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 …

Recent developments in laboratory double layers from the late 1980s to the spring of 2007
are reviewed. The paper begins by a lead up to electric double layers in the laboratory. Then …

Helicon high-density (up to~ 1013 cm− 3) plasma sources using a radio frequency wave in
the presence of a magnetic field under a low pressure are very promising for various …

The helicon plasma stage in the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket
(VASIMR®) VX-200i device was used to characterize an axial plasma potential profile within …

The azimuthal plasma current in a magnetic nozzle of a radiofrequency plasma thruster is
experimentally identified by measuring the plasma-induced magnetic field. The axial plasma …

As long-distance space travel requires propulsion systems with greater operational flexibility
and lifetimes, there is a growing interest in electrodeless plasma thrusters that offer the …

Peripheral magnetic field lines extending from the plasma source into the diffusion chamber
are found to separate two regions of Maxwellian electron energy probability functions: the …

CURRENT-FREE electric double layers, which accelerate ions, have been observed in
recent years in various laboratory plasma experiments of different shapes and sizes at low …

A dusty electronegative plasma containing Boltzmann electrons, Boltzmann negative ions,
cold mobile positive ions, and negatively charged stationary dust has been considered. The …

Spatial ion energy measurements using a retarding field energy analyzer are performed in
the exhaust of a 0.30 mTorr⁠, 250 W helicon double layer plasma to investigate the …