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Trends in relativistic laser–matter interaction: the promises of structured light
M. Piccardo, M. O. Cernaianu, J. P. Palastro, A. Arefiev, C. Thaury, J. Vieira, D. H. Froula, and V. Malka
Optica Vol. 12, 732-752 (2025).

Universal structure of propagation-invariant optical pulses
R. Almeida, D. Ramsey, A. F. Abouraddy, J. P. Palastro, and J. Vieira
Optics Letters 50, 3393 (2025).

X-ray free-electron lasing in a flying-focus undulator
D. Ramsey, B. Malaca, T. T. Simpson, M. S. Formanek, L. S. Mack, J. Vieira, D. H. Froula, J. P. Palastro
Communications Physics 8, 113 (2025)

Optimizing proton acceleration using hollow laser pulses and a double-layer target: effects of focal spot position and polarization
C. Willim, L. O. Silva, J. Vieira
Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 67 015027 (2025)

Superluminal matter waves
J.P. Palastro, D. Ramsey, M. Formanek, J. Vieira, A. Di Piazza
Phys. Rev. Research 6, 043075 (2024)

Filamentation of a relativistic proton bunch in plasma
L Verra et al. (AWAKE collaboration)
Phys. Rev. E 109, 055203 (2024)

Analytic pulse technique for computational electromagnetics
K. Weichman, K. G. Miller, B. Malaca, W. B. Mori, J.R. Pierce, D. Ramsey, J. Vieira, M. Vranic, J. P. Palastro
Computer Phys. Communications 298, 109096 (2024)

Hosing of a long relativistic particle bunch in plasma
T. Nechaeva et al. (AWAKE collaboration)
Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 075001 (2024)

Coherence and superradiance from a plasma-based quasiparticle accelerator
B. Malaca, M. Pardal, D. Ramsey, J. Pierce, K. Weichman, I. Andriyash, W. Mori, J. Palastro, R. Fonseca, J. Vieira
Nature Photonics 18, 39 (2024)

Mitigation of the Onset of Hosing in the Linear Regime through Plasma Frequency Detuning
M. Moreira, P. Mugli, J. Vieira
Phys. Rev. Lett. 130, 115001 (2023)

Broadband control of topological–spectral correlations in space–time beams
M. Piccardo, M. de Oliveira, V. Policht, M. Russo, B. Ardini, M. Corti, G. Valentini, J. Vieira, C. Manzoni, G. Cerullo, A. Ambrosio
Nature Photonics 17, 822–828 (2023)

Proton acceleration with intense twisted laser light
C. Willim, J. Vieira, V. Malka, L. O. Silva
Phys. Rev. Research 5, 023083 (2023)

RaDiO: An efficient spatiotemporal radiation diagnostic for particle-in-cell codes
M. Pardal, A. Sainte-Marie, A. Reboul-Salze, R.A. Fonseca, J. Vieira
Comp. Phys. Communs. 285, 108634 (2023)

Arbitrarily structured laser pulses
J. R. Pierce, J. P. Palastro, F. Li, B. Malaca, D. Ramsey, J. Vieira, K. Weichman, W. B. Mori
Phys. Rev. Research 5, 013085 (2023)

Exact solutions for the electromagnetic fields of a flying focus
D. Ramsey, A. Di Piazza, M. Formanek, P. Franke, D. H. Froula, B. Malaca, W. B. Mori, J. R. Pierce, T. T. Simpson, J. Vieira, M. Vranic, K. Weichman, J. P. Palastro
Phys. Rev. A 107, 013513 (2023)

Positron acceleration in plasma waves driven by non-neutral fireball beam
T. Silva, J. Vieira
Phys. Rev. AB 26, 091301 (2023)

Generation of topologically complex three-dimensional electron beams in a plasma photocathode
X. Xu, J. Vieira, M. J. Hogan, C. Joshi, W. B. Mori
Phys. Rev. AB 25, 011302 (2022)

Slowdown of interpenetration of two counterpropagating plasma slabs due to collective effects
N. Shukla, K. Schoeffler, J. Vieira, R. Fonseca, E. Boella, L. O. Silva
Phys. Rev. E 105, 035204 (2022)

