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Blagoev Alexander Borisov
DEPARTMENT OF OPTICS AND SPECTROSCOPY, FACULTY OF PHYSICS, 5 JAMES
BOUCHER BLVD., 1164 SOFIA, BULGARIA
+ 3592 8628490
+ 3592 8628490
blagoev@phys.uni-sofia.bg
Bulgarian
1943
WORK/TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2001 – till now
1984-2001
1974-1984
1970 –1973
1968-1970
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PROFESSOR IN THE FACULTY OF PHYSICS, SOFIA UNIVERSITY
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN THE FACULTY OF PHYSICS, SOFIA UNIVERSITY
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN THE FACULTY OF PHYSICS, SOFIA UNIVERSITY,
PHD STUDENT IN THE FACULTY OF PHYSICS, LENINGRADE STATE UNIVERSITY, RUSSIA
PHYSICISTS IN THE FACULTY OF PHYSICS, SOFIA UNIVERSITY,
Rector of the Sofia University, Ruski Blvd, 15, Sofia Bulgaria
Lectures and training of students, scientific research, supervising of PhD student’s work and
scientific projects
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
• 1998
1970 – 1974
1962 – 1968
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providing education and training
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skills covered
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Doctor of Science degree in physics - IN THE FACULTY OF PHYSICS, SOFIA UNIVERSITY
PhD student in the FACULTY OF PHYSICS, LENINGRADE STATE UNIVERSITY, RUSSIA
Undergraduate student IN THE FACULTY OF PHYSICS, SOFIA UNIVERSITY
Experimental optical spectroscopy, inelastic collisions of particles in low temperature plasma,
plasma physics
Professor, DSc
PERSONAL SKILLS
AND COMPETENCES
Acquired in the course of life and career
but not necessarily covered by formal
certificates and diplomas.
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BULGARIAN
OTHER LANGUAGES
• Reading skills
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• Verbal skills
SOCIAL SKILLS
AND COMPETENCES
Living and working with other people, in
multicultural environments, in positions
where communication is important and
situations where teamwork is essential
(for example culture and sports), etc.
ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS
AND COMPETENCES
RUSSIAN
excellent,
very good,
Excellent
ENGLISH
excellent
very good
excellent
THE REQUIRED SOCIAL COMPETENCE FOR THE TEAM WORK IS ASCQUIRED DURING THE CAREER OF AN
EXPERIMENTALISTS AND SUPERWISER OF 5 PHD STUDENTS AND ABOUT 25 MASTER DEGREE STUDENTS
WHO OBTAINED ALREADY THEIR DIPLOMAS. ADDITIONALLY I HAVE WORKED WITH FOREIN STUDENTS AND
PROFESSORS IN MY LONG TERM VISIT IN JAPAN.
HEAD OF THE OPTICS AND SPECTROSCOPY DEPARTMENT AT THE FACULTY OF PHYSICS IN THE
UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA, FROM 2003 TO 2007.
Coordination and administration of
people, projects and budgets; at work, in
voluntary work (for example culture and
sports) and at home, etc.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
AND COMPETENCES
With computers, specific kinds of
equipment, machinery, etc.
DRIVING LICENCE(S)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ANNEXES:
1. List of publications
2. Participation in national
and international projects
3. Participation in
conferences, congresses etc.
Computers – general skills,
Work and development of a variety of scientific apparatus and electronics, especially
spectroscopic equipment. A number of optical spectrometers have been produced, in the Small
Enterprise of the University of Sofia under my guidance.
General skills with glass-blowing technique, required for maintenance of the vacuum
installations. [ Describe these competences and indicate where they were acquired. ]
Driver’s licence of professional driver class C
[ Include here any other information that may be relevant, for example contact persons,
references, etc. ]
1. See below
2. At present I am responsible for 1 national project, supported by the National Research
Fund and 3 International projects in the field of high temperature plasma
LIST
of the scientific papers written by
Prof. A. B. Blagoev, Faculty of Physics, University of Sofia
1.
Blagoev, N. Kolokolov, V. Milenin, "Measurement of electron
energy
distribution in
plasma
with
periodically varying parameters", Zh. Tekh. Fiz. 42 (1972) 1701 Sov. Phys.  Techn. Phys. 17 (1973) 359.
