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
Ping Y
(2023)
Turbulent magnetic reconnection generated by intense lasers
in Nature Physics
Willingale L
(2018)
The unexpected role of evolving longitudinal electric fields in generating energetic electrons in relativistically transparent plasmas
in New Journal of Physics
Zhu X
(2018)
Generation of GeV positron and ? -photon beams with controllable angular momentum by intense lasers
in New Journal of Physics
Landgraf B
(2016)
Broadband stimulated Raman backscattering
in New Journal of Physics
Huang T
(2019)
Highly efficient laser-driven Compton gamma-ray source
in New Journal of Physics
Ju L
(2018)
Manipulating the topological structure of ultrarelativistic electron beams using Laguerre-Gaussian laser pulse
in New Journal of Physics
Siminos E
(2017)
Kinetic and finite ion mass effects on the transition to relativistic self-induced transparency in laser-driven ion acceleration
in New Journal of Physics
Rinderknecht H
(2021)
Relativistically transparent magnetic filaments: scaling laws, initial results and prospects for strong-field QED studies
in New Journal of Physics
He Y
(2021)
A single-laser scheme for observation of linear Breit-Wheeler electron-positron pair creation
in New Journal of Physics
Scott G
(2017)
Diagnosis of Weibel instability evolution in the rear surface density scale lengths of laser solid interactions via proton acceleration
in New Journal of Physics
Sarma J
(2022)
Surface plasmon-driven electron and proton acceleration without grating coupling
in New Journal of Physics
Chapman B
(2017)
Sub-microsecond temporal evolution of edge density during edge localized modes in KSTAR tokamak plasmas inferred from ion cyclotron emission
in Nuclear Fusion
Chapman B
(2018)
Nonlinear wave interactions generate high-harmonic cyclotron emission from fusion-born protons during a KSTAR ELM crash
in Nuclear Fusion
Wang D
(2018)
Single-shot laser-induced damage threshold of free-standing nanometer-thin diamond-like carbon foils
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Lin J
(2019)
Adaptive control of laser-wakefield accelerators driven by mid-IR laser pulses.
in Optics express
Griff-McMahon J.
(2022)
Magnetic Field Amplification in Relativistic Laser-Driven Implosion of a Gas-Density Structured Target
in Optics InfoBase Conference Papers
Edwards M
(2016)
Multipass relativistic high-order-harmonic generation for intense attosecond pulses
in Physical Review A
Yang S
(2017)
Energy shift between two relativistic laser pulses copropagating in plasmas
in Physical Review A
Sadler J
(2020)
Overcoming the dephasing limit in multiple-pulse laser wakefield acceleration
in Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
Hu R
(2016)
Brilliant GeV electron beam with narrow energy spread generated by a laser plasma accelerator
in Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
Gong Z
(2019)
Radiation rebound and quantum splash in electron-laser collisions
in Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
Scott R
(2020)
Electron trapping and reinjection in prepulse-shaped gas targets for laser-plasma accelerators
in Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
Sahai A
(2018)
Quasimonoenergetic laser plasma positron accelerator using particle-shower plasma-wave interactions
in Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
Zhu X
(2021)
Generation of 100-MeV Attosecond Electron Bunches with Terawatt Few-Cycle Laser Pulses
in Physical Review Applied
Wang T
(2020)
Power Scaling for Collimated ? -Ray Beams Generated by Structured Laser-Irradiated Targets and Its Application to Two-Photon Pair Production
in Physical Review Applied
Zhu X
(2022)
Bunched Proton Acceleration from a Laser-Irradiated Cone Target
in Physical Review Applied
Ju L
(2019)
Generation of Collimated Bright Gamma Rays with Controllable Angular Momentum Using Intense Laguerre-Gaussian Laser Pulses
in Physical Review Applied
Zhu X
(2019)
Single-Cycle Terawatt Twisted-Light Pulses at Midinfrared Wavelengths above 10 µ m
in Physical Review Applied
Déziel J
(2018)
Femtosecond self-reconfiguration of laser-induced plasma patterns in dielectrics
in Physical Review B
Peebles J
(2018)
High-angle deflection of the energetic electrons by a voluminous magnetic structure in near-normal intense laser-plasma interactions
in Physical Review E
Huang T
(2018)
Electron acceleration induced by interaction of two relativistic laser pulses in underdense plasmas
in Physical Review E
Culfa O
(2016)
Plasma scale-length effects on electron energy spectra in high-irradiance laser plasmas
in Physical Review E
Gong Z
(2020)
Direct laser acceleration of electrons assisted by strong laser-driven azimuthal plasma magnetic fields
in Physical Review E
Huang T
(2017)
Relativistic laser hosing instability suppression and electron acceleration in a preformed plasma channel
in Physical Review E
Ma Y
(2020)
Polarization-Dependent Self-Injection by Above Threshold Ionization Heating in a Laser Wakefield Accelerator.
in Physical review letters
Tooley MP
(2017)
Towards Attosecond High-Energy Electron Bunches: Controlling Self-Injection in Laser-Wakefield Accelerators Through Plasma-Density Modulation.
in Physical review letters
Scott GG
(2018)
Dual Ion Species Plasma Expansion from Isotopically Layered Cryogenic Targets.
in Physical review letters
Gong Z
(2023)
Electron Polarization in Ultrarelativistic Plasma Current Filamentation Instabilities.
in Physical review letters
McIlvenny A
(2021)
Selective Ion Acceleration by Intense Radiation Pressure.
in Physical review letters
Gong Z
(2021)
Retrieving Transient Magnetic Fields of Ultrarelativistic Laser Plasma via Ejected Electron Polarization.
in Physical review letters
Gong Z
(2023)
Electron Slingshot Acceleration in Relativistic Preturbulent Shocks Explored via Emitted Photon Polarization.
in Physical review letters
Tresca O
(2015)
Spectral Modification of Shock Accelerated Ions Using a Hydrodynamically Shaped Gas Target.
in Physical review letters
Jakobsson O
(2021)
Gev-Scale Accelerators Driven by Plasma-Modulated Pulses from Kilohertz Lasers.
in Physical review letters
Li R
(2021)
Nanoscale Electrostatic Modulation of Mega-Ampere Electron Current in Solid-Density Plasmas.
in Physical review letters
Wu Y
(2018)
Tailoring Laser-Generated Plasmas for Efficient Nuclear Excitation by Electron Capture.
in Physical review letters
Shi Y
(2021)
Generation of Ultrarelativistic Monoenergetic Electron Bunches via a Synergistic Interaction of Longitudinal Electric and Magnetic Fields of a Twisted Laser.
in Physical review letters
Cook JWS
(2017)
Stimulated Emission of Fast Alfvén Waves within Magnetically Confined Fusion Plasmas.
in Physical review letters
Bin JH
(2018)
Enhanced Laser-Driven Ion Acceleration by Superponderomotive Electrons Generated from Near-Critical-Density Plasma.
in Physical review letters
| 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 |