@article{YANG2024, 
author = {Xiong YANG and Xiaokang LI and Dawei GUO and Mousen CHENG and Fan ZHANG and Bixuan CHE and Qingyun LEI},
title = {Research status and prospect of high-power wave-heating magnetoplasma thruster},
year = {2024},
journal = {Acta Aeronautica et Astronautica Sinica},
volume = {45},
number = {7},
pages = {028761},
keywords = {electric propulsion, helicon, ion cyclotron resonance heating, magnetic nozzle, plasma},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.7527/S1000-6893.2023.28761},
doi = {10.7527/S1000-6893.2023.28761},
abstract = {The wave-heating magnetoplasma thruster possesses many advantages such as its suitability for high power propulsion (about 100 kWe-1 MWe), high thrust density (about 4×105 N/m2), variable high thrust (about 1-100 N), and adjustable specific impulse (about 3 000-10 000 s). These advantages make the wave-heating magnetoplasma thruster well suited for a diverse range of future space missions with high-performance. Based on previous studies of the wave-heating magnetoplasma thruster both home and abroad, this work summarizes the technical status of the wave-heating magnetoplasma thruster in recent years, and analyzes the theoretical issues the present research faced in the development of the wave-heating magnetoplasma thruster, such as the so called single-pass ion cyclotron resonance heating, the plasma detachment controlling, the high-power density plasma diagnosing in strong magnetic fields, as well as many engineering difficulties, including the efficient thermal management and high-power RF power supplies. Finally, application directions of the wave-heating magnetoplasma thruster are prospected according to its performance characteristics.}
}