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Azimuthal mode decomposition Particle in Cell algorithm for cylindrical plasma sources
Matteo Ripoli, Eduardo Ahedo, Mario Merino
An efficient Particle-in-Cell numerical approach to perform full-dimensional kinetic simulations of low temperature plasmas is presented. Taking advantage of the cylindrical geomet…
Analysis of collisional and facility effects in a magnetic nozzle plasma expansion
Manuel Cortés-Hernán, Mario Merino, Diego García-Lahuerta +1
An axisymmetric, quasineutral three-fluid model is proposed to study the plasma expansion in a magnetic nozzle under the presence of neutrals coming either from the plasma source o…
Fully-implicit Particle-in-Cell model of a Magnetic Nozzle with electromagnetic power deposition
Mario Merino, Juan Martín-Hernández, Pedro Jiménez-Jiménez +1
A fraction of the electromagnetic power used to generate and heat the plasma in helicon sources and electrodeless plasma thrusters can leak into the outer expansion region, interac…
Benchmark for two-dimensional large scale coherent structures in partially magnetized ExB plasmas -- Community collaboration & lessons learned
Andrew T. Powis, Eduardo Ahedo, Alejandro Álvarez Laguna +38
Low-temperature plasmas are essential to both fundamental scientific research and critical industrial applications. As in many areas of science, numerical simulations have become a…
Lower-Hybrid Drift Instabilities in a magnetic nozzle
Matteo Ripoli, Eduardo Ahedo, Mario Merino
Magnetic nozzles are a key component of electrodeless plasma thrusters, acting as their main acceleration stage. Non-stationary phenomena common to the entire range of …
Analysis of a cusped helicon plasma thruster discharge
Pedro Jimenez, Jiewei Zhou, Jaume Navarro +3
A compact helicon plasma thruster that features a cusp in its internal magnetic field is analyzed with experiments and simulations. A compensated Langmuir probe and a Faraday cup a…
An implicit, conservative electrostatic particle-in-cell algorithm for paraxial magnetic nozzles
Pedro Jimenez, Luis Chacon, Mario Merino
An electrostatic, implicit particle-in-cell (PIC) model for collisionless, fully magnetized, paraxial plasma expansions in a magnetic nozzle is introduced with exact charge, energy…
Kinetic Electron Cooling in Magnetic Nozzles: Experiments and Modeling
June Young Kim, Kyoung-Jae Chung, Kazunori Takahashi +2
As long-distance space travel requires propulsion systems with greater operational flexibility and lifetimes, there is a growing interest in electrodeless plasma thrusters that off…
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…