This Thesis presents an investigation of the plasma-wave interaction in Helicon Plasma Thrusters (HPT). The HPT is a new concept of electric space propulsion, which generates plasmas with RF heating and provides thrust by the electrodeless acceleration of plasmas in a magnetic nozzle. An in-depth and extensive literature review of the state of the art of the models and experiments of plasma-wave interaction in helicon plasma sources and thrusters is carried out. Then, a theoretical and numerical study of plasma-wave interaction is presented. Models for homogeneous (0D), radially inhomogeneous (1D) and axisymmetric (2D) plasma columns are derived and implemented into numerical codes. A parametric analysis of all the relevant design a...
This dissertation is motivated by a collaboration between the University of Texas at Austin and NAS...
The focus of this research program is experimentally characterizing and developing advanced plasma p...
In this communication we report on a combined experimental-numerical activity thas was conducted to ...
This Thesis presents an investigation of the plasma-wave interaction in Helicon Plasma Thrusters (H...
Special Issue on Space Plasma PropulsionAn axisymmetric, finite difference frequency domain model is...
Helicon plasma sources are an attractive means of plasma production in advanced applications of spac...
Recent advances in plasma-based propulsion systems have led to the development of electromagnetic (R...
A Helicon thruster is an electrical propulsion system where the plasma source, i.e. Helicon source, ...
Recent advances in plasma-based propulsion systems have led to the development of electromagnetic (R...
Radiofrequency (RF) magnetized Helicon plasma sources have been proposed for the development of spac...
A Helicon Plasma Thruster has been tested in the 500-1000 W radio-frequency power range, at 13.56 MH...
A Helicon Plasma Thruster is an electric propulsion system in which the thrust is attained accelerat...
A two-dimensional, full-wave, frequency domain, cold plasma model is used to study electromagnetic ...
The thesis aims at developing a numerical code to study the electromagnetic wave-plasma interaction ...
This dissertation is motivated by a collaboration between the University of Texas at Austin and NAS...
The focus of this research program is experimentally characterizing and developing advanced plasma p...
In this communication we report on a combined experimental-numerical activity thas was conducted to ...
This Thesis presents an investigation of the plasma-wave interaction in Helicon Plasma Thrusters (H...
Special Issue on Space Plasma PropulsionAn axisymmetric, finite difference frequency domain model is...
Helicon plasma sources are an attractive means of plasma production in advanced applications of spac...
Recent advances in plasma-based propulsion systems have led to the development of electromagnetic (R...
A Helicon thruster is an electrical propulsion system where the plasma source, i.e. Helicon source, ...
Recent advances in plasma-based propulsion systems have led to the development of electromagnetic (R...
Radiofrequency (RF) magnetized Helicon plasma sources have been proposed for the development of spac...
A Helicon Plasma Thruster has been tested in the 500-1000 W radio-frequency power range, at 13.56 MH...
A Helicon Plasma Thruster is an electric propulsion system in which the thrust is attained accelerat...
A two-dimensional, full-wave, frequency domain, cold plasma model is used to study electromagnetic ...
The thesis aims at developing a numerical code to study the electromagnetic wave-plasma interaction ...
This dissertation is motivated by a collaboration between the University of Texas at Austin and NAS...
The focus of this research program is experimentally characterizing and developing advanced plasma p...
In this communication we report on a combined experimental-numerical activity thas was conducted to ...