SMILEItrainingworkshopNovember6-7,2017

MaisondelaSimulation

Projectreview, Physicshighlights, andPerspectives

MickaelGrech

Projectreview,Physicshighlights&Perspectives–M.Grech SmileiTrainingWorkshop–Nov.6-72017–MaisondelaSimulation

Smilei’sphilosophy

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• Open-Source&Collaborative

• High-Performance-Computing(HPC)relevantco-developmentbetweenHPCspecialists&physicists

• User-friendly3user-levels:basic,advanced,expert

• Multi-purpose&Physics-oriented:advancedphysicsmodulesextensivediagnostics&post-processingtools

Projectreview,Physicshighlights&Perspectives–M.Grech SmileiTrainingWorkshop–Nov.6-72017–MaisondelaSimulation

Projecttimeline

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2013ProjectKick-Off

Open-Source&collaborativeHPCrelevantUser-friendlyMulti-physics

2014Architecturevalidation

1D&2Dgeom.1stphysicsstudiesCeCILLBLicense

2015Advanced

HPCstrategy

HybridMPI/OpenMPDynamicLoadBalancing

FieldionizationBinarycollisions

Webdocumentation

1stGrandChallenge(GENCI/IDRIS)

1stMasterteachingatUPMC

2016Full3D

operational

WorkonvectorizationstartedGitHub&Continuousintegration

PythonI/Omanagement1stpaperspublished!

ImpactionizationAdvancedMaxwellsolvers

Filteringtechniques

2017Smileiv3.3

Projectreview,Physicshighlights&Perspectives–M.Grech SmileiTrainingWorkshop–Nov.6-72017–MaisondelaSimulation

Currentrelease:SMILEIv3.3

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Code,processingtoolsanddocumentationavalaibleonlineat:www.maisondelasimulation.fr/smilei

1D,2D,3DCartesiangeometries

Advancedphysicsmodules- Chargeconservingcurrentdeposition(Esirkepov)- AdvancedMaxwellsolvers&filters- Antenna&externalelectromagneticfields- Binarycollisions&impactionization- High-emissionphotonemission&back-reaction- Breit-Wheelerelectron-positronpairproduction

High-Performanceoriented- HybridMPI/OpenMP- DynamicLoadBalancing- HDF5parallelI/O(OpenPMDcompliant)- Vectorization(availablesoon)

Userfriendly- Full(updated)doc- PythonI/Omanagement- Extensive(built-in)diagnostics- Pythonpost-processingtools

Projectreview,Physicshighlights&Perspectives–M.Grech SmileiTrainingWorkshop–Nov.6-72017–MaisondelaSimulation

Ateaching&researchplatform

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7PhDthesisinvariousfields:

M.Chiaramello(LULI,UPMC),Shortlaserpulseamplification(2016)A.Grassi(LULI,UPMC),Relativisticlab.astrophysics(2017)J.Dargent(LPP/IRAP),Magneticreconnectioninastrophysics(2017)G.Bouchard(LIDyL,Paris-Saclay),High-harmonicgeneration(2018)F.Niel(LULI,UPMC),QEDprocessesatextremelight(2018)H.Kallala(MdlS,Paris-Saclay),HPC-relevantSpectralsolvers(2019)I.Zemzemi(LLR,Paris-Saclay),Laserwakefieldacceleration(2020)

3Postdoctoralfellows:

A.Sgattoni(LULI,UPMC),Solarwindastrophysics(since2015)F.Massimo(LULI,UPMC),Laserwakefieldacceleration(from2017)S.Marini(LULI,UPMC),Surfaceplasmawaves(from2018)

Ateachingplatform:

- PlasmaphysicsnumericalhandsattheMasterlevel(UPMC)

- Trainingworkshops(1stNov.2017)

Projectreview,Physicshighlights&Perspectives–M.Grech SmileiTrainingWorkshop–Nov.6-72017–MaisondelaSimulation

Ateaching&researchplatform

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Ateachingplatform:

- PlasmaphysicsnumericalhandsattheMasterlevel(UPMC)

