LXCat: an Open‐Access, Web‐Based Platform for Data Needed for Modeling Low Temperature Plasmas

TLDR

LXCat is an open‑access platform that curates data essential for modeling the electron and ion components of technological plasmas. This article summarizes the current status of the LXCat project. LXCat supports scattering cross sections, swarm/transport parameters, ion‑neutral interaction potentials, and optical oscillator strengths across 24 worldwide databases, with contributors retaining ownership and responsibility for their entries.

Abstract

LXCat is an open‐access platform ( www.lxcat.net ) for curating data needed for modeling the electron and ion components of technological plasmas. The data types presently supported on LXCat are scattering cross sections and swarm/transport parameters, ion‐neutral interaction potentials, and optical oscillator strengths. Twenty‐four databases contributed by different groups around the world can be accessed on LXCat. New contributors are welcome; the database contributors retain ownership and are responsible for the contents and maintenance of the individual databases. This article summarizes the present status of the project.