Multi-scale simulation of intense laser plasma interactions
Lead Research Organisation:
Imperial College London
Department Name: Physics
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| Roger Evans (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Zhu XL
(2020)
Extremely brilliant GeV ?-rays from a two-stage laser-plasma accelerator.
in Science advances
Spencer S
(2020)
Inflationary stimulated Raman scattering in shock-ignition plasmas
Dover NP
(2020)
Effect of Small Focus on Electron Heating and Proton Acceleration in Ultrarelativistic Laser-Solid Interactions.
in Physical review letters
Scott R
(2020)
Electron trapping and reinjection in prepulse-shaped gas targets for laser-plasma accelerators
in Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
Gong Z
(2020)
Direct laser acceleration of electrons assisted by strong laser-driven azimuthal plasma magnetic fields
in Physical Review E
Chapman B
(2020)
Comparing theory and simulation of ion cyclotron emission from energetic ion populations with spherical shell and ring-beam distributions in velocity-space
in Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
Valenta P
(2020)
Recoil effects on reflection from relativistic mirrors in laser plasmas
in Physics of Plasmas
Spencer S
(2020)
Inflationary stimulated Raman scattering in shock-ignition plasmas
in Physics of Plasmas
He Y
(2021)
Dominance of ?-? electron-positron pair creation in a plasma driven by high-intensity lasers
in Communications Physics
Valenta P
(2021)
On the electromagnetic-electron rings originating from the interaction of high-power short-pulse laser and underdense plasma
in Physics of Plasmas
Allanson O
(2021)
Electron Diffusion and Advection During Nonlinear Interactions With Whistler-Mode Waves
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Zhu X
(2021)
Generation of 100-MeV Attosecond Electron Bunches with Terawatt Few-Cycle Laser Pulses
in Physical Review Applied
Morris S
(2021)
Highly efficient conversion of laser energy to hard x-rays in high-intensity laser-solid simulations
in Physics of Plasmas
Zhang L
(2021)
Brilliant attosecond ?-ray emission and high-yield positron production from intense laser-irradiated nano-micro array
in Physics of Plasmas
McIlvenny A
(2021)
Selective Ion Acceleration by Intense Radiation Pressure.
in Physical review letters
Chintalwad S
(2021)
Investigation of QED Effects With Varying Z in Thin Foil Targets
in IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
Ma Y
(2021)
The effects of laser polarization and wavelength on injection dynamics of a laser wakefield accelerator
in Physics of Plasmas
Lehmann G
(2021)
Wakefield stimulated terahertz radiation from a plasma grating
in Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
McIlvenny A
(2021)
Selective ion acceleration by intense radiation pressure
| Description | Developed, tested and made available a very high performance computer model of lasers and high temperature plasmas. Used the model to design a novel electron mirror to control and collimate the relativistic electrons from an ultra high power laser beam. |
| Exploitation Route | The plasma code Epoch is now widely used by universities in the UK and Europe. |
| Sectors | Education Energy Environment |
| Description | The plasma code Epoch has been used by us to address problems in laser plasma physics relevant to Inertial Confinement Fusion. The code is used by many universities in the UK and Europe. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2011 |
| Sector | Education,Energy |