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The simulation of laser-plasma interaction via three- dimensional Particle-In-Cell methods based on higher-order schemes is considered. High-order methods allow for drastically reducing the required number of degrees of freedom while still capturing the complex physical nature of non-linear processes. The suitability of high-order methods for the acceleration of protons from thin films by intense short-pulse lasers in terms of accuracy and efficiency is shown.
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Copplestone, S.M., Pfeiffer, M., Fasoulas, S. et al. High-order Particle-In-Cell simulations of laser-plasma interaction. Eur. Phys. J. Spec. Top. 227, 1603–1614 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2019-800160-y
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