In-Situ Non-LTE Population Kinetics in PIConGPU


In-Situ Non-LTE Population Kinetics in PIConGPU

Huebl, A.; Chung, H.-K.; Garten, M.; Kluge, T.; Widera, R.; Burau, H.; Grund, A.; Pausch, R.; Cowan, T.; Schramm, U.; Bussmann, M.

Laser-ion acceleration is a promising concept towards compact high-gradient particle acceleration. Most laser-ion acceleration mechanisms are operating with optically over-dense targets and are sensitive to emerging plasma instabilities, negatively impacting stability, control and beam quality. In order to gain higher control over the acceleration process, upcoming pump-probe experiments at the European XFEL and and adequate modeling in full 3D simulations can be deployed. This poster describes our efforts on integrating SCFLY's collisional-radiative non-LTE model into the electro-magnetic particle-in-cell code PIConGPU.

Keywords: LPA; ion-acceleration; simulation; photon science; gpu; non-LTE; probing; modeling

  • Poster
    ICTP-IAEA School on Atomic Processes in Plasmas, 27.02.-03.03.2017, Trieste, Italy

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