COMSOL 6.4 - The Plasma Module Physics Interface Guide

The Plasma Module Physics Interface Guide

The Plasma Module extends the functionality of the physics interfaces of the base package for COMSOL Multiphysics. The details of the physics interfaces and study types for the Plasma Module are listed in the table. The functionality of the COMSOL Multiphysics base package is given in the COMSOL Multiphysics Reference Manual.

In the COMSOL Multiphysics Reference Manual:

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Studies and Solvers

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The Physics Interfaces

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For a list of all the core physics interfaces included with a COMSOL Multiphysics license, see Physics Interface Guide.


Physics interface		Icon	Tag	Space Dimension	Available Study Type
AC/DC
Electrical Circuit			cir	Not space dependent	stationary; frequency domain; time dependent; frequency domain; eigenfrequency
Electrostatics1			es	all dimensions	stationary; time dependent; stationary source sweep
Fluid Flow
	Single-Phase Flow
	Laminar Flow1		spf	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	stationary; time dependent
Plasma
Boltzmann Equation, Two-Term Approximation			be	0D	mean energies; reduced electric fields; time dependent
Plasma, Time Periodic			ptp	1D, 2D axisymmetric	time periodic; time periodic to time dependent
Plasma			plas	all dimensions	time dependent; stationary
Inductively Coupled Plasma2,4			—	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric.	frequency–transient; frequency–stationary
Inductively Coupled Plasma with RF Bias2,4			—	2D, 2D axisymmetric.	frequency-time periodic; time periodic to time dependent
Microwave Plasma3,4			—	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	frequency–transient
	Nonisothermal Plasma Flow
	Plasma, Nonisothermal Flow4		—	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric.	time dependent; stationary
	Inductively Coupled Plasma, Nonisothermal Flow2,4		—	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric.	frequency–transient; frequency–stationary
	Microwave Plasma, Nonisothermal Flow3,4		—	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric.	frequency-transient
	Plasma, Time Periodic, Nonisothermal Flow4		—	2D, 2D axisymmetric.	time periodic; time periodic to time dependent
	Inductively Coupled Plasma with RF Bias, Nonisothermal Flow2,4		—	2D, 2D axisymmetric.	frequency-time periodic; time periodic to time dependent
	Equilibrium Discharges
	Equilibrium Discharges, Out-of-Plane Currents2,4		—	2D, 2D axisymmetric	stationary; time dependent; frequency–transient; frequency–stationary
	Equilibrium Discharges, In-Plane Currents2,4		—	2D, 2D axisymmetric	stationary; time dependent; frequency–transient; frequency–stationary
	Equilibrium Discharges2,4		—	3D	stationary; time dependent; frequency–transient; frequency–stationary
	Species Transport
	Drift Diffusion		dd	all dimensions	time dependent
	Heavy Species Transport		hs	all dimensions	time dependent
	Charge Transport		ct	all dimensions	stationary
Corona Discharge4			—	all dimensions	stationary
Electrical Breakdown Detection			ebd	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	time dependent
1 This physics interface is included with the core COMSOL package but has added functionality for this module. 2 Requires the addition of the AC/DC Module. 3 Requires the addition of the RF Module. 4 This physics interface is a predefined multiphysics coupling that automatically adds all the physics interfaces and coupling features required.