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http://dx.doi.org/10.5139/JKSAS.2017.45.11.932

Numerical Analysis on Plasma Particles inside Electro-magnetic Field Using Particle-in-cell Method  

Han, Doo-Hee (Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Korea Aerospace University)
Joe, Min-Kyung (Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Korea Aerospace University)
Shin, Junsu (Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Korea Aerospace University)
Sung, Hong-Gye (School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Korea Aerospace University)
Kim, Su-Kyum (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
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Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences / v.45, no.11, 2017 , pp. 932-938 More about this Journal
Abstract
Particle-in-cell method which blends Eulerian grids and Lagrangian particle is utilized to solve simplified hall-effect thruster. Since this study individually tracks not only neutrons and ions but also electrons, message passing interface(mpi) scheme is adopted for parallel computer cluster. Helical movement of an electron cloud in constant magnetic field is validated comparing with an exact solution. A plasma in radial magnetic field and axial electric field in a reaction cylinder is established. Electrons do double helix movement and are well anchored in a cylinder. Ionization of neutrons by impact with high-speed electrons generates ion particles. They are accelerated by axial electric field, which forms a plume of a plasma-effect thruster.
Keywords
Particle-in-cell method(PIC); Hall-effect thruster; Ionization rate; Eulerian-Lagrangian method;
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