Improved particle statistics for laser-plasma self-injection simulations

Authors

B W. Cowan, Tech-X Corporation
Serguei Y. Kalmykov, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Bradley Allan Shadwick, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
K Bunkers, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
D L. Bruhwiler, Tech-X Corporation
Donald Umstadter, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

2012

Citation

AIP Conf. Proc. 1507, 375-380, 2012

Comments

Copyright 2012 Used by permission

Abstract

We describe methods for improving the accuracy of injected particle beams by selectively enhancing the particle statistics in particle-in-cell simulations, using reduced model computations as a guide. We demonstrate convergence of key beam parameters in two dimensions, and show improved noise properties in three dimensions.