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Any technical questions should be directed to the appropriate researcher or the PEPL director.  Several of the papers below are available in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.  If you see a paper number underlined, the PDF is available.

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New plasma propulsion Benjamin Longmier, University of Houston; Bryan Reid, University of Michigan; Alec Gallimore, University of Michigan; Franklin Chang-Diaz, Ad Astra Rocket Company; Jared Squire, Ad Astra Rocket Company; Tim Glover, Ad Astra Rocket Company; Greg Chavers, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center; Edgar Bering, University of Houston, "Validating a Plasma Momentum Flux Sensor to an Inverted Pendulum Thrust Stand", Journal of Propulsion and Power, DOI: 10.2514/1.35706 , 0748-4658 vol.25 no.3 (746-752), June 2009

New plasma propulsion Lemmer, K. M., Gallimore, A. D. and Smith, T. B., "Using a helicon source to simulate atmospheric re-entry plasma densities and temperatures in a laboratory setting", Plasma Sources Sci. Technol., DOI: 10.1088/0963-0252/18/2/025019 , Vol. 18, Issue 2, May 2009.

New plasma propulsion ...many more recent journal articles to be added in the coming weeks...

Linnell, J.A., and Gallimore, A.D., "Internal plasma potential measurements of a Hall thruster using xenon and krypton propellant", Physics of Plasmas, Art. No. 103504 , Vol. 13, Issue 10, October 2006.

Linnell, J.A., and Gallimore, A.D., "Internal plasma potential measurements of a Hall thruster using plasma lens focusing", Physics of Plasmas, Art. No. 093502 , Vol. 13, Issue 9, September 2006.

Hofer, R.R., Jankovsky, R.S., and Gallimore, A.D., "High-Specific Impulse Hall Thrusters, Part 1: Influence of Current Density and Magnetic Field" Journal of Propulsion and Power, 0748-4658 vol.22 no.4 (721-731) July-August 2006.

Hofer, R.R., and Gallimore, A.D., "High-Specific Impulse Hall Thrusters, Part 2: Efficiency Analysis", Journal of Propulsion and Power, 0748-4658 vol.22 no.4 (732-740), July-August 2006.

Linnell, J.A., and Gallimore, A.D., "Krypton Performance Optimization in High-Voltage Hall Thrusters", Journal of Propulsion and Power, 0748-4658 vol.22 no.4 (921-925), July-August 2006.

Patel, P., Scheeres, D., and Gallimore, A.D., "Maximizing Payload Mass Fractions of Spacecraft for Interplanetary Electric Propulsion Missions", Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 0022-4650 vol.43 no.4 (822-827), July-August 2006.

Walker, M.L.R., Hofer, R.R., and Gallimore, A.D., "Ion Collection in Hall Thruster Plumes", Journal of Propulsion and Power, 0748-4658 vol.22 no.1 (205-209), January-February 2006.

Victor, A.L., Zurbuchen, T.H., and Gallimore, A.D., "Top hat electrostatic analyzer for far-field electric propulsion plume diagnostics", Rev. Sci. Instrum., Art. No. 013505 , Volume 77, January 2006.

Rovey, J.L., Walker, M.L.R., Gallimore, A.D., and Peterson, P.Y., "Magnetically filtered Faraday probe for measuring the ion current density profile of a Hall thruster", Rev. Sci. Instrum., Art. No. 013503 , Volume 77, January 2006.

Beal, B.E., Gallimore, A.D., and Hargus, W.A., "Plasma properties downstream of a low-power Hall thruster", Physics of Plasmas, Art. No. 123503 , Vol. 12, Issue 12, December 2005.

Choiniere, E., Bilen, S.G., Gilchrist, B.E., Fuhrhop, K.R., Gallimore, A.D., "Experimental Investigation of Electron Collection to Solid and Slotted Tape Probes in a High-Speed Flowing Plasma", IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Art. No. 01495579 , Volume 33, Issue 4, Part 2, Page(s):1310 - 1323 August 2005.

Walker, M.L.R., Victor, A.L., Hofer, R.R., and Gallimore, A.D., "Effect of Backpressure on Ion Current Density Measurements in Hall Thruster Plumes", Journal of Propulsion and Power, 0748-4658 vol.21 no.3 (408-415), May-June 2005.

Walker, M.L.R., and Gallimore, A.D., "Neutral density map of Hall thruster plume expansion in a vacuum chamber", Rev. Sci. Instrum., Art. No. 053509 , Volume 76, May 2005.

Beal, B.E., Gallimore, A.D., Haas, J.M., and Hargus, W.A., "Plasma Properties in the Plume of a Hall Thruster Cluster", Journal of Propulsion and Power, 0748-4658 vol.20 no.6 (985-991), November-December 2004.

Walker, M.L.R., Gallimore, A.D., Boyd, I.D., and Cai, C., "Vacuum Chamber Pressure Maps of a Hall Thruster Cold-Flow Expansion", Journal of Propulsion and Power, 0748-4658 vol.20 no.6 (1127-1132), November-December 2004.

Domonkos, M. T.,  Patterson, M. J., and Gallimore, A. D., "Low-Current, Xenon Orificed Hollow Cathode Performance for In-Space Applications", Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 19, No. 3, pp. 438-443, May-June 2003.

Kim, S., and Gallimore, A. D., "Plume Study of a 1.35-kW SPT-100 Using an ExB Probe," Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 39, No. 6, pp. 904-909, November-December 2002.

Gilchrist, B.E., Bilen, S.G., Choiniere, E., Gallimore, A.D., Smith, T.B., "Analysis of chamber simulations of long collecting probes in high-speed dense plasmas", IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Art. No. 01178020 , Volume 30, Issue 5, Part 2, Page(s):2023 - 2034, October 2002.