Nonlinear Thomson scattering with ponderomotive control
D. Ramsey, B. Malaca, A. Di Piazza, M. Formanek, P. Franke, D. H. Froula, M. Pardal, T. T. Simpson, J. Vieira, K. Weichman, J. P. Palastro
Phys. Rev. E 105, 065201 (2022)

Controlled growth of the self-modulation of a relativistic proton bunch in plasma
L. Verra, AWAKE collaboration
Phys. Rev. Lett. 129, 024802 (2022)

The AWAKE Run 2 programme and beyond
E. Gschwendtner, AWAKE collaboration
Symmetry 14, 1680 (2022)

Particle acceleration by twisted laser beams
J.T. Mendonça, J. Vieira, C. Willim, R. Fedele
Frontiers in Physics 10, 995379 (2022)

Twisted Waves near a Plasma Cutoff
J.T. Mendonça, C. Willim, J. Vieira
Symmetry 14, 146 (2022)

Stable Positron Acceleration in Thin, Warm, Hollow Plasma Channels
T. Silva, L. D. Amorim, M. C. Downer, M. J. Hogan, V. Yakimenko, R. Zgadzaj, J. Vieira
Phys. Rev. Lett. 127, 104801 (2021)

Transition between instability and seeded self-modulation of a relativistic particle bunch in plasma
F. Batsch et al. (AWAKE collaboration)
Phys. Rev. Lett. 126, 164802 (2021)

Simulation and experimental study of proton bunch self-modulation in plasma with linear density gradients
PIM Guzmán et al (AWAKE collaboration)
Phys. Rev. AB 24, 101301 (2021)

Generalized superradiance for producing broadband coherent radiation
J. Vieira, M. Pardal, J.T. Mendonça, R.A. Fonseca
Nature Physics 17, 99 (2021)

Laser-plasma acceleration beyond wave breaking
JP Palastro, B. Malaca, J. Vieira, et al
Physics of Plasmas 28, 013109 (2021)

Magnetized current filaments as a source of circularly polarized light
U. Sinha, K.M. Schoeffler, J. Martins, J. Vieira, R.A. Fonseca, L.O. Silva
Journal of Plasma Phys. 87, 905870114 (2021)

Experimental study of extended timescale dynamics of a plasma wakefield driven by a self-modulated proton bunch
J. Chappell et al (AWAKE collaboration)
PRAB 24, 011301 (2021)

Dissipation of electron-beam-driven plasma wakes
R. Zgadzaj, T. Silva, VK Khudyakov, A. Sosedkin, J. Allen, S. Gessner, Z. Li, M. Litos, J. Vieira, K. Lotov, M. Hogan, V. Yakimenko, M. Downer
Nature Communs. 11 (2020)

New criteria for efficient Raman and Brillouin amplification of laser beams in plasma
R. Trines, E. P. Alves, E. Webb, J. Vieira, F. Fiúza, R. A. Fonseca, L. O. Silva, R. A. Cairns, R. Bingham
Scientific Reports 10, 1 (2020)

EuPRAXIA conceptual design report
R.W. Assmann et al
The European Physical Journal Special Topics, 229 3675 (2020)

Proton Bunch Self-Modulation in Plasma with Density Gradient
F. Braunmüller et al (AWAKE collaboration)
Phys. Rev. Lett. 125 264801 (2020)

On the use of the envelope model for down-ramp injection in laser-plasma accelerators
T. Silva, A. Helm, J. Vieira, R. Fonseca, L. O. Silva
PPCF 62, 024001 (2020)

Anisotropic heating and magnetic field generation due to Raman scattering in laser-plasma interactions
T. Silva, K. Schoeffler, J. Vieira, M. Hoshino, R. A. Fonseca, L. O. Silva
PRR 2, 023080 (2020)

Interaction of ultra relativistic e-/e+ fireball beam with plasma
N. Shukla, S. F. Martins, P. Muggli, J. Vieira, L. O. Silva
New J. Phys. 22, 013030 (2020)

