Prediction of the Propulsive Performance of an Atmosphere-Breathing Electric Propulsion System on Cathode-Less Plasma Thruster

N Souhair, M Magarotto, R Andriulli, F Ponti - Aerospace, 2023 - mdpi.com
Atmosphere-breathing electric propulsion (ABEP) is a type of electric propulsion system that
uses the atmosphere as a propellant source instead of a stored reservoir. This technology is …

On anomalous transport in the magnetic nozzle

S Andrews, R Andriulli, N Souhair, M Magarotto… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
This study uses fully kinetic particle-in-cell (PIC) simulation to investigate the effects of
anomalous diffusion on electron transport and the propulsive performance of magnetic …

[PDF][PDF] Modelling and design of Earth and Mars atmosphere-breathing electric propulsion systems (ABEP) using a cathode-less RF thruster

R Andriullia, S Andrewsa, N Souhairb… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - researchgate.net
Atmosphere-breathing electric propulsion (ABEP) is a concept of electric propulsion system
that has the potential to revolutionise space mission scenarios by using the air from the …