Review of High-Power Electrostatic and Electrothermal Electric Propulsion

DR Jovel, MLR Walker, D Herman - Journal of Propulsion and Power, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
HIGH-POWER electric propulsion (EP) systems with input power levels greater than 10 kW
are now being considered and implemented on various space missions. This is primarily …

Magnetic shielding of a laboratory Hall thruster. I. Theory and validation

IG Mikellides, I Katz, RR Hofer… - Journal of Applied Physics, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
We demonstrate a technique by which erosion of the acceleration channel in Hall thrusters
can be reduced by at least a few orders of magnitude. The first principles of the technique …

Future directions for electric propulsion research

E Dale, B Jorns, A Gallimore - Aerospace, 2020 - mdpi.com
The research challenges for electric propulsion technologies are examined in the context of
s-curve development cycles. It is shown that the need for research is driven both by the …

Magnetic shielding of a laboratory Hall thruster. II. Experiments

RR Hofer, DM Goebel, IG Mikellides… - Journal of Applied Physics, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
The physics of magnetic shielding in Hall thrusters were validated through laboratory
experiments demonstrating essentially erosionless, high-performance operation. The …

Mode transition of a Hall thruster discharge plasma

K Hara, MJ Sekerak, ID Boyd… - Journal of Applied Physics, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
A Hall thruster is a cross-field plasma device used for spacecraft propulsion. An important
unresolved issue in the development of Hall thrusters concerns the effect of discharge …

[PDF][PDF] The H9 magnetically shielded Hall thruster

RR Hofer, SE Cusson, RB Lobbia… - 35th International …, 2017 - pepl.engin.umich.edu
We describe an overview of the design process and acceptance testing of the magnetically
shielded H9, a 9-kW class Hall thruster developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in …

Performance analysis of a low-power magnetically shielded Hall thruster: experiments

RW Conversano, DM Goebel, RR Hofer… - Journal of Propulsion …, 2017 - arc.aiaa.org
The successful application of a fully shielding magnetic field topology in a low-power Hall
thruster is demonstrated through the testing of the MaSMi-60 Hall thruster (an improved …

Challenges in the development and verification of first-principles models in Hall-effect thruster simulations that are based on anomalous resistivity and generalized …

IG Mikellides, AL Ortega - Plasma Sources Science and …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Since the inception of the Hall-effect thruster more than five decades ago, many theories
have been proposed about the source (s) of the anomalous cross-field transport that is …

[HTML][HTML] Performance comparison of a 9-kW magnetically shielded Hall thruster operating on xenon and krypton

LL Su, BA Jorns - Journal of Applied Physics, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The performance of a 9-kW class magnetically shielded Hall thruster operating on xenon
and krypton propellants is experimentally characterized. Thrust and efficiency …

Mode transitions in Hall-effect thrusters induced by variable magnetic field strength

MJ Sekerak, AD Gallimore, DL Brown… - Journal of Propulsion …, 2016 - arc.aiaa.org
Mode transitions in a 6 kW laboratory Hall-effect thruster were induced by varying the
magnetic field intensity while holding all other operating parameters constant. Ultrafast …