Convergence in nonlinear laser wakefield accelerators modeling in a Lorentz-boosted frame

Lee, P.; Vay, J. -L.

doi:10.1016/j.cpc.2018.12.013

Title: Convergence in nonlinear laser wakefield accelerators modeling in a Lorentz-boosted frame

Journal Article · 30 December 2019 · Computer Physics Communications

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpc.2018.12.013 · OSTI ID:1527360

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CNRS, University Paris-Sud, Orsay (France)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Laser wakefield acceleration modeling using the Lorentz-boosted frame technique in the particle-in-cell code has demonstrated orders of magnitude speedups. A convergence study was previously conducted in cases with external injection in the linear regime and without injection in the nonlinear regime, and the obtained results have shown a convergence within the percentage level. Here, a convergence study is carried out to model electron self-injection in a 2D–3V configuration. It is observed that the Lorentz-boosted frame technique is capable of modeling complex particle dynamics with a significant speedup. This result is crucial to curtail the computational time of the modeling of future chains of laser wakefield accelerator stages with high accuracy.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP) (SC-25)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1527360

Journal Information:: Computer Physics Communications, Journal Name: Computer Physics Communications Journal Issue: C Vol. 238; ISSN 0010-4655

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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