Micro direct current (DC) ion thruster has advantages of small volume, light weight and
significantly improved specific impulse performance compared to conventional chemical …

Micro direct current (DC) ion thrusters have broad application prospects as propulsion
systems for micro spacecrafts due to their advantages of high discharge reliability and …

I. Introduction he Miniature Xenon Ion (MiXI) thruster is a 3 cm diameter DC ion thruster and
is well-suited as an efficient, high Isp, low power mN-scale micropropulsion system for future …

A particle-in-cell Monte Carlo collision model of a discharge chamber is established to
investigate the start-up process of a miniature ion thruster. We present the discharge …

In this study, a particle-in-cell model of a discharge chamber was developed to simulate the
ionization characteristics of miniature ion thrusters by replacing the anode at the magnetic …

Electric propulsion facility effects can obfuscate performance and lifetime assessment for in-
space operation. Neutral gas ingestion from the facility can be compensated by modifying …

Abstract The Miniature Xenon Ion (MiXI) thruster is a 3 cm DC ion thruster developed as low-
power, high efficiency micro-propulsion. This work focuses on the further development of the …