Interplay between the Weibel instability and the Biermann battery in realistic laser-solid interactions
N. Shukla, K. Schoeffler, E. Boella, J. Vieira, R. Fonseca, L. O. Silva
PRR 2, 023129 (2020)

Experimental study of wakefields driven by a self-modulating proton bunch in plasma
M. Turner et al (AWAKE collaboration)
PR-AB 23, 081302 (2020)

Proton beam defocusing in AWAKE: comparison of simulations and measurements
A.A. Gorn et al (AWAKE collaboration)
Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 62 125023 (2020)

Self-focusing of multiple interacting Laguerre-Gauss beams in Kerr media
L. Sá, J. Vieira
Phys. Rev. A 100, 013836 (2019)

Radiation emission in laser-wakefields driven by structured laser pulses with orbital angular momentum
J.L. Martins, J. Vieira, J. Ferri, T. Fülöp
Sci. Rep. 9, 9840 (2019)

Flying focus: Spatial and temporal control of intensity for laser-based applications
D. Froula, J. P. Palastro, D. Turnbull, A. Davies, L. Nguyen, A. Howard, D. Ramsey, P. Franke, S.-W. Bahk, I. A. Begishev, R. Boni, J. Bromage, S. Bucht, R. K. Follett, D. Haberberger, G. W. Jenkins, J. Katz, T. J. Kessler, J. L. Shaw, J. Vieira
Phys. Plasmas 26, 032109 (2019)

Mechanisms for the mitigation of the hose instability in plasma-wakefield accelerators
T. Mehrling, R. A. Fonseca, A. Martinez de la Ossa, and J. Vieira
Phys. Rev. AB 22, 031302 (2019)

Influence of proton bunch parameters on a proton-driven plasma wakefield acceleration experiment
M. Moreira, J. Vieira, P. Muggli
Phys. Rev. AB 22, 031301 (2019)

Experimental observation of wakefield growth driven by the seeded SM of a p+bunch
M. Turner et al (AWAKE collaboration)
PRL 122, 054801 (2019)

Experimental observation of proton bunch modulation in a plasma
E. Adli et al (AWAKE collaboration)
Phys. Rev. Lett. 122, 054802 (2019)

Proton-driven plasma wakefield acceleration in AWAKE
E. Adli et al (AWAKE collaboration)
Phil. Trans. Royal S.-A. 377: 20180418 (2019)

Acceleration of electrons in the plasma wakefield of a proton bunch
E. Adli et al. (AWAKE collaboration)
Nature 561, 363–367 (2018)

Optical control of the topology of laser-plasma accelerators
J. Vieira, J.T. Mendonça, F. Quéré
Physical Review Letters 121 054801 (2018)

Magnetic field generation in plasma waves driven by copropagating intense twisted lasers
Y. Shi, J. Vieira, R.G.M. Trines, R. Bingham, B. Shen, R. Kingham
Physical Review Letters (accepted, 2018)

Signatures of the self-modulation instability of relativistic proton bunches in the AWAKE experiment
M. Moreira, J. Vieira, P. Muggli
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A 909 343 (2018)

Plasmon excitations with a semi-integer angular momentum
J.T. Mendonça, A. Serbeto, J. Vieira
Scientific Reports 8 7817 (2018)

Conditions for the onset of the current filamentation instability in the laboratory
N. Shukla, J. Vieira, P. Muggli, G. Sarri, R. A. Fonseca, L.O. Silva
Journal of Plasma Physics 84 905840302 (2018)

Attosecond electron bunches from a nanofiber driven by Laguerre-Gaussian laser pulses
L.X. Hu, T.P. Yu, Z.M. Sheng, J. Vieira, D.B. Zou, Y. Yin, P. McKenna, F.Q.Shao
Scientific Reports 8 7282 (2018)

All optical dual stage laser wakefield acceleration driven by two-color laser pulses
V.B. Pathak, H.T. Kim, J. Vieira, L.O. Silva, C.H. Nam
Scientific Reports 8, 11772 (2018)

