2 papers
physics.plasm-ph2018
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…
physics.plasm-ph2016
Characterization of the equilibrium configuration for modulated beams in a plasma wakefield accelerator
Roberto Martorelli, Alexander Pukhov
We analyze the equilibrium configuration for a modulated beam with sharp boundaries exposed to the fields self-generated by the interaction with a plasma. Through a semi-analytical…