Curriculum Vitae

Selected Publications

    

    

Miglena Dimitrova

Associate Professor, Ph.D.

Laboratory PLASMA PHYSICS AND ENGINEERING, Institute of Electronics - BAS

Office address:

Institute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS);

72 Tsarigradsko Chaussee, 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria;

Phone: +359-2-9795891; Fax: +359 2 9753201

E-mail:

Birth date: November 27, 1974

Birthplace: Kyustendil, Bulgaria

Education:

• 1989-1993 - High-school student, high school of Mathematics and Science, Kyustendil, Bulgaria. "A" grade equivalents in Physics.
• 1993-1996 - undergraduate student (equivalent), Sofia University, Faculty of Physics.
• 1996-1998 - postgraduate student (equivalent), Department of Optics and Spectroscopy, Faculty of Physics, Sofia University, Sofia, M.Sc. degree (equivalent) in Optics and Spectroscopy.
• 1999-2001 - Financial management, University of National and World Economy.
• 2003-2006 - PhD student with the Plasma Physics and Engineering Laboratory, Institute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria;
  Title of the thesis: "Charged Particles Energy Distribution Functions in Oxygen Containing Plasma", Supervisor: PhD Tsviatko Popov.
• 2008 - Course on Science communication.

Degrees:

MSc in Physics, Optics and Spectroscopy, Sofia University, 1998

Doctor, Plasma physics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2008

Employment information:

2009-present: Plasma Physics and Engineering Laboratory, Institute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - assistant professor.

2006-2008: Plasma Physics and Engineering Laboratory, Institute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - physicist.

1998-2002: Emission Electronics Laboratory, Institute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - physicist.

Field of Research:

Langmuire probe diagnostics in low temperature gas discharge plasma.

DC gas discharges.

Determination of electrons and negative ions enegy distribution function at at internediate gas - discharge plasma pressures.

First derivative Langmuir probes diagnostics of Tokamak plasma.

Awards:

• The 2016 Academician Emil Djakov Annual Award to
  Assis. Prof. Dr. Miglena Dimitrova and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tsviatko Popov
  for the paper entitled:
  "Bi-Maxwellian electron energy distribution function in the vicinity of the last closed flux surface in fusion plasma",
  Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 57 (2015) 115011

Membership of Professional Organizations:

• Union of the Physicists in Bulgaria from 2000.

International Experience:

• PhD Student visit in the frame of CEEPUS II network "CII-AT-0063-01-0506 - Applications and diagnostics of electric plasmas" at University of Innsbruck, Institute for Ion Physics, Innsbruck, Austria - April-May 2006; July 2009.
• Czech Republic, Institute of Plasma Physics, CzAS, 1 month, 2009; 2010.

Member of the organising committee:

• International Workshop and Summer School on Plasma Physics - 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016
• International summer school on Vacuum Electron and Ion Technologies - 2007, 2009, chair of VEIT − 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017

    

    

    

    

LIST OF SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

1. Popov T., Ivanova D., Dimitrova M., Tchernookov M.

   On determination the probe potential with respect to the plasma potential by Langmuir probe second derivative measurements in negative ions rich currentless plasma

   Proc of XXIV ICPIG, July 11-16, 1999, Warsaw, Poland; vol.1, P-9, p.17

2. Popov Tsv. K., Dimitrova M., Dias F.,

   Determination of the Electron Density in Current-less Argon Plasma Using Langmuir Probe Measurements,

   Vacuum 76 (2004) 417-420.

3. Dias F. M., Popov Tsv. K., Dimitrova M.,

   Local Diagnostics in Gas Discharges: Free-Electrons and Fields - Probes and Antennas,

   Vacuum 76 (2004) 421-428.5.

4. Popov Tsv. K., Tsaneva V. N., Stelmashenko N. A., Dimitrova M., Blamire M. G, Barber Z. H., Evetts J. E.,

   Second Derivative Langmuire Probe Diagnostics of Ar/O₂ gas Discharge for DC YBCO - 124 Sputtering,

   Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 14 (2005) 184-190.

