Simulating hybrid laser-plasma wakefield accelerators using PIConGPU

Autor: Pausch, R., Couperus, J. P., Schöbel, S., Bastrakov, S., Chang, Y.-Y., Corde, S., Ding, H., Döpp, A., Foester, F. M., Gilljohann, M., Haberstroh, F., Heinemann, T., Hidding, B., Karsch, S., Koehler, A., Kononenko, O., Knetsch, A., Kurz, T., Martines De Las Ossa, A., Nutter, A., Raj, G., Steiniger, K., Schramm, U., Ufer, P., Widera, R., Irmann, A., Bussmann, M., Debus, A.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: DPG Frühjahreskonferenz, 28.03.-01.04.2022, Mainz / virtuell, Deutschland
Popis: An LPWFA accelerator uses electrons from a laser wakefield accelerator stage to drive a second plasma wakefield accelerator stage. This approach makes it possible to downscale PWFAs from kilometer-sized facilities to tabletop experiments and makes the improved beam quality of PWFAs available to LWFA laboratories. The experimental realization of the hybrid accelerator at HZDR was accompanied by a simulation campaign with the fully GPU accelerated, 3D3V particle-in-cell PIConGPU. Running simulations on modern GPUs allowed reducing simulation time while modeling different experimental settings in a fully three-dimensional setup. The latter enabled studying the influence of tilted shock fronts and few-cycle probes, among others. In this talk, we will not only introduce the general concept but also discuss some of the recent results obtained using particle-in-cell simulations. Moreover, the technical innovations in PIConGPU that have enabled these new types of simulations will also be briefly addressed.
Databáze: OpenAIRE