#  Introduction

##  Project Abstract

PATH is intended to promote a collaborative researches focused in the
development of high density plasma sources implemented with the Exchange of
staff personnel between the partners of the network. The research will also
address transfer of knowledge and training of the researchers in the specific
field of plasma sources and its applications in the telecommunication sector.

High density plasma sources find large number of industrial applications from
material treatment to Telecommunication. Overcoming the density limit of
current source will open new frontier in several technological field.

PATH aims at cross linking different competences to study and develop
prototype of plasma sources and plasma antenna based on hybrid technologies
based on Radiofrequency and Hollow cathode technologies. A Gaseous Plasma
Antenna (GPA) is a plasma discharge confined in a dielectric tube that uses
partially or fully ionized gas to generate and receive electromagnetic waves;
GPAs are virtually “transparent” above the plasma frequency and become
“invisible” when turned off. Unlike ordinary metallic antennas, GPAs and
Plasma Antenna Arrays can be reconfigured electrically (rather than
mechanically) with respect to impedance, frequency, bandwidth and directivity
on time scales the order of microseconds or milliseconds. It is also possible
to stack arrays of GPAs designed to operate at different frequencies.

A Plasma Antenna will be able to: (i) identifying the direction of incoming
signal, (ii) tracking and locating the antenna beam on the mobile/target,
(iii) beam-steering while minimizing interferences. Actual technology is based
mainly on: (i) DC discharge, (ii) AC discharge, (iii) RF discharge, (iv)
Microwaves, (v) Hollow cathode. Improvement of plasma source performances
require a strong effort in term of modelling and technology. The aim of PATH
is to merge European competences to make a substantial step toward innovative
hybrid plasma sources.

##  Document scope

This document is the deliverable D7.1. Its intended use is to provide the PATH
data management plan compliant to Open Research Data Pilot. The DMP provides
an analysis of the main elements of the data management policy; it outlines
how the research data -collected or generated- will be handled during and
after the PATH project. It describes which standards and methodology for data
collection and generation will be followed, and whether and how data will be
shared. The format of the plan follows the H2020 template  1  .

#  Data Summary

PATH is a Horizon 2020 project participating in the Research and Innovation
Staff Exchange. The goal of RISE programme is to foster exchange of knowledge,
professionals and know-how between European nations.

##  Objectives of the PATH project

PATH general objective is to establish the knowledge and technology needed to
develop micro-plasma sources that can tune density up to 10  20  ion/m  -3
with low power (<10W) and its use as elements for _advanced antenna systems
(see par. 1.1)_ .

One crucial aspect of PATH project is its multidisciplinary approach. The
combination of the methodologies will contribute to the overall programme and
scientific objectives of the project. Through mobility actions, researchers
will approach the scientific goals of the project while at the same time they
will be exposed to a variety of new technologies. Hence, the requirements on
data management depend on the context of each field, but a data management
strategy is needed for a more efficient exchange of knowledge and results
between the partners and the overall scientific community.

The DMP, in its current form, is intended as a starting point for the
discussion about the PATH data management plan strategy. Nonetheless, it can
be the case that this situation evolves during the lifespan of the project.
Thus, the DMP will be updated during project lifetime with the Project
Periodic Reports.

##  Formats of outcomes

The following table summarize the main data formats that will be used in the
project PATH to communicate and disseminate project results.  
  
<table>  
<tr>  
<th>

**Type of data**

</th>  
<th>

**Formats**

</th> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

Tabular data with minimal metadata

</td>  
<td>

Delimited text _(.txt)_ , MS excel _(.xls/.xlsx)_ , MS access _(.mdb/.mdbx)_ ,

OpenDocument Spreadsheet _(.ods)_

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

Textual data

</td>  
<td>

Rich Text Format _(.rtf)_ , plain text _(.txt)_ , MS word _(.doc/.docx)_

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

Image data

</td>  
<td>

TIFF _(.tif),_ Common image format _(.jpeg, .gif, .raw, .psd, .png, .pdf)_

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

Audio data

</td>  
<td>

Free Lossless Audio Codec _(.flac),_ Common audio format _(.mp3, .aif, .wav)_

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

Video data

</td>  
<td>

Common video format _(.mp4, .wmv)_

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

Documentation and scripts

</td>  
<td>

Common doc format _(.rtf, .pdf, .odt, .txt, .doc/.docx)_

_Secondary format: LaTeX format (.tex)_

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

Presentation and slides

</td>  
<td>

Common presentation format _(.pdf/.ppt/.odp)_

_Secondary format: LaTeX Beamer format (.tex)_

</td> </tr> </table>

**Table 1** : recommanded formats for project’s outcome

Other formats will be added with the project’s needs and developments.

