UCLA Plasma Simulation Group

Publications

Peer-reviewed papers by members of the group, newest first. Group members are shown in bold. See also our dissertations, reports and notes and presentations.

195 papers

2026

  1. An explicit algorithm in the quasi-static approximate PIC program QPAD

    R. Tang, W. An, H. Wang, W. Meng, Z. Xu, F. Li, T. N. Dalichaouch, V. K. Decyk, W. B. Mori

    Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion (2026)DOI

  2. Generalized multi-dimensional conservation laws for stimulated Raman and Brillouin scattering in a density gradient

    V. Patel, S. Chase, F. S. Tsung, J. P. Palastro, D. E. Hinkel, W. B. Mori

    AcceptedPhysical Review E (2026)DOIarXiv

  3. Laser–plasma amplification of an ultrabroadband laser pulse to 0.3 TW

    J. L. Shaw, M. V. Ambat, K. R. McMillen, J. J. Pigeon, S. Bucht, M. Almanza, S.-W. Bahk, I. A. Begishev, R. Boni, J. Bromage, C. Dorrer, D. Haberberger … and 13 more, including E. P. Alves

    Nature Photonics 20, 1070-1074 (2026)DOI

  4. GPU-MPI parallelisation for QuickPIC, a three-dimensional quasi-static particle-in-cell algorithm

    Y. Tian, Y. Wang, T. N. Dalichaouch, V. K. Decyk, F. S. Tsung, W. B. Mori, W. An

    Journal of Plasma Physics 92, E103 (2026)DOI

  5. Generating intense attosecond pulses and vectorizing polarization states from laser–plasma interactions

    P. Geng, Y. Wu, Z. Fan, M. Chen, L. Yi, X. Yuan, Z. Sheng, W. B. Mori, C. Joshi, J. Zhang

    Optica 13, 1271 (2026)DOIarXiv

  6. An explicit algorithm for the three-dimensional quasi-static particle-in-cell code: QuickPIC

    H. Wang, W. An, R. Tang, W. Meng, Z. Xu, F. Li, T. N. Dalichaouch, V. K. Decyk, W. B. Mori

    Physics of Plasmas 33, 073905 (2026)DOI

  7. Learning collision operators from plasma phase space data using differentiable simulators

    D. D. Carvalho, P. J. Bilbao, W. B. Mori, L. O. Silva, E. P. Alves

    Journal of Plasma Physics 92, E76 (2026)DOIarXiv

  8. Collider-quality electron bunches from an all-optical plasma photoinjector

    A. Jain, J. Yan, J. R. Pierce, T. T. Simpson, M. Polyanskiy, W. Li, M. Babzien, M. Palmer, M. Downer, R. Samulyak, C. Joshi, W. B. Mori, J. P. Palastro, N. Vafaei-Najafabadi

    Physical Review Research 8, 023213 (2026)DOIarXiv

  9. Nanometer-scale prebunched electron beams generated from all-optical plasma-based acceleration

    Z. Wang, Z. Xu, Q. Ma, Y. Xia, L. Liu, C. Wang, T. N. Dalichaouch, X. Yan, X. Xu, W. B. Mori

    Physical Review Accelerators and Beams 29, 040702 (2026)DOIarXiv

  10. Data-driven multi-species heat flux closures for two-stream-unstable plasmas with nonlinear sparse regression

    E. R. Ingelsten, M. C. McGrae-Menge, E. P. Alves, I. Pusztai

    Physics of Plasmas 33, 042106 (2026)DOIarXiv

  11. Learning time-dependent and integro-differential collision operators from plasma phase space data using differentiable simulators

    D. D. Carvalho, L. O. Silva, E. P. Alves

    Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 68, 045044 (2026)DOIarXiv

  12. Embedding physical symmetries into machine-learned reduced plasma physics models via data augmentation

    M. C. McGrae-Menge, J. R. Pierce, F. Fiuza, E. P. Alves

    Physical Review Research 8, 013200 (2026)DOIarXiv

2025

  1. Plasma-wakefield accelerator simultaneously boosts electron beam energy and brightness

    C. Zhang, D. Storey, A. Knetsch, B. D. O’Shea, R. Ariniello, G. J. Cao, S. Corde, T. N. Dalichaouch, C. Emma, O. G. Finnerud, S. Gessner, C. Hansel … and 10 more, including E. Hansen, W. B. Mori

    Nature Communications 16, 10719 (2025)DOI

  2. Beam Realignment with Emittance Preservation in a Plasma Wakefield-Accelerator Stage

    L. Hildebrand, Y. Zhao, W. An, F. Li, Q. Su, X. Xu, C. Joshi, W. B. Mori

    Physical Review Letters 135, 195002 (2025)DOI

  3. Laser wakefield acceleration driven by a discrete flying focus

    J. R. Pierce, K. G. Miller, F. Li, J. P. Palastro, W. B. Mori

    Physical Review Accelerators and Beams 28, 101303 (2025)DOIarXiv

  4. Implementation of a Mesh refinement algorithm into the quasi-static PIC code QuickPIC

    Q. Su, F. Li, W. An, V. K. Decyk, Y. Zhao, L. Hildebrand, T. N. Dalichaouch, S. Zhou, E. P. Alves, A. S. Almgren, W. B. Mori

    Journal of Computational Physics 539, 114225 (2025)DOIarXiv

  5. Direct evidence of the effect of a moderate external magnetic field on stimulated Raman scattering in the kinetic regime

    S. Bolaños, M. Bailly-Grandvaux, B. J. Winjum, M. J.-E. Manuel, A. Bogale, T. Filkins, D. H. Froula, R. P. Lee, W. B. Mori, F. S. Tsung, C. A. Walsh, F. N. Beg

    Physics of Plasmas 32, 092102 (2025)DOI

  6. Path to a single-stage, 100-GeV electron beam via a flying-focus-driven laser-plasma accelerator

    J. L. Shaw, M. V. Ambat, K. G. Miller, R. Boni, I. A. LaBelle, W. B. Mori, J. J. Pigeon, A. Rigatti, I. A. Settle, L. S. Mack, J. P. Palastro, D. H. Froula

    Physics of Plasmas 32, 083107 (2025)DOIarXiv

  7. A particle-based field ionization algorithm in quasi–static PIC codes

    R. Tang, W. An, J. Wang, W. Meng, H. Wang, J. Zhong, Y. Zhao, F. Li, Q. Su, L. Hildebrand, T. N. Dalichaouch, V. K. Decyk, W. B. Mori

    Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 67, 075001 (2025)DOI

  8. Photon acceleration of high-intensity vector vortex beams into the extreme ultraviolet

    K. G. Miller, J. R. Pierce, F. Li, B. K. Russell, W. B. Mori, A. G. R. Thomas, J. P. Palastro

    Communications Physics 8, 229 (2025)DOIarXiv

  9. The positron arm of a plasma-based linear collider

    C. Joshi, W. B. Mori, M. J. Hogan

    Nature Physics 21, 885-894 (2025)DOI

  10. Fully plasma-based electron injector for a linear collider or XFEL

    T. N. Dalichaouch, X. L. Xu, F. Li, F. S. Tsung, W. B. Mori

    Physical Review Research 7, 023118 (2025)DOIarXiv

  11. Data-driven discovery of a heat flux closure for electrostatic plasma phenomena

    E. R. Ingelsten, M. C. McGrae-Menge, E. P. Alves, I. Pusztai

    Journal of Plasma Physics 91, E64 (2025)DOIarXiv

  12. Acceleration of the particle-in-cell code Osiris with graphics processing units

    R. P. Lee, J. R. Pierce, K. G. Miller, M. Almanza, A. R. Tableman, V. K. Decyk, R. A. Fonseca, E. P. Alves, W. B. Mori

    Journal of Plasma Physics 91, E8 (2025)DOI

  13. Positron Beam Loading and Acceleration in the Blowout Regime of a Plasma Wakefield Accelerator

    S. Zhou, S. Ding, W. An, Q. Su, J. Hua, F. Li, W. B. Mori, C. Joshi, W. Lu

    Research 8, 0878 (2025)DOIarXiv

2024

  1. Correlations between X-rays, visible light and drive-beam energy loss observed in plasma wakefield acceleration experiments at FACET-II

