Particle-in-cell simulation of an optimized high-efficiency multistage plasma thruster
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DOI: 10.1002/ctpp.201900028
Abstract: Funding information Australian Government Research Training Program; Deutsches Zentrum für Luftund Raumfahrt, 50RS1510 Abstract Electric propulsion attracts increasing attention in contemporary space missions as an interesting alternative to chemical propulsion because of the high efficiency… read more here.
Keywords: multistage plasma; high efficiency; efficiency multistage; thruster ... See more keywords
Preliminary design of helicon plasma thruster by means of particle swarm optimization
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DOI: 10.1063/5.0149430
Abstract: Radio-frequency and Helicon Plasma Thrusters have emerged as viable electric propulsion systems due to their high plasma density, thrust density, and useful life. Helicon Plasma Thruster (HPT) is a very attractive technology because it could… read more here.
Keywords: helicon plasma; thruster; design; plasma thruster ... See more keywords
Low-voltage operation mode of ASCENT-propelled pulsed plasma thruster
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DOI: 10.1063/5.0242934
Abstract: This study demonstrates the feasibility of operating a liquid-fed pulsed plasma thruster (PPT) at low voltages, in the magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) arc range below 100 V, in contrast to conventional PPTs operating in the kV range. The… read more here.
Keywords: pulsed plasma; thruster; plasma thruster; low voltage ... See more keywords
Wave propagation and absorption in a helicon plasma thruster and its plume
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DOI: 10.1088/1361-6595/ac5ecd
Abstract: A two-dimensional, full-wave, frequency domain, cold plasma model is used to study electromagnetic power propagation and absorption in a helicon plasma thruster, including its far plume region and surrounding space. Results show that a fraction… read more here.
Keywords: plasma thruster; propagation absorption; absorption helicon; helicon plasma ... See more keywords
Dynamics of ions in the plume of the stationary plasma thruster operating with Krypton
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DOI: 10.21883/tpl.2023.02.55364.19416
Abstract: The results of the spatial accelerated ion flow density distribution and of the mean energy of ions exhausting thruster and moving in the different directions in the plume of the stationary plasma thruster operating with… read more here.
Keywords: thruster; operating krypton; stationary plasma; plasma thruster ... See more keywords
Development and Testing of a Helicon Plasma Thruster Based on a Magnetically Enhanced Inductively Coupled Plasma Reactor Operating in a Multi-Mode Regime
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DOI: 10.3390/app14188308
Abstract: A disruptive Electric Propulsion system is proposed for next-generation Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO) small satellite constellations, utilizing an RF-powered Helicon Plasma Thruster (HPT). This system is built around a Magnetically Enhanced Inductively Coupled Plasma (MEICP) reactor, which… read more here.
Keywords: helicon plasma; reactor; mode; plasma thruster ... See more keywords