Prof. DSc. Kiril Blagoev

Address:
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences,
Institute of Solid State Physics, room 101,
72, Tzarigradsko Chaussee Blvd., Sofia 1784, Bulgaria

phone: (+359) 2 979 57 90
email: kblagoevissp.bas.bg
Kiril Blagoev

Professional Data

Education and Scientific Achievements

  • Master's Degree,
    Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Faculty of Physics, 1972
  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Atomic and Molecular Physics
    Leningrad State University, Department of Optics, 1977
  • Associate Professor, Institute of Solid State Physics, 1989
  • Doctor of Sciences, 2003
  • Professor, Insitute of Solid State Physics, 2004
  • Head of Laboratory of Atomic Spectroscopy, 1992
  • Head of Department of Education in ISSP, 2004
  • Member of Scientific Council of the ISSP, 1996
  • Member of the Scientific Council “Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics”

Scientific Activities and Interests

  • atomic physics
  • atomic structure and radiative properties
  • gas and metal vapor lasers
  • light sources
  • spectral equipment; applications

Recent Projects

  • "Theory and experimental investigation of quantum information transfer by interaction between ultra-cold atoms and molecules",
    financed from the Bulgarian National Science Fond (14/2008)
  • Laser methods in diagnostics in archaeology 2009-BNS, 02-274/08.12.2008
    Assoc. Prof. M. Grozeva
  • MES Co financing of the project with EC - INERA D01-185/15.07.2014
    Title: Capacity Strengthening of ISSP-BAS in Multifunctional Nanostructures (INERA)
    Project coordinator: K. Blagoev
  • Bilateral agreement with France
    FNI, Rila № 01/0036 of 10.08.2012
    N particle interaction in gas of cooled Rydberg atoms
    Project coordinator: Assoc. Prof. E. Dimova
  • Capacity Strengthening of ISSP-BAS in Multifunctional Nanostructures (INERA)
    Project funded by EC – 2014
    Coordinator Acad. A. Petrov

Memberships

  • Bulgarian Physical Union
  • Optical Society of America (membership number 103734) 1993 – 1997

Education activities

  • Supervisor of 8 master degree thesis; 4 PhD thesis

Publications:

86 publications, 5 review articles; 65 reports on conferences
Total IF: 101, Citations: 350

Recent publications:
  1. P Palmeri, P Quinet1, E Biemont, J Gurell, P Lundin, L-O Norlin,P Royen, K Blagoev and S Mannervik
    Lifetimes of metastable levels of singly ionized titanium: theory and experiment
    J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 41, 125703 (2008)
  2. É. Biémont, K. Blagoev, L. Engström, H. Hartman, H. Lundberg,G. Malcheva, H. Nilsson, R. Blackwell Whitehead, P. Palmeri and P. Quinet
    Lifetime measurements and calculations in Y+ and Y2+ ions
    Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc.414, 3350-3359 (2011)
  3. G. Malcheva, H. Nilsson, L. Engström, H. Lundberg, É. Biémont, P. Palmeri, P. Quinet and K. Blagoev
    Radiative parameters of Nb I excited states
    Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc.412, 1823-1827 (2011)
  4. K.Blagoev, M.Grozeva, G.Malcheva, and S.Neykova
    Investigation by Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy, X-Ray Fluorescence and X-Ray Powder Diffraction of the Chemical Composition of White Clay Ceramic Tiles from Veliki Preslav
    Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy (2012), doi: 10.1016/j.sab.2012.11.003, ISSN: 05848547
  5. G Malcheva, L Engstr¨om, H Lundberg, H Nilsson, H Hartmanand K Blagoev
    Lifetime measurements of even and odd states in neutral terbium (Tb I)
    Phys. Scr. 87 (2013) 000000 (3pp) stacks.iop.org/PhysScr/87/000000
  6. G. Malcheva, L. Engstr¨om, H. Lundberg,H. Nilsson, H. Hartman, K. Blagoev, P. Palmeri and P. Quinet
    Radiative lifetimes and transition probabilities in Rh I
    MNRAS 450, 223–228 (2015) doi:10.1093/mnras/stv375