Contactless steering of a plasma jet with a 3D magnetic nozzle
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| Authors | Mario Merino, Eduardo Ahedo |
| Journal/Conference Name | Plasma Sources Science and Technology |
| Paper Category | Condensed Matter Physics |
| Paper Abstract | A 3D, steerable magnetic nozzle (MN) is presented that enables contactless thrust vector control of a plasma jet without any moving parts. The concept represents a substantial simplification over current plasma thruster gimbaled platforms, and requires only a small modification in thrusters that already have a MN. The characteristics of the plasma expansion in the 3D magnetic field and the deflection performance of the device are characterized with a fully magnetized plasma model, suggesting that thrust deflections of 5° –10° are readily achievable. |
| Date of publication | 2017 |
| Code Programming Language | Matlab |
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