PT Unknown AU Brandt, T TI Computer modeling for improvement of a High Efficiency Multistage Plasma Thruster PY 2018 PU Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel WP https://macau.uni-kiel.de/receive/diss_mods_00022402 LA en DE HEMPT; Cusped Field Thrusters; Magnetized Plasmas; Plasma Simulation; Particle-in-Cell Method AB Electrostatic Particle-in-Cell simulations of a downscaled High Efficiency Multistage Plasma Thruster (HEMPT). The purpose of downscaling the HEMPT design is to reach the requirements of missions which have a need for unprecedented low thrust and low noise. The aim of the here presented numerical simulations is to get an improved understanding of the thruster’s physics especially in its downscaled configuration, in order to reach the design goals. PI Kiel ER