3 papers
physics.plasm-ph2026
Test Particle Study of EDI Driven Electron Transport in a Hall Thruster Using PIC Derived Electric Fields
Zhongping Zhao, Kunpeng Zhong, Yinjian Zhao
Electron transport in a Hall thruster is investigated at the test particle level using prescribed electric fields derived from the electron drift instability (EDI) resolving three…
physics.plasm-ph2026
Likelihood topology and applicability limits of spatial anti-aliasing inversion for folded electron drift instability dispersion in Hall thrusters
Zilong Peng, Baisheng Wang, Zhongping Zhao +2
The electron drift instability (EDI) is widely recognized as the leading mechanism for anomalous electron transport in Hall thrusters, but its millimeter and sub-millimeter wavelen…
physics.plasm-ph2026
Near-Wall Pathways of Anomalous Electron Transport in Hall Thrusters Revealed by 3D PIC Simulations
Zhe Liu, Zhongping Zhao, Yinjian Zhao
Cross-field electron transport in Hall thrusters is widely attributed to high-frequency instabilities, yet its net spatial pathway remains poorly resolved. Here we perf…