Abstract Development of electrodeless radiofrequency plasma thrusters, eg, a helicon
thruster, has been one the of challenging topics for future high-power and long-lived electric …

Electron demagnetization in a magnetically expanding plasma, a fundamental process for
plasma flow and detachment in magnetic nozzles, is experimentally investigated using a rf …

Plasma detachment in propulsive magnetic nozzles is shown to be a robust phenomenon
caused by the inability of the internal electric fields to bend most of the supersonic ions …

An axial magnetic field induced by a plasma flow in a divergent magnetic nozzle is
measured when injecting the plasma flow from a radio frequency (rf) plasma source located …

A two-fluid 2-D model of the supersonic plasma flow in a propulsive magnetic nozzle (MN) is
extended to include simple electron and ion thermodynamics to study the effects of electron …

Understanding the physics involved in plasma detachment from magnetic nozzles is well
theorized, but lacking in large scale experimental support. We have undertaken an …

Two-dimensional fully kinetic particle-in-cell simulations of an electrodeless plasma thruster,
which uses a magnetic nozzle, were conducted to investigate the thrust generation induced …

A previous axisymmetric model of the supersonic expansion of a collisionless, hot plasma in
a divergent magnetic nozzle is extended here in order to include electron-inertia effects. Up …

A three-thick tapered-coils system is developed and the role of spacing and relative size of
the coils along with their tapering in controlling the plume geometry through a magnetic …

Testing of the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket VX-200 engine was
performed over a wide throttle range in a 150 m 3 vacuum chamber with sufficient pumping …