Publications

  • Hall Thruster Plume Measurements from High-Speed Dual Langmuir Probes with Ion Saturation Reference

    M. Sekerak, M. McDonald, R. Hofer, and A. Gallimore

    34th IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, MT, IEEE-2013-2129, March 2-9, 2013

  • Plasma Oscillation Effects on Nested Hall Thruster Operation and Stability

    M. McDonald, M. Sekerak, A. Gallimore, and R. Hofer

    34th IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, MT, IEEE-2013-2502, March 2-9, 2013

  • The Study of CO2 Conversion in a Microwave Plasma/Catalyst System

    Spencer, L.

    University of Michigan, Ph.D. Dissertation, 2012

  • Electron Transport in Hall Thrusters

    McDonald, M.

    University of Michigan, Ph.D. Dissertation, 2012

  • High-speed Dual Langmuir Probe with Ion Saturation Reference (HDLP-ISR) for Hall Thruster Plume Measurements

    M. Sekerak, A. Gallimore, and J. Polk

    NASA Technology Days, Cleveland, OH, Poster, November 28-30, 2012

  • Development of a Novel Time-Resolved Laser-Induced Fluorescence Technique

    C. J. Durot and A. D. Gallimore

    54th Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Providence, RI, Oct. 29-Nov. 2, 2012

  • Turbulence-induced anomalous electron diffusion in the plume of the VASIMR VX-200

    C. Olsen, M. Ballenger, J. Squire, B. Longmier, M. Carter, T. Glover

    65th Annual Gaseous Electronics Conference, Austin, Texas, October 22-26, 2012

  • VASIMR VX-200 thruster throttling optimization from 30 to 200 kW

    J. Squire, C. Olsen, F. Chang-Diaz, B. Longmier, M. Ballenger, M. Carter, T. Glover, G. McCaskill

    65th Annual Gaseous Electronics Conference, Austin, Texas, October 22-26, 2012

  • Overview of the electric propulsion plasma diagnostics suite for the VASIMR VX-200 testbed

    C. Olsen, B. Longmier, M. Ballenger, J. Squire, T. Glover, M. Carter, E. Bering, M. Giambusso

    65th Annual Gaseous Electronics Conference, Austin, Texas, October 22-26, 2012

  • Electric Propulsion of a Different Class: The Challenges of Testing for MegaWatt Missions

    Florenz, R., Liu, T., Gallimore, A.D., Kamhawi, H., Brown, D.L., Hofer, R.R., and Polk, J.E.

    48th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Atlanta, GA, AIAA-2012-3942, July 29 - August 1, 2012

  • A Low-Cost Optical Approach to Evaluate the Life Time of Hall Thruster Discharge Channel

    Huang, W., Gallimore, A.D.

    48thAIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Atlanta, GA, AIAA-2012-4035, July 29 - August 1, 2012

  • Performance of a Helicon Hall Thruster Operating with Xenon, Argon, and Nitrogen

    Shabshelowitz, A., Gallimore, A.D., and Peterson, P.Y.

    48th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Atlanta, GA, AIAA-2012-4336, July 29 - August 1, 2012

  • Magnetic Nozzle Plasma Plume: Review of Crucial Physical Phenomena

    Ebersohn, F.H., Girimaji, S.S., Shebalin, J., Staack, D., Longmier, B.W., Olsen, C.

    48th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Atlanta, GA, AIAA-2012-4274, July 29 - August 1, 2012

  • Plasma Properties in the Far-Field Plume of a Radiofrequency Plasma Thruster

    A. Shabshelowitz and A. D. Gallimore

    39th International Conference on Plasma Science, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, July 8-12, 2012

  • Hydrogen production from methane using an RF plasma source in total nonambipolar flow

    Benjamin W. Longmier, Alec D. Gallamore, Noah Hershkowitz

    Plasma Sources Science & Technology, DOI: 10.1088/0963-0252/21/1/015007, vol. 21, no. 1, February 2012

  • CubeSat Primary Propulsion Using A High Power Density Helicon Plasma Source For Ambipolar Ion Acceleration

    B.W. Longmier, E.A. Bering, N. Hershkowitz, A.D. Gallimore

    JANNAF 8th MSS/6th LPS/5th SPS Joint Subcommittee Meeting, Colorado Springs, CO, December 5-9, 2011

  • Study of the Gasdynamic Mirror (GDM) Propulsion System

    Tang, R.

    University of Michigan, Ph.D. Dissertation, 2011

  • Study of Hall Thruster Discharge Channel Wall Erosion via Optical Diagnostics

    Huang, W.

    University of Michigan, Ph.D. Dissertation, 2011

  • Experimental Characterization of the Near-Wall Region in Hall Thrusters and its Implications on Performance and Lifetime

    Shastry, R.

    University of Michigan, Ph.D. Dissertation, 2011

  • Rotating Spoke Instabilities in Hall Thrusters

    Michael S. McDonald and Alec D. Gallimore

    IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 10.1109/TPS.2011.2161343 vol. 39, no. 11, pp. 2952-2953, Nov. 2011

  • Predictive Control of Plasma Kinetics: Time-resolved Measurements of Inert Gas Mixing in a Hollow Cathode Discharge

    Trent, K. R., McDonald, M. S., Lobbia, R. B., Gallimore, A. D.

    62nd International Astronautical Congress, Cape Town, South Africa, IAC-11.C4.4.10, October 3-7, 2011

  • Divergence Angle of Ion Beams Emanating from an Immersed Radiofrequency Plasma Source

    Shabshelowitz, A. and Gallimore, A

    32nd International Electric Propulsion Conference, Wiesbaden, Germany, IEPC-2011-166, September 11-15, 2011

  • Developmental Status of a 100-kW Class Laboratory Nested Channel Hall Thruster

    Florenz, R., Gallimore, A., and Peterson, P

    32nd International Electric Propulsion Conference, Wiesbaden, Germany, IEPC-2011-246, September 11-15, 2011

  • Time-resolved Langmuir Probing of a New Lanthanum Hexaboride (LaB6) Hollow Cathode

    Trent, K. R., McDonald, M. S., Lobbia, R. B., Gallimore, A. D.

    32nd International Electric Propulsion Conference, Wiesbaden, Germany, IEPC-2011-245, September 11-15, 2011