5. Popov Tsv. K., Dimitrova M., Dias F. M., Tsaneva V. N., Stelmashenko N. A, Blamire M. G., Barber Z. H.,

   Second derivative Langmuir probe diagnostics of gas discharge plasma at intermediate pressures (Review article),

   J. Phys.: Conf. Series 44 (2006) 60-69.

6. Dimitrova M., Popov Tsv. K., Todorov J., Naydenova Tsv. G.,

   Second derivative Langmuir probe measurements in Faraday dark space in Argon DC gas discharge at intermediate pressures,

   J. Phys.: Conf. Series 44 (2006) 169-174.

7. Popov Tsv. K., Kovachev H., Dimitrova M., Mitov M.,

   A computerized experimental set-up for second derivative Langmuir probe measurements,

   J. Phys.: Conf. Series 44 (2006) 191-195.

8. Tsv. K. Popov, J. Stöckel, R. Dejarnac, M. Dimitrova, P. Ivanova, Tsv. Naydenova,

   Advanced Probe Measurements of Electron Energy Distribution Functions in CASTOR Tokamak Plasma,

   J. Phys.: Conf. Series 63 (2007) 012002.

9. Tsv. K. Popov, P. Ivanova, M. Dimitrova , J. Stöckel, R. Dejarnac,

   On the First Derivative Probe Method for EEDF Measurements in Tokamak Edge Plasma,

   Conf. Series 113 (2008) 012004.

10. P. Ivanova, Tsv. K. Popov, M. Dimitrova, E. Benova, T. Bogdanov, J. Stöckel, R. Dejarnac,

    Precise evaluation of the plasma potential in COMPASS tokamak divertor area,

    Acta Technica 56 (2011) T71-T83.

11. Tsv K Popov, P. Ivanova, M. Dimitrova, J. Kovačič, T. Gyergyek, M. Čerček,

    Langmuir Probe Measurements of Electron Energy Distribution Function in Magnetized Gas Discharge Plasma,

    Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 21 (2012) 025004

12. M. Dimitrova, P. Ivanova, I. Kotseva, Tsv.K. Popov, E. Benova, T. Bogdanov, J. Stöckel, R. Dejarnac

    Evaluation of the plasma parameters in the COMPASS tokamak divertor area,

    J. Phys.: Conf. Series 356 (2012) 012007.

13. M. Mitov, A. Bankova, M. Dimitrova, P. Ivanova, K. Tutulkov, N. Djermanova, Tsv.K. Popov, J. Stöckel, R. Dejarnac,

    Electronic system for Langmuir probe measurements,

    J. Phys.: Conf. Series 356 (2012) 012008

14. Tsv K Popov, M Mitov, A Bankova, P Ivanova, M Dimitrova, S Rupnik, J Kovačič, T Gyergyek, M Čerček, F M Dias,

    Langmuir Probe Method for Precise Evaluation of the Negative - Ion Density in Electronegative Gas Discharge Magnetized Plasma,

    Contrib. Plasma Phys. 53, No. 1, 51 - 56 (2013)

15. I. Bozhinova, St. Kolev, M. Dimitrova, Tsv. Popov, and A. Pashov,

    Discharge tube with coaxial geometry for efficient production of metal hydrides,

    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 84, Issue 9, (2013) 093107

16. Dimitrova M, Dejarnac R, Popov Tsv K, Ivanova P, Vasileva E, Kovačič J, Stöckel J, Havlicek J, Janky F, and Panek R,

    Plasma Parameters in the COMPASS Divertor During Ohmic Plasmas,

    Contrib. Plasma Phys. 54, No. 3, (2014) 255-260

17. Popov Tsv K, Dimitrova M, Ivanova P, Hasan E, Horáček J, Dejarnac R, Stöckel J, Weinzettl V, and Kovačič J,

    Langmuir Probe Evaluation of the Plasma Potential in Tokamak Edge Plasma for Non-Maxwellian EEDF,

    Contrib. Plasma Phys. 54, No. 3, (2014) 267 - 272

18. Dimitrova M, Vasileva E, Hasan E, Horáček J, Popov Tsv K, Ivanova P, Vondráček P, Dejarnac R, Stockel J, Weinzettl V, Havlicek J, Janky F and Panek R,

