In memory of the scientist :: BURAKOV Viktor Semenovich

— Born in v. Zabolote, Ushachi district, Vitebsk region.
— Graduated from the Belarusian State University (1955).
— Since 1955 - at the Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the BSSR: Research Fellow, since 1969 - Deputy Director for Research, at the same time since 1977 - Head of Laboratory. In 1983 - 1987 - Director of the Experimental Production Enterprise for the Production of Unique Physical Instruments and Equipment of the USSR Academy of Sciences (Minsk).
— Since 1987 - the head of the laboratory of the Institute of Physics, at the same time in 1989 - 1992 - member of the Presidium of the Academy of Sciences of Belarus. In 1992 - 1997 - Academic Secretary of the Department of Physics, Mathematics and Informatics, at the same time in 1992-1993 - organizing director, since 1992 - head of the laboratory of the Institute of Molecular and Atomic Physics, in 1997-2002 - Advisor to the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.
— Since 2003 - the chief researcher at the Institute of Molecular and Atomic Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus named after B.I. Stepanov of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.
— In 1990 - 1992 - chief editor of the Journal of Applied Spectroscopy, in 1992–1997 - chief editor of the journal “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. Physics and Mathematics Series".
— Since 1992 - academic secretary of the Department of Physics, Mathematics and Informatics, and simultaneously in 1992-1993 - director-organizer of the Institute of Molecular and Atomic Physics of the Academy of Sciences of Belarus (since 1997 - NAS of Belarus), in 1992-1997, 2002-2003 - head of the laboratory, since 2003 - chief research associate of the institute.
— In 1997–2002 - Advisor to the Presidium of the NAS of Belarus.
— Since 2007 - chief researcher at the Institute of Physics. B.I. Stepanova of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.

Works on quantum electronics and plasma spectroscopy. He developed methods for studying the parameters of lasers, increasing their efficiency, and obtained special modes for their operation for plasma spectroscopy; discovered the interaction processes of high-power laser radiation with a low-temperature plasma, the nature of the nonlinear effects observed in this case; developed methods of intracavity spectroscopy and expanded areas of its application. Together with the Physicotechnical Institute named after A.F. Ioffe of the USSR Academy of Sciences investigated high-temperature plasma in Tokamak installations using the method of resonant laser fluorescence. Carried out the development of new methods of spectral analysis and their introduction at the enterprises of the republic.

He was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor (1976), Fatherland III degree (1999), and a medal.

The author of more than 400 scientific papers, 11 copyright certificates and patents.

Major papers:

Практическое руководство по спектральному анализу. Минск, 1960; Oxford, 1964 (в соавт.);
Физика плазмы и плазменные технологии в Беларуси. Минск, 2001 (в соавт.);
Time-resolved spectroscopy and imaging diagnostics of single pulse and collinear double pulse laser induced plasma from a glass sample // Specrochim. Acta, Part В. 2008. Vol. 63, N 1 (в соавт.);
Комбинированный газожидкостный источник плазмы для синтеза наночастиц // Журн. приклад. спектроскопии. 2016. Т. 83, № 4 (в соавт.).