2.
Blagoev, Yu. Kagan, N. Kolokolov, V. Milenin, A. Muradov “Investigation of the modulated discharge
plasma with a pulse probe method” XI ICPIG, Prague, CSSR (1973) PROC., p 429.
3.
B. Blagoev , “Investigation of the electron energy distribution function in He aterglow plasma”, PhD thesis,
Leningrade, 1973.
4.
Blagoev, Yu. Kagan, N. Kolokolov and R Ljaguschenko “Electron energy distribution function in the
afterglow plasma. I“ Zh. Tekh.Fiz. 44 (1974) 333  338, ( Sov. Phys., Tekh. Phys. 19 (1975) 215).
5.
Blagoev, Yu Kagan, N Kolokolov and R Ljaguschenko “ Electron energy distribution
function in the
afterglow plasma. II“ Zh. Tekh.Fiz. 44 (1974) 339  342, ( Sov. Phys.  Tekh. Phys. 19 (1975) 215).
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6.
Blagoev, Yu. Kagan, N. Kolokolov and R. Ljaguschenko, “Finite amplitude distortion of
the electron
distribution measured by probe current modulation” Zh. Tekh.Fiz. 45 (1975) 579  586, (Sov. Phys. 
Tekh. Phys. 20 (1975) 360).
7.
Blagoev, Yu. Kagan, N. Kolokolov, R. Ljaguschenko, M. Petrunkin,
P.Pramatarov
, Influence of the
superimposed potential oscillation on probe measurement of the electron energy distribution, XII ICPIG,
Eindhoven, Netherlands (1975) PROCEEDINGS, p 385
8.
Blagoev, N. Kolokolov, R. Ljaguschenko and P. Pramatarov “ Electron energy distribution function in the
afterglow plasma III “ Zh. Tekh.Fiz. 47 (1977) 2102  2108 (Sov. Phys. - Tekh. Phys. 22 (1977) 1221).
9.
Blagoev, Ts. Popov “Investigation of the electron energy distribution function in a neon afterglow plasma”,
Phys. Lett. A 66 (1978) N 3, 210  212.,
10. Blagoev, Ts. Popov - “Investigation of the electron energy distribution function in an argon afterglow
plasma”, Phys. Lett. A 70 (1979) 416  418.
11. N. Kolokolov and O. Toronov “Influence of the fluctuations of plasma potential on the measurements of the
electron energy distribution function by the probe current modulation method” Zh. Tekh.Fiz. 51 (1981) 2022
 2027.
12. A.Blagoev, Ts. Popov, T. 12. Mishonov “Upon the Ne, Ar, Kr metastable chemiionization rate coefficients”,
PROCEEDINGS of the XV ICPIG, Minsk, USSR, (1981), v I, p. 381  382.
13. Keishiro Niu, A. Blagoev et al. “Light ion beam propagation through plasma channel”, PROC. of 37 Ann.
Congr. of the Jap.Phys. Soc., Niigata, Japan, (1981), p.163
14. A.Blagoev, N.Pilosof, "Excitation transfer in the first triplet levels of krypton" Phys. Lett. A 83 (1981) 161 
163.
15. Blagoev, T. Mishonov, Ts. Popov “Interactions between metastable Xe atoms”, Phys. Lett. A 99 (1983)
221  223.
16. Blagoev, T. Mishonov, Ts. Popov “Superelastic collisions between slow electrons and excited Kr and Xe
atoms. Possible reaction mechanism for rare gases atoms”, Journ. of Phys. B 17 (1984) 435  441.
17. Blagoev, Iv. Ivanov, T. Mishonov, Ts. Popov, “Absolute calibration of arbitrary total cross sections for
electron impact excitation of Xe metastable states in the near - threshold region”, Journ. of Phys. B 17
(1984) L 647  652.
18. Blagoev "Method of the plasma electron spectroskopy" Nat. Spectr. Conf., Varna 1986, vol 2, p 150  155
19. G.Koinakov, N.Pilosof, A.Blagoev, "A microcomputer system for
time varying optical absorption
measurements" Spectr. Lett. 19 (1986) 1195 2205.
