Ivanov V. A., Juttner B., Pursch H., Siemroth P.// Adw DDR Beitrage aus der Plasma Physyk B. 23. <...> Ivanov V. A., Sakharov A. S., Konyzhev M. E. Plasma initiation of vacuum arcs on a metal surface partially covered with a dielectric film // Proceedings of the XXIII-rd International Symposium on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum (Bucharest, Romania, September 15—19, 2008). <...> Ivanov V. A., Jutner B., Pursch H.// Pub. Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society USA. <...> Ivanov V. A., Juttner B., Zimin A. M. Dynamics of Cathode Spots on the Beryllium in Vacuum Arc Discharges. // In book: Proceedings of the XX-th International Symposium on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum. <...> Ivanov V. A. Triple Probe Method for Charaterization of Arc Cathode Plasmas. // Akademie der Wissenshaften der DDR, Zentralinstitut fur Electronenphysik. <...> Creating a hard microrelief of the titanium surface by exposure of microplasma discharges with the 200-A amplitude and 20-ms pulse duration V. A. Ivanov, M. E. Konyzhev, A. A. Letunov, A. S. Sakharov, T. I. Kamolova, A. A. Dorofeyuk, S. N. Satunin Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 38 Vavilov str., Moscow, 119991, Russia E-mail: ivanov@fpl.gpi.ru L. I. Kuksenova, V. G. Lapteva, M. S. Alekseeva, I. A. Khrennikova A. A. Blagonravov Mechanical Engineering Institute RAS, 4 Khariton'evskii per., Moscow, 101990, Russia The interaction of microplasma discharges with samples of the VT1 technical titanium was experimentally studied. <...> The amplitude of the pulse electrical current of microplasma discharges was 200 A and pulse duration was 20 ms. The number of pulses of microplasma discharges varied from 1 to 10 pieces. <...> As a result of the microplasma processing of titanium samples, the surface of a solid remelted layer was formed with the thickness of 10 microns and with highly hardness. <...> This layer of titanium was taking on new physical properties: well-developed microrelief of the surface, increased microhardness, and improved tribological parameters. <...> Compared with the initial state of the samples, new surface layer of titanium reinforced by microplasma discharges was characterized by the following best <...>