Spontaneous Raman scattering, also known as common old ordinary Raman scattering
(COORS), is revisited to evaluate its applicability for hypersonic flow characterization. Due to …

Noninvasive measurements of electron properties in a Hall effect thruster (HET) are needed
to understand the physical processes in the acceleration region and to validate simulations …

Expected high electron mobility and low resistivity along magnetic field lines—as compared
to across magnetic field lines—have led to the assumption, or the reproduction through a …

Magnetically shielded Hall effect thrusters suffer from pole erosion as their life-limiting
mechanism. However, the dominant physical mechanism causing this erosion remains …

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 …

Common old ordinary Raman scattering (COORS) is revisited to evaluate its applicability for
hypersonic flow characterization. Due to its very low cross-section, Raman scattering is often …

This paper presents temporally-resolved electron number density and temperature in a
custom glow discharge in Argon at 1.2 Torr to study the feasibility of detecting low electron …

Due to the lack of physics-based predictive modeling of HET operation, ground-based
facility effects on thruster operation make it difficult to predict the on-orbit performance. The …