List of plasma physics software

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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 energy studies, and plasma engineering.

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Simulation and modeling

Software / ToolNote / ReferenceLicense
BOUT++3D plasma fluid simulation code used for edge-localized mode (ELM) and turbulence studies in tokamaks. [1] [2] Open-source
FLASHAdaptive mesh refinement code for simulating compressible plasmas and astrophysical flows. [3] Commercial
Gkeyll Continuum kinetic simulation framework for plasma physics and fusion applications. Supports gyrokinetic, Vlasov, and fluid models. [4] Open-source

Particle-in-cell (PIC) codes

Software / ToolNote / ReferenceLicense
EPOCHPIC code for high-intensity laser-plasma interactions. [5] Open-Source
LSPParticle-in-cell and hybrid plasma simulation code. [5] Commercial
MagicPIC software used for plasma simulations [6] Commercial
OSIRISFully relativistic, electromagnetic PIC code for plasma and laser-plasma simulations. [7] Commercial
StarfishParticle-in-cell plasma simulation code. [8] Commercial
VPICVector Particle-In-Cell code designed for large-scale plasma simulations on supercomputers [9] [10] Commercial
VSim Particle-in-cell and electromagnetic plasma simulation software. [11] [12] Commercial

Plasma physics modeling codes

Software / ToolNote / ReferenceLicense
CFD-ACE+ Multiphysics computational software including plasma simulations. [13] Commercial
COMSOL General multiphysics simulation platform with plasma modules. [14] Commercial
Quantemol-VTCommercial plasma modeling software for molecular and quantum plasma simulations. [15] Commercial
STAR-CCM+ Multiphysics simulation platform including plasma modeling modules. [16] Commercial
USimCommercial plasma and multiphysics modeling software [17] Commercial
VizGlowCommercial software for modeling thermal plasmas and plasma-material interactions. [18] Commercial
VizSparkThermal plasma modeling software for industrial and research applications. [19] Commercial

Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) software

Software / ToolNote / ReferenceLicense
ATHENA++High-order Godunov code for astrophysical MHD simulations. [20] Open-source
M3D-C1Extended MHD code for simulating tokamak plasmas, including stability and transport analysis. [21] Commercial
NIMRODNonlinear MHD code for modeling magnetically confined plasmas, including tokamak disruptions. [22] Commercial
EOF-LibraryEnergy-conserving orbit-following library for kinetic plasma simulations, designed for coupling energetic particle dynamics to MHD and hybrid models. [23] Open-source
PLUTOModular code for astrophysical and laboratory plasma simulations with MHD, relativistic, and multi-fluid capabilities. [24] Open-source
VAC (Versatile Advection Code)General-purpose MHD code for astrophysics and laboratory plasmas. [25] [26] Commercial

Data analysis and visualization

Software / ToolNote / ReferenceLicense
Matplotlib Python library commonly used for plotting and analyzing simulation results. [27] Open-source
ParaViewMulti-platform data analysis and visualization application suitable for plasma physics datasets. [28] Open-source
VisItVisualization tool for 2D and 3D plasma simulation data. [29] [30] [31] Open-source

Experimental and diagnostic tools

Software / ToolNote / ReferenceLicense
ADAS (Atomic Data and Analysis Structure)Database and software for analyzing plasma spectroscopy. [32] Commercial
SOLPS-ITERSoftware for simulating plasma transport in the edge and scrape-off layer of tokamaks [33] [34] Commercial
TRANSPTransport code for analyzing experimental tokamak plasmas. [35] [36] Commercial

See also

Plasma physics research institutes and programs

References

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