20. N.Pilosof, A.Blagoev, G.Koinakov, "Automated system for light emission and absorption measurements
with submicrosecond time resolution" B. Journ. of Phys. 15 (1988) 302  307.
21. A. Blagoev, S. Kovashev, P. Popov “A study of the electron energy distribution function in the afterglow of
a Cd-Ar discharge plasma”. XX EGAS, Graz, Austria, 1988 ABSTRACTS p. 383  384.
22. N. Pilosof, A. Blagoev, “Excitation transfer between the first neon triplet levels” Journ. of Phys. B 21 (1988)
639  646.
23. Blagoev, N. Pilosof, G. Koinakov, “Automated system for investigation of electron energy distribution
function in decaying plasmas" Bulg. J. of Phys. 15 (1988) 617  624.
24. Blagoev, T. Mishonov, S. Kovachev, N. Pilosof, "Bootstrap and jackknife solving of linear equation system
for experimental data processing" E5-88-463 Preprint, Joint Inst. Nuclear Res., Dubna (1988)
25. N. Pilosof, A. Blagoev, “Excitation transfer in the 4p5 6s electron configuration of Kr" XX EGAS (1988)
Graz, Austria, ABSTRACTS , C4-43, p.282.
26. Blagoev, S. Kovachev and P. Popov, “A study of the electron energy distribution in the afterglow of a Cd-Ar
plasma” XX EGAS (1988) Graz, Austria, ABSTRACTS, C4-43, p.383  384.
27. Blagoev, I. Rusinov, F. Sarlemijn, "A study of the electron energy distribution function in a Mg-Ar afterglow
plasma", XIX ICPIG, 1989, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, PROC., paper 269.
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28. Blagoev, K. Blagoev, S. Kovachev and N. Pilosoff, G. Zartov, L. Mashev, “Wide-range automatic optical
spectrometer” IV Nat. Conf. OPTIKA, Varna,(1987) PROC. p 55  58.
29. Fr. Meijer, A. Blagoev, K. Blagoev, S. Kovachev and N. Pilosoff “One meter double- pass spectrometer”
Report of the IV Nat. Conf. OPTIKA 89, Varna, 1989.
30. Blagoev, T. Redko, I. Rusinov, "Diffusion coefficient of Mg atoms in argon" XXI EGAS,Upsala, Sweden,
1990, ABSTRACTS , p 697.
31. Blagoev, Ju. Mincheva, N. Pilosof ,V. Vacheva, "Electron Impact Stepwise Excitation of Kr 4p 5p levels",
XX IGPIG, Pisa, Italy, 1991, PROCEEDINGS, paper A 36
32. Blagoev, J. Mincheva, N. Pilosof., “Excitation transfer in the 5p56s electron configuration of xenon" XXII
EGAS (1991) Torun, Poland, ABSTRACTS p 146
33. Blagoev, G. Petrov, S. Kovachev, Ts. Popov “Superelastic collisions between slow electrons and excited
Hg atoms”, Journ. of Phys. B 25 (1992) 1599 1606.
34. T. Redko, I. Rusinov, A. Blagoev, "Diffusion of ground state and metastable (3s3p) magnesium atoms in
He and Ne". Journ. of Phys. B 26 (1993) 107  111.
35. N.B.Kolokolov and A.B.Blagoev , “Processes of ionization and quenching with creation of fast electrons
”Usp. Fiz. Nauk 163 (1993) N3, 56  77 (Physics - Uspekhi 36 (1993) 152)
36. Blagoev, G. Bjandov, I. Rusinov, "Ionization of ground state mercury atoms by the metastable neon
atoms".XXV EGAS, (1993) Caen, France, ABSTR. P1-072.
37. R. Djulgerova, A. Blagoev and V. Mihailov, “Probe measurements of electron energy stribution function in
Ar hollow cathode discharge under resonant laser irradiation”, XXV EGAS ( 1993) Caen, France,
ABSTRACTS, D2-04.
38. V. Mihailov, R. Djulgerova, and A. Blagoev “An interpretation of the Ne I (5s-2p) optogalvanic signal in a
hollow cathode” Europhys. Lett. 30 (1995) 25 29.