Peterson, P. Y., Gallimore, A. D., and Haas, J. M., "An experimental investigation of the internal magnetic field topography of an operating Hall thruster," Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 9, No. 10, Oct. 2002, 4354-4362. 

Haas, J. M., and Gallimore, A. D., "Considerations on the Role of the Hall Current in a Laboratory-Model Thruster," IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Vol. 30, No. 2, April 2002, 687-697.

Williams, G. J., Smith, T. B., Gulczinski, F. S., Gallimore, A. D., "Correlating Laser Induced Fluorescence and Molecular Beam Mass Spectrometry Ion Energy Distributions," Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 489-491, March-April 2002.

Haas, J.M., and Gallimore, A.D., "Internal Plasma Potential Profiles in a Laboratory-Model Hall Thruster," Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 652-660, February 2001.

Gulczinski, F.S., and Gallimore, A.D., "Near-Field Ion Energy and Species Measurements of a 5-kW Hall Thruster," Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 17, No.2, pp. 418-427, March-April, 2001.

Gallimore, A. D., "Near- and Far-Field Characterization of Stationary Plasma Thruster Plumes," Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 38, No. 3, pp. 441-453, May-June 2001.

Bilen, S. G., Domonkos, M. T., and Gallimore, A. D., "Simulating Ionospheric Plasma with a Hollow Cathode in a Large Vacuum Chamber," Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 38, No. 4, pp. 617-621, July-August 2001.

Domonkos, M. T., Gallimore, A. D., Marrese, C. M., and Haas, J. M., "Very Near-Field Plume Investigation of the Anode Layer Thruster," Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 16, No. 1, January-February 2000.

Van Noord, J., Gallimore, A. D., and Rawlin, V. K., "Numerical Thermal Model of NASA Solar Electric Propulsion Technology Application Readiness Ion Thruster," Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 16, No. 2, March-April, 2000, 357-364.

King, L. B., and Gallimore, A. D., "Ion-Energy Diagnostics in the Plasma Exhaust of a Hall Thruster," Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 16, No. 5, September-October, 2000.

Williams, G. J., Smith, T. B., Domonkos, M. T., Gallimore, A. D., and Drake, R. P., "Laser-Induced Fluorescense Characterization of Ion Emitted from Hollow Cathodes," IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Vol. 28, No. 5, October 2000, pp. 1664-1674.

King, L. B., and Gallimore, A. D., "Mass Spectral Measurements in the Plume of an SPT-100 Hall Thruster," Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 16, No. 6, November-December, 2000.

Haas, J. M., Gallimore, A. D., McFall, K., and Spanjers, G., "Development of a High-Speed, Reciprocating Electrostatic Probe System for Hall Thruster Interrogation," Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 71, No. 11, pp. 4131-4138, November 2000.

Oh, D. Y., Hastings, D. E., Marrese, C. M., Haas, J. M., and Gallimore, A. D., "Modeling of Stationary Plasma Thruster-100 Thruster Plumes and Implications for Satellite Design", Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 345-357, April 1999 .

Ohler, S. G., Gilchrist, B. E., and Gallimore, A. D., "Electromagnetic Signal Modification in a Localized High Speed Plasma Flow: Simulations and Experimental Validation of a Stationary Plasma Thruster (SPT)," IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, April 1999.

King, L. B., Gallimore, A. D., and Marrese, C. M., "Transport Property Measurements in the Plume of an SPT-100 Hall Thruster," Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 14, No. 3, May-June 1998, 327- 335.

Domonkos, M. T., Gallimore, A. D., and Bilen, S., "A Hall Probe Diagnostic for Low Density Plasma Accelerators," Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 69, No. 6, June 1998, 2546-2549.

Ohler, S. G., Gilchrist, B. E., Gallimore, A. D., "Microwave Plume Measurements of a Stationary Plasma Thruster," Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 14, No. 6, Nov.-Dec. 1998, 1016-1021

King, L. B., and Gallimore, A. D., "Approximating Collisional Free-stream Attenuation at Transitional Knudsen Numbers," AIAA Journal, Vol. 35, No. 3, Mach, 1997, 574-576.

King, L. B., and Gallimore, A. D., "A Gridded Retarding Pressure Sensor for Ion and Neutral Particle Analysis in Flowing Plasmas," Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 68, No. 2, Feb. 1997, 1183-1188.

Gilchrist, B. E., Ohler, S. G., and Gallimore, A. D., "Flexible Microwave System to Measure the Electron Number Density and Quantify the Communications Impact of Electric Thruster Plasma Plumes," Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 68, No. 2, Feb., 1997, 1189-1194.

Foster, J. E., and Gallimore, A. D., "The Effect of an Auxiliary Discharge on Anode Sheath Potentials in a Transverse Discharge," Journal of Applied Physics, April 1997, 3422-3432.

Gallimore A. D., Kim, S. W., King, L. B., Foster, J. E., and Gulczinski III, F. S., "Near and Far-Field Plume Studies of a 1 kW Arcjet,'' Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 12, No. 1, Jan.-Feb., 1996, 105-111.

Foster, J. E., and Gallimore, A. D., "An Investigation into the Role that a Transverse Magnetic Field Plays in the Formation of Large Anode Sheath Potentials," Physics of Plasmas, 3 (11) Nov. 1996, 4239-4249.

Ohler, S. G., Gilchrist, B. E., and Gallimore, A. D., "Non-intrusive Electron Number Density Measurements in the Plume of a 1 kW Arcjet Using a Modern Microwave Interferometer,'' IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Vol. 23, No. 3, June, 1995, 428-435.

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