| | 51 | Participants: A Kurup, K Long, J Hughes, T Descalu, J Parsons, G Hicks, HT Lau, O Ettlinger, R McLauchlan, W Shields, C Whyte, J Matheson, C Hardiman.\\ |
| | 52 | Apologies: J Pasternak, G Schettino. |
| | 53 | |
| | 54 | * Capture -TD |
| | 55 | * Looking to simulate the electron cloud in the Gabor lens and look at plasma instabilities. Issue with getting access to the VSIM code on the SCARF cluster. |
| | 56 | * KL: do you run VSIM at Strathclyde? CW: Yes. |
| | 57 | * CW: |
| | 58 | * Now having weekly meetings. |
| | 59 | * Document on dimensions of initial design. |
| | 60 | * Bob will run some simulations to investigate diocotron instability. |
| | 61 | * Will try to look at how an e-beam can be used to fill the lens. |
| | 62 | * Simulation |
| | 63 | * Stage 1 |
| | 64 | * TD: replacing solenoid in the BDSIM simulation with Gabor lens fields. |
| | 65 | * Implemented transfer matrix and an idealised electric field map in BDSIM. |
| | 66 | * Issue with difference between ideal electric field map and the transfer matrix. |
| | 67 | * AK: Could this be due to the integrator? |
| | 68 | * WS: the matrix integrator will always be used for an r-matrix element. |
| | 69 | * HTL |
| | 70 | * Want to look at improving the input beam used in tracking simulations., i.e. look at using Smilei. |
| | 71 | * Laser-target simulations. |
| | 72 | * OE: Previous 2D distribution came from a simulation of TNSA using a thin foil using EPOCH. |
| | 73 | * OE: Resolution of a 3D simulation will be poor, 2D will be better resolved. |
| | 74 | * Discussion on generating 2D versus 3D. |
| | 75 | * GH: Documentation in the group to get Smilei up and running. Smilei can output at a different resolution than the simulation which EPOCH can't. |
| | 76 | * AK, OE, GH, HTL and TD to continue discussing details of how to proceed after this meeting. |
| | 77 | * Space charge |
| | 78 | * AK: would be good to investigate GPT algorithms (verify performance) and look at other algorithms/codes. |
| | 79 | * HTL: Would like to do this, depends if there's time. |
| | 80 | * KL: Is there still a plan to implement space charge in BDSIM? |
| | 81 | * WS: Yes but not immediately. |
| | 82 | * AOB |
| | 83 | * Publication: deadline for comments is Monday and then will be finalised. |
| | 84 | * Future meetings. |
| | 85 | * AK: Need to think about other activities that can be progressed given the lockdown situation. |
| | 86 | * KL: Radiobiology? |
| | 87 | * JPar: Clatterbridge is still in lockdown. Maybe could get back in June. |
| | 88 | * Can keep everyone updated on ongoing analysis of previous experiments. |
| | 89 | * Discussion on how to coordinate this. |
| | 90 | * JPar to email regarding fixing the best time for regular meetings on radiobiology. |
| | 91 | == Action items == |
| | 92 | * AK, OE, GH, HTL and TD to continue discussing details of how to proceed with the laser-target simulations. |
| | 93 | * JPar to email regarding fixing the best time for regular meetings on radiobiology. |
