Plasmas for spacecraft propulsion
C Charles - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
This review presents the basics of plasma discharges applied to electric spacecraft
propulsion. It briefly reports on the mature and flown technologies of gridded ion thrusters …
propulsion. It briefly reports on the mature and flown technologies of gridded ion thrusters …
Interaction of biased electrodes and plasmas: sheaths, double layers, and fireballs
SD Baalrud, B Scheiner, BT Yee… - Plasma Sources …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Biased electrodes are common components of plasma sources and diagnostics. The plasma–
electrode interaction is mediated by an intervening sheath structure that influences …
electrode interaction is mediated by an intervening sheath structure that influences …
[HTML][HTML] Theory of the electron sheath and presheath
Electron sheaths are commonly found near Langmuir probes collecting the electron
saturation current. The common assumption is that the probe collects the random flux of …
saturation current. The common assumption is that the probe collects the random flux of …
Equilibrium states of anodic double layers
SD Baalrud, B Longmier… - Plasma Sources Science …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
Equilibrium states of anodic double layers that form near a positively biased disk-shaped
electrode immersed in a partially ionized plasma are studied experimentally using …
electrode immersed in a partially ionized plasma are studied experimentally using …
Neutral gas depletion in low temperature plasma
A Fruchtman - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Neutral depletion can significantly affect the steady state of low temperature plasmas.
Processes that lead to neutral depletion and the resulting plasma–neutrals steady state are …
Processes that lead to neutral depletion and the resulting plasma–neutrals steady state are …
Kinetic theory of the presheath and the Bohm criterion
SD Baalrud, CC Hegna - Plasma Sources Science and …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
A kinetic theory of the Bohm criterion is developed that is based on positive-exponent
velocity moments of the plasma kinetic equation. This result is contrasted with the …
velocity moments of the plasma kinetic equation. This result is contrasted with the …
Multiscale modeling of plasma–surface interaction—General picture and a case study of Si and SiO2 etching by fluorocarbon-based plasmas
P Vanraes, S Parayil Venugopalan… - Applied Physics …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The physics and chemistry of plasma–surface interaction is a broad domain relevant to
various applications and several natural processes, including plasma etching for …
various applications and several natural processes, including plasma etching for …
Power law fitting of the ion saturation current and the three-temperature Maxwellian EEDF in a multi-dipole confined hot cathode discharge: an experimental …
CS Yip, C Jin, W Zhang, D Jiang… - Plasma Sources Science …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Langmuir probe diagnostic in a multi-dipole confined hot cathode discharge has been
revisited with an improved sheath expansion model with fitted expansion parameters. The …
revisited with an improved sheath expansion model with fitted expansion parameters. The …
[HTML][HTML] Response of the plasma to the size of an anode electrode biased near the plasma potential
EV Barnat, GR Laity, SD Baalrud - Physics of Plasmas, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
As the size of a positively biased electrode increases, the nature of the interface formed
between the electrode and the host plasma undergoes a transition from an electron-rich …
between the electrode and the host plasma undergoes a transition from an electron-rich …
Direct measurement of ion and electron flux ratio at their respective sheath-edges and absence of the electron Bohm criterion effects
C Jin, CS Yip, W Zhang, D Jiang… - Plasma Sources Science …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
A recent theory suggests that electrons enter electron sheaths at an electron Bohm velocity
given by (T e/me) 1/2 instead of the electron thermal velocity as conventionally assumed. To …
given by (T e/me) 1/2 instead of the electron thermal velocity as conventionally assumed. To …