Abstract
The three-dimensional particle-in-cell (PIC) code VLPL (Virtual Laser Plasma Lab)
allows, for the first time, direct fully electromagnetic simulations of relativistic
laser–plasma interactions. Physical results on relativistic self-focusing in under-dense plasma are presented. It is shown that background plasma electrons are
accelerated to multi-MeV energies and 104 T magnetic fields are generated in the
process of self-focusing at high laser intensities. This physics is crucial for the fast
ignitor concept in inertial confinement fusion. Advances in the numerical PIC
algorithm used in the code VLPL are reviewed here.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
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