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Planetary Exploration Horizon 2061 Report Chapter 5: Enabling technologies for planetary exploration
Manuel Grande, Linli Guo, Michel Blanc +23
The main objective of this chapter is to present an overview of the different areas of key technologies that will be needed to fly the technically most challenging of the represent…
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…
Collisionless ion modeling in Hall thrusters: analytical axial velocity distribution function and heat flux closures
Stefano Boccelli, Thomas Charoi, Alejandro Alvarez-Laguna +3
The genesis of the ion axial velocity distribution function (VDF) is analyzed for collisionless Hall thruster discharges. An analytical form for the VDF is obtained from the Vlasov…
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…
Double layer formation in the expanding region of an inductively coupled electronegative plasma
N. Plihon, C. S. Corr, P. Chabert
Double-layers (DLs) were observed in the expanding region of an inductively coupled plasma with gas mixtures. No DL was observed in pure argon or $\text{SF…
Direction for the Future - Successive Acceleration of Positive and Negative Ions Applied to Space Propulsion
A. Aanesland, J. Bredin, L. Popelier +1
Electrical space thrusters show important advantages for applications in outer space compared to chemical thrusters, as they allow a longer mission lifetime with lower weight and p…