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
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
Sahai A
(2018)
Quasimonoenergetic laser plasma positron accelerator using particle-shower plasma-wave interactions
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
Sadler J
(2020)
Overcoming the dephasing limit in multiple-pulse laser wakefield acceleration
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
Gong Z
(2019)
Radiation rebound and quantum splash in electron-laser collisions
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
Zhu X
(2022)
Bunched Proton Acceleration from a Laser-Irradiated Cone Target
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
(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
Lehmann G
(2023)
Formation and properties of spatially inhomogeneous plasma density gratings
in Physical Review E
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
Han L
(2023)
Linear Breit-Wheeler process driven by compact lasers
in Physical Review E
Qu K
(2019)
Creating localized plasma waves by ionization of doped semiconductors
in Physical Review E
Huang T
(2018)
Electron acceleration induced by interaction of two relativistic laser pulses in underdense plasmas
in Physical Review E
Bin JH
(2018)
Enhanced Laser-Driven Ion Acceleration by Superponderomotive Electrons Generated from Near-Critical-Density Plasma.
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
Li R
(2021)
Nanoscale Electrostatic Modulation of Mega-Ampere Electron Current in Solid-Density Plasmas.
in Physical review letters
Sorokovikova A
(2016)
Generation of Superponderomotive Electrons in Multipicosecond Interactions of Kilojoule Laser Beams with Solid-Density Plasmas.
in Physical review letters
Scott GG
(2018)
Dual Ion Species Plasma Expansion from Isotopically Layered Cryogenic Targets.
in Physical review letters
Jakobsson O
(2021)
Gev-Scale Accelerators Driven by Plasma-Modulated Pulses from Kilohertz Lasers.
in Physical review letters
Dover NP
(2020)
Effect of Small Focus on Electron Heating and Proton Acceleration in Ultrarelativistic Laser-Solid Interactions.
in Physical review letters
Ma Y
(2020)
Polarization-Dependent Self-Injection by Above Threshold Ionization Heating in a Laser Wakefield Accelerator.
in Physical review letters
Jiang K
(2023)
Branching of High-Current Relativistic Electron Beam in Porous Materials.
in Physical review letters
McIlvenny A
(2021)
Selective Ion Acceleration by Intense Radiation Pressure.
in Physical review letters
Sävert A
(2015)
Direct Observation of the Injection Dynamics of a Laser Wakefield Accelerator Using Few-Femtosecond Shadowgraphy.
in Physical review letters
Tresca O
(2015)
Spectral Modification of Shock Accelerated Ions Using a Hydrodynamically Shaped Gas Target.
in Physical review letters
Lehmann G
(2016)
Transient Plasma Photonic Crystals for High-Power Lasers.
in Physical review letters
Cook J
(2017)
Stimulated Emission of Fast Alfvén Waves within Magnetically Confined Fusion Plasmas
in Physical Review Letters
Gong Z
(2023)
Electron Slingshot Acceleration in Relativistic Preturbulent Shocks Explored via Emitted Photon Polarization.
in Physical review letters
Gong Z
(2021)
Retrieving Transient Magnetic Fields of Ultrarelativistic Laser Plasma via Ejected Electron Polarization.
in Physical review letters
Wu Y
(2018)
Tailoring Laser-Generated Plasmas for Efficient Nuclear Excitation by Electron Capture.
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
Gong Z
(2023)
Electron Polarization in Ultrarelativistic Plasma Current Filamentation Instabilities.
in Physical review letters
Stark DJ
(2016)
Enhanced Multi-MeV Photon Emission by a Laser-Driven Electron Beam in a Self-Generated Magnetic Field.
in Physical review letters
Stark DJ
(2015)
Relativistic Plasma Polarizer: Impact of Temperature Anisotropy on Relativistic Transparency.
in Physical review letters
Chen P
(2023)
Extreme focusing of high power x-ray lasers to relativistic intensity with a concave plasma lens
in Physical Review Research
Kolenatý D
(2022)
Electron-positron pairs and radioactive nuclei production by irradiation of high-Z target with ? -photon flash generated by an ultra-intense laser in the ? 3 regime
in Physical Review Research
Longman A
(2021)
Kilo-Tesla axial magnetic field generation with high intensity spin and orbital angular momentum beams
in Physical Review Research
Gong Z
(2022)
Deciphering in situ electron dynamics of ultrarelativistic plasma via polarization pattern of emitted ? -photons
in Physical Review Research
Kim J
(2022)
Efficient ion acceleration by multistaged intense short laser pulses
in Physical Review Research
Di Lucchio L
(2015)
Relativistic attosecond electron bunch emission from few-cycle laser irradiated nanoscale droplets
in Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams
Wang P
(2021)
Super-Heavy Ions Acceleration Driven by Ultrashort Laser Pulses at Ultrahigh Intensity
in Physical Review X
Chintalwad S
(2022)
Photon emission enhancement studies from the interaction of ultraintense laser pulses with shaped targets.
in Physical review. E
Wang T
(2021)
Effects of simulation dimensionality on laser-driven electron acceleration and photon emission in hollow microchannel targets.
in Physical review. E
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 |