In order to ensure the space charge compensation of the plume, conventional ion thrusters
need an additional neutralizer to release electrons. When a radio-frequency (RF) voltage is …

Accelerator grid hole shift is a critical reason for erosion failure of optic systems in ion
thrusters, which may also cause an unexpected roll torque about the ion beam axis. A three …

A 3D hybrid model is introduced and applied to the simulation of the xenon plasma plume
extraction, formation, and neutralization in a gridded ion thruster. The acceleration voltage is …

Ionic liquid electrospray thrusters with high specific impulse, high thrust accuracy and low
thrust noise are very promising for space gravitational wave detection missions. The plume …

Ionic liquid electrospray thruster (ILET) has the advantages of high specific impulse, precise
thrust control, and low structural mass, which make it ideal for small satellites. The charged …

Abstract A 2D-3V implicit immersed-finite-element particle-in-cell (IFE-PIC) model is
introduced to investigate the radio-frequency (RF) self-bias accelerating system applied in …

In recent years, two promising technologies emerged to improve the performance and
decrease the cost of ion thrusters; RF biasing of ion acceleration grids and the use of iodine …

The popularity of the cubesat form factor has increased dramatically in the last few years.
This has resulted in unprecedented access to space by smaller or medium sized …

Plasma characteristic models were established in cylindrical coordinates according to the
plasma expansion characteristics of pulsed laser processing of metal materials, mainly …

The assembly deviation between screen and accelerator grid apertures is one of the critical
reasons for the erosion failure of optic systems of ion thruster, which can also cause an …