Theoretical, analytical, and experimental investigations of electrospray operation in vacuum
facilities show that secondary species emission (SSE) plays a significant role in the behavior …

Ionic liquid electrospray thrusters are capable of producing microNewton precision thrust at
a high thrust–power ratio but have yet to demonstrate lifetimes that are suitable for most …

Performance and lifetime analysis of electrospray thrusters requires accurate knowledge of
the mass and charge distributions of the plume. Mass flux and current density distributions …

Ionic liquid electrosprays can emit a polydisperse population of charged droplets, clusters,
and molecular ions at high velocity. Secondary species emission (SSE) is a term that …

Electrospray devices, such as ionic liquid ion sources, often exhibit glows during operation
in high vacuum facilities. The lack of electron excitation mechanisms during electrospray …

Abstract The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Plasma, Energy, & Space
Propulsion Laboratory (PESPL) presents the Discrete Electrospray Lagrangian Interaction …

II. Introduction lectrospray thrusters are a highly scalable form of electric propulsion with a
wide range of specific impulse capabilities. In 2015, such thrusters first demonstrated in …

High-resolution mass flux measurements of an electrospray plume are reported at high (>
30∘) angles, which are relevant to direct impingement of downstream electrodes …

I. Introduction he Laser Interferometry Space Antenna (LISA) mission is a “large-class”
European-led gravitational wave observatory [1, 2]. LISA is currently in Phase A with an …

HE UCLA Plasma & Space Propulsion Laboratory (PSPL)[1] is supporting the LISA Colloid
Microthruster Technology (CMT) development plan via experiments and modeling [2]. To …