Advances in nonequilibrium processes: plasma, combustion, and atmosphere” Ed. by Starik A.M. and S.M. Frolov – Moscow: TORUS-PRESS, 2014. ISBN 978-5-94588-155-6

I.V. Kochetov, A.N. Napartovich, S. B. Leonov, Kinetics of Plasma Combustion Initiation in a Hypersonic Engine, Encyclopedia of low-temperature plasma, Vol. IX-4 “Plasma Aerodynamics”, ISBN 978-5-8037-0619-9, Yanus-K Publishing House, Moscow (RUS), https://www.elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=25810015  

Yu.I. Isaenkov, S.B. Leonov, A.A. Firsov, M.A. Shurupov, D.A. Yarantsev, M.N. Schneider, Instability of the thermal cavity of a pulsed filamentous discharge in a stationary gas and air flow, Encyclopedia of low-temperature plasma, Vol. IX-4 “Plasma Aerodynamics”, ISBN 978-5-8037-0619-9, Yanus-K Publishing House, Moscow

S. B. Leonov, K.V. Savelkin, A.A. Firsov, D.A. Yarantsev, M.A. Bolshov, Yu.A. Kuritsyn, V.V. Liger, V.R. Mironenko, Plasma-induced combustion of gaseous fuels in a supersonic flow, Encyclopedia of low-temperature plasma, Vol. IX-4 “Plasma Aerodynamics”, ISBN 978-5-8037-0619-9, Yanus-K Publishing House, Moscow

S. B. Leonov, D.A. Yarantsev, Control of separation phenomena in a supersonic air flow using a near-surface electric discharge, Encyclopedia of low-temperature plasma, Vol. IX-4 “Plasma Aerodynamics”, ISBN 978-5-8037-0619-9, Yanus-K Publishing House, Moscow

Patents/Disclosures:

Laričkin O.V., Leonov S.B., Nikitin A.V., Šipilin A.V., The device for ignition of solid fuels, USSR Inventory Certificate No. 294581, dated 01.06.89 (RUS)

S. Leonov, Plasma Injection Module, Patent No. 11,739,937, 2023, Applicant: University of Notre Dame du Lac, Inventor: Sergey B. Leonov, ND Ref. 20-010, MB Ref.  092012-9134-US02

S. Leonov, Plasma Injection Modules, Patent No. US 12,173,902 B2, Dec.24, 2024, Applicant: University of Notre Dame du Lac, Inventor: Sergey B. Leonov, Appl. No.: 18/347,075

S. Leonov, “Plasma-Injection Module for Scramjet/Ramjet/Turbojet”. New Patent / Notice of Allowance – U.S. App. 18/954,263; ND [P20-010-USCON2]

S. Leonov, “Plasma-Injection Module for Scramjet/Ramjet/Turbojet.” New patent application, File date: 1/13/2026; Application # 19/447,739

S. Leonov, Method and Apparatus for Ignition and Combustion Stabilization in Cavity-Based Hypersonic Propulsion Engine, Disclosure D-0652, 2/28/2025

Invited and keynote lectures:

Plasma-Assisted Aerodynamics: Approach and Problem of Measurements, Keynote Lecture, FLUCOME2007, September 17-19, 2007, Tallahassee, FL, USA

Plasma-Assisted Combustion and Flameholding in High-Speed Flow, Invited Lecture: IWEPAC-3, September 17-20, 2007, Falls Church, VA, USA

Gasdynamic Phenomena Concomitant with Plasma-Assisted Combustion, Invited Lecture: 7th Int Workshop on Magneto-Plasma Aerodynamics, 17 – 19 April 2007, JIHT RAS, Moscow, Russia

High-Speed Flow Control by Electro-Discharge Plasma Technique, Invited lecture, 2nd Int Conference “Recent Advances in Experimental Fluid Mechanics”, 3-6 March 2008, K.L.College of Engineering, Vijayawada, India.

Plasma-Assisted Aerodynamics: Approach and New Results, Invited Plenary Lecture: 6th IASME/WSEAS International Conference on FLUID MECHANICS and AERODYNAMICS (FMA’08), Rhodes, Greece, August 2008.

Ignition and Flameholding in M>1 Airflow by Electrical Discharge: 10years’ Experience, Invited Lecture: 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Orlando, FL, USA, 5-8 January 2009.

Ignition and Flameholding of Gaseous Fuels by Electrical Discharge in M>1 Airflow, Invited lecture, 2nd EUCASS ATW, Les Houches, France, October 11-16, 2009

Visualization of unsteady electrical discharges in high-speed flow, Keynote Lecture, 10th ASV International Conference, Publication by SRM University, Nagar, Tamil Nadu, India, 2010, pp.1-11

Plasma-based method for accurate control of high speed air flow, Invited Lecture: The 8th European Fluid Mechanics Conference, Bad Reichenhall, Germany, September 13-16, 2010.

Plasma – Based Control of High-Speed Flow, Invited Lecture, von Karman Institute of Fluid Dynamics Lecture Series, Brussels, 21-24 February 2011.

