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Title: Application of the Reduction of Scale Range in a Lorentz Boosted Frame to the Numerical Simulation of Particle Acceleration Devices

Abstract

It has been shown [1] that it may be computationally advantageous to perform computer simulations in a boosted frame for a certain class of systems: particle beams interacting with electron clouds, free electron lasers, and laser-plasma accelerators. However, even if the computer model relies on a covariant set of equations, it was also pointed out that algorithmic difficulties related to discretization errors may have to be overcome in order to take full advantage of the potential speedup [2] . In this paper, we focus on the analysis of the complication of data input and output in a Lorentz boosted frame simulation, and describe the procedures that were implemented in the simulation code Warp[3]. We present our most recent progress in the modeling of laser wakefield acceleration in a boosted frame, and describe briefly the potential benefits of calculating in a boosted frame for the modeling of coherent synchrotron radiation.

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Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
Accelerator& Fusion Research Division
OSTI Identifier:
961839
Report Number(s):
LBNL-1976E
TRN: US0903500
DOE Contract Number:  
DE-AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: PAC09
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70; ACCELERATION; ACCELERATORS; CLOUDS; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; COMPUTERS; ELECTRONS; FREE ELECTRON LASERS; LASERS; PARTICLE BEAMS; SIMULATION; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION

Citation Formats

Vay, J -L, Fawley, W M, Geddes, C G.R., Cormier-Michel, E, and Grote, D P. Application of the Reduction of Scale Range in a Lorentz Boosted Frame to the Numerical Simulation of Particle Acceleration Devices. United States: N. p., 2009. Web.
Vay, J -L, Fawley, W M, Geddes, C G.R., Cormier-Michel, E, & Grote, D P. Application of the Reduction of Scale Range in a Lorentz Boosted Frame to the Numerical Simulation of Particle Acceleration Devices. United States.
Vay, J -L, Fawley, W M, Geddes, C G.R., Cormier-Michel, E, and Grote, D P. 2009. "Application of the Reduction of Scale Range in a Lorentz Boosted Frame to the Numerical Simulation of Particle Acceleration Devices". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/961839.
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title = {Application of the Reduction of Scale Range in a Lorentz Boosted Frame to the Numerical Simulation of Particle Acceleration Devices},
author = {Vay, J -L and Fawley, W M and Geddes, C G.R. and Cormier-Michel, E and Grote, D P},
abstractNote = {It has been shown [1] that it may be computationally advantageous to perform computer simulations in a boosted frame for a certain class of systems: particle beams interacting with electron clouds, free electron lasers, and laser-plasma accelerators. However, even if the computer model relies on a covariant set of equations, it was also pointed out that algorithmic difficulties related to discretization errors may have to be overcome in order to take full advantage of the potential speedup [2] . In this paper, we focus on the analysis of the complication of data input and output in a Lorentz boosted frame simulation, and describe the procedures that were implemented in the simulation code Warp[3]. We present our most recent progress in the modeling of laser wakefield acceleration in a boosted frame, and describe briefly the potential benefits of calculating in a boosted frame for the modeling of coherent synchrotron radiation.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/961839}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2009},
month = {Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2009}
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