SIMLA: Simulating particle dynamics in intense laser and other electromagnetic fields via classical and quantum electrodynamics

D. G.  Green; C. N. Harvey

doi:10.1016/j.cpc.2015.02.030

SIMLA: Simulating particle dynamics in intense laser and other electromagnetic fields via classical and quantum electrodynamics

D. G. Green, C. N. Harvey^*

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Abstract

We present the Fortran program SIMLA, which is designed for the study of charged particle dynamics in laser and other background fields. The dynamics can be determined classically via the Lorentz force and Landau–Lifshitz equations or, alternatively, via the simulation of photon emission events determined by strong-field quantum-electrodynamics amplitudes and implemented using Monte-Carlo routines. Multiple background fields can be included in the simulation and, where applicable, the propagation direction, field type (plane wave, focussed paraxial, constant crossed, or constant magnetic), and time envelope of each can be independently specified.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	313-321
Number of pages	9
Journal	Computer Physics Communications
Volume	192
Early online date	14 Mar 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpc.2015.02.030
Publication status	Published - Jul 2015

Keywords

Intense laser-electron interactions
Radiation reaction
Strong-field quantum electrodynamics

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Hardware and Architecture
Physics and Astronomy(all)

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Dermot Green
- d.green@qub.ac.uk
- School of Mathematics and Physics - Reader
- Centre for Theoretical Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (CTAMOP)
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