    C. Zhang, D. Storey, P. S. M. Claveria, Z. Nie, K. A. Marsh, W. B. Mori, E. Adli, W. An, R. Ariniello, G. J. Cao, C. Clark, S. Corde … and 17 more, including T. N. Dalichaouch, F. Li

    Journal of Plasma Physics 90, 965900401 (2024)DOIarXiv

  2. Emittance preservation for the electron arm in a single PWFA-LC stage using quasi-adiabatic plasma density ramp matching sections

    Y. Zhao, L. Hildebrand, W. An, X. Xu, F. Li, T. N. Dalichaouch, Q. Su, C. Joshi, W. B. Mori

    Physics of Plasmas 31, 063106 (2024)DOI

  3. Wakefield generation in hydrogen and lithium plasmas at FACET-II: Diagnostics and first beam-plasma interaction results

    D. Storey, C. Zhang, P. S. M. Claveria, G. J. Cao, E. Adli, L. Alsberg, R. Ariniello, C. Clarke, S. Corde, T. N. Dalichaouch, C. E. Doss, H. Ekerfelt … and 20 more, including W. B. Mori

    Physical Review Accelerators and Beams 27, 051302 (2024)DOIarXiv

  4. Analytic pulse technique for computational electromagnetics

    K. Weichman, K. G. Miller, B. Malaca, W. B. Mori, J. R. Pierce, D. Ramsey, J. Vieira, M. Vranic, J. P. Palastro

    Computer Physics Communications 298, 109096 (2024)DOIarXiv

  5. Spatiotemporal control of high-intensity laser pulses with a plasma lens

    D. Li, K. G. Miller, J. R. Pierce, W. B. Mori, A. G. R. Thomas, J. P. Palastro

    Physical Review Research 6, 013272 (2024)DOIarXiv

  6. Generation of meter-scale hydrogen plasmas and efficient, pump-depletion-limited wakefield excitation using 10 GeV electron bunches

    C. Zhang, D. Storey, P. S. M. Claveria, Z. Nie, K. A. Marsh, M. Hogan, W. B. Mori, E. Adli, W. An, R. Ariniello, G. J. Cao, C. Clarke … and 17 more, including T. N. Dalichaouch, F. Li

    Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 66, 025013 (2024)DOIarXiv

  7. Attosecond x-ray free-electron lasers utilizing an optical undulator in a self-selection regime

    X. Xu, J. Liu, T. N. Dalichaouch, F. S. Tsung, Z. Zhang, Z. Huang, M. J. Hogan, X. Yan, C. Joshi, W. B. Mori

    Physical Review Accelerators and Beams 27, 011301 (2024)DOIarXiv

  8. Efficient generation and amplification of intense vortex and vector laser pulses via strongly-coupled stimulated Brillouin scattering in plasmas

    Y. Wu, C. Zhang, Z. Nie, M. Sinclair, A. Farrell, K. A. Marsh, E. P. Alves, F. S. Tsung, W. B. Mori, C. Joshi

    Communications Physics 7, 18 (2024)DOIarXiv

  9. A Scalable, High-Efficiency, Low-Energy-Spread Laser Wakefield Accelerator Using a Tri-Plateau Plasma Channel

    S. Liu, F. Li, S. Zhou, J. Hua, W. B. Mori, C. Joshi, W. Lu

    Research 7, 0396 (2024)DOIarXiv

2023

  1. Emittance preservation in the presence of ion motion for low-to-high energy stages of a plasma based accelerator

    Y. Zhao, L. Hildebrand, W. An, X. Xu, F. Li, T. N. Dalichaouch, Q. Su, C. Joshi, W. B. Mori

    Physical Review Accelerators and Beams 26, 121301 (2023)DOI

  2. Dephasingless laser wakefield acceleration in the bubble regime

    K. G. Miller, J. R. Pierce, M. V. Ambat, J. L. Shaw, K. Weichman, W. B. Mori, D. H. Froula, J. P. Palastro

    Scientific Reports 13, 21306 (2023)DOIarXiv

  3. Generation of ultrabright and low energy spread electron beams in laser wakefield acceleration in a uniform plasma

    X. Xu, T. N. Dalichaouch, J. Liu, Q. Ma, J. R. Pierce, K. G. Miller, X. Yan, W. B. Mori

    Physical Review Accelerators and Beams 26, 111302 (2023)DOIarXiv

  4. Structures of strong shocks in low-density helium and neon gases

    R. Hua, M. Bailly-Grandvaux, J. J. May, M. Sherlock, M. Dozières, C. McGuffey, Y. Ping, W. B. Mori, F. N. Beg

    Physical Review E 108, 035202 (2023)DOI

  5. Accurate simulation of direct laser acceleration in a laser wakefield accelerator

    K. G. Miller, J. P. Palastro, J. L. Shaw, F. Li, F. S. Tsung, V. K. Decyk, C. Joshi, W. B. Mori

    Physics of Plasmas 30, 073902 (2023)DOIarXiv

  6. Linearization of an Electron Beam’s Longitudinal Phase Space Using a Hollow-Channel Plasma

    Y. Wu, Z. Zhou, Y. Du, J. Hua, W. Lu, W. B. Mori, C. Joshi

    Physical Review Applied 19, 064013 (2023)DOI

  7. Optimization of transformer ratio and beam loading in a plasma wakefield accelerator with a structure-exploiting algorithm

    Q. Su, J. Larson, T. N. Dalichaouch, F. Li, W. An, L. Hildebrand, Y. Zhao, V. K. Decyk, P. Alves, S. M. Wild, W. B. Mori

    Physics of Plasmas 30, 053108 (2023)DOI

  8. Maximizing MeV x-ray dose in relativistic laser-solid interactions

    K. G. Miller, D. R. Rusby, A. J. Kemp, S. C. Wilks, W. B. Mori

    Physical Review Research 5, L012044 (2023)DOI

  9. Validation of magnetized gas-jet experiments to investigate the effects of an external magnetic field on laser-plasma instabilities

    M. Bailly-Grandvaux, B. J. Winjum, M. J.-E. Manuel, S. Bolaños, C. A. Walsh, J. Saret, A. Bogale, J. Strehlow, R. P. Lee, F. S. Tsung, W. B. Mori, D. H. Froula, T. Filkins, F. N. Beg

    Journal of Plasma Physics 89, 175890201 (2023)DOI

  10. Arbitrarily structured laser pulses

    J. R. Pierce, J. P. Palastro, F. Li, B. Malaca, D. Ramsey, J. Vieira, K. Weichman, W. B. Mori

    Physical Review Research 5, 013085 (2023)DOIarXiv

  11. Efficient generation of tunable magnetic and optical vortices using plasmas

    Y. Wu, X. Xu, C. Zhang, Z. Nie, M. Sinclair, A. Farrell, K. A. Marsh, J. Hua, W. Lu, W. B. Mori, C. Joshi

    Physical Review Research 5, L012011 (2023)DOIarXiv

  12. Exact solutions for the electromagnetic fields of a flying focus

    D. Ramsey, A. Di Piazza, M. Formanek, P. Franke, D. H. Froula, B. Malaca, W. B. Mori, J. R. Pierce, T. T. Simpson, J. Vieira, M. Vranic, K. Weichman, J. P. Palastro

    Physical Review A 107, 013513 (2023)DOIarXiv

  13. An analytic Boris pusher for plasma simulation

    V. K. Decyk, W. B. Mori, F. Li

    Computer Physics Communications 282, 108559 (2023)DOIarXiv

2022

  1. Data-driven model discovery for plasma turbulence modelling

    I. Abramovic, E. P. Alves, M. Greenwald

    Journal of Plasma Physics 88, 895880604 (2022)DOI

  2. Data-driven discovery of reduced plasma physics models from fully kinetic simulations

    E. P. Alves, F. Fiuza

    Physical Review Research 4, 033192 (2022)DOIarXiv

  3. Electron-Ion Temperature Relaxation in Warm Dense Hydrogen Observed With Picosecond Resolved X-Ray Scattering

    L. B. Fletcher, J. Vorberger, W. Schumaker, C. Ruyer, S. Goede, E. Galtier, U. Zastrau, E. P. Alves, S. D. Baalrud, R. A. Baggott, B. Barbrel, Z. Chen … and 16 more

    Frontiers in Physics 10, 838524 (2022)DOI

  4. Mapping the self-generated magnetic fields due to thermal Weibel instability

    C. Zhang, Y. Wu, M. Sinclair, A. Farrell, K. A. Marsh, I. Petrushina, N. Vafaei-Najafabadi, A. Gaikwad, R. Kupfer, K. Kusche, M. Fedurin, I. Pogorelsky … and 6 more, including W. Lu, W. B. Mori

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 119, e2211713119 (2022)DOIarXiv

  5. Integrating a ponderomotive guiding center algorithm into a quasi-static particle-in-cell code based on azimuthal mode decomposition

    F. Li, W. An, F. S. Tsung, V. K. Decyk, W. B. Mori

    Journal of Computational Physics 470, 111599 (2022)DOIarXiv

  6. Kinetic theory of particle-in-cell simulation plasma and the ensemble averaging technique

    M. Touati, R. Codur, F. S. Tsung, V. K. Decyk, W. B. Mori, L. O. Silva

    Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 64, 115014 (2022)DOIarXiv

  7. High efficiency uniform positron beam loading in a hollow channel plasma wakefield accelerator

    S. Zhou, J. Hua, W. Lu, W. An, Q. Su, W. B. Mori, C. Joshi

    Physical Review Accelerators and Beams 25, 091303 (2022)DOIarXiv

  8. Highly spin-polarized multi-GeV electron beams generated by single-species plasma photocathodes

    Z. Nie, F. Li, F. Morales, S. Patchkovskii, O. Smirnova, W. An, C. Zhang, Y. Wu, N. Nambu, D. Matteo, K. A. Marsh, F. S. Tsung, W. B. Mori, C. Joshi

    Physical Review Research 4, 033015 (2022)DOIarXiv

  9. Generation of ultrahigh-brightness pre-bunched beams from a plasma cathode for X-ray free-electron lasers

    X. Xu, F. Li, F. S. Tsung, K. G. Miller, V. Yakimenko, M. J. Hogan, C. Joshi, W. B. Mori

    Nature Communications 13, 3364 (2022)DOI

  10. Electron Weibel instability induced magnetic fields in optical-field ionized plasmas

    C. Zhang, Y. Wu, M. Sinclair, A. Farrell, K. A. Marsh, J. Hua, I. Petrushina, N. Vafaei-Najafabadi, R. Kupfer, K. Kusche, M. Fedurin, I. Pogorelsky … and 5 more, including W. Lu, W. B. Mori

    Physics of Plasmas 29, 062102 (2022)DOIarXiv

  11. The optimal beam-loading in two-bunch nonlinear plasma wakefield accelerators

    X. Wang, J. Gao, Q. Su, J. Wang, D. Li, M. Zeng, W. Lu, W. B. Mori, C. Joshi, W. An

    Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 64, 065007 (2022)DOIarXiv

  12. Ultrabright Electron Bunch Injection in a Plasma Wakefield Driven by a Superluminal Flying Focus Electron Beam

    F. Li, T. N. Dalichaouch, J. R. Pierce, X. Xu, F. S. Tsung, W. Lu, C. Joshi, W. B. Mori

    Physical Review Letters 128, 174803 (2022)DOI

  13. Generation of topologically complex three-dimensional electron beams in a plasma photocathode

    X. Xu, J. Vieira, M. J. Hogan, C. Joshi, W. B. Mori

    Physical Review Accelerators and Beams 25, 011302 (2022)DOIarXiv

2021

  1. Boosting the performance of Brillouin amplification at sub-quarter-critical densities via reduction of parasitic Raman scattering

    R. M. G. M. Trines, E. P. Alves, K. A. Humphrey, R. Bingham, R. A. Cairns, F. Fiúza, R. A. Fonseca, L. O. Silva

    Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 63, 124003 (2021)DOI

  2. A robust plasma-based laser amplifier via stimulated Brillouin scattering

    E. P. Alves, R. M. G. M. Trines, K. A. Humphrey, R. Bingham, R. A. Cairns, F. Fiúza, R. A. Fonseca, L. O. Silva

    Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 63, 114004 (2021)DOI

  3. Numerical heating in particle-in-cell simulations with Monte Carlo binary collisions

    E. P. Alves, W. B. Mori, F. Fiuza

    Physical Review E 103, 013306 (2021)DOI

  4. Extended particle absorber for efficient modeling of intense laser–solid interactions

    K. G. Miller, J. J. May, F. Fiuza, W. B. Mori

    Physics of Plasmas 28, 112702 (2021)DOIarXiv

  5. High Efficiency Uniform Wakefield Acceleration of a Positron Beam Using Stable Asymmetric Mode in a Hollow Channel Plasma

    S. Zhou, J. Hua, W. An, W. B. Mori, C. Joshi, J. Gao, W. Lu

    Physical Review Letters 127, 174801 (2021)DOIarXiv

  6. Stopping-power enhancement from discrete particle-wake correlations in high-energy-density plasmas

    I. N. Ellis, D. J. Strozzi, W. B. Mori, F. Li, F. R. Graziani

    Physical Review E 104, 035203 (2021)DOIarXiv

  7. Tunable Plasma Linearizer for Compensation of Nonlinear Energy Chirp

    Y. Wu, J. Hua, Z. Zhou, J. Zhang, S. Liu, B. Peng, Y. Fang, X. Ning, Z. Nie, Q. Tian, C.-H. Pai, Y. Du … and 3 more, including W. Lu, W. B. Mori

    Physical Review Applied 16, 024056 (2021)DOI

  8. Accurately simulating nine-dimensional phase space of relativistic particles in strong fields

    F. Li, V. K. Decyk, K. G. Miller, A. R. Tableman, F. S. Tsung, M. Vranic, R. A. Fonseca, W. B. Mori

    Journal of Computational Physics 438, 110367 (2021)DOIarXiv

  9. High-throughput injection–acceleration of electron bunches from a linear accelerator to a laser wakefield accelerator

    Y. Wu, J. Hua, Z. Zhou, J. Zhang, S. Liu, B. Peng, Y. Fang, X. Ning, Z. Nie, F. Li, C. Zhang, C.-H. Pai … and 4 more, including W. Lu, W. B. Mori

    Nature Physics 17, 801-806 (2021)DOIarXiv

  10. A multi-sheath model for highly nonlinear plasma wakefields

    T. N. Dalichaouch, X. L. Xu, A. R. Tableman, F. Li, F. S. Tsung, W. B. Mori

    Physics of Plasmas 28, 063103 (2021)DOIarXiv

  11. Microcoulomb (0.7 ± $$\frac{0.4}{0.2}$$ 0.4 0.2 μC) laser plasma accelerator on OMEGA EP

    J. L. Shaw, M. A. Romo-Gonzalez, N. Lemos, P. M. King, G. Bruhaug, K. G. Miller, C. Dorrer, B. Kruschwitz, L. Waxer, G. J. Williams, M. V. Ambat, M. M. McKie … and 7 more, including W. B. Mori

    Scientific Reports 11, 7498 (2021)DOI

  12. A quasi-static particle-in-cell algorithm based on an azimuthal Fourier decomposition for highly efficient simulations of plasma-based acceleration: QPAD

    F. Li, W. An, V. K. Decyk, X. Xu, M. J. Hogan, W. B. Mori

    Computer Physics Communications 261, 107784 (2021)DOIarXiv

  13. Electron acceleration at oblique angles via stimulated Raman scattering at laser irradiance $>{10}^{16}\phantom{\rule{0.16em}{0ex}}\mathrm{W}\phantom{\rule{0.16em}{0ex}}{\mathrm{cm}}^{\ensuremath{-}2}\ensuremath{\mu}{\mathrm{m}}^{2}$

    A. Higginson, S. Zhang, M. Bailly-Grandvaux, C. McGuffey, K. Bhutwala, B. J. Winjum, J. Strehlow, B. Edghill, M. Dozières, F. S. Tsung, R. P. Lee, S. Andrews … and 8 more, including W. B. Mori

