Modeling laser-driven electron acceleration using WARP with Fourier decomposition

Lee, P.; Audet, T. L.; Lehe, R.; Vay, J. -L.; Maynard, G.; Cros, B.

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2015.12.036

Title: Modeling laser-driven electron acceleration using WARP with Fourier decomposition

Abstract

WARP is used with the recent implementation of the Fourier decomposition algorithm to model laser-driven electron acceleration in plasmas. Simulations were carried out to analyze the experimental results obtained on ionization-induced injection in a gas cell. The simulated results are in good agreement with the experimental ones, confirming the ability of the code to take into account the physics of electron injection and reduce calculation time. We present a detailed analysis of the laser propagation, the plasma wave generation and the electron beam dynamics.

Authors:

^[1]; Audet, T. L. ^[1]; Lehe, R. ^[2]; Vay, J. -L. ^[2]; Maynard, G. ^[1]; Cros, B. ^[1]

Univ. of Paris-Saclay, Orsay (France). National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and Lab. of Gas and Plasma Physics (LPGP)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Publication Date:: Thu Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 2015

Research Org.:: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)

OSTI Identifier:: 1377443

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 829; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0168-9002

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; LPA; PIC; WARP; Ionization-induced injection

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                    Lee, P., Audet, T. L., Lehe, R., Vay, J. -L., Maynard, G., and Cros, B. Modeling laser-driven electron acceleration using WARP with Fourier decomposition.  United States: N. p., 2015. 
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                    Lee, P., Audet, T. L., Lehe, R., Vay, J. -L., Maynard, G., & Cros, B. Modeling laser-driven electron acceleration using WARP with Fourier decomposition.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2015.12.036

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                    Lee, P., Audet, T. L., Lehe, R., Vay, J. -L., Maynard, G., and Cros, B. Thu .  
"Modeling laser-driven electron acceleration using WARP with Fourier decomposition".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2015.12.036.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1377443.

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@article{osti_1377443,

  title        = {Modeling laser-driven electron acceleration using WARP with Fourier decomposition},

  author       = {Lee, P. and Audet, T. L. and Lehe, R. and Vay, J. -L. and Maynard, G. and Cros, B.},

  abstractNote = {WARP is used with the recent implementation of the Fourier decomposition algorithm to model laser-driven electron acceleration in plasmas. Simulations were carried out to analyze the experimental results obtained on ionization-induced injection in a gas cell. The simulated results are in good agreement with the experimental ones, confirming the ability of the code to take into account the physics of electron injection and reduce calculation time. We present a detailed analysis of the laser propagation, the plasma wave generation and the electron beam dynamics.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.nima.2015.12.036},

  journal      = {Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment},

  number       = C,

  volume       = 829,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Thu Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 2015},

  month        = {Thu Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 2015}

}

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