MagnetIc NOzzle thruster with elecTron cyclOtron Resonance

Project Information

MINOTOR

Grant agreement ID: 730028

DOI

10.3030/730028

Project closed

EC signature date 18 October 2016

Start date 1 January 2017

End date 31 July 2020

Funded under

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies – Space

Total cost

€ 1 485 809,50

EU contribution

€ 1 485 809,50

Coordinated by

OFFICE NATIONAL D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES AEROSPATIALES
France

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Publications

Peer reviewed articles (4)

Ion thrusters for electric propulsion: Scientific issues developing a niche technology into a game changer

Author(s): K. Holste, P. Dietz, S. Scharmann, K. Keil, T. Henning, D. Zschätzsch, M. Reitemeyer, B. Nauschütt, F. Kiefer, F. Kunze, J. Zorn, C. Heiliger, N. Joshi, U. Probst, R. Thüringer, C. Volkmar, D. Packan, S. Peterschmitt, K. -T. Brinkmann, H.-G. Zaunick, M. H. Thoma, M. Kretschmer, H. J. Leiter, S. Schippers, K. Hannemann, P. J. Klar
Published in: Review of Scientific Instruments, Issue 91/6, 2020, Page(s) 061101, ISSN 0034-6748
Publisher: American Institute of Physics
DOI: 10.1063/5.0010134

Plasma beam characterization along the magnetic nozzle of an ECR thruster

Author(s): S Correyero, J Jarrige, D Packan, E Ahedo
Published in: Plasma Sources Science and Technology, Issue 28/9, 2019, Page(s) 095004, ISSN 1361-6595
Publisher: IOP
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6595/ab38e1

Macroscopic and parametric study of a kinetic plasma expansion in a paraxial magnetic nozzle

Author(s): E. Ahedo, S Correyero, J. Navarro, M. Merino
Published in: Plasma Sources Science and Technology 29(4), 2020, ISSN 0963-0252
Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing

Characterization of diamagnetism inside an ECR thruster with a diamagnetic loop

Author(s): S. Correyero, M. Merino, Paul-Quentin Elias, J. Jarrige, D. Packan, E. Ahedo
Published in: Physics of Plasmas, Issue 26/5, 2019, Page(s) 053511, ISSN 1070-664X
Publisher: American Institute of Physics
DOI: 10.1063/1.5093980

Conference proceedings (18)

Fluid-kinetic propulsive magnetic nozzle model in the fully magnetized limit

Author(s): Nuez, J., Merino, M., and Ahedo, E.,
Published in: 36th International Electric Propulsion Conference, No.IEPC-2019-254, Electric Rocket Propulsion Society, Vienna, Austria, 2019., 2019
Publisher: EPC-2019-254

2D plasma wave propagation and absorption in electromagnetic plasma thrusters

Author(s): Mario Merino, Eduardo Ahedo
Published in: The 35th International Electric Propulsion Conference, 2017
Publisher: IEPC-2017

Ion acceleration in the magnetic nozzle of an ECR thruster: Comparison of experimental measurements with a quasi 1D kinetic model

Author(s): S. Correyero, J. Jarrige, D.Packan, E. Ahedo
Published in: Space Propulsion 2018, 2018
Publisher: Space Propulsion 2018

Advances in Wave-Plasma Modelling in ECR Thrusters

Author(s): A. Sanchez-Villar, M. Merino
Published in: Space Propulsion 2018, 2018
Publisher: Space Propulsion 2018

PIC-fluid-wave Simulations of the Plasma Discharge in an ECR Plasma Thruster

Author(s): Sánchez-Villar, A., Zhou, J., Merino, M., Fajardo, P., and Ahedo, E
Published in: 36th International Electric Propulsion Conference, No. IEPC-2019-633, Electric Rocket Propulsion Society, Vienna, Austria, 2019, 2019
Publisher: IEPC

Effect of the initial VDFs in magnetic nozzle expansions

Author(s): Correyero, S., Merino, M., and Ahedo, E.,
Published in: 36th International Electric Propulsion Conference, No. IEPC-2019-818, Electric Rocket Propulsion Society, Vienna, Austria, 2019., 2019
Publisher: IEPC-2019

A diffusion model in velocity space to describe the electron dynamics in an ECR plasma thruster with magnetic nozzle

Author(s): S. Peterschmitt, J. C.Porto, P.-Q. Elias, D. Packan
Published in: EUCASS2019, EUCASS association, Madrid, Spain, 2019., 2019
Publisher: EUCASS2019, EUCASS association,

