@inproceedings{6b6b39e09eff4a399bddf72869ac8fba,
title = "Proof-of-concept simulations of the magnetic null (MagNul) thruster",
abstract = "Plasma behavior in an externally applied magnetic field reversal is numerically explored in order to demonstrate the existence of a self-consistent drift caused by the kinetic interaction of ions with the magnetic null. Single-particle analysis of ion trajectories is performed in the magnetic topology to predict expected ion particle and momentum fluxes out of the system. A particle-in-cell (PIC) code is used to simulate the actual fluxes out of the system for a set of magnetic field strengths from 0 to 800 G. The results of the simulations upheld the concept{\textquoteright}s presumed ability to accelerate plasma in a desired direction and demonstrated that single-particle analysis does not predict the exact particle and momentum fluxes out of the system but does predict the optimum magnetic field for our limited parameter space.",
author = "Feldman, {Matthew S.} and Choueiri, {Edgar Y.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2013, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. All rights reserved.; 49th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, JPC 2013 ; Conference date: 14-07-2013 Through 17-07-2013",
year = "2013",
doi = "10.2514/6.2013-3883",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9781624102226",
series = "49th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference",
publisher = "American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc.",
booktitle = "49th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference",
}