Assist. Prof. Stefka I. Slaveeva, PhD 

stefka (at) issp (dot) bas (dot) bg, stisl80 (at) abv (dot) bg 

Born in October 19, 1980, Pazardzhik, Bulgaria.

Recieved her M.S. degree in nuclear physics methods from Plovdiv University "Paisii Hilendarski" in 2007.

Recieved her PhD degree in Laboratory of Metal Vapor Lasers, Institute of Solid State Physics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in 2013.

Present field of research: Determination of the fundamental gas discharge parameters of  high-power He-SrBr₂ laser.

Other research interests: laser sources, laser - matter interaction, medical applications of lasers, etc.

Specialization and work abroad: Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia, 2005 - 2008

Foreign languages: English, Russian

Publications: 

1. K. A. Temelkov, S. I. Slaveeva, N. K. Vuchkov, An experimental study on discharge parameters of high-power Ne-Cu+, He-Hg+ and He-Sr+ lasers excited in nanosecond pulsed longitudinal discharge, Proc. of SPIE, 8770, art. 87701L (7 pages), (2013)

2. K. Temelkov, S. Slaveeva, V. Kirilov, I. Kostadinov and N. Vuchkov, High-power metal halide vapour lasers oscillating in deep ultraviolet, visible and middle infrared spectral ranges, Physica Scipta 149 014015 (3 pages) (IF 1.204), (2012)

3. S. Slaveeva, K. Temelkov and N. Vuchkov, A study on plasma parameters of He and Ne-He nanosecond pulsed longitudinal discharge for high-temperature large-volume tube, Comptes Rendus de l’Académie Bulgare des Sciences 65 (8) (2012) pp. 1043-1048, (IF 0.210), (2012)

4. S. Slaveeva, K. Temelkov and N. Vuchkov, Analytical calculation of gas temperature measurement of average and time-resolved electron temperature for gas discharge in binary gas mixtures of He and Ne, Journal of Physics: Conference Series 356 (2012) 012011 (4 pages), (2012)

5. K. Temelkov, S. Slaveeva and N. Vuchkov, Analytical calculation of gas temperature and experimental determination of electron temperature in gas discharge in Ne-He mixtures, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Volume: 39 Issue:3, March 2011, pages: 831 – 835, ISSN 0093-3813, (2011)

6. K. Temelkov, S. Slaveeva, L. Lyutov and N. Vuchkov, Influence of some gaseous additives on gas-discharge parameters and laser performance of a volume-scaled MIR He-SrBr₂ laser, Proc. of SPIE Vol. 7747, 2011, 77471M, (2011)

7. K. Temelkov, S. Slaveeva, N. Vuchkov, L. Lyutov and N. Sabotinov, Determination of Gas and Electron Temperatures for a Powerful MIR He-SrBr₂ Laser Excited in Nanosecond Pulsed Longitudinal Discharge, in Proc. of SPIE, vol. 7751, art. 77510P, 2011, (8 pages), (2011)