Modelling Electric Propulsion Plume Interactions
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Electric propulsion is currently being planned for use on several future deep space missions. It has long been recognized that the exhaust plume from an electric thruster can induce a complex set of plasma interaction and hence both science and engineering concerns have been raised. This paper first presents an overview of our current understanding of electric propulsion plume interactions and the modelling approach, and then discusses a new PIC algorithm for modelling plume-spacecraft interactions.
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