    Physical Review E 103, 033203 (2021)DOI

  14. Generation of Terawatt Attosecond Pulses from Relativistic Transition Radiation

    X. Xu, D. B. Cesar, S. Corde, V. Yakimenko, M. J. Hogan, C. Joshi, A. Marinelli, W. B. Mori

    Physical Review Letters 126, 094801 (2021)DOIarXiv

  15. In Situ Generation of High-Energy Spin-Polarized Electrons in a Beam-Driven Plasma Wakefield Accelerator

    Z. Nie, F. Li, F. Morales, S. Patchkovskii, O. Smirnova, W. An, N. Nambu, D. Matteo, K. A. Marsh, F. S. Tsung, W. B. Mori, C. Joshi

    Physical Review Letters 126, 054801 (2021)DOIarXiv

  16. Nonlinear kinetic simulation study of the ion–ion streaming instability in single- and multi-ion species plasmas

    T. Chapman, B. J. Winjum, R. L. Berger, A. Dimits, J. W. Banks, S. Brunner, I. Joseph, D. Ghosh

    Physics of Plasmas 28, 022105 (2021)DOI

  17. Ultra-short pulse generation from mid-IR to THz range using plasma wakes and relativistic ionization fronts

    Z. Nie, Y. Wu, C. Zhang, W. B. Mori, C. Joshi, W. Lu, C.-H. Pai, J. Hua, J. Wang

    Physics of Plasmas 28, 023106 (2021)DOIarXiv

  18. Dynamic load balancing with enhanced shared-memory parallelism for particle-in-cell codes

    K. G. Miller, R. P. Lee, A. R. Tableman, A. Helm, R. A. Fonseca, V. K. Decyk, W. B. Mori

    Computer Physics Communications 259, 107633 (2021)DOIarXiv

  19. Experimental and calculational investigation of laser-heated additive manufactured foams

    O. S. Jones, G. E. Kemp, S. H. Langer, B. J. Winjum, R. L. Berger, J. S. Oakdale, M. A. Belyaev, J. Biener, M. M. Biener, D. A. Mariscal, J. L. Milovich, M. Stadermann, P. A. Sterne, S. C. Wilks

    Physics of Plasmas 28, 022709 (2021)DOI

  20. Predominant contribution of direct laser acceleration to high-energy electron spectra in a low-density self-modulated laser wakefield accelerator

    P. M. King, K. G. Miller, N. Lemos, J. L. Shaw, B. F. Kraus, M. Thibodeau, B. M. Hegelich, J. Hinojosa, P. Michel, C. Joshi, K. A. Marsh, W. B. Mori … and 3 more

    Physical Review Accelerators and Beams 24, 011302 (2021)DOIarXiv

  21. A new field solver for modeling of relativistic particle-laser interactions using the particle-in-cell algorithm

    F. Li, K. G. Miller, X. Xu, F. S. Tsung, V. K. Decyk, W. An, R. A. Fonseca, W. B. Mori

    Computer Physics Communications 258, 107580 (2021)DOIarXiv

2020

  1. New criteria for efficient Raman and Brillouin amplification of laser beams in plasma

    R. M. G. M. Trines, E. P. Alves, E. Webb, J. Vieira, F. Fiúza, R. A. Fonseca, L. O. Silva, R. A. Cairns, R. Bingham

    Scientific Reports 10, 19875 (2020)DOI

  2. Measurements of the Growth and Saturation of Electron Weibel Instability in Optical-Field Ionized Plasmas

    C. Zhang, J. Hua, Y. Wu, Y. Fang, Y. Ma, T. Zhang, S. Liu, B. Peng, Y. He, C.-K. Huang, K. A. Marsh, W. B. Mori, W. Lu, C. Joshi

    Physical Review Letters 125, 255001 (2020)DOIarXiv

  3. Laser propagation in a subcritical foam: Subgrid model

    M. A. Belyaev, R. L. Berger, O. S. Jones, S. H. Langer, D. A. Mariscal, J. Milovich, B. J. Winjum

    Physics of Plasmas 27, 112710 (2020)DOI

  4. Effects of the Transverse Instability and Wave Breaking on the Laser-Driven Thin Foil Acceleration

    Y. Wan, I. A. Andriyash, W. Lu, W. B. Mori, V. Malka

    Physical Review Letters 125, 104801 (2020)DOI

  5. On numerical errors to the fields surrounding a relativistically moving particle in PIC codes

    X. Xu, F. Li, F. S. Tsung, T. N. Dalichaouch, W. An, H. Wen, V. K. Decyk, R. A. Fonseca, M. J. Hogan, W. B. Mori

    Journal of Computational Physics 413, 109451 (2020)DOIarXiv

  6. Perspectives on the generation of electron beams from plasma-based accelerators and their near and long term applications

    C. Joshi, S. Corde, W. B. Mori

    Physics of Plasmas 27, 070602 (2020)DOI

  7. Photon deceleration in plasma wakes generates single-cycle relativistic tunable infrared pulses

    Z. Nie, C.-H. Pai, J. Zhang, X. Ning, J. Hua, Y. He, Y. Wu, Q. Su, S. Liu, Y. Ma, Z. Cheng, W. Lu … and 5 more, including W. B. Mori

    Nature Communications 11, 2787 (2020)DOI

  8. Ion acceleration with an ultra-intense two-frequency laser tweezer

    Y. Wan, I. A. Andriyash, C. H. Pai, J. F. Hua, C. J. Zhang, F. Li, Y. P. Wu, Z. Nie, W. B. Mori, W. Lu, V. Malka, C. Joshi

    New Journal of Physics 22, 052002 (2020)DOIarXiv

  9. Generating high quality ultrarelativistic electron beams using an evolving electron beam driver

    T. N. Dalichaouch, X. L. Xu, F. Li, A. R. Tableman, F. S. Tsung, W. An, W. B. Mori

    Physical Review Accelerators and Beams 23, 021304 (2020)DOI

  10. Emittance preservation through density ramp matching sections in a plasma wakefield accelerator

    Y. Zhao, W. An, X. Xu, F. Li, L. Hildebrand, M. J. Hogan, V. Yakimenko, C. Joshi, W. B. Mori

    Physical Review Accelerators and Beams 23, 011302 (2020)DOI

2019

  1. Self-Generated Magnetic and Electric Fields at a Mach-6 Shock Front in a Low Density Helium Gas by Dual-Angle Proton Radiography

    R. Hua, J. Kim, M. Sherlock, M. Bailly-Grandvaux, F. N. Beg, C. McGuffey, S. Wilks, H. Wen, A. Joglekar, W. B. Mori, Y. Ping

    Physical Review Letters 123, 215001 (2019)DOI

  2. Nonthermal ion acceleration by the kink instability in nonrelativistic jets

    E. P. Alves, J. Zrake, F. Fiuza

    Physics of Plasmas 26, 072105 (2019)DOI

  3. High-resolution phase-contrast imaging of biological specimens using a stable betatron X-ray source in the multiple-exposure mode

    B. Guo, X. Zhang, J. Zhang, J. Hua, C.-H. Pai, C. Zhang, H.-H. Chu, W. B. Mori, C. Joshi, J. Wang, W. Lu

    Scientific Reports 9, 7796 (2019)DOI

  4. Near-Ideal Dechirper for Plasma-Based Electron and Positron Acceleration Using a Hollow Channel Plasma

    Y. P. Wu, J. F. Hua, C.-H. Pai, W. An, Z. Zhou, J. Zhang, S. Liu, B. Peng, Y. Fang, S. Y. Zhou, X. L. Xu, C. J. Zhang … and 5 more, including F. Li, W. Lu, W. B. Mori

    Physical Review Applied 12, 064011 (2019)DOIarXiv

  5. Shaping trailing beams for beam loading via beam-induced-ionization injection at FACET

    L. D. Amorim, N. Vafaei-Najafabadi, C. Emma, C. I. Clarke, S. Z. Green, D. Storey, G. White, B. O’Shea, M. J. Hogan, V. Yakimenko, M. Litos, G. Raj … and 10 more, including W. B. Mori

    Physical Review Accelerators and Beams 22, 111303 (2019)DOI

  6. Effect of fluctuations in the down ramp plasma source profile on the emittance and current profile of the self-injected beam in a plasma wakefield accelerator