39. Kolokolov N B , Kudryavtsev A A and Blagoev A B, “Interaction processes with creation of fast electrons in
the low temperature plasma” Physica Scripta 50 (1994) 371  402.
40. E. Benova, Ts. Petrova, A. Blagoev and I. Zhelyazkov, "Axial distribution of metastable atoms and charged
particles in an ultrahigh frequency Ar plasma column at moderate pressures" Journ. of Apll. Phys 79
(1996), (8), 3848  3852.
41. M. Rusinov and A. B. Blagoev "Automated System for measurements of Langmuire probe characteristics
based on 16 bit PC. II" B. Journ. of Phys 22 (1995) 48  54.
42. M. Rusinov, and A. B. Blagoev "Automated system for transient optical absorption measurements” Bulg.
Journ.of Phys 23 (1996) 73  78.
43. Blagoev, I. Rusinov and M. Karov "Chemiionization of ground state Hg atoms by excited Ar atoms" Journ.
of Phys B 30 (1997) 1361  1368.
44. M. Rusinov, G. W. Paeva and A. B. Blagoev, "A method for simultaneous determination of the diffusion
coefficient of particles in gas media and their reflection coefficient at the wall", J.of Phys D, APPL. PHYS.
30 (1997) 187884.
45. B. Blagoev “Investigation of the interactions of long lived excited atoms in the afterglow of gas discharge
plasma at low pressure”, Thesis of DSc degree in physics, 1997, Sofia.
46. E. Benova, Ts. Petrova, A. Blagoev and I. Zhelyazkov,“Modelling of an axial ihomogeneous microwave
argon plasma column at a moderate pressure “Journ. Apll. Phys, , 84 (1998) 147  .
47. I. Ogoyski, I. M. Rusinov and A.B Blagoev , “Diffusion and depopulation of the metastable Cd
3P
2.0
atoms
in collisions with neon atoms “”,Journ.of Phys. B 32 (1999) 5479-87.
48. I.Rusinov, A.Blagoev, M.Pentceva and V.Yordanov ,“Diffusion and wall loss of magnesium in decaying
plasma” in
“Advanced Technologies Based on Wave and Beam Generated Plasmas” Editors
H.W.Schluter and A.Shivarova, Kluwer Academic Publ., Netherlands (1999) 497498.
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49. I Rusinov I M, Blagoev A B, Pentcheva M I and Yordanov V G, "Diffusion and surface losses of metal
atoms in the afterglow of a pulsed hollow cathode discharge" XIV ESCAMPIG (1998) Malahide, Ireland,
Abstracts, 508  509.
50. D. A. Guenov and A. B. Blagoev, “Numerical model of low current negative glow helium plasma” Bulg.
Journ.of Phys. 26, N 5-6, (1999) 148 - 156.
51. Petrova Ts, Ogoyski A, Petrov G M and Blagoev A,“Investigation of the positive column of a Cd-Ne glow
discharge“, Chem. Plasma Proc., 20 (2000) 365 – 391
52. M. Rusinov and A. B. Blagoev “Sputtered Atoms Transport in a Cylindrical Hollow Cathode”,VACUUM 58
(2000) 256 – 262.
53. Ts. Petrova, A. Ogoyski, G. M. Petrov and A. Blagoev, “An investigation of Cd-Ne afterglow plasma”,
VACUUM.58 (2000) 263 – 271.
54. Rusinov, S. Suzuki, A. Blagoev and H. Itoh, “Studies of diffusion losses in gaseous media using
a.boundary condition of the third kind” Jap. Journ.Appl. Phys.39 (2000)2799 – 2803.
55. G. M. Petrov Ts. Petrova, A. Ogoyski, and A. Blagoev, “Cd –Ne direct current glow Discharge: An efficient
source of ultraviolet radiation”, Appl.Phys. Lett 77 (2000) 40 - 42
56. Petrova Ts, Ogoyski A, Petrov G M and Blagoev A,“Investigation of the positive column of a Cd-Ne glow
discharge. II Afterglow” Plasma Chem. Plasma Proc., 21 (2001) 201 – 223.
