OOPIC Pro

Plasma and Charged Particle Simulation

OOPIC Pro is a particle-in-cell plasma physics simulation that helps improve plasma physics education, solves challenging problems in basic research, and aids in plasma-processing equipment design, analysis and optimization. Its capabilities enable equipment and process engineers and industrial researchers to solve problems in design, optimization, and to diagnose problems faster and cheaper. OOPIC Pro is easy to use, helps build physical intuition and verify results.

Created by scientists and programmers with years of plasma simulation experience and offered at an affordable price, OOPIC Pro is the most cost and time effective solution on the market. Additionally, Tech-X Corporation offers technical support services, consulting services and maintains a lively user community for OOPIC Pro.

The intuitive user interface allows the user to select and edit model input files, control simulations, set data dump and plotting parameters and simultaneously visualize results in multiple ways as the simulation is running. Users get immediate feedback and can choose from more than a dozen 2D and 3D diagnostics. OOPIC Pro runs on all typical laptop and workstation hardware and is compatible with Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.

OOPIC Pro simulates physical systems, including:

OOPIC Pro has electrostatic and electromagnetic field solvers for 2D geometries in both x-y (slab) and r-z (cylindrical) coordinates, and includes Monte Carlo collision and ionization models.

Tech-X Corporation offers technical support services, consulting services and maintains a lively user community for OOPIC Pro.

Benefits

Features

Benefits

Proven Technology

OOPIC Pro leverages the experience and skill of proven technology built by scientists and programmers with years of plasma simulation experience

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Affordable

OOPIC Pro offers affordable pricing for all types of users

Interactive

OOPIC Pro allows the user to visualize data in multiple ways while running the simulation

Easy to Use

OOPIC Pro has a rapid learning curve because it offers an easily understood user interface

Cross-Platform

OOPIC Pro supports Linux,Mac OS X and Windows operating systems, thanks to a GUI built on the Qt libraries.

Read more about OOPIC Pro in the OOPIC Pro Product Datasheet. See the OOPIC Pro Configuration Matrix for product compatibility information.

How to Purchase

Email Tech-X Sales or telephone 303-444-2416 to purchase OOPIC Pro or request further product information.

Also visit Tech-X Purchasing for details regarding pricing and licensing.

How to Evaluate

Download an evaluation version of OOPIC Pro (all platforms).

 

Learn More About OOPIC Pro

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is OOPIC Pro?

OOPIC Pro is a high-performance 2-D PIC (particle-in-cell) code for modeling plasmas and beams of charged particles with the capability to model neutrals and collisions. OOPIC Pro has support for x-y (slab) and r-z (cylindrical) geometries. It can be run with a GUI or from the command line.

What is OOPIC Pro's connection with XOOPIC?

XOOPIC and OOPIC Pro are two GUI-driven codes, both using the same physics kernel referred to generically as OOPIC.

  • XOOPIC is maintained and distributed by the Plasma Theory and Simulation Group (PTSG) of UC Berkeley. It uses the XGrafix scientific graphics package. It runs on Linux and most commercial Unix platforms.

  • OOPIC Pro is maintained and distributed by Tech-X Corporation. It runs on Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac platforms .

  • The OOPIC physics kernel is under development by UC Berkeley, Tech-X Corporation, and various collaborators.

  • The OOPIC physics kernel is distributed on-line by UC Berkeley, with a software license that restricts its use to "research". See the license for details.

What platforms are supported for OOPIC Pro?

Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac OS X operating systems are supported by OOPIC Pro. See the OOPIC Pro product pages for additional details of supported platforms.

What type of licensing is available for OOPIC Pro?

The following types of licenses are available:

  • Evaluation

  • Commercial or Industry Use

  • Research

  • Education

Visit Product Purchasing to compare license details.

How often are product upgrades available and can I give input regarding new features and functionality?

New updates are available approximately every 12 months. To request new features and functionality, please email your ideas to Tech-X Sales. For upgrade pricing, visit Tech-X Purchasing.

Where do I address my questions related to OOPIC Pro?

For technical questions regarding OOPIC Pro features and functionality, please see Customer Support for information about how to contact Tech-X technical support.

For inquiries regarding other OOPIC Pro information, please send email to Tech-X Sales.

Can I get OOPIC Pro for an unsupported platform?

Tech-X Corporation can create custom builds of OOPIC Pro to support some additional platforms. Please contact sales@txcorp.com for information about obtaining a custom build of OOPIC Pro.

Is the source code available for OOPIC Pro?

The source code for OOPIC Pro is not available from Tech-X Corporation at this time. The source code for the physics kernel is currently available from the University of California. XOOPIC is maintained and distributed by the Plasma Theory and Simulation Group (PTSG) of UC Berkeley. It uses the XGrafix scientific graphics package. It runs on Linux and most commercial Unix platforms.

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Sample Input Files

Below are some sample input files for OOPIC Pro provided by users. These examples model a variety of problems and phenomena, and are provided here for reference.

To download these files for later reference (or to run them in OOPIC Pro), you can right click and choose "save to disk" in most browsers.

Sample input file archives
Individual input files samples