A macroscopic model which accounts for the complex interactions between electrostatic,
thermal, and kinetic effects in a Hall thruster is presented. The analysis establishes the one …

This paper presents a hybrid particle-in-cell (PIC) fluid approach to model the interaction of a
plasma plume with a spacecraft and/or any nearby object. Ions and neutrals are modeled …

HALL thrusters are under development in several countries, including the United States,
Russia, Japan, and France. These electricpropulsiondevicestypicallyofferaspe… 1600 s and …

Hall thrusters are an attractive form of electric propulsion that are being developed and
implemented to replace chemical systems for many in orbit propulsion tasks on …

A two-fluid model of the unmagnetized, collisionless far region expansion of the plasma
plume for gridded ion thrusters and Hall effect thrusters is presented. The model is …

The collisionless, steady state expansion of a warm electron, cold ion plasma thruster plume
into vacuum is studied with an electrostatic particle-in-cell model and globally-consistent …

Both fully kinetic and hybrid particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations are performed to investigate the
two-dimensional (2D) expansion of a collisionless, hypersonic plasma plume into a vacuum …

A Hall thruster is one of the most advanced types of electrostatic propulsion device. The Hall
thruster can produce higher thrust density than other types of stationary thrusters since the …

A new model of the plasma plume from Hall effect thrusters (HETs) has been developed for
the purpose of more accurately predicting the interactions between future high-power …

APULSED plasma thruster (PPT) is a type of electromagnetic propulsion system that ablates,
ionizes a solid Te on® propellant, and then accelerates the plasma to generate thrust. The …