In pulsed plasma thrusters (PPTs), a highly ionized plasma is created and accelerated by means of a pulsed triggered vacuum gap discharge with concurrently occurring ablation, ionization, and ...

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UK start-up Magdrive will launch a metal-fuelled plasma thruster into space for its first test.

New developments tackle two of the biggest challenges in plasma-wave acceleration: beam quality and bunch rate.

Plasma thrusters are famous for their fuel efficiency. When compared with a chemical rocket, a typical plasma thruster may only require a tenth of the amount of propellant to accomplish a given ...

Plasma—the electrically charged fourth state of matter—is at the heart of many important industrial processes, including those used to make computer chips and coat materials.

In this paper, we present the results of experimental investigation of the properties of dusty plasma formed in a pulsed plasma accelerator (IPU-30) through the interaction of pulsed plasma beams with ...

Dr. King is an experimentalist interested in studying electric space propulsion systems, including Hall-effect thrusters, ion engines, and arcjets. By utilizing strong electromagnetic forces to ...

The space agency has published its budget request to Congress which would see funding for science projects cut by nearly a half.

Last year, astronomers detected a powerful burst of radio waves from within our galaxy. Researchers now say it came from NASA's defunct Relay 2 satellite — but they're not sure what caused it.