    C. Zhang, C.-K. Huang, K. A. Marsh, X. L. Xu, F. Li, M. Hogan, V. Yakimenko, S. Corde, W. B. Mori, C. Joshi

    Physical Review Accelerators and Beams 22, 111301 (2019)DOI

  7. Interactions of laser speckles due to kinetic stimulated Raman scattering

    B. J. Winjum, A. R. Tableman, F. S. Tsung, W. B. Mori

    Physics of Plasmas 26, 112701 (2019)DOI

  8. Ultrafast optical field–ionized gases—A laboratory platform for studying kinetic plasma instabilities

    C. Zhang, C.-K. Huang, K. A. Marsh, C. E. Clayton, W. B. Mori, C. Joshi

    Science Advances 5, eaax4545 (2019)DOI

  9. Betatron radiation and emittance growth in plasma wakefield accelerators

    P. S. M. Claveria, E. Adli, L. D. Amorim, W. An, C. E. Clayton, S. Corde, S. Gessner, M. J. Hogan, C. Joshi, O. Kononenko, M. Litos, W. Lu … and 9 more, including W. B. Mori

    Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 377, 20180173 (2019)DOI

  10. Producing multi-coloured bunches through beam-induced ionization injection in plasma wakefield accelerator

    N. Vafaei-Najafabadi, L. D. Amorim, E. Adli, W. An, C. I. Clarke, C. E. Clayton, S. Corde, S. Gessner, S. Z. Green, M. J. Hogan, C. Joshi, O. Kononenko … and 12 more, including W. Lu, W. B. Mori

    Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 377, 20180184 (2019)DOI

  11. Phase Space Dynamics of a Plasma Wakefield Dechirper for Energy Spread Reduction

    Y. P. Wu, J. F. Hua, Z. Zhou, J. Zhang, S. Liu, B. Peng, Y. Fang, Z. Nie, X. N. Ning, C.-H. Pai, Y. C. Du, W. Lu … and 3 more, including W. B. Mori

    Physical Review Letters 122, 204804 (2019)DOIarXiv

  12. Petascale particle-in-cell simulations of kinetic effects in inertial fusion energy plasmas

    H. Wen, F. S. Tsung, W. B. Mori, R. A. Fonseca, L. O. Silva

    Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 61, 044007 (2019)DOI

  13. Bright $\ensuremath{\gamma}$ rays source and nonlinear Breit-Wheeler pairs in the collision of high density particle beams

    F. Del Gaudio, T. Grismayer, R. A. Fonseca, W. B. Mori, L. O. Silva

    Physical Review Accelerators and Beams 22, 023402 (2019)DOIarXiv

  14. Two-stage laser acceleration of high quality protons using a tailored density plasma

    Y. Wan, I. A. Andriyash, J. F. Hua, C.-H. Pai, W. Lu, W. B. Mori, C. Joshi, V. Malka

    Physical Review Accelerators and Beams 22, 021301 (2019)DOI

2018

  1. Efficient Nonthermal Particle Acceleration by the Kink Instability in Relativistic Jets

    E. P. Alves, J. Zrake, F. Fiuza

    Physical Review Letters 121, 245101 (2018)DOI

  2. Mitigation of stimulated Raman scattering in the kinetic regime by external magnetic fields

    B. J. Winjum, F. S. Tsung, W. B. Mori

    Physical Review E 98, 043208 (2018)DOI

  3. Reduced fast electron transport in shock-heated plasma in multilayer targets due to self-generated magnetic fields

    C. McGuffey, J. J. May, T. Yabuuchi, H. Sawada, M. S. Wei, R. B. Stephens, C. Stoeckl, W. B. Mori, H. S. McLean, P. K. Patel, F. N. Beg

    Physical Review E 98, 033208 (2018)DOI

  4. Relativistic single-cycle tunable infrared pulses generated from a tailored plasma density structure

    Z. Nie, C.-H. Pai, J. Hua, C. Zhang, Y. Wu, Y. Wan, F. Li, J. Zhang, Z. Cheng, Q. Su, S. Liu, Y. Ma … and 7 more, including W. Lu, W. B. Mori

    Nature Photonics 12, 489-494 (2018)DOIarXiv

  5. Physical mechanism of the electron-ion coupled transverse instability in laser pressure ion acceleration for different regimes

    Y. Wan, C.-H. Pai, C. J. Zhang, F. Li, Y. P. Wu, J. F. Hua, W. Lu, C. Joshi, W. B. Mori, V. Malka

    Physical Review E 98, 013202 (2018)DOI

  6. Tri-stage quasimonoenergetic proton acceleration from a multi-species thick target

    Y. Wan, C.-H. Pai, J. F. Hua, Y. P. Wu, W. Lu, F. Li, C. J. Zhang, X. L. Xu, C. Joshi, W. B. Mori

    Physics of Plasmas 25, 073105 (2018)DOI

  7. Ionization injection in a laser wakefield accelerator subject to a transverse magnetic field

    Q. Zhao, S. M. Weng, Z. M. Sheng, M. Chen, G. B. Zhang, W. B. Mori, B. Hidding, D. A. Jaroszynski, J. Zhang

    New Journal of Physics 20, 063031 (2018)DOIarXiv

  8. Ion-channel laser growth rate and beam quality requirements

    X. Davoine, F. Fiúza, R. A. Fonseca, W. B. Mori, L. O. Silva

    Journal of Plasma Physics 84, 905840304 (2018)DOI

  9. Incorporating kinetic effects on Nernst advection in inertial fusion simulations

    J. P. Brodrick, M. Sherlock, W. A. Farmer, A. S. Joglekar, R. Barrois, J. Wengraf, J. J. Bissell, R. J. Kingham, D. Del Sorbo, M. P. Read, C. P. Ridgers

    Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 60, 084009 (2018)DOIarXiv

  10. Validation of OSHUN against collisionless and collisional plasma physics

    A. S. Joglekar, B. J. Winjum, A. R. Tableman, H. Wen, M. Tzoufras, W. B. Mori

    Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 60, 064010 (2018)DOI

  11. Multistage Coupling of Laser-Wakefield Accelerators with Curved Plasma Channels

    J. Luo, M. Chen, W. Y. Wu, S. M. Weng, Z. M. Sheng, C. B. Schroeder, D. A. Jaroszynski, E. Esarey, W. P. Leemans, W. B. Mori, J. Zhang

    Physical Review Letters 120, 154801 (2018)DOIarXiv

  12. Measurement of Transverse Wakefields Induced by a Misaligned Positron Bunch in a Hollow Channel Plasma Accelerator

    C. A. Lindstrøm, E. Adli, J. M. Allen, W. An, C. Beekman, C. I. Clarke, C. E. Clayton, S. Corde, A. Doche, J. Frederico, S. J. Gessner, S. Z. Green … and 9 more, including W. Lu, W. B. Mori

    Physical Review Letters 120, 124802 (2018)DOIarXiv

  13. Phase locked multiple rings in the radiation pressure ion acceleration process

    Y. Wan, J. F. Hua, C.-H. Pai, F. Li, Y. P. Wu, W. Lu, C. J. Zhang, X. L. Xu, C. Joshi, W. B. Mori

    Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 60, 044016 (2018)DOI

  14. Probing plasma wakefields using electron bunches generated from a laser wakefield accelerator

    C. J. Zhang, Y. Wan, B. Guo, J. F. Hua, C.-H. Pai, F. Li, J. Zhang, Y. Ma, Y. P. Wu, X. L. Xu, W. B. Mori, H.-H. Chu … and 3 more, including W. Lu

    Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 60, 044013 (2018)DOI

  15. Experimental Evidence of Radiation Reaction in the Collision of a High-Intensity Laser Pulse with a Laser-Wakefield Accelerated Electron Beam

    J. M. Cole, K. T. Behm, E. Gerstmayr, T. G. Blackburn, J. C. Wood, C. D. Baird, M. J. Duff, C. Harvey, A. Ilderton, A. S. Joglekar, K. Krushelnick, S. Kuschel … and 13 more

    Physical Review X 8, 011020 (2018)DOIarXiv

  16. Transverse phase space diagnostics for ionization injection in laser plasma acceleration using permanent magnetic quadrupoles

    F. Li, Z. Nie, Y. P. Wu, B. Guo, X. H. Zhang, S. Huang, J. Zhang, Z. Cheng, Y. Ma, Y. Fang, C. J. Zhang, Y. Wan … and 5 more, including W. Lu, W. B. Mori

    Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 60, 044007 (2018)DOI

  17. Plasma wakefield acceleration experiments at FACET II

    C. Joshi, E. Adli, W. An, C. E. Clayton, S. Corde, S. Gessner, M. J. Hogan, M. Litos, W. Lu, K. A. Marsh, W. B. Mori, N. Vafaei-Najafabadi … and 4 more

    Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 60, 034001 (2018)DOI

  18. Evolution of plasma wakes in density up- and down-ramps

    C. J. Zhang, C. Joshi, X. L. Xu, W. B. Mori, F. Li, Y. Wan, J. F. Hua, C. H. Pai, J. Wang, W. Lu

    Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 60, 024003 (2018)DOI

2017

  1. High quality electron bunch generation using a longitudinal density-tailored plasma-based accelerator in the three-dimensional blowout regime

    X. L. Xu, F. Li, W. An, T. N. Dalichaouch, P. Yu, W. Lu, C. Joshi, W. B. Mori

    Physical Review Accelerators and Beams 20, 111303 (2017)DOI

  2. Acceleration of a trailing positron bunch in a plasma wakefield accelerator

    A. Doche, C. Beekman, S. Corde, J. M. Allen, C. I. Clarke, J. Frederico, S. J. Gessner, S. Z. Green, M. J. Hogan, B. O’Shea, V. Yakimenko, W. An … and 9 more, including W. B. Mori, W. Lu

    Scientific Reports 7, 14180 (2017)DOI

  3. Extreme case of Faraday effect: magnetic splitting of ultrashort laser pulses in plasmas

    S. Weng, Q. Zhao, Z. Sheng, W. Yu, S. Luan, M. Chen, L. Yu, M. Murakami, W. B. Mori, J. Zhang

    Optica 4, 1086 (2017)DOI

  4. Femtosecond Probing of Plasma Wakefields and Observation of the Plasma Wake Reversal Using a Relativistic Electron Bunch

    C. J. Zhang, J. F. Hua, Y. Wan, C.-H. Pai, B. Guo, J. Zhang, Y. Ma, F. Li, Y. P. Wu, H.-H. Chu, Y. Q. Gu, X. L. Xu … and 4 more, including W. B. Mori, W. Lu

    Physical Review Letters 119, 064801 (2017)DOI

  5. Ion Motion Induced Emittance Growth of Matched Electron Beams in Plasma Wakefields

    W. An, W. Lu, C. Huang, X. Xu, M. J. Hogan, C. Joshi, W. B. Mori

    Physical Review Letters 118, 244801 (2017)DOI

  6. Optimization of plasma amplifiers

    J. D. Sadler, R. M. G. M. Trines, M. Tabak, D. Haberberger, D. H. Froula, A. S. Davies, S. Bucht, L. O. Silva, E. P. Alves, F. Fiúza, L. Ceurvorst, N. Ratan … and 3 more

    Physical Review E 95, 053211 (2017)DOI

  7. Formation of collisionless shocks in magnetized plasma interaction with kinetic-scale obstacles

    F. Cruz, E. P. Alves, R. A. Bamford, R. Bingham, R. A. Fonseca, L. O. Silva

    Physics of Plasmas 24, 022901 (2017)DOI

  8. Controlling the numerical Cerenkov instability in PIC simulations using a customized finite difference Maxwell solver and a local FFT based current correction

    F. Li, P. Yu, X. Xu, F. Fiuza, V. K. Decyk, T. N. Dalichaouch, A. W. Davidson, A. R. Tableman, W. An, F. S. Tsung, R. A. Fonseca, W. Lu, W. B. Mori

    Computer Physics Communications 214, 6 (2017)DOI

2016

  1. High Orbital Angular Momentum Harmonic Generation

    J. Vieira, R. M. G. M. Trines, E. P. Alves, R. A. Fonseca, J. T. Mendonça, R. Bingham, P. Norreys, L. O. Silva

    Physical Review Letters 117, 265001 (2016)DOI

  2. Physical Mechanism of the Transverse Instability in Radiation Pressure Ion Acceleration

    Y. Wan, C.-H. Pai, C. J. Zhang, F. Li, Y. P. Wu, J. F. Hua, W. Lu, Y. Q. Gu, L. O. Silva, C. Joshi, W. B. Mori

    Physical Review Letters 117, 234801 (2016)DOI

  3. 3D PIC simulations of collisionless shocks at lunar magnetic anomalies and their role in forming lunar swirls

    R. A. Bamford, E. P. Alves, F. Cruz, B. J. Kellett, R. A. Fonseca, L. O. Silva, R. M. G. M. Trines, J. S. Halekas, G. Kramer, E. Harnett, R. A. Cairns, R. Bingham

    The Astrophysical Journal 830, 146 (2016)DOI

  4. Long-range attraction of an ultrarelativistic electron beam by a column of neutral plasma

    E. Adli, C. A. Lindstrøm, J. Allen, C. I. Clarke, J. Frederico, S. J. Gessner, S. Z. Green, M. J. Hogan, M. D. Litos, B. O’Shea, V. Yakimenko, W. An … and 7 more, including W. B. Mori, W. Lu

    New Journal of Physics 18, 103013 (2016)DOI

  5. Self-mapping the longitudinal field structure of a nonlinear plasma accelerator cavity

    C. E. Clayton, E. Adli, J. Allen, W. An, C. I. Clarke, S. Corde, J. Frederico, S. Gessner, S. Z. Green, M. J. Hogan, C. Joshi, M. Litos … and 6 more, including W. Lu, W. B. Mori

    Nature Communications 7, 12483 (2016)DOI

  6. Nanoscale Electron Bunching in Laser-Triggered Ionization Injection in Plasma Accelerators

    X. L. Xu, C.-H. Pai, C. J. Zhang, F. Li, Y. Wan, Y. P. Wu, J. F. Hua, W. Lu, W. An, P. Yu, C. Joshi, W. B. Mori

    Physical Review Letters 117, 034801 (2016)DOI

  7. Capturing relativistic wakefield structures in plasmas using ultrashort high-energy electrons as a probe

    C. J. Zhang, J. F. Hua, X. L. Xu, F. Li, C.-H. Pai, Y. Wan, Y. P. Wu, Y. Q. Gu, W. B. Mori, C. Joshi, W. Lu

    Scientific Reports 6, 29485 (2016)DOI

  8. High-field plasma acceleration in a high-ionization-potential gas

    S. Corde, E. Adli, J. M. Allen, W. An, C. I. Clarke, B. Clausse, C. E. Clayton, J. P. Delahaye, J. Frederico, S. Gessner, S. Z. Green, M. J. Hogan … and 8 more, including W. Lu, W. B. Mori

    Nature Communications 7, 11898 (2016)DOI

  9. Plasma optical modulators for intense lasers

    L.-L. Yu, Y. Zhao, L.-J. Qian, M. Chen, S.-M. Weng, Z.-M. Sheng, D. A. Jaroszynski, W. B. Mori, J. Zhang

    Nature Communications 7, 11893 (2016)DOI

  10. Demonstration of a positron beam-driven hollow channel plasma wakefield accelerator

    S. Gessner, E. Adli, J. M. Allen, W. An, C. I. Clarke, C. E. Clayton, S. Corde, J. P. Delahaye, J. Frederico, S. Z. Green, C. Hast, M. J. Hogan … and 12 more, including W. Lu, W. B. Mori

    Nature Communications 7, 11785 (2016)DOI

  11. High quality electron beam acceleration by ionization injection in laser wakefields with mid-infrared dual-color lasers

    M. Zeng, J. Luo, M. Chen, W. B. Mori, Z.-M. Sheng, B. Hidding

    Physics of Plasmas 23, 063113 (2016)DOI

  12. Physics of Phase Space Matching for Staging Plasma and Traditional Accelerator Components Using Longitudinally Tailored Plasma Profiles

    X. L. Xu, J. F. Hua, Y. P. Wu, C. J. Zhang, F. Li, Y. Wan, C.-H. Pai, W. Lu, W. An, P. Yu, M. J. Hogan, C. Joshi, W. B. Mori

