4 papers
AlgoPlasma: Open Algorithms for Plasma Modeling
Yinjian Zhao, Zhongping Zhao, Zhe Liu +9
AlgoPlasma is an open-source library in which core numerical algorithms for plasma modeling are implemented as modular, well-documented, and independently testable components. Rath…
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…
3D PIC Simulations on Hall Thruster Electron Drift Instability: Influence of Magnetic Field on Electron Transport
Yinjian Zhao, Kunpeng Zhong
Three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations are employed to investigate electron transport characteristics in Hall thrusters, with particular focus on how magnetic field configu…
3D PIC Study of Magnetic Field Effects on Hall Thruster Electron Drift Instability
KunPeng Zhong, Demai Zeng, Yinjian Zhao +1
To fully characterize electron drift instability, a critical phenomenon governing electron transport in Hall thrusters, large-scale three-dimensional (3D) particle-in-cell (PIC) si…