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Electric Propulsion I

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Presentations

  • Radio-frequency inductively coupled plasma discharges for electric propulsion applications

    ORAL · Invited

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    Publication: T. Lafleur and C. Corr, "Characterization of a radio-frequency inductively coupled electrothermal plasma thruster", Journal of Applied Physics 130, 043304 (2021).<br><br>A. Pascale, T. Lafleur, and C. Corr, "Bidirectional vortex stabilization of a supersonic inductively coupled plasma torch", Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 56, 105202 (2023).

    Presenters

    • Trevor Lafleur

      UNSW Canberra

    Authors

    • Trevor Lafleur

      UNSW Canberra

    • Ash Pascale

      The Australian National University, Australian National University

    • Cormac Corr

      Australian National University

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  • Experimental and numerical comparison of iodine and noble gas (Xe, Kr and Ar) plasmas for electric propulsion

    ORAL

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    Publication: B. Esteves et al., "Charged-particles measurements in low-pressure iodine plasmas used for electric propulsion", Plasma Sources Science and Technology 31, 085007 (2022).<br>B. Esteves et al., "Two-photon absorption laser induced fluorescence (TALIF) detection of atomic iodine in low-temperature plasmas and a revision of the energy levels of I I", Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics 56, 055002 (2023).<br>B. Esteves et al., "Measurement of the main neutral species densities and temperatures in iodine plasmas using optical absorption techniques", Work in preparation.<br>B. Esteves et al., "Experimental and numerical investigation of a gridded ion thruster running with different propellants (I2, Xe, Kr, Ar)", in 37th International Electric Propulsion Conference (2022).<br>

    Presenters

    • Benjamin Esteves

      Safran Spacecraft Propulsion

    Authors

    • Benjamin Esteves

      Safran Spacecraft Propulsion

    • Trevor Lafleur

      UNSW Canberra

    • Alejandro Alvarez Laguna

      Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas, CNRS, E. Polytechnique, LPP-CNRS, Stanford University, Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS

    • Nicolas Lequette

      Ecole Polytechnique

    • Anne Bourdon

      Ecole Polytechnique

    • Cyril Drag

      Laboratoire de Physique des plasmas, CNRS, École polytechnique

    • Pascal Chabert

      Ecole Polytechnique, Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas (UMR 7648)

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  • A Method for Propellant-Agnostic Laser Induced Fluorescence for Hall Thrusters

    ORAL

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    Publication: Writing paper for Rev. Sci. Instruments: "A Method for Propellant-Agnostic Laser Induced Fluorescence for Hall Thrusters"

    Presenters

    • Jacob Simmonds

      Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    Authors

    • Jacob Simmonds

      Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    • Matthew P Byrne

      Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    • Vernon H Chaplin

      Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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  • Modeling complex plasma chemistry for electric propulsion in a hybrid simulation code

    ORAL

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    Publication: Hybrid particle/fluid simulations of an air-breathing electrodeless plasma thruster<br>Stepwise ionization effects on electrodelesss plasma thrusters operated with Xenon

    Presenters

    • Jiewei Zhou

      Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

    Authors

    • Jiewei Zhou

      Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

    • Francesco Taccogna

      Istituto per la Scienza e la Tecnologia dei Plasmi, CNR, Bari, Italy

    • Filippo Cichocki

      Centro Ricerche Frascati, ENEA, Rome, Italy

    • Pierpaolo Minelli

      Istituto per la Scienza e la Tecnologia dei Plasmi, CNR, Bari, Italy

    • Pablo Fajardo

      Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

    • Eduardo Ahedo

      Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

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  • Testing Of A Solid Fuel Adamantane Ion Thruster

    ORAL

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    Presenters

    • Kayden Elmer-Schurr

      University of Southern California

    Authors

    • Kayden Elmer-Schurr

      University of Southern California

    • Olivia Kukar

      University of Southern California

    • Sebastian Matiauda

      University of Southern California

    • Dev Pokhriyal

      University of Southern California

    • Lubos Brieda

      Particle In Cell Consulting LLC

    • Kayden Cutchins

      University of Southern California

    • Jonathan Garcia

      University of Southern California

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