    Physical Review Letters 116, 124801 (2016)DOI

  13. Estimation of direct laser acceleration in laser wakefield accelerators using particle-in-cell simulations

    J. L. Shaw, N. Lemos, K. A. Marsh, F. S. Tsung, W. B. Mori, C. Joshi

    Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 58, 034008 (2016)DOI

  14. Evidence for high-energy and low-emittance electron beams using ionization injection of charge in a plasma wakefield accelerator

    N. Vafaei-Najafabadi, W. An, C. E. Clayton, C. Joshi, K. A. Marsh, W. B. Mori, E. C. Welch, W. Lu, E. Adli, J. Allen, C. I. Clarke, S. Corde … and 6 more

    Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 58, 034009 (2016)DOI

  15. Amplification and generation of ultra-intense twisted laser pulses via stimulated Raman scattering

    J. Vieira, R. M. G. M. Trines, E. P. Alves, R. A. Fonseca, J. T. Mendonça, R. Bingham, P. Norreys, L. O. Silva

    Nature Communications 7, 10371 (2016)DOI

  16. Low-energy-spread laser wakefield acceleration using ionization injection with a tightly focused laser in a mismatched plasma channel

    F. Li, C. J. Zhang, Y. Wan, Y. P. Wu, X. L. Xu, J. F. Hua, C. H. Pai, W. Lu, Y. Q. Gu, W. B. Mori, C. Joshi

    Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 58, 034004 (2016)DOI

  17. Slow down of a globally neutral relativistic e⁻e⁺ beam shearing the vacuum

    E. P. Alves, T. Grismayer, M. G. Silveirinha, R. A. Fonseca, L. O. Silva

    Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 58, 014025 (2016)DOI

  18. Enabling Lorentz boosted frame particle-in-cell simulations of laser wakefield acceleration in quasi-3D geometry

    P. Yu, X. Xu, A. W. Davidson, A. R. Tableman, T. N. Dalichaouch, F. Li, M. D. Meyers, W. An, F. S. Tsung, V. K. Decyk, F. Fiuza, J. Vieira … and 4 more, including W. Lu, W. B. Mori

    Journal of Computational Physics 316, 747 (2016)DOI

2015

  1. Transverse electron-scale instability in relativistic shear flows

    E. P. Alves, T. Grismayer, R. A. Fonseca, L. O. Silva

    Physical Review E 92, 021101(R) (2015)DOI

  2. Formation of Ultrarelativistic Electron Rings from a Laser-Wakefield Accelerator

    B. B. Pollock, F. S. Tsung, F. Albert, J. L. Shaw, C. E. Clayton, A. W. Davidson, N. Lemos, K. A. Marsh, A. Pak, J. E. Ralph, W. B. Mori, C. Joshi

    Physical Review Letters 115, 055004 (2015)DOI

  3. Plasma wakefield acceleration studies using the quasi-static code WAKE

    N. Jain, J. Palastro, T. M. Antonsen, W. B. Mori, W. An

    Physics of Plasmas 22, 023103 (2015)DOI

  4. Mitigation of numerical Cerenkov radiation and instability using a hybrid finite difference-FFT Maxwell solver and a local charge conserving current deposit

    P. Yu, X. Xu, A. R. Tableman, V. K. Decyk, F. S. Tsung, F. Fiuza, A. W. Davidson, J. Vieira, R. A. Fonseca, W. Lu, L. O. Silva, W. B. Mori

    Computer Physics Communications 197, 144 (2015)DOI

  5. Multi-gigaelectronvolt acceleration of positrons in a self-loaded plasma wakefield

    S. Corde, E. Adli, J. M. Allen, W. An, C. I. Clarke, C. E. Clayton, J. P. Delahaye, J. Frederico, S. Gessner, S. Z. Green, M. J. Hogan, C. Joshi … and 10 more, including W. Lu, W. B. Mori

    Nature 524, 442 (2015)DOI

  6. Elimination of the numerical Cerenkov instability for spectral EM-PIC codes

    P. Yu, X. Xu, V. K. Decyk, F. Fiuza, J. Vieira, F. S. Tsung, R. A. Fonseca, W. Lu, L. O. Silva, W. B. Mori

    Computer Physics Communications 192, 32 (2015)DOI

  7. Implementation of a hybrid particle code with a PIC description in r–z and a gridless description in ϕ into OSIRIS

    A. W. Davidson, A. R. Tableman, W. An, F. S. Tsung, W. Lu, J. Vieira, R. A. Fonseca, L. O. Silva, W. B. Mori

    Journal of Computational Physics 281, 1063 (2015)DOI

2014

  1. An exploration of the effectiveness of artificial mini-magnetospheres as a potential solar storm shelter for long term human space missions

    R. A. Bamford, B. Kellett, J. Bradford, T. N. Todd, M. G. Benton, R. Stafford-Allen, E. P. Alves, L. Silva, C. Collingwood, I. A. Crawford, R. Bingham

    Acta Astronautica 105, 385-394 (2014)DOI

  2. Radially polarized, half-cycle, attosecond pulses from laser wakefields through coherent synchrotronlike radiation

    F. Y. Li, Z. M. Sheng, M. Chen, L. L. Yu, J. Meyer-ter-Vehn, W. B. Mori, J. Zhang

    Physical Review E 90, 043104 (2014)DOI

  3. Demonstration of laser pulse amplification by stimulated Brillouin scattering

    E. Guillaume, K. Humphrey, H. Nakamura, R. M. G. M. Trines, R. Heathcote, M. Galimberti, Y. Amano, D. Doria, G. Hicks, E. Higson, S. Kar, G. Sarri … and 15 more, including E. P. Alves

    High Power Laser Science and Engineering 2, e33 (2014)DOI

  4. Role of direct laser acceleration in energy gained by electrons in a laser wakefield accelerator with ionization injection

    J. L. Shaw, F. S. Tsung, N. Vafaei-Najafabadi, K. A. Marsh, N. Lemos, W. B. Mori, C. Joshi

    Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 56, 084006 (2014)DOI

  5. Self-modulation instability of ultra-relativistic particle bunches with finite rise times

    J. Vieira, L. D. Amorim, Y. Fang, W. B. Mori, P. Muggli, L. O. Silva

    Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 56, 084014 (2014)DOI

  6. The effect of plasma radius and profile on the development of self-modulation instability of electron bunches

    Y. Fang, J. Vieira, L. D. Amorim, W. B. Mori, P. Muggli

    Physics of Plasmas 21, 056703 (2014)DOI

  7. Laser–plasma interactions for fast ignition

    A. J. Kemp, F. Fiuza, A. Debayle, T. Johzaki, W. B. Mori, P. K. Patel, Y. Sentoku, L. O. Silva

    Nuclear Fusion 54, 054002 (2014)DOI

  8. Electron-scale shear instabilities: magnetic field generation and particle acceleration in astrophysical jets

    E. P. Alves, T. Grismayer, R. A. Fonseca, L. O. Silva

    New Journal of Physics 16, 035007 (2014)DOI

  9. Seeding of Self-Modulation Instability of a Long Electron Bunch in a Plasma

    Y. Fang, V. E. Yakimenko, M. Babzien, M. Fedurin, K. P. Kusche, R. Malone, J. Vieira, W. B. Mori, P. Muggli

    Physical Review Letters 112, 045001 (2014)DOI

  10. Phase-Space Dynamics of Ionization Injection in Plasma-Based Accelerators

    X. L. Xu, J. F. Hua, F. Li, C. J. Zhang, L. X. Yan, Y. C. Du, W. H. Huang, H. B. Chen, C. X. Tang, W. Lu, P. Yu, W. An, C. Joshi, W. B. Mori

    Physical Review Letters 112, 035003 (2014)DOI

  11. Beam Loading by Distributed Injection of Electrons in a Plasma Wakefield Accelerator

    N. Vafaei-Najafabadi, K. A. Marsh, C. E. Clayton, W. An, W. B. Mori, C. Joshi, W. Lu, E. Adli, S. Corde, M. Litos, S. Li, S. Gessner … and 9 more

    Physical Review Letters 112, 025001 (2014)DOI

  12. High-efficiency acceleration of an electron beam in a plasma wakefield accelerator

    M. Litos, E. Adli, W. An, C. I. Clarke, C. E. Clayton, S. Corde, J. P. Delahaye, R. J. England, A. S. Fisher, J. Frederico, S. Gessner, S. Z. Green … and 12 more, including W. Lu, W. B. Mori

