Electric space propulsion is superior to conventional chemical systems because of its greatly enhanced fuel efficiency. However, electric thrusters induce a plasma environment that has raised various concerns in terms of its potential impact on the spacecraft and on scientific instruments aboard. Our work addresses two aspects of this plasma environment: the neutralization regime of an ion thruster, i.e. the mixing between electrons and ions ejected by the thruster, and the interaction of the neutralized thruster beam with the solar wind. The objectives of our work are the following: (i) the development of a numerical simulation tool for investigating the process of ion thruster beam neutralization as well as the solar wind interaction of t...
The experimental ion-beam behavior obtained without neutralizers is compared with both simple collis...
The dynamics of the Hall thruster is investigated numerically in the framework of a one-dimensional,...
The generation of a charge exchange plasma by a thruster, the transport of this plasma to the solar ...
Electric propulsion systems are an efficient option for altitude/attitude control and orbit transfer...
A 3D hybrid model is introduced and applied to the simulation of the xenon plasma plume extraction, ...
Ion-thruster-beam neutralization is an essential process of the operation of ion engines. By means o...
Ion thrusters are Electric Propulsion systems used for satellites and space missions. Within this w...
An electron emitter neutraliser to prevent spacecraft charging from the use of positive ion thruster...
A two-fluid computational model of plasma flows was developed to investigate the plume of an ion-ion...
For most of the history of space exploration, chemical rockets have been used to put machines into o...
A numerical model of the ion beam in field emission electric propulsion thrusters is presented. The ...
The presence of high neutral densities at low altitudes and/or during thruster firings is known to m...
This paper presents a simulation study of ion thruster plume effects on formation flying spacecraft....
Electric propulsion thrusters considerable modify the plasma environment around a spacecraft. Charge...
This paper presents a hybrid particle-in-cell (PIC) fluid approach to model the interaction of a pla...
The experimental ion-beam behavior obtained without neutralizers is compared with both simple collis...
The dynamics of the Hall thruster is investigated numerically in the framework of a one-dimensional,...
The generation of a charge exchange plasma by a thruster, the transport of this plasma to the solar ...
Electric propulsion systems are an efficient option for altitude/attitude control and orbit transfer...
A 3D hybrid model is introduced and applied to the simulation of the xenon plasma plume extraction, ...
Ion-thruster-beam neutralization is an essential process of the operation of ion engines. By means o...
Ion thrusters are Electric Propulsion systems used for satellites and space missions. Within this w...
An electron emitter neutraliser to prevent spacecraft charging from the use of positive ion thruster...
A two-fluid computational model of plasma flows was developed to investigate the plume of an ion-ion...
For most of the history of space exploration, chemical rockets have been used to put machines into o...
A numerical model of the ion beam in field emission electric propulsion thrusters is presented. The ...
The presence of high neutral densities at low altitudes and/or during thruster firings is known to m...
This paper presents a simulation study of ion thruster plume effects on formation flying spacecraft....
Electric propulsion thrusters considerable modify the plasma environment around a spacecraft. Charge...
This paper presents a hybrid particle-in-cell (PIC) fluid approach to model the interaction of a pla...
The experimental ion-beam behavior obtained without neutralizers is compared with both simple collis...
The dynamics of the Hall thruster is investigated numerically in the framework of a one-dimensional,...
The generation of a charge exchange plasma by a thruster, the transport of this plasma to the solar ...