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dc electrical conductivity in strongly magnetized plasmas
Scott D. Baalrud, Trevor Lafleur
A generalized Ohm's law is derived to treat strongly magnetized plasmas in which the electron gyrofrequency significantly exceeds the electron plasma frequency. The frictional drag…
Friction Force in Strongly Magnetized Plasmas
David J. Bernstein, Trevor Lafleur, Jerome Daligault +1
A charged particle moving through a plasma experiences a friction force that commonly acts antiparallel to its velocity. It was recently predicted that in strongly magnetized plasm…
Perspectives on Physics of ExB Discharges Relevant to Plasma Propulsion and Similar Technologies
Igor D. Kaganovich, Andrei Smolyakov, Yevgeny Raitses +22
This paper provides perspectives on recent progress in the understanding of the physics of devices where the external magnetic field is applied perpendicularly to the discharge cur…
Electron power absorption in low pressure capacitively coupled electronegative oxygen radio frequency plasmas
Máté Vass, Sebastian Wilczek, Trevor Lafleur +3
A thorough understanding of the energy transfer mechanism from the electric field to electrons is of utmost importance for optimization and control of different plasma sources and…
Transverse Force Induced by a Magnetized Wake
Trevor Lafleur, Scott D Baalrud
The force on a test charge moving through a strongly magnetized plasma is calculated using linear response theory. Strong magnetization is found to generate a component of the forc…
The effect of alternative propellants on the electron drift instability in Hall-effect thrusters: Insight from 2D Particle-In-Cell simulations
Vivien Croes, Antoine Tavant, Romain Lucken +4
Hall-effect thrusters (HETs) operated with xenon are one of the most commonly used electric propulsion technologies for a wide range of space missions, including drag compensation…
Can the quantum vacuum be used as a reaction medium to generate thrust?
Trevor Lafleur
A number of recent controversial experiments have observed anomalous thrust forces with devices making use of electromagnetic fields, and which do not appear to emit any particles…
Instability-Enhanced Friction in the Presheath of Two-Ion-Species Plasmas
Scott D. Baalrud, Trevor Lafleur, William Fox +1
The speed at which ions enter a sheath is a fundamental property of a plasma that also provides a useful boundary condition in modeling. A recent theory proposed that this can be s…
Simulation benchmarks for low-pressure plasmas: capacitive discharges
M. M. Turner, A. Derzsi, Z. Donko +4
Benchmarking is generally accepted as an important element in demonstrating the correctness of computer simulations. In the modern sense, a benchmark is a computer simulation resul…