Field Quantities

The default field quantities that can be plotted, their definitions, and associated units are as follows:

CG Fields
Field Quantity	Definition	Units
Q
SmoothQ	Smoothed surface charge density for CG problems in Q3D.	C/m²
ABS_Q	Absolute value of SmoothQ.	C/m
E
Vector_E	The electric field, E(x,y,z,t).	V/m
Mag_E	The magnitude of the electric field, \|E\|(x,y,z,t).	V/m
DC R/L Fields
Phidc	Voltage (electrostatic potential) from the DC solution, referenced to the sink terminal of the net.	V/m
VolumeJdc	DC current density vector in the conductor.	Amps/m²
Mag_VolumeJdc	Magnitude of VolumeJdc.	Amps/m²
Volume_Loss_DensityDc	The resistive (ohmic) power loss density from the DC solution, and is defined as: Where conductivity of the metal.	W/m³
DC R/L Thin Conductor Fields
JdcThinCond	DC surface current density vector in a thin conductor.	Amps/m
Mag_JdcThinCond	Magnitude of JdcThinCond.	V/m
PhidcThinCond	Electrostatic potential in a thin conductor.	V/m
AC R/L Fields
J
SurfaceJac	Surface current density vector from AC RL solution.	Amps/m
Mag_SurfaceJac	Magnitude of SurfaceJac vector.	V/m
H
Mag_H	The magnitude of the magnetic field, \|H\|(x,y,z,t).	Amps/m
Vector_H	The magnetic field, H(x,y,z,t).	Amps/m

HFSS Fields
Field Quantity	Definition	Units
E
Mag_E	The magnitude of the electric field, \|E\|(x,y,z,t).	V/m
Complex Mag E	The complex magnitude of the electric field, \|E\|(x,y,z).	V/m
Vector_E	The electric field, E(x,y,z,t).	V/m
H
Mag_H	The magnitude of the magnetic field, \|H\|(x,y,z,t).	Amps/m
Complex Mag H	The complex magnitude of the magnetic field, \|H\|(x,y,z).	Amps/m
Vector_H	The magnetic field, H(x,y,z,t).	Amps/m
J
Mag Jsurf	The magnitude of the current density, \|J\|(x,y,z,t), on the surface.	Amps/m
Complex Mag Jsurf	The complex magnitude of the current density, \|J\|(x,y,z), on the surface.	Amps/m
Vector Jsurf	The current density, J(x,y,z), on the surface.	Amps/m
Mag Jvol	The magnitude of the current density, \|J\|(x,y,z,t), over the volume.	Amps/m²
Complex Mag Jvol	The complex magnitude of the current density, \|J\|(x,y,z), over the volume.	Amps/m²
Vector Jvol	The current density, J(x,y,z), over the volume.	Amps/m²
Other
Vector Real Poynting	The Poynting vector, defined as E x H*.	W/m²
Surface_Loss_Density	Resistive power loss density from the AC RL solution.	W/m
Volume_Loss_Density	Resistive power loss volume from the AC RL solution.	W/m³
Local SAR	The specific absorption rate.	W/kg
Average SAR	The average specific absorption rate.	W/kg
Certification SAR	The IEEE specific absorption rate certification number.	W/kg