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A Theoretical Thrust Density Limit for Hall Thrusters
Jacob Simmonds, Yevgeny Raitses, Andrei Smolyakov
Hall Thrusters typically operate at thrust densities on the order of 10 N/m2, which is well below the thrust density limits discussed in previous literature. These limits have been…
Electron dynamics in planar radio frequency magnetron plasmas: I. The mechanism of Hall heating and the μ-mode
Denis Eremin, Dennis Engel, Dennis Krüger +9
The electron dynamics and the mechanisms of power absorption in radio-frequency (RF) driven, magnetically enhanced capacitively coupled plasmas (MECCPs) at low pressure are investi…
The electron cyclotron drift instability: a comparison of particle-in-cell and continuum Vlasov simulations
Arash Tavassoli, Mina Papahn Zadeh, Andrei Smolyakov +2
The linear and nonlinear characteristics of the electron cyclotron drift instability (ECDI) have been studied through the particle-in-cell (PIC) and continuum Vlasov simulation met…
Ion kinetic effects and instabilities in the plasma flow in the magnetic mirror
Marilyn Jimenez, Andrei Smolyakov, Oleksandr Chapurin +1
Kinetic effects in plasma flow due to a finite ion temperature and ion reflections in a converging-diverging magnetic nozzle are investigated with collisionless quasineutral hybrid…
Formation mechanism of the rotating spoke in partially magnetized plasmas
Liang Xu, Denis Eremin, Andrei Smolyakov +3
Rotating spokes commonly occur in partially magnetized plasmas devices. In this paper, the driving mechanism behind the formation of an m=1 rotating spoke mode in a magnetically en…