PERSONAL DATA

Last updated on: 01.02.2001

 Name:Nikolay Minkov
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 Occupation:Assistant Professor, Dr.
 Office Address:Laboratory of Theoretical Nuclear Physics, Institute of
Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy,
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences,
72 Tzarigradsko Schoussee,
Sofia-1784, Bulgaria11
 Office Phone:(+359) 2 74-31 ext. 474
 Office Fax:(+359) 2 975-36-19
 E-mail:nminkov@inrne.bas.bg
 Home Address:Geo Milev, Hemus Str., Bl. 61-B, 1574 Sofia, Bulgaria
 Home Phone:(+359) 2 73 12 30
 Birth Date:October 21, 1965
 Birth Place:Sofia, Bulgaria
 Citizenship:Bulgarian
 Marital Status:married, two children

EDUCATION

1997
PhD, Institute of Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Sofia, Bulgaria

1990
Diploma Work and Master Degree in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Physics Department, University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria

1985-1990
Study at the Physics Department, University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria

EXPERIENCE

2000-present
PhD Assistant Professor (1-st degree), Institute of Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria

1998-2000
PhD Assistant Professor (2-nd degree), Institute of Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria

1995-1998
Research Scientist, Institute of Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria

1991-1995
Postgraduate student, Institute of Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria

LANGUAGES

Bulgarian, English, Russian

SOCIETIES

Bulgarian Physical Society

Union of the Scientists in Bulgaria

INTERESTS

Nuclear Theory, Group Theoretical Methods in Physics, Classical and Quantum Algebras, Collective Spectra of Heavy Nuclei, Symmetries in Nuclei and Molecules

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • N.Minkov, R.Roussev and P.Raychev "Shell correlations in the SUq(2)-rotor model" - J. Phys. G Nucl. Part. Phys. 20, L67 (1994).
  • N.Minkov, P.Raychev and R.Roussev "Nuclear deformation in the SUq(2)-rotor model" - J. Phys. G Nucl. Part. Phys. 21, 557 (1995).
  • N.Minkov, S.Drenska, P.Raychev, R.Roussev and D.Bonatsos "The SU$_q$(2) rotator model in excited collective bands of even deformed nuclei" - J. Phys. G Nucl. Part. Phys. 22, 1663 (1996).
  • D.Bonatsos, C.Daskaloyannis, S.Drenska, G.Lalazissis, N.Minkov, P.Raychev and R.Roussev " $Delta I=4$ and $Delta I=8$ bifurcations in rotational bands of diatomic molecules" - Phys. Rev. A 54, R2533 (1996).
  • N.Minkov, S.Drenska, P.Raychev, R.Roussev and D.Bonatsos "Broken SU(3) symmetry in deformed even-even nuclei" - Phys. Rev. C 55, 2345 (1997).
  • N.Minkov, S.Drenska, P.Raychev, R.Roussev and D. Bonatsos "Ground-gamma band coupling in heavy deformed nuclei and SU(3) contraction limit" - Phys. Rev. C 60, 034305 (1999).
  • D.Bonatsos, C.Daskaloyannis, S.B.Drenska, N.Karoussos, J.Maruani, N.Minkov, P.P.Raychev and R.P.Roussev "$Delta I=2$ staggering in rotational bands of diatomic molecules as a manifestation of interband interactions" - Phys. Rev. A 60, 253 (1999).
  • N.Minkov, S.Drenska, P.Raychev, R.Roussev and D. Bonatsos "Ground-gamma band mixing and odd--even staggering in heavy deformed nuclei" - Phys. Rev. C 61, 064301 (2000).
  • D.Bonatsos, C.Daskaloyannis, S.B.Drenska, N.Karoussos, N.Minkov, P.P.Raychev and R.P.Roussev "$Delta I=1$ staggering in octupole bands of light actinides, "Beat" patterns" - Phys. Rev. C 62, 024301 (2000).
  • D.Bonatsos, C.Daskaloyannis, S.B.Drenska, N.Karoussos, J.Maruani, N.Minkov, P.P.Raychev and R.P.Roussev "Staggering Effects in Nuclear and Molecular Spectra" - Progr. Theor. Chem. Phys. A 6, in press (2000).
  • N.Minkov, S.Drenska, P.Raychev, R.Roussev and D.Bonatsos "Beat patterns for the odd-even staggering in octupole bands from a quadrupole-octupole Hamiltonian " - Phys. Rev. C (2001) in press.
  • CONFERENCIES

    Sept/Oct 1989,1991,1993,1995,1999,2000
    Int. School on Nucl. Phys., Neutron Phys. and Nucl. Energy, Varna, Bulgaria

    June 1992-2000
    Annual Int. Workshop on Nucl. Theory, Rila Mountains, Bulgaria

    Aug/Sept 1995
    International Summer School "Collective Motion and Nuclear Dynamics", Predeal, Romania

    July 1997
    European Conference "Advances in Nuclear Physics and Related Areas", Thessaloniki, Greece

    June 1999
    International Conference "50 Years of the Nuclear Shell Model, Present State and Future Trends", Heidelberg, Germany

    May/June 2000
    European Conference "Bologna 2000 - Structure of the Nucleus at the Dawn of the Century", Bologna, Italy

    June 2000
    International Conference "Nuclear Structure and Related Topics", Dubna, Russia

    Aug/Sept 2000
    NATO Advanced Study Institute "Nuclei Far from Stability and Astrophysics", Predeal, Romania


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