Miniaturized Plasma Sources: Can Technological Solutions Help Electric Micropropulsion?

Oleg O. Baranov; Shuyan Xu; Luxiang Xu; S. Huang; J. W.M. Lim; U. Cvelbar; Igor Levchenko; Kateryna Bazaka

doi:10.1109/TPS.2017.2773073

Miniaturized Plasma Sources: Can Technological Solutions Help Electric Micropropulsion?

Oleg O. Baranov, Shuyan Xu, Luxiang Xu, S. Huang, J. W.M. Lim, U. Cvelbar, Igor Levchenko, Kateryna Bazaka^*

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In this paper, we examine several different types of miniaturized plasma sources that have been developed for nonpropulsion applications, but could be useful for the advancement of electric propulsion. With the same or similar physical principles and often similar design solutions, such sources suggest useful pathways for modernization and integration of presently available well established as well as emerging miniaturized plasma sources into space thruster systems. Features related to miniaturization and optimization of the technological plasma sources will provide useful insights for consideration by the electric propulsion specialists. It is not the aim of this paper to show an entire spectrum of technological microplasma systems, but rather to outline possible future trends and perspectives for the miniaturized technological plasmas in relation to space micropropulsion systems.

Original language	English
Article number	8168825
Pages (from-to)	230-238
Number of pages	9
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
Volume	46
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2017.2773073
Publication status	Published - Feb 2018
Externally published	Yes

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