Breakthrough in plasma-based accelerator research is facilitated using QuickPIC, a code based on the UPIC Framework. Recently, a team of researchers from SLAC and UCLA demonstrated a milestone in plasma based accelerator research. Using two properly space electron bunches, they were able to demonstrate efficient transfer of energy from a drive electron beam to a second trailing electron beam. The planning and interpretation of the experiment relied on QuickPIC as well as OSIRIS.

Nature article:  M. Litos et al., Nature 515, 92 (2014)  |  General science write-up in Nature News and Views:  Accelerator physics: Surf’s up at SLAC  |  More links...