PlasmaPy Documentation

PlasmaPy is an open source community-developed core Python 3.8+ package for plasma physics currently under development.

Example highlights

Using PlasmaPy Particles

Creating Synthetic Charged Particle Radiographs by Particle Tracing

Dispersion: A Full Two Fluid Solution

Thomson Scattering: Spectral Density

Swept Langmuir Analysis: Floating Potential

Emission of Thermal Bremsstrahlung by a Maxwellian Plasma

First Steps

• Installing
• Getting Started
• Examples
• Feedback and Communication
• How to Contribute
• Code of Conduct
• Acknowledging and Citing

Package features

• Analysis & Diagnostic Toolkits
• Dispersion
• Formulary
• Particles
• Simulation
• Plasma Calculator
• Plasma Objects
• Package Utilities

Contributor Guide

• Overview
• Coding Guide
• Changelog Guide
• Documentation Guide
• Testing Guide
• Release Guide

All the Rest

• Changelog
• Authors and Credits
• Bibliography
• Glossary
• Vision Statement
• PlasmaPy.org