Analysis of the plasma transport in numerical simulations of helicon plasma thrusters

Authors :: Fabrizio Ponti
Nabil Souhair
Daniele Pavarin
Mirko Magarotto
Souhair N.
Magarotto M.
Ponti F.
Pavarin D.
Source :: AIP Advances, Vol 11, Iss 11, Pp 115016-115016-11 (2021)
Publication Year :: 2021
Publisher :: AIP Publishing LLC, 2021.
Abstract: The accurate simulation of the plasma transport in helicon sources is a key aspect to improve the design of Helicon Plasma Thrusters (HPTs). Specifically, the 3D-VIRTUS code was proven to provide satisfactory estimations of the propulsive performance of realistic HPTs (difference between measures and numerical estimations of the thrust

Subjects :: Physics
Electron density
QC1-999
General Physics and Astronomy
Thrust
Plasma
Mechanics
Plasma modeling, Helicon Plasma Thrusters, Electric Propulsion
Helicon
Physics::Plasma Physics
Plasma chemistry
Energy equation
Physics::Space Physics
Diffusion (business)
Plasma density

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