Mitigation of the hose instability in plasma-wakefield accelerators
T. Mehrling, R.A. Fonseca, A. Osssa, J. Vieira
Physical Review Letters 118 174801 (2017)

Generation and Applications of Extreme-Ultraviolet Vortices
C. Hernández-García, J. Vieira, J. T. Mendonça, L. Rego, J. S. Román, L. Plaja, P. R. Ribic, D. Gauthier, A. Picón
Photonics 4(2) 28 (2017)

Ponderomotive beatwave ion acceleration using twisted light
H. Saberi, J. Vieira, L.O. Silva
Physics of Plasmas 24 103131 (2017)

Stable multi-GeV electron accelerator driven by waveform-controlled PW laser pulses
H. T. Kim, V. B. Pathak, Ki Hong Pae, A. Lifschitz, F. Sylla, Jung Hun Shin, C. Hojbota, Seong Ku Lee, Jae Hee Sung, Hwang Woon Lee, E. Guillaume, C. Thaury, Kazuhisa Nakajima, J. Vieira, L. O. Silva, V. Malka, Chang Hee Nam
Scientific Reports 7, 10203 (2017)

Robustness of Raman plasma amplifiers and their potential for attosecond pulse generation
J. D. Sadler, M. Sliwa, T. Miller, M. F. Kasim, N. Ratan, L. Ceurvorst, A. Savin, R. Aboushelbaya, P. A. Norreys, D. Haberberger, A. S. Davies, S. Bucht, D. H. Froula, J. Vieira, R. A. Fonseca, L. O. Silva, R. Bingham, K. Glize, R. M.G.M. Trines
High Energy Density Physics 23, 212–216 (2017)

AWAKE readiness for the study of the seeded self-modulation of a 400 GeV bunch
P. Muggli et al (AWAKE collaboration)
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 60 014046 (2017)

High Orbital Angular Momentum Harmonics Generation
J. Vieira, R.Trines, E.P. Alves, R.A. Fonseca, R. Bingham, P. Norreys, L.O. Silva
Physical Review Letters 117 265001 (2016)

Amplification and generation of ultra-intense twisted laser pulses via stimulated Raman scattering
J. Vieira, R.Trines, E.P. Alves, R.A. Fonseca, R. Bingham, P. Norreys, L.O. Silva
Nature Communications 7, 10371 (2016)

A compact tunable polarized X-ray source based on laser-plasma helical undulators
J. Luo, M. Chen, M. Zeng, J. Vieira, L.L. Yu, S.M. Weng, L.O. Silva, D. Jarosynski, Z.M. Sheng, J. Zhang
Sci. Reports 6, 29101 (2016)

Modelling radiation emission in the transition from the classical to the quantum regime
J. Martins, M. Vranic, T. Grismayer, J. Vieira, R. Fonseca, L. O. Silva
Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 58, 014035 (2016)

Progress of plasma wakefield self-modulation experiments at FACET
E. Adli, V. Olsen, C. Lindstrom, P. Muggli, O. Reimmann, J. Vieira, L. Amorim, C. Clarke, S. Gessner, S. Green, M. Hogan, M. Litos, B. O’Shea, V. Yakimenko, C. Clayton, K. Marsh, W. Mori, C. Joshi, N. Vafaei-Najafabadi, O. Williams
Nucl. Instr. & Methods A 829, 334 (2016)

Magnetic field generation during intense laser channelling in underdense plasma
A. Smith, G. Sarri, M. Vranic, Y. Almano, D. Doria, E. Guillaume, H. Habara, R. Heathcote, G. Hicks, Z. Najmudin, H. Nakamura, P. Norreys, S. Kar, L. Silva, K. Tanaka, J. Vieira, M. Borghesi
Phys. Plasmas 23, 063121 (2016)

Enabling Lorentz boosted frame particle-in-cell simulations of laser wakefield acceleration in quasi-3D geometry
P. Yu, X. Xu, A. Davidson, A. Tableman, T.Dalichaouch, F. Li, M. Meyers, W. An, F. Tsung, V. Decyk, F. Fiúza, J. Vieira, R. Fonseca, W. Lu, L. Silva, W. Mori
J. Comp. Phys. 316, 747 (2016)

