Accession Number:

ADA564078

Title:

Advanced Plasma Propulsion

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. 1 Nov 2009-31 Aug 2011

Corporate Author:

PRINCETON UNIV NJ

Personal Author(s):

• Choueiri, Edgar
• Cappelli, Mark A.
• Martinez-Sanchez, Manuel
• Hallock, Ashley
• Gildea, Stephen
• Matlock, Taylor

Report Date:

2011-11-01

Pagination or Media Count:

145.0

Abstract:

This final technical report documents an extensive experimental and theoretical effort, sponsored by AFOSR under Dr. Mitat Birkan and coordinated between research groups at three universities MIT, Princeton, Stanford dealing with two main branches of plasma propulsion Branch I Ion production and acceleration from non-annular, magnetically insulated thrusters. Branch II Electrodeless inductive plasma propulsion, specifically the Faraday Accelerator with RF-Assisted Discharge and Conical Theta Pinch FARADCTP.

Descriptors:

• *PLASMA ENGINES
• LASER INDUCED FLUORESCENCE
• PLASMA ACCELERATORS
• PLUMES
• THRUSTERS

Subject Categories:

• Plasma Physics and Magnetohydrodynamics
• Electric and Ion Propulsion

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE