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Investigation of Plasma Detachment From a Magnetic Nozzle in the Plume of the VX-200 Magnetoplasma Thruster by Olsen, Christopher S., Ballenger, Maxwell G., Carter, Mark D., Chang Diaz, Franklin R., Giambusso, Matthew, Glover, Timothy W., Ilin, Andrew V., Squire, Jared P., Longmier, Benjamin W., Bering, Edgar A., Cloutier, Paul A.

“…Understanding the physics involved in plasma detachment from magnetic nozzles is well theorized, but lacking in large scale experimental support. We have…”
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Adiabatic plasma expansion in a magnetic nozzle by Sheehan, J. P., Longmier, Benjamin W., Bering, Edgar A., Olsen, Christopher S., Squire, Jared P., Carter, Mark D., Cassady, Leonard D., Chang Diaz, Franklin R., Glover, Tim W., Hin, Andrew V., Ballenger, Maxwell G.

“…Summary form only given. A mechanism for ambipolar ion acceleration in a magnetic nozzle is proposed. The plasma is adiabatic in the diverging section of a…”
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