This is a list of plasma physics software, including programs and tools used for simulating, modeling, and analyzing plasma behavior, magnetohydrodynamics (MHD), and related phenomena. These software packages are used in research, fusion power studies, and plasma engineering.
Simulation and modeling Software, tool Note, reference License BOUT++ 3D plasma fluid simulation code used for edge-localized mode (ELM) and turbulence studies in tokamaks. FLASH Adaptive mesh refinement code for simulating compressible plasmas and astrophysical flows. Gkeyll Continuum kinetic simulation framework for plasma physics and fusion applications. Supports gyrokinetic, Vlasov, and fluid models.
Particle-in-cell (PIC) codes
Software, tool Note, reference License EPOCH PIC code for high-intensity laser-plasma interactions. LSP Particle-in-cell and hybrid plasma simulation code. Magic PIC software used for plasma simulations OSIRIS Highly optimized, fully relativistic, electromagnetic PIC code for plasma and laser-plasma simulations. Starfish Particle-in-cell plasma simulation code. VPIC Vector Particle-In-Cell code designed for large-scale plasma simulations on supercomputers VSim Particle-in-cell and electromagnetic plasma simulation software.
Plasma physics modeling codes
Software, tool Note, reference License CFD-ACE+ Multiphysics computational software including plasma simulations. COMSOL General multiphysics simulation platform with plasma modules. PLASIMO Multi-physics plasma simulation platform for modeling plasmas with different degrees of equilibrium, supporting fluid, hybrid, and kinetic models for a wide range of research and industrial applications. Quantemol-VT Commercial plasma modeling software for molecular and quantum plasma simulations. STAR-CCM+ Multiphysics simulation platform including plasma modeling modules. USim Commercial plasma and multiphysics modeling software VizGlow Commercial software for modeling thermal plasmas and plasma-material interactions. VizSpark Thermal plasma modeling software for industrial and research applications.
Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) software Software, tool Note, reference License ATHENA++ High-order Godunov code for astrophysical MHD simulations. M3D-C1 Extended MHD code for simulating tokamak plasmas, including stability and transport analysis. NIMROD Nonlinear MHD code for modeling magnetically confined plasmas, including tokamak disruptions. EOF-Library Energy-conserving orbit-following library for kinetic plasma simulations, designed for coupling energetic particle dynamics to MHD and hybrid models. PLUTO Modular code for astrophysical and laboratory plasma simulations with MHD, relativistic, and multi-fluid capabilities. VAC General-purpose MHD code for astrophysics and laboratory plasmas.
Data analysis and visualization Software, tool Note, reference License Matplotlib Python library commonly used for plotting and analyzing simulation results. ParaView Multi-platform data analysis and visualization application suitable for plasma physics datasets.https://conferences.iaea.org/event/393/contributions/36711/ VisIt Visualization tool for 2D and 3D plasma simulation data.
Experimental and diagnostic tools Software, tool Note, reference License ADAS Database and software for analyzing plasma spectroscopy. SOLPS-ITER Software for simulating plasma transport in the edge and scrape-off layer of tokamaks TRANSP Transport code for analyzing experimental tokamak plasmas.
See also
Accelerator physics codes List of computational physics software List of computational fluid dynamics software List of computational chemistry software List of computational materials science software List of computer simulation software List of fusion experiments List of fusion power technologies List of nuclear science journals Tokamak Inertial confinement fusion ITER Nuclear fusion reactor
Plasma physics research institutes and programs Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics – United States MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center – United States Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory – United States Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics – Germany Institute for Plasma Research – India Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear – Portugal
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