AWAKE, The Advanced Proton Driven Plasma Wakefield Acceleration Experiment at CERN
E. Gschwendter et al (for the AWAKE collaboration)
Nucl. Instr. Meth. Phys. A, 829 76 (2016)

Path to AWAKE: Evolution of the concept
A. Caldwell et al. (for the AWAKE collaboration)
Nucl. Instr. Meth. Phys. A, 829 3 (2016)

Persistence of magnetic field driven by relativistic electrons in a plasma
A. Flacco, J. Vieira, A. Lifschitz, F. Sylla, S. Kahaly, M. Veltcheva, L. O. Silva, V. Malka
Nature Physics 11, 409–413 (2015)

Generation of neutral and high-density electron-positron pair plasmas in the laboratory
G. Sarri, K. Poder, J. Cole, W. Schumaker, A. Piazza, B. Reville, D. Doria, L. Gizzi, G. Grittani, C. Keitel, K. Krushelnick, S. Kuschel, S. Mangles, Z. Najmudin, N. Shukla, L. O. Silva, D. Symes, A. Thomas, M. Vargas, J. Vieira, M Zepf
Nature Communications 6, 6747 (2015)

High harmonic generation in underdense plasmas by intense laser pulses with orbital angular momentum
J. T. Mendonça, J. Vieira
Phys. Plasmas 22, 123106 (2015)

Implementation of a hybrid particle code with a PIC description in r-z and a gridless description in phi into OSIRIS
A. Davidson, A. Tableman, W. An, F.S. Tsung, W. Lu, J. Vieira, R.A. Fonseca, L.O. Silva, W.B. Mori
Journal of Comp. Physics 281 1063 (2015)

Mitigation of numerical Cerenkov radiation and instability using a hybrid finite difference-FFT Maxwell solver and a local charge conserving current deposit
P. Yu, X. Xu, A. Tableman, V. K. Decyk, F. S. Tsung, F. Fiuza, J. Vieira, R. A. Fonseca, W. Lu, L. O. Silva, W. B. Mori
Computer Phys. Comm. 197 144 (2015)

Elimination of the numerical Cerenkov instability for spectral EM-PIC codes
P. Yu, X. Xu, V. K. Decyk, F. Fiuza, J. Vieira, F. S. Tsung, R. A. Fonseca, W. Lu, L. O. Silva, W. B. Mori
Computer Phys. Comm. 192, 32 (2015)

All-Optical Radiation Reaction at 1021W/cm2
M. Vranic, J.L. Martins, J. Vieira, R.A. Fonseca, L.O. Silva
Phys. Rev. Lett. 113, 134801 (2014)

Nonlinear Laser Driven Donut Wakefields for Positron and Electron Acceleration
J. Vieira, J.T. Mendonça
Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 215001 (2014)

Hosing Instability Suppression in Self-Modulated Plasma Wakefields
J. Vieira, P. Muggli, W.B. Mori
Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 205001 (2014)

Seeding of Self-Modulation Instability of a Long Electron Bunch in a Plasma
Y. Fang, V. Yakimenko, M. Babzien, M. Fedurin, K.P. Jusche, R. Malone, J. Vieira, W.B. Mori, P. Muggli
Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 045001 (2014)

Ion Motion in the Wake Driven by Long Particle Bunches in Plasmas
J. Vieira, R.A. Fonseca, W.B. Mori, L.O. Silva
Phys. Plasmas 21, 056705 (2014)

Self-modulation Instability of Ultra-relativistic Particle Bunches with Finite Rise Times
J. Vieira, L.D. Amorim, Y. Fang, W.B. Mori, P. Muggli, L.O. Silva
Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 56, 085014 (2014)

The Effect of Plasma Radius and Profile on the Development of Self-modulation Instability
Y. Fang, L.D. Amorim, J. Vieira, W.B. Mori, P. Muggli
Phys. Plasmas 21, 056703 (2014)

