Obiettivo With the next-generation laser facilities at the 10-100 petawatt (PW) level, e.g. the EU-funded Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI) facilities, the physical picture of relativistic laser-plasma interaction found so far with PW scale lasers may not be valid anymore. It enters a new regime, where at least the following distinct features are expected to appear: 1) Dense electron-positron pairs and high energy γ-photons production via quantum electrodynamics (QED) processes; 2) Significant radiation recoil during electron and positron quiver motion in laser fields; 3) As large relativistic electron mass as proton mass, representing a unique plasma state. To fully exploit and understand this highly complex system, we will investigate some fundamental problems including the propagation of ultra-relativistic laser pulses in plasma, their energy dissipation and allocation to energetic particles and photons, and their scaling to laser and target parameters. Understanding of these problems is essential in order to manipulate QED effects for advanced applications, e.g. generation of high peak flux 10GeV protons, modelling of some energetic astrophysical phenomena, etc. This system is compound with collective and kinetic nonlinearities through wave-wave interactions, wave-particle interactions, and new particle generation and annihilation via QED processes. All these will be treated in a self-consistent way by developing an advanced particle-in-cell (PIC) code with QED processes included. The researcher Wei-Min Wang has nearly 10 years of experience in developing PIC codes for various applications. He was awarded the prestigious IUPAP Young Scientist Award in Computational Physics in 2015. The proposed research and training will further bring the researcher to an independent and matured theoretician. The research achievements will provide significant support to European projects associated with the ELI facilities, which will be ready for experiments in the near future. Campo scientifico natural sciencesphysical sciencesopticslaser physicsnatural sciencesphysical sciencestheoretical physicsparticle physicsphotons Programma(i) H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility Argomento(i) MSCA-IF-2016 - Individual Fellowships Invito a presentare proposte H2020-MSCA-IF-2016 Vedi altri progetti per questo bando Meccanismo di finanziamento MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EF Coordinatore UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE Contribution nette de l'UE € 195 454,80 Indirizzo Richmond Street 16 G1 1XQ Glasgow Regno Unito Mostra sulla mappa Regione Scotland West Central Scotland Glasgow City Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Partecipazione a programmi di R&I dell'UE Opens in new window Rete di collaborazione HORIZON Opens in new window Costo totale € 195 454,80