LoKI-B at PLASIMO

The next release of software PLASIMO with Plasma Matters will feature the C++ version of LoKI-B as embedded Boltzmann solver.
The announcement was made during the Europhysics Conference on Atomic and Molecular Physics of Ionized Gases (ESCAMPIG) (9-13 July 2024, Brno, Czech Republic), where Plasma Matters was present with an exhibition booth.

PSI.COM at ESCAMPIG 2024

Project members attended the Europhysics Conference on Atomic and Molecular Physics of Ionized Gases (ESCAMPIG) (9-13 July 2024, Brno, Czech Republic).
We presented posters The LisbOn KInetics LoKI-B+C simulation tool (LL Alves), Plasma-surface coupled modelling of ammonia production in DC discharges (S Baghel), and The 2024 status report on the LXCat project (LL Alves et al.).
We have also delivered the plenary lecture Global modelling of non-equilibrium low-temperature plasmas (LL Alves), where we have highlighted the development of LoKI and its future release as open-source code (tentative date 2025), as well as presented first results of the modelling of N₂-H₂ plasmas.
The conference was an occasion to interact with several colleagues from the low-temperature plasmas community.

Annual meeting PSI.COM

The project annual meeting was held on July 1, 2024.
The meeting was attended by team members S Baghel, JP Booth, D Ferreira, M Lino da Silva, L Marques, J Martins, P Pereira, N Pinhão, O Guaitella and LL Alves, by consultants A Tejero-del-Caz, V Guerra and E Carbone, and by student A Henriques.
Different team members delivered presentations, on the overview of tasks; the evolution of LoKI in terms of workflow, output, and the development of utilities; the status of modelling and of experimental diagnostics; a review of hydrogen cross sections; the development of ML tools for the reduction of chemistry schemes; and the status of LXCat.
Each presentation was followed by a lively extended discussion.

Visit of J van Dijk and D Boer to Lisbon

Jan van Dijk and Daan Boer (TU/e) visited IPFN/IST from June 24-27, 2024.
The visit marked a significant step in the preparation for the joint release of the LoKI-B C++ and new MATLAB versions as open-source software. The work focused on aligning the features of both versions to ensure consistency and functionality.
We have also discussed the integration of LoKI-B with the upcoming LXCat 3.0 open-access database. Scheduled for a tentative release in October, the new database will include capabilities for storing plasma chemistry mechanisms.
This collaboration underscores the ongoing commitment to advancing plasma research through open-source tools and comprehensive data integration.

Start of meetings on LXCat

We have started regular meetings with colleagues from TU/e to follow the progress in the development of LXCat 3.0 and the connections to the LoKI tool.
The aim is to contribute to the development of a high-performance open-access data-storage library extending from cross sections to plasma chemistry.

State-of-the art GPU installed and running

Our new NVIDIA RTX™ 6000 of the Ada Lovelace Generation is now installed and running in a workstation to be used in project simulations.
The RTX 6000 combines third-generation RT cores, fourth-generation Tensor Cores, and CUDA® cores with 48 GB of graphics memory to deliver unprecedented graphics, rendering, and AI performance.

PSI.COM at the International School on Atomic and Molecular Data Evaluation and Curation

We presented a poster about the Lisbon KInetics (LoKI) tools and data at the first International School on Atomic and Molecular Data Evaluation and Curation (October 2023, Valladolid, Spain).
The school was an occasion to interact with members from the Atomic and Molecular Physics community, and in particular to discuss good practices for data / metadata standards and for data sharing via databases.

Kick-off meeting of PSI.COM

The project kick-off meeting was held on July 4, 2023.
The meeting was attended by team members JP Booth, D Ferreira, L Marques, M Lino da Silva, N Pinhão, O Guaitella and LL Alves, and consultants A Tejero-del-Caz, V Guerra and Emile Carbone.
The meeting was organized with different presentations by the team members, to introduce the project, discuss the available experimental diagnostics, report on the current status of the LoKI simulation tool and the kinetic scheme, discuss possible ML approaches for sensitivity studies and chemistry schemes reduction, and introduce preliminary ideas on the organization of the LoKI data.
Each presentation was followed by a lively extended discussion.

Call for Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Applications are open for one Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship within PSI.COM.
The call is open until 31st August 2023.
Details at EURAXESS-JOB100954

Participation in FAIR and OS webinar

We have participated in the webinar "How can academic publishing support FAIR and OS ?", where data science and physical science experts shared experiences and explored solutions to common barriers in ensuring data meet principles of findability, accessibility, interoperability and reusability (FAIR), and Open Science (OS).

Preparation of the launch of PSI.COM project

PSI.COM will be launched in March 2023. We are preparing all administrative requirements and actively seeking a postdoctoral candidate.