List of plasma physics software
This is a list of plasma physics software, including programs and tools used for simulating, modeling, and analyzing plasma behavior, magnetohydrodynamics, and related phenomena. These software packages are used in research, fusion energy studies, and plasma engineering.
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 | 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. | |
| 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. |
Experimental and diagnostic tools
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