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).

    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).
    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).
    B. Esteves et al., "Measurement of the main neutral species densities and temperatures in iodine plasmas using optical absorption techniques", Work in preparation.
    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).

    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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  • 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
    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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