57. J Sasaki, T Nakamura, Y Uchida, T Someya, T Teramoto, A Blagoev and S Kawata,
“Beam non
uniformity smoothing using densty valley formed by heavy ion beam deposition in inertial confinement
fusion pellet” Jap. Journ. Appl. Phys. 40 (2001) 968 - 971.
58. Rusinov, A. Blagoev and V. Dimitrov “Diffusion of particles in plasma media”, Vacuum 60 (2002) 256 – 262
59. Blagoev, D. Guenov and I. Ivanova-Stanik, “Monte Carlo simulation of the breakdown phase in dense
plasma focus devices” PLASMA-2001, Abstracts, p. 69, Warsaw,
60. V. Iordanov, D. Guenov, I.M. Ivanova-Stanik and A. Blagoev, “Ignition in dense plasma focus devices - a
stohastic model” 34th EGAS, Sofia, July 2002, Abstracts, P2-80.
61. B. Mihova, I Rusinov and A. Blagoev, “Determination of the diffusion coefficient in Mg atoms in Kr”, 34th
EGAS, Sofia, July 2002, Abstracts, P2-57.
62. Blagoev and G. Petrov, : Spectral line deconvolution”, German-Polish Conference on plasma diagnostic
for fusion and applications, Greifswald, Sept. 2002, Abstracts, 01
63. V Yordanov, D. Guenov, I. Ivanova-Stanik and A. Blagoev “Ionization growth in the breakdown of plasma
focus discharge”, Vacuum, 76 (2004) 365 – 368.
64. Rusinov I M, Blagoev A B “Determination of the diffusion coefficient of Mg in 3He at ambient
temperatures” Vacuum 76 (2004) 421 – 423.
65. A.I Ogoiski, S. Kawata, T. Someya and A. Blagoev “32-Beam ion irradiation of a heavy ion fusion pellet”
Journ. Phys. D, Appl. Phys 37 (2004) 2392 - 2394
66. A. Blagoev et al “A study of the interactions of long-lived excited atoms in the low temperature plasma”
Jounal of Phys., Conference Series 44 (2006) 80 – 89.
67. I M Rusinov, Blagoev A “Transport properties of ground-state W atoms in a hollow cathode discharge
plasma”, Jounal of Phys., Conference Series 44 (2006) 210 – 214
68. V Yordanov, I. Ivanova-Stanik and A. Blagoev, “PIC-MCC method with finite element solver for Poisson
equation used in simulation of the breakdown phase in dense plasma focus devices”, Jounal of Phys.,
Conference Series 44 (2006) 215 – 220
69. O. Djilianova , A. Blagoev et all., The Cu spectra as a tool for the late plasma focus diagnostics” Jounal of
Phys., Conference Series 44 (2006) 175 – 179
70. V Yordanov, I. Ivanova-Stanik and A. Blagoev “The role of the photo electric effect in sustaining Poisson
equation used in simulation of the breakdown phase in dense plasma focus devices”, of the preionization
process in the PF device”, Jounal of Phys., Conf.Ser., 63 in (2007) 0120022
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71. V Yordanov, I. Ivanova-Stanik and A. Blagoev “Development of the ionization wave in the breakdown of
the PF Device”, Journ. of Phys D Appl. Phys. 40 (2007) 1-4
72. I M Rusinov, I Bojunova and A. Blagoev “Transport properties of ground-state All atoms in a hollowcathode discharge” Jounal of Phys., Conf.Ser., 63 (2007) in press
73. I M Rusinov, I Bojunova and A. Blagoev “, III SSIWPP, Kiten, 2008, Abstracts, Jounal of Phys., Conf.Ser.,
In press
74. V Yordanov, and A. Blagoev, “A study of the breakdown start time in a plasma focus-like model” III
SSIWPP, Kiten, 2008, Abstracts
75. V Yordanov, A. Blagoev, I Ivanova-Stanic, E. Veldhuizen, S. Nijdam, J. van Mullen and J.van Dijk
“Surface ionization wave in a Plasma Focus like geometry” ”, Journ. of Phys D, Appl. Phys.
(2008)
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