Electron Trapping and Acceleration by the Plasma Wakefield of a Self-modulating Proton Beam
K.V. Lotov, A.P. Sosedkin, A.V. Petrenko, L.D. Amorim, J. Vieira, R.A. Fonseca, L.O. Silva, E. Gschwendtner, P. Muggli
Phys. Plasmas 21, 123116 (2014)

Donut Wakefields Generated by Intense Laser Pulses with Angular Orbital Momentum
J.T. Mendonça, J. Vieira
Phys. Plasmas 21, 033107 (2014)

Modeling of Laser Wakefield Acceleration in Lorentz Boosted Frame Using EM-PIC Code with Spectral Solver
P. Yu, X. Xu, V.K. Decyk, W. An, J. Vieira, F.S. Tsung, R.A. Fonseca, W. Lu, L.O. Silva, W.B. Mori
J. Comp. Phys. 266, 124-138 (2014)

Laser Wakefield Accelerator Based Light Sources: Potential Applications and Requirements
F. Albert, A.G.R. Thomas, S.P.D. Mangles, S. Banerjee, S. Corde, A. Flacco, M. Litos, D. Neely, J. Vieira, Z. Najmudin, R. Bingham, C. Joshi, T. Katsouleas
Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 56, 084015 (2014)

Proton-Driven Plasma Wakefield Acceleration: A Path to the Future of High-Energy Particle Physics
R. Assmann et al. (AWAKE Collaboration)
Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 56, 084013 (2014)

Exploiting Multi-Scale Parallelism for Large Scale Numerical Modelling of Laser Wakefield Accelerators
R.A. Fonseca, J. Vieira, F. Fiúza, A. Davidson, F.S. Tsung, W.B. Mori, L.O. Silva
Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion, 55 124011 (2013)

Numerical Instability Due to Relativistic Plasma Drift in EM-PIC Simulations
X.L. Xu, P. Yu, S.F. Martins, F.S. Tsung, V.K. Decyk, J. Vieira, R.A. Fonseca, W. Lu, L.O. Silva, W.B. Mori
Computer Phys. Comm. 184, 2503-2514 (2013)

Increasing Energy Coupling into Plasma Waves by Tailoring the Laser Radial Focal Spot Distribution in a Laser Wakefield Accelerator
G. Genoud, M.S. Bloom, J. Vieira, M. Burza, Z. Najmudin, A. Persson, L.O. Silva, K. Svensson, C.G. Wahlstrom, S.P.D. Mangles
Phys. Plasmas 20, 064501 (2013)

Magnetically Assisted Self-Injection and Radiation Generation for Plasma-Based Acceleration
J. Vieira, J.L. Martins, V.B. Pathak, R.A. Fonseca, W.B. Mori, L.O. Silva
Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 12, 124044 (2012)

Ion Motion in Self-Modulated Plasma Wakefield Accelerators
J. Vieira, R.A. Fonseca, W.B. Mori, L.O. Silva
Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 145005 (2012)

Transverse Self-Modulation of Ultra-Relativistic Lepton Beams in the Plasma Wakefield Accelerator
J. Vieira, Y. Fang, W.B. Mori, L.O. Silva, P. Muggli
Phys. Plasmas 19, 063105 (2012)

Influence of Realistic Parameters on State-of-the-Art Laser Wakefield Accelerator Experiments
J. Vieira, S.F. Martins, F. Fiúza, C.K. Huang, W.B. Mori, S.P.D. Mangles, S. Kneip, S. Nagel, Z. Najmudin, L.O. Silva
Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 54, 055010 (2012)

Effect of the Frequency Chirp on Laser Wakefield Acceleration
V.B. Pathak, J. Vieira, R.A. Fonseca, L.O. Silva
New J. Phys. 14, 023057 (2012)

Proposed Demonstration of an Experiment of Proton-Driven Plasma Wakefield Based on CERN SPS
G. Xia, R. Assmann, R.A. Fonseca, C.K. Huang, W.B. Mori, L.O. Silva, J. Vieira, F. Zimmermann, P. Muggli
J. of Plasma Phys. 78, 347-353 (2012)

