A spectral, quasi-cylindrical and dispersion-free Particle-In-Cell algorithm

R Lehe, M Kirchen, IA Andriyash, BB Godfrey… - Computer Physics …, 2016 - Elsevier
We propose a spectral Particle-In-Cell (PIC) algorithm that is based on the combination of a
Hankel transform and a Fourier transform. For physical problems that have close-to …

Multi-gigaelectronvolt acceleration of positrons in a self-loaded plasma wakefield

S Corde, E Adli, JM Allen, W An, CI Clarke, CE Clayton… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Electrical breakdown sets a limit on the kinetic energy that particles in a conventional radio-
frequency accelerator can reach. New accelerator concepts must be developed to achieve …

Perspectives on the generation of electron beams from plasma-based accelerators and their near and long term applications

C Joshi, S Corde, WB Mori - Physics of Plasmas, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
This article first gives the authors' perspectives on how the field of plasma-based
acceleration (PBA) developed and how the current experiments, theory, and simulations are …

Relativistic single-cycle tunable infrared pulses generated from a tailored plasma density structure

Z Nie, CH Pai, J Hua, C Zhang, Y Wu, Y Wan, F Li… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The availability of intense, ultrashort coherent radiation sources in the infrared region of the
spectrum is enabling the generation of attosecond X-ray pulses via high-harmonic …

Creation and direct laser acceleration of positrons in a single stage

B Martinez, B Barbosa, M Vranic - Physical Review Accelerators and Beams, 2023 - APS
Relativistic positron beams are required for fundamental research in nonlinear strong field
QED, plasma physics, and laboratory astrophysics. Positrons are difficult to create and …

Arbitrarily structured laser pulses

JR Pierce, JP Palastro, F Li, B Malaca, D Ramsey… - Physical Review …, 2023 - APS
Spatiotemporal control refers to a class of optical techniques for structuring a laser pulse
with coupled spacetime-dependent properties, including moving focal points, dynamic spot …

Microcoulomb (0.7 ± μC) laser plasma accelerator on OMEGA EP

JL Shaw, MA Romo-Gonzalez, N Lemos, PM King… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Laser-plasma accelerators (LPAs) driven by picosecond-scale, kilojoule-class lasers can
generate particle beams and x-ray sources that could be utilized in experiments driven by …

Direct laser acceleration in underdense plasmas with multi-PW lasers: a path to high-charge, GeV-class electron bunches

R Babjak, L Willingale, A Arefiev, M Vranic - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
The direct laser acceleration (DLA) of electrons in underdense plasmas can provide
hundreds of nC of electrons accelerated to near-GeV energies using currently available …

Dephasingless laser wakefield acceleration in the bubble regime

KG Miller, JR Pierce, MV Ambat, JL Shaw… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Laser wakefield accelerators (LWFAs) have electric fields that are orders of magnitude
larger than those of conventional accelerators, promising an attractive, small-scale …

High-Brilliance Betatron -Ray Source Powered by Laser-Accelerated Electrons

J Ferri, S Corde, A Döpp, A Lifschitz, A Doche… - Physical review …, 2018 - APS
Recent progress in laser-driven plasma acceleration now enables the acceleration of
electrons to several gigaelectronvolts. Taking advantage of these novel accelerators …