Research outputs
2026
Surface Plasmons in Strong Fields and Their Applications to Beam Acceleration
Lei, B., Xia, G., Bonatto, A., Resta-López, J., & Welsch, C. (2026). Surface Plasmons in Strong Fields and Their Applications to Beam Acceleration. In Plasma Science - Current Developments, Applications, and Future Directions [Working Title]. IntechOpen. doi:10.5772/intechopen.1013683
2025
Numerical study of self-injected electron acceleration in CNT structured targets driven by an 800 nm laser
Bontoiu, C., Bonatto, A., Apsimon, O., Bandiera, L., Cavoto, G., Drebot, I., . . . Resta-Lopez, J. (2025). Numerical study of self-injected electron acceleration in CNT structured targets driven by an 800 nm laser. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 15(1). doi:10.1038/s41598-025-29386-4
Coherent Synchrotron Radiation by Excitation of Surface Plasmon Polariton on Near-Critical Solid Microtube Surface
Lei, B., Zhang, H., Seipt, D., Bonatto, A., Qiao, B., Resta-Lopez, J., . . . Welsch, C. (2025). Coherent Synchrotron Radiation by Excitation of Surface Plasmon Polariton on Near-Critical Solid Microtube Surface. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 135(20). doi:10.1103/cnym-16hc
Coherent synchrotron radiation by excitation of surface plasmon polariton on near-critical solid microtube surface
Plasmonic excitations in graphene layers
Martin-Luna, P., Bonatto, A., Bontoiu, C., Lei, B., Xia, G., & Resta-Lopez, J. (2025). Plasmonic excitations in graphene layers. CHINESE JOURNAL OF PHYSICS, 97, 607-624. doi:10.1016/j.cjph.2025.03.030
100 s TeV/m-level particle accelerators driven by high-density electron beams in micro structured carbon nanotube forest channel
Lei, B., Zhang, H., Bontoiu, C., Bonatto, A., Resta-Lopez, J., Xia, G., . . . Welsch, C. (2025). 100 s TeV/m-level particle accelerators driven by high-density electron beams in micro structured carbon nanotube forest channel. NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS, 27(8). doi:10.1088/1367-2630/adf87d
Numerical study of electron acceleration in structured CNT targets via self-injection in a wakefield bubble driven by an 800 nm laser
Leaky surface plasmon-based wakefield acceleration in nanostructured carbon nanotubes
Lei, B., Zhang, H., Bontoiu, C., Bonatto, A., Martin-Luna, P., Liu, B., . . . Welsch, C. (2025). Leaky surface plasmon-based wakefield acceleration in nanostructured carbon nanotubes. PLASMA PHYSICS AND CONTROLLED FUSION, 67(6). doi:10.1088/1361-6587/ade00a
Wakefield excitation and stopping power in multi-walled carbon nanotubes: one- and two-fluid model
Martin-Luna, P., Bonatto, A., Bontoiu, C., Lei, B., Xia, G., & Resta-Lopez, J. (2025). Wakefield excitation and stopping power in multi-walled carbon nanotubes: one- and two-fluid model. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS, 58(22). doi:10.1088/1361-6463/add545
Plasmonic excitations in graphene layers
2024
Plasma opacity induced by laser-driven movement of background ions
Liu, B., Lei, B., Gao, Y., Wen, M., & Zhu, K. (2024). Plasma opacity induced by laser-driven movement of background ions. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 66(11), 115004. doi:10.1088/1361-6587/ad797f
Exploring the quantum vacuum via ultraintense laser-induced refraction of light
Wang, J., Chen, G. Y., Lei, B. F., Jin, S., Yang, L. Y., Gan, L. F., . . . Qiao, B. (2024). Exploring the quantum vacuum via ultraintense laser-induced refraction of light. NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS, 26(2). doi:10.1088/1367-2630/ad21b7
Polarization and CEP dependence of the transverse phase space in laser driven accelerators
Seidel, A., Lei, B., Zepter, C., Kaluza, M. C., Saevert, A., Zepf, M., & Seipt, D. (2024). Polarization and CEP dependence of the transverse phase space in laser driven accelerators. PHYSICAL REVIEW RESEARCH, 6(1). doi:10.1103/PhysRevResearch.6.013056
Shot-to-shot electron beam pointing instability in a nonlinear plasma bubble
Lei, B., Liu, B., Shi, M., Seidel, A., Seipt, D., Zepf, M., & Qiao, B. (2024). Shot-to-shot electron beam pointing instability in a nonlinear plasma bubble. PHYSICAL REVIEW E, 109(1). doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.109.015204
2023
High-energy quasi-monoenergetic proton beam from micro-tube targets driven by Laguerre-Gaussian lasers
Jin, S., Yao, Y. L., Lei, B. F., Chen, G. Y., Zhou, C. T., Zhu, S. P., . . . Qiao, B. (2023). High-energy quasi-monoenergetic proton beam from micro-tube targets driven by Laguerre-Gaussian lasers. NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS, 25(9). doi:10.1088/1367-2630/acf683
2022
Accelerating Ions by Crossing Two Ultraintense Lasers in a Near-Critical Relativistically Transparent Plasma
Liu, B., Shi, M., Zepf, M., Lei, B., & Seipt, D. (2022). Accelerating Ions by Crossing Two Ultraintense Lasers in a Near-Critical Relativistically Transparent Plasma. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 129(27). doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.129.274801
2021
Relativistic modified Bessel-Gaussian beam generated from plasma-based beam braiding
Lei, B., Seipt, D., Shi, M., Liu, B., Wang, J., Zepf, M., & Rykovanov, S. G. (2021). Relativistic modified Bessel-Gaussian beam generated from plasma-based beam braiding. PHYSICAL REVIEW A, 104(2). doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.104.L021501
2020
Relativistic slingshot: A source for single circularly polarized attosecond x-ray pulses
Wang, J., Bulanov, S. V., Chen, M., Lei, B., Zhang, Y., Zagidullin, R., . . . Rykovanov, S. G. (2020). Relativistic slingshot: A source for single circularly polarized attosecond x-ray pulses. PHYSICAL REVIEW E, 102(6). doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.102.061201
2019
Flexible x-ray source with tunable polarization and orbital angular momentum from Hermite-Gaussian laser modes driven plasma channel wakefield
Lei, B., Teter, T., Wang, J. W., Kharin, V. Y., Schroeder, C. B., Zepf, M., & Rykovanov, S. G. (2019). Flexible x-ray source with tunable polarization and orbital angular momentum from Hermite-Gaussian laser modes driven plasma channel wakefield. PHYSICAL REVIEW ACCELERATORS AND BEAMS, 22(7). doi:10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.22.071302
2018
γ-Ray Generation from Plasma Wakefield Resonant Wiggler
Lei, B., Wang, J., Kharin, V., Zepf, M., & Rykovanov, S. (2018). γ-Ray Generation from Plasma Wakefield Resonant Wiggler. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 120(13). doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.134801
2016
Tunable polarization plasma channel undulator for narrow bandwidth photon emission
Rykovanov, S. G., Wang, J. W., Kharin, V. Y., Lei, B., Schroeder, C. B., Geddes, C. G. R., . . . Leemans, W. P. (2016). Tunable polarization plasma channel undulator for narrow bandwidth photon emission. PHYSICAL REVIEW ACCELERATORS AND BEAMS, 19(9). doi:10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.19.090703