Supercomputer simulations advance electric propulsion by tackling ion plume challenges for safer space missions.

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Plasma physics is the study of a state of matter comprising charged particles. Plasmas are usually created by heating a gas until the electrons become detached from their parent atom or molecule ...

Researchers at the University of Virginia say a new effort to unlock the complex dynamics of electron kinetic behavior in the plasma beams of electric propulsion (EP) engines using supercomputer ...

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Their work sheds new light on electron behavior in plasma beams, potentially shaping the next generation of space propulsion systems. Cui, who joined the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace ...

“Electric propulsion works by ionizing a neutral gas, usually xenon, and then using electric fields to accelerate the resulting ions. The ions, now forming a high-speed plasma beam, push the ...