Abstract Ionic Liquid Electrospray Thrusters (ILETs) exhibit distinct emission characteristics
when operating in different emission mode under different conditions, which can significantly …

Abstract Ionic Liquid Electrospray Thrusters (ILETs) are well suited for micro-nano satellite
applications due to their small size, low power consumption, and high specific impulse …

Direct measurement of thrust produced by electric micropropulsion devices is notoriously
difficult due to the extremely small forces involved. For this reason, indirect methods of …

Current methods for simulating the evolution of an electrospray thruster plume in the field-
free region, while effective, require substantial computational resources. This paper …

Ion electrospray propulsion systems are known to induce moderate levels of spacecraft
charging when operated in a passive dual-polarity neutralization scheme. Here, the …

This paper builds on prior work by presenting an updated numerical tool that allows for
quantitative estimation of the species composition in the plume of an ionic-liquid ion source …