Dissertations

Y. Zhao, “Emittance preservation in a plasma wakefield accelerator,” Ph.D. dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles (2023). Link

K. G. Miller, “Controlling Electron Acceleration in Underdense and Overdense Laser-Plasma Interactions to Generate X-rays for Probing High Energy Density Material,” Ph.D. dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles (2022). Link

T. N. Dalichaouch, “Generation and Optimization of High Quality Multi-GeV Electron Beams in Plasma Wakefield Accelerators,” Ph.D. dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles (2021). Link

J. J. May, “On the Acceleration and Transport of Electrons Generated by Intense Laser-Plasma Interactions at Sharp Interfaces,” Ph.D. dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles (2017). Link

A. W. Davidson, “Methods of Generating High-Quality Beams in Laser Wakefield Accelerators through Self-Injection,” Ph.D. dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles (2016). Link

P. Yu, “Lorentz boosted frame simulation technique in Particle-in-cell methods,” Ph.D. dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles (2016). Link

I. N. Ellis, “Wakes in Inertial Fusion Plasmas,” Ph.D. dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles (2014). Link

W. An, “Efficient Modeling of Plasma Wake Field Acceleration Experiments Using Particle-In-Cell Methods,” Ph.D. dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles (2013). Link

J. E. Fahlen, “Nonlinear Phenomena of Plasma Waves in a Kinetic Regime: Frequency Shifts, Packets, and Transverse Localization,” Ph.D. dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles (2010). PDF

B. J. Winjum, “Particle-in-cell simulations of stimulated Raman scattering for parameters relevant to inertial fusion energy,” Ph.D. dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles (2010). PDF

M. Zhou, “Accelerating Ultra-Short Electron/ Positron Bunches in Field Ionization Produced Plasmas,” Ph.D. dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles (2008). PDF

W. Lu, “Nonlinear Plasma Wakefield Theory and Optimum Scaling for Laser Wakefield Accelerator (LWFA) in the Blowout Regime,” Ph.D. dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles (2006). PDF

C. K. Huang, “Quasi-static Modeling of Beam-Plasma and Laser-Plasma Interactions,” Ph.D. dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles (2005). PDF

R. G. Hemker, “Particle-In-Cell Modeling of Plasma-Based Accelerators in Two and Three Dimensions,” Ph.D. dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles (2000). Arxiv link