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Latest News
Frederico F and Hugo T elected for the Seminario dos Jovens Cientistas of the Lisbon Academy of Sciences
GoLP’s members Frederico F and Hugo T were elected for the Seminario dos Jovens Cientistas of the Lisbon Academy of Sciences. The group aims to develop different activities to promote science in society and politics, including organizing scientific and academic events.
About the election, Frederico F said: “This election is a great honor. I hope to contribute to the mission of the Academy and,…
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PhD position(s) in extreme plasma physics 2024
During a 4-year period, perform original research in the team of Prof. Luis O. Silva, combining theory and simulations (the balance will depend on the specific PhD project), and, for some of the projects, be involved in experimental collaborations. Some part of the PhD project (6 months to one year) to be developed abroad.
Possible topics are (but not limited to): QED plasma kinetics and…
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Latest Publications
- QScatter: numerical framework for fast prediction of particle distributions in electron-laser scattering, Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 66 (2024) p. 045006
- Hosing of a long relativistic particle bunch in plasma, Physical Review Letters 132 (2024) p. 075001
- X-ray generation by fs-laser processing of biological material, Biomedical Optics Express 14 (2023) p. 5656
- Signatures for strong-field QED in the quantum limit of beamstrahlung, Physical Review A 108 (2023) p. 042816