Snapshots from particle-in-cell simulations of superintense laser-plasma interaction
Year: 2008
Authors: Liseikina T.V., Macchi A.
Autors Affiliation: Univ Pisa, Dipartimento Fis Enrico Fermi, I-56127 Pisa, Italy; Russian Acad Sci, Siberian Div, Inst Computat Technol, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; CNR INFM, PolyLAB, I-56127 Pisa, Italy.
Abstract: Particle-in-cell simulations are a very useful approach for the study of laser-plasma interactions at ultrahigh intensities, such that the electron dynamics is relativistic. They are essential for the study of nonlinear laser-plasma dynamics and as a support tool for experiments and applications, including particle acceleration, ultrashort radiation sources, and nuclear fusion. We present a few images taken from investigations of ion acceleration in high-density plasmas and of coherent electromagnetic-structure generation in low-density plasmas. These images, as a common feature, are reminiscent of trees.
Journal/Review: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PLASMA SCIENCE
Volume: 36 (4) Pages from: 1136 to: 1137
More Information: This work was supported in part by the Italian Ministry for University and Research under a PRIN Project, by CNR under an RSTL Grant, and by CNR-INFM and CINECA (Italy) under the sapercomputing initiative.KeyWords: coherent structures generation; particle acceleration; PIC simulationsDOI: 10.1109/TPS.2008.924618ImpactFactor: 1.447
