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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

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Physics of electric propulsion

Benjamin Jorns; Ioannis Mikellides; Stéphane Mazouffre; Hiroyuki Koizumi

https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0118076

Electrical Discharges, Plasmas, and Plasma-Surface Interactions

Ion-induced charge emission from unpolished surfaces bombarded by an [Emim][BF₄] electrospray plume

Matthew R. Klosterman; Joshua L. Rovey; Deborah A. Levin

https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0060615

Electrical Discharges, Plasmas, and Plasma-Surface Interactions

Multiscale modeling of electrospray ion emission

Elaine M. Petro; Ximo Gallud; Sebastian K. Hampl; Madeleine Schroeder; Carl Geiger; Paulo C. Lozano

https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0065615

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

T. Furukawa; Y. Yarita; H. Aoyagi; H. Nishida

https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0071606

Electrical Discharges, Plasmas, and Plasma-Surface Interactions

Hybrid plasma simulations of a magnetically shielded Hall thruster

J. Perales-Díaz; A. Domínguez-Vázquez; P. Fajardo; E. Ahedo; F. Faraji; M. Reza; T. Andreussi

https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0065220

Electrical Discharges, Plasmas, and Plasma-Surface Interactions

Experimental characterization of non-Maxwellian electron energy distributions in a miniaturized microwave plasma neutralizer

H. Sekine; R. Minematsu; Y. Ataka; P. Ominetti; H. Koizumi; K. Komurasaki

https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0069600

Electrical Discharges, Plasmas, and Plasma-Surface Interactions

Numerical analysis of RF discharge in a nonuniform magnetic field

Xiang Ma; Hiroyuki Nishida; Yuya Oshio; Takeru Furukawa

https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0071633

Electrical Discharges, Plasmas, and Plasma-Surface Interactions

Combination of optical emission spectroscopy and multivariate data analysis techniques as a versatile non-invasive tool for characterizing xenon/krypton mixed gas plasma inside operating ion thrusters

Benny Nauschütt; Limei Chen; Kristof Holste; Peter J. Klar

https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0074412

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

J. Bak; R. Kawashima; G. Romanelli; K. Komurasaki

https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0067310

Electrical Discharges, Plasmas, and Plasma-Surface Interactions

Magnetic field tailoring effects on ion beam properties in cylindrical Hall thrusters

Holak Kim; Seunghoon Lee; Guentae Doh; Dongho Lee; Wonho Choe

https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0071452

Electrical Discharges, Plasmas, and Plasma-Surface Interactions

Impact of low-frequency oscillations on ion energy in a high-power magnetically shielded Hall thruster

Parker J. Roberts; Vernon H. Chaplin; Alejandro Lopez Ortega; Ioannis G. Mikellides

https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0067325

Electrical Discharges, Plasmas, and Plasma-Surface Interactions

Physics of the high specific impulse alternative low power hybrid ion engine (alphie): Direct thrust measurements and plasma plume kinetics

L. Conde; P. E. Maldonado; J. Damba; J. Gonzalez; J. L. Domenech-Garret; J. M. Donoso; M. A. Castillo

https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0067214

Electrical Discharges, Plasmas, and Plasma-Surface Interactions

Electrospray propulsion: Modeling of the beams of droplets and ions of highly conducting propellants

Manuel Gamero-Castaño; Marc Galobardes-Esteban

https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0073380

Electrical Discharges, Plasmas, and Plasma-Surface Interactions

Experimental scaling laws for the discharge oscillations and performance of Hall thrusters

V. Giannetti; A. Piragino; C. A. Paissoni; E. Ferrato; D. Estublier; T. Andreussi

https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0070945

Electrical Discharges, Plasmas, and Plasma-Surface Interactions

Total pressure in thermionic orificed hollow cathodes: Controlling mechanisms and their relative importance

Pierre-Yves C. R. Taunay; Christopher J. Wordingham; Edgar Y. Choueiri

https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0067271

Emerging, Interdisciplinary, and Other Fields of Applied Physics

Multi-scale modeling of ionic electrospray emission

Jeffrey Asher; Ziyu Huang; Chen Cui; Joseph Wang

https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0071483

Electrical Discharges, Plasmas, and Plasma-Surface Interactions

Plasma parameters measured inside and outside a microwave-discharge-based plasma cathode using laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy

Takato Morishita; Ryudo Tsukizaki; Kazutaka Nishiyama; Hitoshi Kuninaka

https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0071294

Electrical Discharges, Plasmas, and Plasma-Surface Interactions

Evidence of a free-space ion acceleration layer in the plume of a quad confinement plasma source

Andrea Lucca Fabris; Christopher V. Young; Aaron Knoll; Emmanuelle K. Rosati Azevedo; Mark A. Cappelli

https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0062555

Electrical Discharges, Plasmas, and Plasma-Surface Interactions

Anode power deposition in applied field magnetoplasmadynamic thruster

Peng Wu; Yibai Wang; Yong Li; Zhiyuan Chen; Tao Zhu; Haibin Tang

https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0065576

Electrical Discharges, Plasmas, and Plasma-Surface Interactions

Electron transport in multiple orifice hollow cathodes

Marcel P. Georgin; Michael S. McDonald

https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0066894

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