Abstract Particle-in-cell (PIC) methods have a long history in the study of laser-plasma
interactions. Early electromagnetic codes used the Yee staggered grid for field variables …

Modeling the laser-plasma interaction within solids is crucial in controlling ultrafast laser
processing of dielectrics, where the pulse propagation and plasma formation dynamics are …

The particle-in-cell code EPOCH was extended to include field and collisional ionisation for
use in simulating initially neutral or partially-ionised targets in laser-plasma inter-actions …

The recently modified Kolbenstvedt (MKLV) model [Eur. Phys. J. D 37, 361 (2006)],
developed for electron impact ionization (EII) of the K-shell atomic targets, has been …

An extension of the analytical model of Campos et al (2007 J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 40
3835) is proposed to evaluate electron impact single inner-shell ionization cross sections up …

We propose an extension of the modified simplified-improved-binaryencounter dipole
(MRIBED) model (Uddin et al., Phys Rev A 2005, 72, 032715), incorporating both the ionic …

A novel electron-impact ionization algorithm has been designed for use in particle-in-cell
codes. This improved model uses a combination of modified-Bell and relativistic-binary …

Ultraintense laser-driven relativistic electrons provide a way of heating matter to high energy
density states related to many applications. However, the transport of relativistic electrons in …

We show that the wakefield driven by fast electrons inside the nanowire when irradiated with
an ultra-short relativistic laser pulse strips atoms to a higher charge state. Using particle-in …

Electron impact inner-shell ionization cross-section (EIICS) calculations of neutral atoms
with atomic numbers Z= 6–92 for K-shell, Z= 18–92 for L-shell, and Z= 79–92 for M-shell …