[HTML][HTML] Physics of E× B discharges relevant to plasma propulsion and similar technologies

ID Kaganovich, A Smolyakov, Y Raitses, E Ahedo… - Physics of …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
This paper provides perspectives on recent progress in understanding the physics of
devices in which the external magnetic field is applied perpendicular to the discharge …

Reduced-order particle-in-cell simulations of a high-power magnetically shielded Hall thruster

M Reza, F Faraji, A Knoll, A Piragino… - Plasma Sources …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
High-power magnetically shielded Hall thrusters have emerged in recent years to meet the
needs of the next-generation on-orbit servicing and exploration missions. Even though a few …

Enhancing one-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations to self-consistently resolve instability-induced electron transport in Hall thrusters

F Faraji, M Reza, A Knoll - Journal of Applied Physics, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The advent of high-power Hall thrusters and the increasing interest toward their use as a
primary propulsion system for various missions have given a new boost to the efforts aiming …

Concept of the generalized reduced-order particle-in-cell scheme and verification in an axial-azimuthal Hall thruster configuration

M Reza, F Faraji, A Knoll - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The reduced-order particle-in-cell (PIC) scheme is a novel modeling approach that enables
computationally efficient electrostatic kinetic simulations of plasma. In our previous …

Dynamic mode decomposition for data-driven analysis and reduced-order modeling of E× B plasmas: II. Dynamics forecasting

F Faraji, M Reza, A Knoll, JN Kutz - Journal of Physics D: Applied …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
In part I of the article, we demonstrated that a variant of the dynamic mode decomposition
(DMD) algorithm based on variable projection optimization, called optimized DMD (OPT …

Predictive, data-driven model for the anomalous electron collision frequency in a Hall effect thruster

B Jorns - Plasma Sources Science and Technology, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Symbolic regression is applied to find a data-driven model for the anomalous cross-field
electron transport in a Hall effect thruster. This model is formulated in terms of an anomalous …

The 12.5 kW Hall effect rocket with magnetic shielding (HERMeS) for the asteroid redirect robotic mission

RR Hofer, JE Polk, MJ Sekerak, IG Mikellides… - 52nd AIAA/SAE/ASEE …, 2016 - arc.aiaa.org
HE era of Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) enabled deep-space missions has advanced
further with the recent completion of NASA's Dawn mission. Dawn's three, 2.3 kW NSTAR …

The interaction between ion transit-time and electron drift instabilities and their effect on anomalous electron transport in Hall thrusters

T Charoy, T Lafleur, AA Laguna… - … Sources Science and …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Recent simulations and experiments have observed a transition from short to long-
wavelength azimuthal instabilities that leads to enhanced electron transport in Hall thrusters …

Perspectives on the success of electric propulsion

JR Brophy - Journal of Electric Propulsion, 2022 - Springer
Electric propulsion is now in both widespread use and active flight-implementation across a
broad spectrum of commercial and government applications ranging from cubesats, LEO …

Generalized reduced-order particle-in-cell scheme for Hall thruster modeling: concept and in-depth verification in the axial-azimuthal configuration

M Reza, F Faraji, A Knoll - arXiv preprint arXiv:2208.13106, 2022 - arxiv.org
Reduced-order particle-in-cell (PIC) scheme is a novel modeling approach that enables
computationally efficient electrostatic kinetic simulations of plasma. In our previous …