Simulations of Efficient Laser Wakefield Accelerators from 1 to 100 GeV
M. Tzoufras, C. Huang, J.H. Cooley, F.S. Tsung, J. Vieira, W.B. Mori
J. of Plasma Phys. 78, 401-412 (2012)

Characterization of Transverse Beam Emittance of Electrons from a Laser-Plasma Wakefield Accelerator in the Bubble Regime Using Betatron X-Ray Radiation
S. Kneip, C. McGuffey, J.L. Martins, M.S. Bloom, V. Chvykov, F. Dollar, R. Fonseca, S. Jolly, G. Kalintchenko, K. Krushelnick, A. Maksimchuk, S.P.D. Mangles, Z. Najmudin, C.A.J. Palmer, K. Ta Phuoc, W. Schumaker, L.O. Silva, J. Vieira, V. Yanovsky, A.G.R. Thomas
Phys. Rev. ST Accel. Beams 15, 021302 (2012)

Magnetic Control of Particle Injection in Plasma-Based Accelerators
J. Vieira, S.F. Martins, V.B. Pathak, R.A. Fonseca, W.B. Mori
Phys. Rev. Lett. 106, 225001 (2011)

Polarized Beam Conditioning in Plasma-Based Acceleration
J. Vieira, C. Huang, W.B. Mori, L.O. Silva
Phys. Rev. ST-AB 14, 071303 (2011)

All-Optical Steering of Laser-Wakefield-Accelerated Electron Beams
A. Popp, J. Vieira, J. Osterhoff, Zs. Major, R. Horlein, M. Fuchs, R. Wingartner, T.P. Rowlands-Rees, M. Marti, R.A. Fonseca, S.F. Martins, L.O. Silva, S.M. Hooker, F. Krausz, F. Gruner, S. Karsh
Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 215001 (2010)

Onset of Self-Steepening of Intense Laser Pulses in Plasmas
J. Vieira, F. Fiúza, L.O. Silva, M. Tzoufras, W.B. Mori
New J. of Phys. 12, 045025 (2010)

Study of Near-GeV Acceleration of Electrons in a Nonlinear Plasma Wave Driven by a Self-Guided Laser Pulse
S. Kneip, S.R. Nagel, S.F. Martins, S.P.D. Mangles, C. Bellei, R.J. Clarke, N. Delerue, E.J. Divall, G. Doucas, K. Ertel, F. Fiúza, R.A. Fonseca, P. Foster, S.J. Hawkes, C.J. Hawkes, C.J. Hooker, K. Krushelnick, W.B. Mori, C.A.J. Palmer, K. Ta Phuoc, P.P. Rajeev, J. Schreiber, M.J.V. Streeter, D. Urner, J. Vieira, L.O. Silva, Z. Najmudin
Plasma Phys. and Control. Fusion 53, 014008 (2010)

Modeling Laser Wakefield Accelerator Experiments with Ultrafast Particle-in-Cell Simulations in Boosted Frames
S.F. Martins, R.A. Fonseca, J. Vieira, L.O. Silva, W. Lu, W.B. Mori
Phys. Plasmas 17, 056705 (2010)

Near GeV Acceleration of Electrons by a Nonlinear Plasma Wave Driven by a Self-Guided Laser Pulse
S. Kneip, S.R. Nagel, S.F. Martins, S.P.D. Mangles, C. Bellei, R.J. Clarke, N. Delerue, E.J. Divall, G. Doucas, K. Ertel, F. Fiúza, R.A. Fonseca, P. Foster, S.J. Hawkes, C.J. Hawkes, C.J. Hooker, K. Krushelnick, W.B. Mori, C.A.J. Palmer, K. Ta Phuoc, P.P. Rajeev, J. Schreiber, M.J.V. Streeter, D. Urner, J. Vieira, L.O. Silva, Z. Najmudin
Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 035002 (2009)

Laser Electron Acceleration with 10 PW Lasers
L.O. Silva, F. Fiúza, R.A. Fonseca, J.L. Martins, S.F. Martins, J. Vieira, C. Huang, M. Tzoufras, W.B. Mori
C.R. Physique (2009)

