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Physics of Electric Propulsion
This Special Topic highlights investigations that the community is undertaking into the fundamental physics of electric propulsion devices. We welcome both theoretical and experimental papers on all types of electric propulsion including gridded ion and Hall thrusters, RF devices, cathodes, electrosprays, and pulsed systems.
Guest Editors: Benjamin Jorns, Ioannis Mikellides, Stéphane Mazouffre, and Hiroyuki Koizumi

EDITORIALS
Benjamin Jorns; Ioannis Mikellides; Stéphane Mazouffre; Hiroyuki Koizumi
Electrical Discharges, Plasmas, and Plasma-Surface Interactions
Ion-induced charge emission from unpolished surfaces bombarded by an [Emim][BF4] electrospray plume
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Matthew R. Klosterman; Joshua L. Rovey; Deborah A. Levin
Electrical Discharges, Plasmas, and Plasma-Surface Interactions
Multiscale modeling of electrospray ion emission
Open Access
Elaine M. Petro; Ximo Gallud; Sebastian K. Hampl; Madeleine Schroeder; Carl Geiger; Paulo C. Lozano
Electrical Discharges, Plasmas, and Plasma-Surface Interactions
Measurement of plasma flow and electron energy probability function in radio frequency plasma thruster with a magnetic cusp
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T. Furukawa; Y. Yarita; H. Aoyagi; H. Nishida
Electrical Discharges, Plasmas, and Plasma-Surface Interactions
J. Perales-Díaz; A. Domínguez-Vázquez; P. Fajardo; E. Ahedo; F. Faraji; M. Reza; T. Andreussi
Electrical Discharges, Plasmas, and Plasma-Surface Interactions
Experimental characterization of non-Maxwellian electron energy distributions in a miniaturized microwave plasma neutralizer
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H. Sekine; R. Minematsu; Y. Ataka; P. Ominetti; H. Koizumi; K. Komurasaki
Electrical Discharges, Plasmas, and Plasma-Surface Interactions
Numerical analysis of RF discharge in a nonuniform magnetic field
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Xiang Ma; Hiroyuki Nishida; Yuya Oshio; Takeru Furukawa
Electrical Discharges, Plasmas, and Plasma-Surface Interactions
Plasma structure and electron cross-field transport induced by azimuthal manipulation of the radial magnetic field in a Hall thruster E × B discharge
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J. Bak; R. Kawashima; G. Romanelli; K. Komurasaki
Electrical Discharges, Plasmas, and Plasma-Surface Interactions
Benny Nauschütt; Limei Chen; Kristof Holste; Peter J. Klar
Electrical Discharges, Plasmas, and Plasma-Surface Interactions
Magnetic field tailoring effects on ion beam properties in cylindrical Hall thrusters
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Holak Kim; Seunghoon Lee; Guentae Doh; Dongho Lee; Wonho Choe
Electrical Discharges, Plasmas, and Plasma-Surface Interactions
Impact of low-frequency oscillations on ion energy in a high-power magnetically shielded Hall thruster
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Parker J. Roberts; Vernon H. Chaplin; Alejandro Lopez Ortega; Ioannis G. Mikellides
Electrical Discharges, Plasmas, and Plasma-Surface Interactions
L. Conde; P. E. Maldonado; J. Damba; J. Gonzalez; J. L. Domenech-Garret; J. M. Donoso; M. A. Castillo
Electrical Discharges, Plasmas, and Plasma-Surface Interactions
Electrospray propulsion: Modeling of the beams of droplets and ions of highly conducting propellants
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Manuel Gamero-Castaño; Marc Galobardes-Esteban
Emerging, Interdisciplinary, and Other Fields of Applied Physics
Multi-scale modeling of ionic electrospray emission
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Jeffrey Asher; Ziyu Huang; Chen Cui; Joseph Wang
Electrical Discharges, Plasmas, and Plasma-Surface Interactions
Total pressure in thermionic orificed hollow cathodes: Controlling mechanisms and their relative importance
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Pierre-Yves C. R. Taunay; Christopher J. Wordingham; Edgar Y. Choueiri
Electrical Discharges, Plasmas, and Plasma-Surface Interactions
Experimental scaling laws for the discharge oscillations and performance of Hall thrusters
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V. Giannetti; A. Piragino; C. A. Paissoni; E. Ferrato; D. Estublier; T. Andreussi
Electrical Discharges, Plasmas, and Plasma-Surface Interactions
Takato Morishita; Ryudo Tsukizaki; Kazutaka Nishiyama; Hitoshi Kuninaka
Electrical Discharges, Plasmas, and Plasma-Surface Interactions
Evidence of a free-space ion acceleration layer in the plume of a quad confinement plasma source
Free
Andrea Lucca Fabris; Christopher V. Young; Aaron Knoll; Emmanuelle K. Rosati Azevedo; Mark A. Cappelli
Electrical Discharges, Plasmas, and Plasma-Surface Interactions
Marcel P. Georgin; Michael S. McDonald
Electrical Discharges, Plasmas, and Plasma-Surface Interactions
Anode power deposition in applied field magnetoplasmadynamic thruster
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Peng Wu; Yibai Wang; Yong Li; Zhiyuan Chen; Tao Zhu; Haibin Tang