1. Physics of E × B discharges relevant to plasma propulsion and similar technologies
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Francesco Taccogna, Yevgeny Raitses, Irina Schweigert, Trevor Lafleur, Anne Bourdon, Ioannis G. Mikellides, Konstantin Matyash, Amnon Fruchtman, Alexander V. Khrabrov, Pascal Chabert, Kazuhiko Hara, Johan Carlsson, Mario Merino, Renaud Gueroult, Mark A. Cappelli, Andrei Smolyakov, Igor Kaganovich, Sedina Tsikata, Michael Keidar, Rod Boswell, Eduardo Ahedo, Jean-Pierre Boeuf, Benjamin Jorns, Nathaniel J. Fisch, Andrew Powis, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton University, University of Saskatchewan [Saskatoon] (U of S), Universidad Carlos III de Madrid [Madrid] (UC3M), Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA, University of Michigan [Ann Arbor], University of Michigan System, Institut de Combustion, Aérothermique, Réactivité et Environnement (ICARE), Université d'Orléans (UO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut des Sciences de l'Ingénierie et des Systèmes (INSIS), Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas (LPP), Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-École polytechnique (X)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Groupe de Recherche Energétique, Plasmas et Hors Equilibre (LAPLACE-GREPHE), LAboratoire PLasma et Conversion d'Energie (LAPLACE), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, CNES (Centre national d'études spatiales, France), AFOSR grant (No. FA9550-18-1-0132), and ANR-16-CHIN-0003,POSEIDON,Nouveaux propulseurs plasmas pour satellites en orbite basse terrestre(2016)
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Physics ,Spacecraft propulsion ,business.industry ,Thrust ,Plasma ,Propulsion ,Condensed Matter Physics ,01 natural sciences ,Mass separation ,Hall thruster ,010305 fluids & plasmas ,Magnetic field ,Physics::Plasma Physics ,[PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-PLASM-PH]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Plasma Physics [physics.plasm-ph] ,Electric field ,0103 physical sciences ,Physics::Space Physics ,Particle in cell ,Current (fluid) ,Aerospace engineering ,010306 general physics ,business - Abstract
International audience; This paper provides perspectives on recent progress in understanding the physics of devices in which the external magnetic field is applied perpendicular to the discharge current. This configuration generates a strong electric field that acts to accelerate ions. The many applications of this set up include generation of thrust for spacecraft propulsion and separation of species in plasma mass separation devices. These “E × B” plasmas are subject to plasma–wall interaction effects and to various micro- and macroinstabilities. In many devices we also observe the emergence of anomalous transport. This perspective presents the current understanding of the physics of these phenomena and state-of-the-art computational results, identifies critical questions, and suggests directions for future research.
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- 2020
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