Dr. Tony Arber

Biography

Tony Arber is a Professor at the University of Warwick specializing in computational plasma physics. His primary research focuses on the development of new codes for solving problems related to solar and space laboratory plasma physics. He is the scientific lead for the EPOCH code, a relativistic particle-in-cell code that incorporates binary collisions, radiation, quantum electrodynamics effects, and ionization. EPOCH is utilized extensively within Warwick's Centre for Fusion and Plasma Physics to study kinetic processes in laser-plasma interactions, emphasizing laser scattering instabilities relevant to shock ignition schemes in fusion energy. Additionally, Arber is involved with Lare3d, a 3D MHD solver that employs a Lagrangian-remap scheme, extending ideal Magnetohydrodynamics to consider resistivity, thermal conductivity, and radiation effects, aimed at researching the propagation of MHD waves in the solar atmosphere, particularly the chromosphere and the heating mechanisms involved in launching spicules. He also contributes to the Odin code, an arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian radiation-hydrodynamics simulation tool used to study laser-driven fusion experiments, and the Valis code, a 2D relativistic Vlasov solver for high-fidelity electromagnetic wave interactions with plasma.

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