The E× B magnetized plasma device (EMPD)

CT Hooper, JR Smith, TR Brewer… - Review of Scientific …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
A plasma device has been created to study dynamic plasma coupling in an E× B-drifting
magnetized plasma. The E× B magnetized plasma device is a 1.2 m diameter by 2 m long …

A parallel particle-in-cell code for spacecraft charging problems

K Zhang, S Cai, C Cai, DL Cooke - Journal of Plasma Physics, 2020 - cambridge.org
This paper reports the recent development of a full-scale particle-in-cell (PIC) simulation
package highlighting an efficient electro-statics (ES)-PIC implementation for spacecraft …

An Improved Electron Pre-Sheath Model for TSS-1R Current Enhancement Computations

C Cai - Aerospace, 2017 - mdpi.com
This report presents improvements of investigations on the Tethered Satellite System (TSS)-
1R electron current enhancement due to magnetic limited collections. New analytical …

Space Particle Hazard Measurement and Modeling

A Wheelock… - 2016 - apps.dtic.mil
The Space Particle Hazard Measurement and Modeling effort within the Space Particles
program at AFRLRVBX performed substantial research and development in the areas of the …