A review of research on the vacuum plume
Chemical and electrical thrusters are generally utilized to control the attitude and orbit of
spacecraft in aerospace. When they are firing, the exhaust expands into the vacuum …
spacecraft in aerospace. When they are firing, the exhaust expands into the vacuum …
[HTML][HTML] Physics of E× B discharges relevant to plasma propulsion and similar technologies
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 …
devices in which the external magnetic field is applied perpendicular to the discharge …
Grand challenges in low temperature plasmas
Low temperature plasmas (LTPs) enable to create a highly reactive environment at near
ambient temperatures due to the energetic electrons with typical kinetic energies in the …
ambient temperatures due to the energetic electrons with typical kinetic energies in the …
How dielectric, metallic and liquid targets influence the evolution of electron properties in a pulsed He jet measured by Thomson and Raman scattering
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Thomson scattering using a Bragg grating notch filter is used to determine the electron
properties of a pulsed, kHz-driven, non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma jet in helium …
properties of a pulsed, kHz-driven, non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma jet in helium …
Challenges with the self-consistent implementation of closure models for anomalous electron transport in fluid simulations of Hall thrusters
The performance of closure models for the anomalous electron transport when self-
consistently implemented in a fluid model for a Hall effect thruster is investigated. This cross …
consistently implemented in a fluid model for a Hall effect thruster is investigated. This cross …
A novel approach to β-decay: Pandora, a new experimental setup for future in-plasma measurements
Theoretical predictions as well as experiments performed at storage rings have shown that
the lifetimes of β-radionuclides can change significantly as a function of the ionization state …
the lifetimes of β-radionuclides can change significantly as a function of the ionization state …
[HTML][HTML] High resolution spatially extended 1D laser scattering diagnostics using volume Bragg grating notch filters
Laser light scattering systems with volume Bragg grating (VBG) filters, which act as
spectral/angular filters, have often been used as a point measurement technique, with …
spectral/angular filters, have often been used as a point measurement technique, with …
Measurement of the breathing mode oscillations in Hall thruster plasmas with a fast-diving triple Langmuir probe
We developed a novel measurement apparatus and data processing technique that allow
for the quantitative reconstruction of the effects of breathing mode oscillations on the main …
for the quantitative reconstruction of the effects of breathing mode oscillations on the main …
Evaluation of algebraic models of anomalous transport in a multi-fluid Hall thruster code
The behavior of four algebraic closure models for anomalous electron transport is
investigated using a fluid Hall thruster code. The models, which were selected because they …
investigated using a fluid Hall thruster code. The models, which were selected because they …
Incoherent Thomson scattering measurements of electron properties in a conventional and magnetically-shielded Hall thruster
Reliable measurements of electron properties are key for the validation of simulations of Hall
thrusters and similar plasma sources. In this paper, a recently-developed incoherent …
thrusters and similar plasma sources. In this paper, a recently-developed incoherent …