This paper provides perspectives on recent progress in understanding the physics of
devices in which the external magnetic field is applied perpendicular to the discharge …

REGULUS is an Iodine-based electric propulsion system. It has been designed and
manufactured at the Italian company Technology for Propulsion and Innovation SpA (T4i) …

An electron-cyclotron resonance thruster (ECRT) prototype is simulated numerically, using
two coupled models: a hybrid particle-in-cell/fluid model for the integration of the plasma …

Fluid models of the slow-dynamics of magnetized, weakly-collisional electrons lead to build
computationally-affordable, long-time simulations of plasma discharges in Hall-effect and …

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 …

Electron cooling in a magnetically expanding plasma, which is a fundamental process for
plasma flow and detachment in magnetic nozzles, is experimentally investigated using a …

Experimental characterization of plasma properties along the magnetic nozzle of an electron
cyclotron resonance thruster is presented here. A permanent magnet (PM) prototype and a …

The dynamics of xenon atoms and ions expanding in the magnetic nozzle (MN) of a helicon
plasma thruster is studied by means of near-infrared laser-induced fluorescence …

Experiments and simulations are used to analyze a compact helicon plasma thruster with a
cusp in its internal magnetic field. The former rely on a compensated Langmuir probe and a …

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 …