• M.S. (2001) Laser Physics and Solid State Physics, Univ. of Sofia, BULGARIA
• Ph.D. (2005) Physics, Institute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
• Employment:
  • November, 2010 – Current, Postdoctoral researcher at LANL
  • October, 2007 – October, 2010, Postdoctoral researcher – UC Berkeley
  • December, 2006 – October, 2007, Visiting Scientist – UC Berkeley
  • January, 2005 – October, 2010, Research Physicist – IE, BAS, Bulgaria

Research Interests:

• Hot, Cold, and Ultra-Cold Atomic Magnetometry
• Spectroscopy and Atomic Physics; Precision measurements
• Low-cost NMR and MRI

Selected Recent Publications:

1. I. Savukov, T. Karaulanov, A. Castro, P. Volegov, A. Matlashov, A. Urbatis, J. Gomez and M. Espy, Non-cryogenic anatomical imaging in ultra-low field regime: Hand MRI demonstration, Journal of Magnetic Resonance. 211,101-108 (2011).
2. M. V. Balabas, T. Karaulanov, M. P. Ledbetter, and D. Budker, Polarized Alkali-Metal Vapor with Minute-Long Transverse Spin-Relaxation Time, Phys. Rev. Lett. 105,070801 (2010).
3. V. M. Acosta, A. Jarmola, D. Windes, E. Corsini, M. P. Ledbetter, T. Karaulanov, M. Auzinsh, S. A. Rangwala, D. F. Jackson Kimball, and D. Budker, Rubidium dimers in paraffin-coated cells, New J. Phys. 12,083054 (2010).
4. S. J. Seltzer, D. J. Michalak, M. H. Donaldson, M. V. Balabas, S. K. Barber, S. L. Bernasek, M.-A. Bouchiat, A. Hexemer, A. M. Hibberd, D. F. Jackson Kimball, C. Jaye, T. Karaulanov, F. A. Narducci, S. A. Rangwala, H. G. Robinson, D. L. Voronov, V. V. Yashchuk, A. Pines, D. Budker, Investigation of Anti-Relaxation Coatings for Alkali-Metal Vapor Cells Using Surface Science Techniques, J. Chem. Phys. 133,144703 (2010).
5. T. Karaulanov, M. T. Graf, D. English, S. M. Rochester, Y. J. Rosen, K. Tsigutkin, D. Budker, E. B. Alexandrov, M. V. Balabas, D. F. Kimball, F. A. Narducci, S. Pustelny, and V. V. Yashchuk, Controlling atomic vapour density in paraffin-coated cells using light-induced atomic desorption, Phys. Rev. A. 79,012902 (2009).
6. G. Bevilacqua, V. Biancalana, E. Breschi, Y. Dancheva, L. Moi, Ch. Andreeva, S. Cartaleva, and T. Karaulanov, “Coherent Population Trapping Spectra in Presence of ac Magnetic Fields”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 95,123601 (2005).