Data-driven science and machine learning methods in laser–plasma physics

A Döpp, C Eberle, S Howard, F Irshad, J Lin… - High Power Laser …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Laser-plasma physics has developed rapidly over the past few decades as lasers have
become both more powerful and more widely available. Early experimental and numerical …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling laser-driven ion acceleration with deep learning

BZ Djordjević, AJ Kemp, J Kim, RA Simpson… - Physics of …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Developments in machine learning promise to ameliorate some of the challenges of
modeling complex physical systems through neural-network-based surrogate models. High …

Applications of object detection networks in high-power laser systems and experiments

J Lin, F Haberstroh, S Karsch, A Döpp - High Power Laser Science …, 2023 - cambridge.org
The recent advent of deep artificial neural networks has resulted in a dramatic increase in
performance for object classification and detection. While pre-trained with everyday objects …

Multi-parameter Bayesian optimisation of laser-driven ion acceleration in particle-in-cell simulations

EJ Dolier, M King, R Wilson, RJ Gray… - New Journal of …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
High power laser-driven ion acceleration produces bright beams of energetic ions that have
the potential to be applied in a wide range of sectors. The routine generation of optimised …

Unsupervised discovery of nonlinear plasma physics using differentiable kinetic simulations

AS Joglekar, AGR Thomas - Journal of Plasma Physics, 2022 - cambridge.org
Plasma supports collective modes and particle–wave interactions that lead to complex
behaviour in, for example, inertial fusion energy applications. While plasma can sometimes …

[HTML][HTML] Transfer learning and multi-fidelity modeling of laser-driven particle acceleration

BZ Djordjević, J Kim, SC Wilks, J Ludwig, C Myers… - Physics of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Computer models of intense, laser-driven ion acceleration require expensive particle-in-cell
simulations that may struggle to capture all the multi-scale, multi-dimensional physics …

Optimization and control of synchrotron emission in ultraintense laser–solid interactions using machine learning

J Goodman, M King, EJ Dolier, R Wilson… - High Power Laser …, 2023 - cambridge.org
The optimum parameters for the generation of synchrotron radiation in ultraintense laser
pulse interactions with planar foils are investigated with the application of Bayesian …

[HTML][HTML] Perspectives on laser-plasma physics in the relativistic transparency regime

M King, R Wilson, EFJ Bacon, EJ Dolier… - The European Physical …, 2023 - Springer
With the advent of multi-petawatt lasers, the relativistic transparency regime of laser-plasma
interactions becomes readily accessible for near-solid density targets. Initially opaque …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond optimization—supervised learning applications in relativistic laser-plasma experiments

J Lin, Q Qian, J Murphy, A Hsu, A Hero, Y Ma… - Physics of …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
We explore the applications of a variety of machine learning techniques in relativistic laser-
plasma experiments beyond optimization purposes. With the trained supervised learning …

Evolutionary Stages of Envelope Soliton During Laser–Plasma Interaction

S Chandra, C Das, D Batani… - … on Plasma Science, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this work, we have looked into the amplitude modulation and formation of enveloping
soliton in a dense plasma with thermal degeneracy pressure expressions as a strong laser …