Hall thrusters are very efficient and competitive electric propulsion devices for satellites and
are currently in use in a number of telecommunications and government spacecraft. Their …

Rapid evolution of miniaturized, automatic, robotized, function-centered devices has
redefined space technology, bringing closer the realization of most ambitious interplanetary …

Abstract Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics published the first Plasma Roadmap in 2012
consisting of the individual perspectives of 16 leading experts in the various sub-fields of low …

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 …

The increasing need to demonstrate the correctness of computer simulations has
highlighted the importance of benchmarks. We define in this paper a representative …

The E× B Electron Drift Instability (E× B EDI), also called Electron Cyclotron Drift Instability,
has been observed in recent particle simulations of Hall thrusters and is a possible …

In this paper we propose a representative simulation test-case of E× B discharges
accounting for plasma wall interactions with the presence of both the electron cyclotron drift …

In the last 30 years, numerical models have revealed different physical mechanisms
involved in the Hall thruster functioning leading to a bridge between analytical …

In Paper I [T. Lafleur et al., Phys. Plasmas 23, 053502 (2016)], we demonstrated (using
particle-in-cell simulations) the definite correlation between an anomalously high cross-field …

Partially-magnetized plasmas with magnetized electrons and non-magnetized ions are
common in Hall thrusters for electric propulsion and magnetron material processing devices …