3 papers
physics.plasm-ph2026
Conservative Charge and Current Deposition on Nonuniform 3D Cylindrical PIC Meshes with Residual Self-Field Diagnostics
Zhe Liu, Zhijun Zhou, Yinjian Zhao
Particle-in-cell simulations on nonuniform cylindrical meshes require deposition schemes that respect cylindrical metrics while controlling numerical self-fields. This work develop…
physics.plasm-ph2025
The effect of ion rotational flow on Hall thruster azimuthal instability via two dimensional PIC simulations
Zhijun Zhou, Lihuan Xie, Xin Luo +2
Previous experimental studies have found that the neutral gas rotational flow in the opposite direction of electron Hall drift can lead to better experimental results comparing to…
physics.plasm-ph2025
Impact of Azimuthal Magnetic Field Inhomogeneity on Hall Thruster high-frequency azimuthal instability via 2D radial-azimuthal PIC simulations
Zhijun Zhou, Xin Luo, Yinjian Zhao +1
For the SPT-type Hall thrusters, the magnetic structure with magnetic conductive columns leads inherent to azimuthally inhomogeneous magnetic configurations. This azimuthal magneti…