    Nature 515, 92 (2014)DOI

  13. Modeling of laser wakefield acceleration in Lorentz boosted frame using EM-PIC code with spectral solver

    P. Yu, X. Xu, V. K. Decyk, W. An, J. Vieira, F. S. Tsung, R. A. Fonseca, W. Lu, L. O. Silva, W. B. Mori

    Journal of Computational Physics 266, 124 (2014)DOI

2013

  1. Stable laser-produced quasimonoenergetic proton beams from interactive laser and target shaping

    J. L. Liu, M. Chen, Z. M. Sheng, C. S. Liu, W. B. Mori, J. Zhang

    Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams 16, 121301 (2013)DOI

  2. Theory of multidimensional electron-scale instabilities in unmagnetized shear flows

    T. Grismayer, E. P. Alves, R. A. Fonseca, L. O. Silva

    Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 55, 124031 (2013)DOI

  3. Relativistically induced transparency acceleration of light ions by an ultrashort laser pulse interacting with a heavy-ion-plasma density gradient

    A. A. Sahai, F. S. Tsung, A. R. Tableman, W. B. Mori, T. C. Katsouleas

    Physical Review E 88, 043105 (2013)DOI

  4. Strategies for mitigating the ionization-induced beam head erosion problem in an electron-beam-driven plasma wakefield accelerator

    W. An, M. Zhou, N. Vafaei-Najafabadi, K. A. Marsh, C. E. Clayton, C. Joshi, W. B. Mori, W. Lu, E. Adli, S. Corde, M. Litos, S. Li … and 7 more

    Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams 16, 101301 (2013)DOI

  5. dc-Magnetic-Field Generation in Unmagnetized Shear Flows

    T. Grismayer, E. P. Alves, R. A. Fonseca, L. O. Silva

    Physical Review Letters 111, 015005 (2013)DOI

  6. Generating High-Brightness Electron Beams via Ionization Injection by Transverse Colliding Lasers in a Plasma-Wakefield Accelerator

    F. Li, J. F. Hua, X. L. Xu, C. J. Zhang, L. X. Yan, Y. C. Du, W. H. Huang, H. B. Chen, C. X. Tang, W. Lu, C. Joshi, W. B. Mori, Y. Q. Gu

    Physical Review Letters 111, 015003 (2013)DOI

  7. Hot-electron generation from laser–pre-plasma interactions in cone-guided fast ignition

    J. Li, J. R. Davies, T. Ma, W. B. Mori, C. Ren, A. A. Solodov, W. Theobald, J. Tonge

    Physics of Plasmas 20, 052706 (2013)DOI

  8. Anomalously Hot Electrons due to Rescatter of Stimulated Raman Scattering in the Kinetic Regime

    B. J. Winjum, J. E. Fahlen, F. S. Tsung, W. B. Mori

    Physical Review Letters 110, 165001 (2013)DOI

  9. Laser Hosing in Relativistically Hot Plasmas

    G. Li, W. B. Mori, C. Ren

    Physical Review Letters 110, 155002 (2013)DOI

  10. Dense Attosecond Electron Sheets from Laser Wakefields Using an Up-Ramp Density Transition

    F. Y. Li, Z. M. Sheng, Y. Liu, J. Meyer-ter-Vehn, W. B. Mori, W. Lu, J. Zhang

    Physical Review Letters 110, 135002 (2013)DOI

  11. Numerical instability due to relativistic plasma drift in EM-PIC simulations

    X. Xu, P. Yu, S. F. Martins, F. S. Tsung, V. K. Decyk, J. Vieira, R. A. Fonseca, W. Lu, L. O. Silva, W. B. Mori

    Computer Physics Communications 184, 2503 (2013)DOI

  12. An improved iteration loop for the three dimensional quasi-static particle-in-cell algorithm: QuickPIC

    W. An, V. K. Decyk, W. B. Mori, T. M. Antonsen

    Journal of Computational Physics 250, 165 (2013)DOI

  13. A multi-dimensional Vlasov-Fokker-Planck code for arbitrarily anisotropic high-energy-density plasmas

    M. Tzoufras, A. R. Tableman, F. S. Tsung, W. B. Mori, A. R. Bell

    Physics of Plasmas 20, 056303 (2013)DOI

2012

  1. Magnetically assisted self-injection and radiation generation for plasma-based acceleration

    J. Vieira, J. L. Martins, V. B. Pathak, R. A. Fonseca, W. B. Mori, L. O. Silva

    Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 54, 124044 (2012)DOI

  2. Laser-Driven Shock Acceleration of Monoenergetic Ion Beams

    F. Fiuza, A. Stockem, E. Boella, R. A. Fonseca, L. O. Silva, D. Haberberger, S. Tochitsky, C. Gong, W. B. Mori, C. Joshi

    Physical Review Letters 109, 215001 (2012)DOI

  3. Upper limit power for self-guided propagation of intense lasers in plasma

    W.-M. Wang, Z.-M. Sheng, M. Zeng, Y. Liu, Z.-D. Hu, S. Kawata, C.-Y. Zheng, W. B. Mori, L.-M. Chen, Y.-T. Li, J. Zhang

    Applied Physics Letters 101, 184104 (2012)DOI

  4. Ion Motion in Self-Modulated Plasma Wakefield Accelerators

    J. Vieira, R. A. Fonseca, W. B. Mori, L. O. Silva

    Physical Review Letters 109, 145005 (2012)DOI

  5. Ultrafast XUV emission from laser wakefields in underdense plasma

    Y. Liu, Z. M. Sheng, J. Zheng, F. Y. Li, X. L. Xu, W. Lu, W. B. Mori, C. S. Liu, J. Zhang

    New Journal of Physics 14, 083031 (2012)DOI

  6. Weibel-Instability-Mediated Collisionless Shocks in the Laboratory with Ultraintense Lasers

    F. Fiuza, R. A. Fonseca, J. Tonge, W. B. Mori, L. O. Silva

    Physical Review Letters 108, 235004 (2012)DOI

  7. Transverse self-modulation of ultra-relativistic lepton beams in the plasma wakefield accelerator

    J. Vieira, Y. Fang, W. B. Mori, L. O. Silva, P. Muggli

    Physics of Plasmas 19, 063105 (2012)DOI

  8. Generating energetic electrons through staged acceleration in the two-plasmon-decay instability in inertial confinement fusion

    R. Yan, C. Ren, J. Li, A. V. Maximov, W. B. Mori, Z.-M. Sheng, F. S. Tsung

    Physical Review Letters 108, 175002 (2012)DOI

  9. Influence of realistic parameters on state-of-the-art laser wakefield accelerator experiments

    J. Vieira, S. F. Martins, F. Fiúza, C. K. Huang, W. B. Mori, S. P. D. Mangles, S. Kneip, S. Nagel, Z. Najmudin, L. O. Silva

    Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 54, 055010 (2012)DOI

  10. Simulations of efficient laser wakefield accelerators from 1 to 100 GeV

    M. Tzoufras, C. Huang, J. H. Cooley, F. S. Tsung, J. Vieira, W. B. Mori

    Journal of Plasma Physics 78, 401 (2012)DOI

  11. CO₂ laser acceleration of forward directed MeV proton beams in a gas target at critical plasma density

    F. S. Tsung, S. Y. Tochitsky, D. J. Haberberger, W. B. Mori, C. Joshi

    Journal of Plasma Physics 78, 373 (2012)DOI

  12. Large-scale magnetic field generation via the kinetic Kelvin-Helmholtz instability in unmagnetized scenarios

    E. P. Alves, T. Grismayer, S. F. Martins, F. Fiúza, R. A. Fonseca, L. O. Silva

    The Astrophysical Journal 746, L14 (2012)DOI

  13. Controlled ionization-induced injection by tailoring the gas-density profile in laser wakefield acceleration

    M. Zeng, N. A. M. Hafz, K. Nakajima, L.-M. Chen, W. Lu, W. B. Mori, Z.-M. Sheng, J. Zhang

    Journal of Plasma Physics 78, 363 (2012)DOI