Thrust calculation of electric solar wind sail by particle-in-cell simulation
In this study, thrust characteristics of an electric solar wind sail were numerically evaluated using full three-dimensional particle-in-cell (PIC) simulation. The thrust obtained from the PIC simulation was lower than the thrust estimations obtained in previous studies. The PIC simulation indica...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2016-09-01
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| Series: | Annales Geophysicae |
| Online Access: | https://www.ann-geophys.net/34/845/2016/angeo-34-845-2016.pdf |