Helicon and ECR plasma sources for space propulsion: Simulation and testing

  • Eduardo Ahedo
  • , Pablo Fajardo
  • , Mario Merino
  • , Jaume Navarro-Cavalle
  • , Alvaro Sanchez-Villar
  • , Mick Wijnen
  • , Jiewei Zhou

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Abstract

This paper summarizes experimental activities on an Space Helicon Plasma Thruster (HPT) prototype and modeling developments of both the HPT and the Electron Cyclotron Resonance Thruster (ECRT). The modeling summary is centered on the propagation and energy deposition of electromagnetic waves emission inside the plasma column, and the coupling of that high frequency process with the quasi-steady plasma transport. Simulation results are presented for illustration.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2019 21st International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, ICEAA 2019
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages788-793
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781728105635
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event21st International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, ICEAA 2019 - Granada, Spain
Duration: Sep 9 2019Sep 13 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2019 21st International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, ICEAA 2019

Conference

Conference21st International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, ICEAA 2019
Country/TerritorySpain
CityGranada
Period9/9/199/13/19

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Geophysics
  • Radiation
  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Statistics and Probability
  • Instrumentation

Keywords

  • Plasma transport
  • Space propulsion
  • Wave-plasma interaction

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