Contents

• Major features
• Conventions and Units
• Sample problems
  • Radjet
  • Ar-doped implosion
  • Al absorption
  • X-Ray scattering
• Supported platforms
• Reporting bugs
• Revision history
• Known issues
• User comments and suggestions

• Simulation Type
• Geometry
• Plasma Properties
• Materials
• Atomic Data
  • Preconfigured Atomic Models
• Kinetics Model
• External Radiation Source
• Detector
  • Image Plane
  • Response Functions
  • Electron Density Diagnostics
  • Detector-Target Orientation
• Backlighter
• Spectral Grid
• Output
• Simulation Times
  • Steady-State
  • Time-Dependent

3. Displaying Input Hydro Data

• Displaying Hydro File Data
• Displaying Hydro File Information
• Displaying LSP PIC data

4. Running Simulations

• Running a Simulation
• The Progress Window

5. Displaying Results

• SpectraPLOT

6. Files

• Setup Files
  • Workspace Files
  • Preferences File
• Input Data Files
  • Atomic Model Files
  • PROPACEOS Data
  • Filter Response Files
  • Backlighter Data Files
• Output Files

7. Additional Topics

• Setting Up Atomic Data Libraries
• Setting Preferences
• Entering Table Data
• Activating and deactivating a license

8. PrismPLOT Manual

9. Glossary

10. Subject Index

11. Appendices

• SPECT3D Overview (HEDP 2007)
• Atomic Models: A Primer
• Detector Intensities and Fluxes
• Detector Intensities and Fluxes: Interpretation
• Benchmark calculation: 1-D Radiation Transport
• Benchmark calculation: 2-D Radiation Transport
• Radiation Transport: Short C Boundary Condition Scaling
• Radiation Transport: Hotspot Angle Grids
• Modeling of Kα, Kβ Line Emission From Cu Targets Heated by Short Pulse Lasers
• Modeling of Kα and Kβ Line Emission From Ge Dopants in Capsule Implosion Experiments
• FAC Atomic Data in Prism Codes
• Stark Broadening Models in Prism Codes
• Continuum Lowering and Population Matrix Solver Improvements in Prism Codes
• Physics Models Improvements April 2024