    Evaluation of the scrape-off-layer plasma parameters by a horizontal reciprocating Langmuir probe in the COMPASS tokamak,

    J. Phys.: Conf. Series 514 (2014) 012049

19. Dimitrova M, Silva C, Fernandes H, Duarte P, Popov Tsv K, Stöckel J and Panek R,

    Determination of the electron energy distribution function in the ISTTOK tokamak,

    J. Phys.: Conf. Series 514 (2014) 012050

20. Tsv K Popov, M Dimitrova, M A Pedrosa, D Lopez-Bruna, J Horáček, J Kovačič, R Dejarnac, J Stöckel, M Aftanas, P Böhm, P Bílková, C Hidalgo and R Panek,

    Bi-Maxwellian electron energy distribution function in the vicinity of the last closed flux surface in fusion plasma,

    Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 57 (2015) 115011 (12pp)

21. Tsv. K. Popov, M. Dimitrova, P. Ivanova, J. Kovačič, T. Gyergyek, J. Stöckel, R. Panek,

    Langmuir probe diagnostics of the plasma potential and electron energy distribution function in magnetized plasma,

    Proc. Of 32^nd International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases, 26^th-31^st July 2015, IASI, Romania

22. Popov Tsv K, Dimitrova M, Ivanova P, Kovacic J, Gyergyek T, Dejarnac R, Stöckel J, Pedrosa M A, Lopez-Bruna D, Hidalgo C,

    Advances in Langmuir probe diagnostics of the plasma potential and electron-energy distribution function in magnetized plasma

    (2016) Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 25 033001, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0963-0252/25/3/033001, Online ISSN: 1361-6595 Topical Review, IF=3.591

23. Dimitrova M, Popov Tsv , Puac N, Skoro N, Spasic K, Malovic G, Dias F, Petrovic Z Lj ,

    Radial profile of the electron energy distribution function in RF capacitive gas discharge plasma

    (2016) Journal of Physics: Conference series 700, 012007 doi:10.1088/1742-6596/700/1/012007

24. Dimitrova M, Hasan E, Ivanova P, Vasileva E, Popov Tsv , Dejarnac R, Stöckel J, Panek R,

    Electron energy distribution function in the divertor region of the COMPASS tokamak,

    (2016) Journal of Physics: Conference series 700 012002, doi:10.1088/1742-6596/700/1/012009

25. Svoboda V, Dvornova A, Dejarnac R, Prochazka M, Zaprianov S, Dimitrova M, Akhmethanov R, Bogdanova M, Dimitrov Zh, Grover O, Hlavata L, Ivanov K, Kruglov K, Marinova P, Masherov P, Mlynar J, Stöckel J, Volynets А,

    Remote operation of the GOLEM tokamak with hydrogen and helium plasmas,

    Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 768, 1, IOP Publishing, (2016), DOI:doi:10.1088/1742-6596/768/1/012002, 012002-8. SJR:0.22

26. Dimitrova M, Weinzettl V, Matejicek J, Popov Tsv, Marinov S, Costea S, Dejarnac R, Stöckel J, Havlicek J, Panek R'

    Plasma interaction with tungsten samples in the COMPASS tokamak in ohmic ELMy H-modes,

    Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 700, 1, IOP Publishing, 2016, DOI:doi:10.1088/1742-6596/700/1/012008, 012008-5. SJR:0.22

27. Ivanova P, Dimitrova M, Vasileva E, Popov Tsv K , Dejarnac R, Stöckel J, Imrišek M, Hacek P,Panek R,

    Determination of the plasma potential and the EEDF by Langmuir probes in the divertor region of COMPASS tokamak,

    (2016) Journal of Physics: Conference series, 768 (1), DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/768/1/012003, 012003-4. SJR:0.22

28. Bozhinova I, Kolev S, Popov Tsv, Pashov A, Dimitrova M,

    Metal hydrides studied in gas discharge tube,

    Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 715, 1, IOP Publishing, 2016, DOI:doi:10.1088/1742-6596/715/1/012002, 012002-4. SJR:0.22