User Guide

This section contains practical guides in how to use the package.

• Define a Single-cathode system
  • Set up the chamber
  • Set up the magnetron/cathode
  • Set up the dummy object(s)
  • Define the sputter system
  • Saving the sputter system
  • Perform a simulation and plot the results
• Define a Multi-cathode system
  • Set up the chamber
  • Set up the magnetrons
  • Set up the dummy object(s)
  • Define the sputter system
  • Saving the sputter system
  • Perform a simulation and plot the results
• Subclassing pySIMTRA objects
  • Define a custom magnetron
  • Define a custom sputter system
  • Run the simulation
  • Plot the results