While many types of mature space propulsion systems are in active use, significant progress
is still required to meet the requirements of new missions. The emerging challenges include …

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 …

ABSTRACT A circular waveguide electron cyclotron resonance plasma thruster prototype
driven by microwaves at 5.8 GHz (80–300 W) is characterized. The magnetic field is …

Thrusts imparted by helicon thrusters terminated by a cusp magnetic field and a physical
wall are compared in a laboratory experiment, where the configurations have source lengths …

Magnetic nozzle appears to be a practical solution for prolonged space missions. For
efficient handling of the spaceship, an in-flight solution to customize the thrust from the …

A fully cylindrical Hall thruster prototype was tested in the power range of 30–300 W with the
objective of understanding the behavior of the discharge as a function of input parameters …

The effect of electron cyclotron resonance on the electron flow is experimentally examined in
the magnetic nozzle of a radio-frequency plasma source powered at 13.56 MHz under a …

The Hall thruster is a pivotal propulsion technology for efficiently maneuvering in both Earth
orbit and deep space, which stems from its ability to provide high thrust and specific impulse …

The dynamics of atoms and ions expanding in the magnetic nozzle of a Helicon plasma
thruster is experimentally studied by means of near-infrared laser-induced fluorescence …

A grid-based Vlasov simulation model is developed to simulate the two-dimensional
unmagnetized electric propulsion (EP) plasma beam emission process. Comparing to the …