Supersonic Airflow Control by Electrical Discharges, Distinguished Lecture, AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems Conference, San Francisco, CA, 11-14 April 2011

Interaction of Pulse Filamentary Discharge with Heterogeneous Media, Invited Lecture, 11th Asian Symposium on Visualization, NIIGATA, JAPAN, June 2011

Review of Plasma-Based Methods for High-Speed Flow Control, Sixth International Conference on Fluid Mechanics, Guangzhou, China, June 30-July 3, 2011

Inlet Regulation by Electrical Discharge, Invited Lecture: 11th International Workshop on Magneto-Plasma Aerodynamics, 10 – 12 April 2012, JIHT RAS, Moscow, Russia

Plasma-Based Mixing Actuation in Airflow, Quantitated by Probe Breakdown Fluorescence: Invited Paper, Workshop “Weakly-ionized non-equilibrium air plasma at moderate and high pressures: generation and maintenance, modeling, diagnostics and applications”, 66th Annual Gaseous Electronics Conference, AM2 2, Princeton, NJ, Sept. 29-Oct.04 2013

Gasdynamic Instabilities after Long Spark Impact, 12th Asian Symposium on Visualization, Invited Lecture, May 19-23, 2013, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, TAIWAN, ROC

Plasma for High-Speed Propulsion, Invited Review Lecture, The 12th International Workshop on Magneto-Plasma Aerodynamics, Moscow, Russia, March, 2013

Experiments on Plasma-Assisted Combustion in Supersonic Airflow, AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition (SciTech2014), National Harbor, Maryland, January 13-17, 2014

Plasma-Based Mixing in Compressible Flow, 67th Annual Gaseous Electronics Conference, Invited Paper, Paper MR3-2, November, 2014, Raleigh, NC, USA

Dynamics of charge transfer in surface electric discharges in atmospheric air, Invited Lecture, International Conference on Plasma Science and Applications, Shanghai, China, August 25-August 27, 2015

Plasma-based Enhancement of Air / Fuel Mixing in Compressible Flow, Invited Talk, 5th EUCASS Aerospace Thematic Workshop: Fundamentals of Aerodynamic Flow and Combustion Control by Plasmas, Les Houches, France, April 12-17, 2015

Coupling of transient electrical discharges with a high-speed airflow, Plenary talk, 16th Workshop on Magneto-Plasma Aerodynamics, Moscow, IVTAN, April 5-7, 2017

Thermal perturbations generated by near-surface electric discharges and mechanisms of their interaction with the airflow, Invited Presentation, 55th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, 9 – 13 January 2017, Grapevine, Texas

Quasi-DC Discharge in Supersonic Airflow, Invited Oral Presentation, AIAA SciTech Meeting, Grapevine, TX, January 09-13, 2017

Electrical discharges in supersonic flow: morphology, dynamics, and flow control, Keynote Lecture, EUROMECH COLLOQIUM #593 “Plasma-Based Actuators for Flow Control: Recent Developments and Future Directions”, TU Delft, The Netherlands, 14-16 March, 2018

Supersonic and Hypersonic Airflow Control by Electrical Discharges, Invited Presentation, 19th International Congress on Plasma Physics (ICPP 2018), Vancouver, Canada, June 4-8, 2018

Visualization of Constricted and Strongly-Coupled Electric Discharges in a High-Speed Flow, Keynote Lecture, 2018 Fluid Control Measurements and Visualization International Conference, Naples, Italy, May 27-30, 2019

Electric Discharge Generation in MeOH Supercritical Fluid, Invited Presentation, 72nd Annual Gaseous Electronics Conference,  Session ET3.00001, College Station, TX, October 28–November 1, 2019.

Plasma-assisted control of supersonic airflow, Topical Invited lecture, XXXIV ICPIG & ICRP-10, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, July 14-19, 2019.

Supersonic Combustion Driven by Long Filamentary Plasma, Invited Oral Presentation, AIAA SciTech, January 5-10, 2020.

Control of Shock-Dominated Flows by Stratified Plasma (Invited), S. Leonov, S. Elliott, P. Lax (University of Notre Dame, USA) WS Magneto Plasma Aerodynamics, Moscow, Russia, September 2021 (virtual)

Surface and volumetric charge post electrical capacitive discharge in atmospheric air (Invited), International Conference PhysicA.SPb_2021, October 18-22, 2021; Saint Petersburg, Russia (virtual)

Overcoming Combustion stability limits, Invited Panel Presentation, HSABP-07: Advances in High Speed Air-Breathing Propulsion Ignition, AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum and Exposition, August 2021.

Electric Charge Build-Up at Pulsed Streamer Corona, Invited Lecture, 21st International Workshop on Magneto-Plasma Aerodynamics (WSMPA), virtual, April 26-28, 2022.

Instabilities of supersonic combustion at plasma-based flameholding and beyond, Keynote Lecture, 13th International Colloquium on Pulsed and Continuous Detonations (ICPCD-2022), hybrid, St. Petersburg, April 18-21, 2022.

Acetone PLIF visualization of plasma-assisted mixing in supersonic flow, Invited Presentation, Society of Engineering Science Annual Technical Meeting (SES2022), College Station, TX, October 16-19, 2022.

Plasma-Assisted Combustion – How this was born at WIG and where we are now, AIAA SciTech 2023, PDL-06 and PDL-07 Technical Panels

Waves of electric charge generated by pulse corona of alternating polarity, Princeton Collaborative Plasma Research Facility (PCRF) seminar, May 10, 2023

Supersonic Flow Control in Ducts and over Compression Ramps by Q-DC Discharge, ERCOFTAC European Drag Reduction and Flow Control Meeting – EDRFCM 2024, September 10–13th, 2024, Turin, Italy

Plasma-assisted ignition and flame stability in supersonic airflow, Invited Presentation, Workshop Progress and Challenges in Plasma Assisted Combustion, AIAA SciTech, January 9, 2025

Recent progress in plasma-based control of duct-driven flow and combustion relevant to hypersonic systems, Keynote Speech, The 4th International Conference on High-Speed Vehicle Science & Technology, Tours, France, September 22nd, 2025

Air-fuel mixing enhancement in supersonic flow by electrical discharges, Keynote Lecture, International Symposium on Plasma-Assisted Combustion, Ecole Centrale-Supelec, Paris-Saclay, France, 28 Sep-1 Oct, 2025.