In terms of data and tooling, PATH will produce the following:

  * Reports and studies in high density plasma sources’ physics; 

  

  * Innovative codes able to support system design and development; 

  

  * Hollow cathode and Radio frequency sources innovative designs; 

  

  * Plasma antenna tests, report and design; 

  

  * Simulation of complex geometry plasma antenna. 

  

The following table summarize the main data formats that will be produced in
the project PATH.  
  
<table>  
<tr>  
<th>

**Type of data**

</th>  
<th>

**Formats**

</th> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

Software source code and

test script

</td>  
<td>

Rich Text Format _(.rtf)_ , plain text _(.txt)_ , MS word _(.doc/.docx)_

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

Software executable code

</td>  
<td>

Executable file format _(.exe)_

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

Component design

</td>  
<td>

AUTOCAD data format, CST

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

Antenna simulation codes

</td>  
<td>

_MatLab sorce code format (.m)_

_MatLab data format (.mat)_

</td> </tr> </table>

**Table 2** : recommanded formats for internal data exchange

Data collected in previous projects and experiment will be used to support
experimental results and preliminary studies. Codes and scripts developed in
other projects will be used and modified in order to suit with PATH’s needs.

However, the overall objective of PATH is to design a plasma antenna. Thus,
PATH will generate a wide range of data: results of different experiments,
measurements, observations, results from fieldwork, recordings, videos and
images of developed prototypes. The number of outcomes are not foreseeable,
but of large scale.

Outcomes, simulation environment, experimental raw data and antenna designs
will capture the interests of a number of scientific community: plasma
physics, electromagnetic physics, information technology engineering,
telecommunication.

Moreover, the industrial communities of antenna design and electromagnetic
circuit will find PATH’s data as useful information for plasma instruments.
Images and videos of working plasma instruments will catch students and
amateurs interests.

Not all the parts of PATH data will be open: industrial and patent-like
information will be shared only in-between the consortium according to the IPR
agreement stated in the Consortium Agreement.

Scientific results, data from experiments and physics observations will be
deposited in a repository and shared within the OpenAIRE portal.

#  Findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable (FAIR  2  ) data

The information listed below reflects the conception and design of the
individual work packages at the beginning of the project. Because the
operational phase of the project started in January 2017, there is no dataset
generated or collected until delivery date of this DMP.

Nonentheless, a preliminary data set description scheme follows:  
  
<table>  
<tr>  
<th>

Dataset reference and name

</th>  
<th>

Name

Metada URL

Homepage

Publisher

Maintainer

</th> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

Dataset description

</td>  
<td>

Description

Provenance

Usefulness

Similar data

Re-use and integration

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

Standards and Metadata

</td>  
<td>

Metadata description

Vocabularies and Ontologies

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

Data Sharing

</td>  
<td>

License

URL data set description

Openness

Software necessary

Repository

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

Archiving and Preservation

</td>  
<td>

Preservation

Growth

Archive

Size

</td> </tr> </table>

**Table 3** : Dataset template

#  Allocation of resources

Costs for making data FAIR in the project PATH impact on the project manpower
allocation for each partner and specifically for the Coordinator. Each partner
will cover the additional costs to make FAIR data under its own allocated
budget with an estimated extra manpower activity of 1,5%. These extra costs
will be covered in the unit cost related to management.

The Coordinator is in also in charge of the development and maintenance of the
project Web Site and ftp server that will be used for data exchange,
communication and dissemination. The manpower increase due to this activities
is estimated in an extra 5% of the already allocated person-months. These
extra costs will be covered in the unit cost related to management.

The Coordinator will be responsible for data management trough the whole time
frame of the project.

The resources for long term preservation have been preliminary discussed in
terms of potential value and costs and a final decision will be taken 12
months in advance to the official project close-out.

The Project Management Board is entiteled to decide what data and how it will
be kept and for how long.

#  _Data Security_

Security of data has been preliminary discussed in terms of:

  * IT security 

  

  * Storage 

  

  * Backup 

  

  * Transfer of sensitive data 

  

The Coordinator will provide a secure NAS RAID-5 facility for storage and
backup up to 2 Gby. This storage area is intended to mirror the ftp server and
store sensitive data that cannot be placed on the ftp server.

This facility is not accessible via Web interface and it is considered secure.
The physical location of the NAS is under secure survellaince 24/7 at
Coordinator premises. Transfer of sensitive data will be performed via ftp
storage or temporary dropbox folder.

At the time of issuing the present document no action has been taken for
safely store in certified repositories for long term preservation and
curation.

_**6 _Ethical aspects_ ** _

_No ethical or legal issues impacting on data sharing have been identified
insofar._

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