Beam Loading by Electrons in Nonlinear Plasma Wakes
M. Tzoufras, W. Lu, F.S. Tsung, C. Huang, W.B. Mori, T. Katsouleas, J. Vieira, R.A. Fonseca, L.O. Silva
Phys. Plasmas 16, 056705 (2009)

Prospects for All-Optical Ultrafast Muon Acceleration
F. Peano, J. Vieira, R. Mulas, G. Coppa, R. Bingham, L.O. Silva
Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 51, 024006 (2009)

Beam Loading in the Nonlinear Regime of Plasma-Based Acceleration
M. Tzoufras, W. Lu, F.S. Tsung, C. Huang, W.B. Mori, T. Katsouleas, J. Vieira, R.A. Fonseca, L.O. Silva
Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 145002 (2008)

One-to-One Full-Scale Simulations of Laser-Wakefield Acceleration Using QuickPIC
J. Vieira, F. Fiúza, R.A. Fonseca, L.O. Silva, C.K. Huang, W. Lu, M. Tzoufras, F.S. Tsung, V. Decyk, W.B. Mori, J. Cooley, T. Antonsen
IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. 36, 1722 (2008)

Three-Dimensional Structure of the Laser Wakefield Accelerator in the Blowout Regime
J. Vieira, S.F. Martins, F. Fiúza, R.A. Fonseca, L.O. Silva, C. Huang, W. Lu, M. Tzoufras, F. Tsung, W.B. Mori, J. Cooley, T. Antonsen
IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. 36, 1124 (2008)

All-Optical Trapping and Acceleration of Heavy Particles
F. Peano, J. Vieira, R.A. Fonseca, L.O. Silva, R. Mulas, G. Coppa
New J. of Phys. 10, 033028 (2008)

Direct Acceleration of Ions with Variable Frequency Lasers
F. Peano, J. Vieira, R.A. Fonseca, R. Mulas, G. Coppa, L.O. Silva
IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. 36, 1857 (2008)

Direct Observation of Betatron Oscillations in a Laser-Plasma Electron Accelerator
Y. Glinec, J. Faure, A. Lifshitz, J.M. Vieira, R.A. Fonseca, L.O. Silva, V. Malka
Europhysics Letters 81, 64001 (2008)

Generating Multi-GeV Electron Bunches Using Single Stage Laser Wakefield Acceleration in a 3D Nonlinear Regime
W. Lu, M. Tzoufras, C. Joshi, F.S. Tsung, W.B. Mori, J. Vieira, R.A. Fonseca, L.O. Silva
Phys. Rev. ST-AB 10, 061301 (2007)

Sheet Crossing and Wave Breaking in the Laser Wakefield Accelerator
J. Vieira, R.A. Fonseca, L.O. Silva, W. Lu, M. Tzoufras, F.S. Tsung, W.B. Mori
Int. Journal Mod. Phys. B 21, 439 (2007)

Simulation of Monoenergetic Electron Generation via LWFA for 5 to 25TW Lasers
F.S. Tsung, W. Lu, M. Tzoufras, W.B. Mori, C. Joshi, J.M. Vieira, R.A. Fonseca, L.O. Silva
Phys. Plasmas 13, 056708 (2006)

Evidence of Photon Acceleration by Laser Wakefields
C.D. Murphy, R. Trines, J. Vieira, A. Reitsma, R. Bingham, J. Collier, E. Divall, P. Foster, C. Hooker, A. Langley, P. Norreys, R.A. Fonseca, F. Fiúza, L.O. Silva, J.T. Mendonça, W.B. Mori, J.G. Gallacher, R. Gallacher, R. Viskup, D.A. Jarosynsky, S.P.D. Mangles, A.G.R. Thomas, K. Krushelnick, Z. Najmudin
Phys. Plasmas 13, 033108 (2006)

Plasma Channels Produced by a Laser-Triggered High-Voltage Discharge
N.C. Lopes, G. Figueira, L.O. Silva, J.M. Dias, R. Fonseca, L. Cardoso, C. Russo, C. Carias, G. Mendes, J. Vieira, J.T. Mendonça
Phys. Rev. E 68, 035402 (2003)