Self consistent kinetic simulations of SPT and HEMP thrusters including the near-field plume region

K. Matyash, R. Schneider, A. Mutzke +4

The Particle-in-Cell (PIC) method was used to study two different ion thruster concepts - Stationary Plasma Thrusters (SPT) and High Efficiency Multistage Plasma Thrusters (HEMP-T)…