- Trainingworkshops(1stNov.2017)

7PhDthesisinvariousfields:

M.Chiaramello(LULI,UPMC),Shortlaserpulseamplification(2016)A.Grassi(LULI,UPMC),Relativisticlab.astrophysics(2017)J.Dargent(LPP/IRAP),Magneticreconnectioninastrophysics(2017)G.Bouchard(LIDyL,Paris-Saclay),High-harmonicgeneration(2018)F.Niel(LULI,UPMC),QEDprocessesatextremelight(2018)H.Kallala(MdlS,Paris-Saclay),HPC-relevantSpectralsolvers(2019)I.Zemzemi(LLR,Paris-Saclay),Laserwakefieldacceleration(2020)

3Postdoctoralfellows:

A.Sgattoni(LULI,UPMC),Solarwindastrophysics(since2015)F.Massimo(LULI,UPMC),Laserwakefieldacceleration(from2017)S.Marini(LULI,UPMC),Surfaceplasmawaves(from2018)

11papersinpeer-reviewedinternationaljournals

Dérouillatetal.,Comp.Phys.Comm.(2017)

Grassietal.,Phys.Rev.E(2017)a

Nieletal.,arXiv:1705.05402(2017)

Dargentetal.,J.Geophys.Res.:SpacePhys.(2017)

Grassietal.,Phys.Rev.E(2017)b

Dargentetal.,J.PlasmaPhys.(2016)

Chiaramelloetal.,Phys.Plasmas(2016)

Becketal.,Nucl.Inst.Meth.inPhys.A(2016)

Lanciaetal.,Phys.Rev.Lett.(2016)

Golovanovetal.,Phys.Plasmas(2017)

Fedelietal.,Phys.PlasmasControl.Fusion(2017)

Projectreview,Physicshighlights&Perspectives–M.Grech SmileiTrainingWorkshop–Nov.6-72017–MaisondelaSimulation

Currentphysicsstudies&HPCressources

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HPCresources• 2GrandChallenges:IDRIS2015(TuringBG/Q)13Mh,CINES/Occigen(2016)14Mh• LAserPLasmaAcceleratorforCilex&Eurpraxia(12MhforSMILEI)• 3yearsinGENCIcalls:LULI(5Mh/yr),IRAMIS(2Mh/yr),LLR(>2Mh/yr)

Laserplasmainteraction• shortpulseamplification• high-harmonicgeneration• laserwakefieldacceleration• high-fieldphysics&QEDprocesses

Astrophysics• magneticreconnection• earthbowshock• relativisticcollisionlessshocks

Laboratoryastrophysics• radiobursttypeIII• collisionlessshocks:towardrelativisticastro

Projectreview,Physicshighlights&Perspectives–M.Grech SmileiTrainingWorkshop–Nov.6-72017–MaisondelaSimulation

Ongoingdevelopments

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CouplingtothePICSARlibraryHPC-relevantpseudospectralmethodsforMaxwell’sequationsMdlS:J.Dérouillat&H.Kallala,IRAMIS:H.Vincenti

Quasi-axisymmetricgeometryWakefieldaccelerationstudiesLLR:A.Beck,I.Zemzemi,F.Massimo

AdvancedboundaryconditionsforEMfields• FDTD/PML• Tightlyfocusedpulses

Additionalphysicsmodules• Incoherent/coherenthigh-energyradiationpackage• Bremsstrahlung• PairproductionprocessesinCoulombfields(Bethe-Heitler&Tridentprocesses)LULI:M.Grech,F.Niel,F.Pérez,T.Vinci

Projectreview,Physicshighlights&Perspectives–M.Grech SmileiTrainingWorkshop–Nov.6-72017–MaisondelaSimulation

Acknowledgments

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Partners:directlyinvolvedindevelopingSMILEI

Funding:Laboratoiresd’Excellence(LABEX)

Tutelles

Financial support by the LabexPlas@Par (ANR-11-IDEX-0004-02)and PALM (ANR-10-LABX-39) isacknowledged.