Efficient start-to-end 3D envelope modeling for two-stage laser wakefield acceleration experiments

Content Provider	Scilit
Author	Massimo, Francesco Beck, Arnaud Derouillat, Julien Grech, Mickael Lobet, Mathieu Perez, Frederic Zemzemi, Imen Specka, Arnd
Copyright Year	2019
Description	Journal: Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion Three dimensional Particle in Cell simulations of Laser Wakefield Acceleration require a considerable amount of resources but are necessary to have realistic predictions and to design future experiments. The planned experiments for the Apollon laser also include two stages of plasma acceleration, for a total plasma length of the order of tens of millimeters or centimeters. In this context, where traditional 3D numerical simulations would be computationally very expensive, we present the results of the application of a recently proposed envelope method, to describe the laser pulse and its interaction with the plasma without the need to resolve its high frequency oscillations. The implementation of this model in the code Smilei is described, as well as the results of benchmark simulations against standard laser simulations and applications for the design of two stage Apollon experiments.
Related Links	http://arxiv.org/pdf/1912.04127 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6587/ab49cf/pdf
ISSN	07413335
e-ISSN	13616587
DOI	10.1088/1361-6587/ab49cf
Journal	Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
Issue Number	12
Volume Number	61
Language	English
Publisher	IOP Publishing
Publisher Date	2019-10-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Journal: Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion Numerical Simulations Laser Simulations
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Condensed Matter Physics Nuclear Energy and Engineering