Welcome to the website of the extreme plasma physics team, the theory and simulation team of the Group for Lasers and Plasmas of the Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear at Instituto Superior Técnico.
Our team is funded by the European Research Council through the Advanced Grant "Accelerates" (ERC-AdG2010 no. 267841) and the Advanced Grant “InPairs” (ERC-AdG2015).

Latest News
"Creation and direct laser acceleration of positrons in a single stage” now out on PRAB

A (micro) star on earth by Luis OS in Publico

Latest Publications
- Creation and direct laser acceleration of positrons in a single stage, Physical Review Accelerators and Beams 26 (2023) p. 011301
- Machine-learning-based models in particle-in-cell codes for advanced physics extensions, Journal Of Plasma Physics 88 (2022) p. issue 6
- Kinetic theory of particle-in-cell simulation plasma and the ensemble averaging technique, Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 64 (2022) p. 115014
- The AWAKE Run 2 Programme and Beyond, Symmetry 14 (2022) p. 1680