Wave Propagation and Absorption in ECR Plasma thrusters

Author(s): Mario Merino, Alvaro Sanchez-Villar, Eduardo Ahedo, Paul Bonoli, Jungpyo Lee, Abhay Ram and John Wright
Published in: The 35th International Electric Propulsion Conference, Issue IEPC-2017-105, 09/10/2017, 2017
Publisher: ERPS

The “MINOTOR” H2020 project for ECR thruster development

Author(s): D, Packan
Published in: The 35th International Electric Propulsion Conference, Issue IEPC-2017-547, 08/10/2017, 2017
Publisher: ERPS

One-dimensional Direct Vlasov Simulations of Non-stationary Plasma Expansion in Magnetic Nozzle

Author(s): G. Sanchez-Arriaga, J. Zhou, E. Ahedo, M. Martínez-Sánchez, J.J. Ramos
Published in: The 35th International Electric Propulsion Conference, Issue IEPC-2017-106 (partial funding), 09/10/2017, 2017
Publisher: ERPS

Advances in the kinetic simulation of microwave absorption in an ECR thruster

Author(s): PQ. Elias
Published in: The 35th International Electric Propulsion Conference, Issue IEPC-2017-361, 08/10/2017, 2017
Publisher: ERPS

Geometry optimization and effect of gas propellant in an electron cyclotron resonance plasma thruster

Author(s): T. Vialis, J. Jarrige, D. Packan
Published in: The 35th International Electric Propulsion Conference, Issue IEPC-2017-378, 08/10/2017, 2017
Publisher: ERPS

Measurement of anisotropic plasma properties along the magnetic nozzle expansion of an Electron Cyclotron Resonance Thruster

Author(s): S. Correyero, J. Jarrige, D. Packan, E. Ahedo
Published in: The 35th International Electric Propulsion Conference, Issue IEPC-2017-437, 08/10/2017, 2017
Publisher: ERPS

Investigation on the ion velocity distribution in the magnetic nozzle of an ECR plasma thruster using LIF measurements

Author(s): J. Jarrige; S. Correyero, PQ. Elias, D. Packan
Published in: The 35th International Electric Propulsion Conference, Issue IEPC-2017-382, 08/10/2017, 2017
Publisher: ERPS

Innovative Electric Propulsion trends, concurrent mission design and enabling technologies for a bold CubeSat Lunar Positioning

Author(s): M.Wijnen, S.Correyero-Plaza, N.Aguera-Lopez, D.Perez-Grande
Published in: The 35th International Electric Propulsion Conference, Issue Winner of Young Visionary paper award, IEPC 2017 (partial funding), 09/10/2017, 2017
Publisher: ERPS

Waveguide microwave coupling to a magnetic nozzle ECR thruster

Author(s): S. Peterschmitt, Denis Packan
Published in: Space Propulsion 2018, 2018
Publisher: Space Propulsion 2018

Separate measurement of magnetic and pressure thrust contributions in a magnetic nozzle ECR plasma thruster

Author(s): T. Vialis, Julien Jarrige, Denis Packan
Published in: Space Propulsion 2018, 2018
Publisher: Space Propulsion 2018

MINOTOR: Magnetic Nozzle Electron Cyclotron Resonance Thruster

Author(s): D. Packan
Published in: Space Propulsion 2018, 2018
Publisher: Space Propulsion 2018

Non-peer reviewed articles (2)

Direct Thrust Measurement of an Electron Cyclotron Resonance Plasma Thruster

Author(s): Théo Vialis, Julien Jarrige, Ane Aanesland, Denis Packan
Published in: Journal of Propulsion and Power, Issue 34/5, 2018, Page(s) 1323-1333, ISSN 0748-4658
Publisher: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
DOI: 10.2514/1.B37036

Kinetic features and non-stationary electron trapping in paraxial magnetic nozzles

Author(s): G Sánchez-Arriaga, J Zhou, E Ahedo, M Martínez-Sánchez and JJ Ramos,
Published in: Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 27 (2018) 035002(13pp), 2018, Page(s) 27 (2018) 035002(13pp), ISSN 1361-6595
Publisher: Sources Sci. Technol

Thesis and dissertations (1)

Electromagnetic wave propagation and absorption in electrodeless plasma thrusters

Author(s): Jiménez Jiménez, Pedro José
Published in: Issue 10, 2018
Publisher: UC3M

Intellectual Property Rights

Patent (1)

Plasma spaceless electrode motor with U geometry (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Application/Publication number: 20 1830521
Date: 2018-05-31
Applicant(s): UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID