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Plasmas Reactive: Modelling and Engineering (N-PRiME)

Mission

The N - Plasmas Reactive: Modelling and Engineering (N-PRiME) group explores the potential of Nonequilibrium low-temperature plasmas for tailoring energy and matter at Nanoscale level and for reaching New Horizons in Space exploration. We intertwine experimental, theoretical and model-based predictive capabilities, providing answers to fundamental scientific challenges and developing novel plasma technologies with societal benefits.

N-PRiME

N-PRiME at ESCAMPIG 2026 in Funchal (Madeira)

Goals

  • Development of microwave-driven plasma-based technologies for the synthesis and engineering of two-dimensional nanostructures, as key enablers of the nanotechnology revolution;
  • Exploring microwave plasmas as sources of uncharted VUV/EUV radiation;
  • Operation of the European Shock-Tube for High Enthalpy Research (ESTHER), the sole Portuguese Space facility for the planning of planetary exploration missions;
  • Modelling and simulation of non-equilibrium reactive plasmas, adopting state-of-the-art kinetic schemes, including the complex transport of multi-species and radiation, and implemented in new computational platforms;
  • Curation of elementary data and databases.
Prof. Luís Lemos Alves , Group Leader
Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear
Instituto Superior Técnico
1049-001 Lisboa
Portugal

Plasma Engineering Laboratory
Plasma Modelling and Simulation
Hypersonic Plasmas Laboratory

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10 Jul

Public release of LoKI-GM

The N-PRiME group (N-Plasmas Reactive: Modelling and Engineering) of IPFN has publicly released the LisbOn Kinetics Global Model (LoKI-GM), an open-source simulation framework for the modelling of low-temperature plasmas (LTPs). read more

04 Mar

IPFN Recognized in NATO SPS Photo Contest

At the second edition of the NATO SPS Photo Contest, IPFN was awarded second place in the 'Technology in Action' category with the project 'Advanced Electromagnetic Graphene-based Shields via Plasma Induced Synthesis' (AEGIS), developed by the Plasma Engineering Laboratory (PEL) of group N-PRiME. read more