Developing and promoting state-of-the-art theoretical and computational modeling of plasmas
We are responsible for plasma physics theory, simulation, and algorithm implementation with our multi-physics codes.
The Plasma Theory and Applications group (XCP-6) nurtures expertise in a range of plasma simulation capabilities, including particle-in-cell (PIC), hybrid (PIC + fluid), radiation-hydrodynamic, magnetohydrodynamic, and charged particle transport.
Our application areas include:
- Charged particle beam generation
- Plasma acceleration and transport
- Model verification and physics validation
- Inertial confinement fusion
- Thermonuclear ignition
- Laser-plasma interaction
- Fast ignition concepts
- High-energy density science
- X-ray radiographic simulation
- Particle-in-cell code simulations
- High-power and high-energy electromagnetic sources
- Directed-energy research
- Pulsed-power physics
- Magnetohydrodynamic phenomena
- Space plasmas
