The discrete control of ion energy and flux is of increasing importance to industrially relevant
plasma sources. The ion energy distribution functions (IEDFs) and net ion flux incident upon …

Negative atomic hydrogen ion (H−) densities were measured in a pulsed low-pressure E-
mode inductively-coupled radio-frequency (rf) driven plasma in hydrogen by means of laser …

Abstract Microwave-driven Coaxial Transmission Line Resonator (µ-CTLR) produces a
small-volume high density plasma plume. In the previous study, we discovered that the …

The development of real-time control strategies for key discharge parameters, such as
densities, fluxes, and energy distributions, is of fundamental interest to many plasma …

The development of compact, low power, charge–neutral propulsion sources is of significant
recent interest due to the rising application of micro-scale satellite platforms. Among such …

Ion energy distribution functions (IEDFs) incident upon material surfaces in radio frequency
(rf) capacitively coupled plasmas are coupled to spatial and temporal sheath dynamics …

The development of low power micro-propulsion sources is of recent interest for application
on miniature satellite platforms. Radio-frequency (rf) plasma electrothermal microthrusters …

The spatial density structures of different particles (high-energy electron excited ionic and
low-energy electron excited neutral particles) in both discharge and plume plasmas of a …

The temporal evolution of a low pressure argon plasma driven by a combination of radio
frequency and kilohertz frequency power sources was characterized by phase resolved …

Abstract The Pocket Rocket electrothermal microthruster is a miniaturised electric propulsion
system designed for nanosatellites operating in space. A weakly ionised capacitively …