The characterization of a miniaturized ionic liquid electrospray thruster for nanosatellite
applications is presented. The thruster investigated features an emitter array of 480 emitter …

Highly ionic beams of several hundred microampere per squared centimeter have been
measured from porous glass ionic liquid electrospray sources fabricated using a …

With the development of micro/nano satellites and formation flying, more advanced spatial
propulsion technology is required. In this paper, a review of microthrusters developments …

As a novel micro-propulsion system for small satellites (from micro to nano), the ionic liquid
electrospray propulsion system is a promising candidate. However, performance …

An electrospray thruster designed for nanosatellites is introduced in this paper. The thruster
has a compact size featuring a passive propellant transport method through the use of …

Theoretical and experimental methods were developed to investigate the charging
characteristics anticipated to be observed on spacecraft during the operation of electrospray …

A retarding potential analyzer was used to characterize the energy distribution of the plume
particles from an electrospray source. The electrospray device uses an ionic liquid, operates …

Passively fed ionic liquid electrospray sources are capable of efficiently emitting a variety of
ion beams with promising applications to spacecraft propulsion and as focused ion beams …

In the past few decades, space technology has moved toward using many small satellites
working in a cluster instead of making individual satellites for space missions. Nano or …

In this work, we present coordinated molecular dynamics, ion cluster acceleration, and
retarding potential analysis simulations to determine cluster fragmentation behavior in a …