- Nationality: Italian
- Funding entity and program: PROMETEO/ Comunidad de Madrid
PhD Thesis
Design, development, and characterization of a microwave electrodeless plasma thruster
Supervisors
Mario Merino Martinez (UC3M) and Jaume Navarro Cavalle (UC3M)
Abstract
Iterative design of an Electron-Cyclotron Resonance Plasma Thruster (ECRT) by performing numerical simulations with a Hybrid-PIC code (HYPHEN) and comparing them with the experimental results obtained in the EP2 vacuum chamber. Microwave Engineering and Plasma Diagnostics are also a fundamental part of this thesis.
Project participation
Propulsión por plasma y fusión nuclear: innovando el transporte espacial
Grant number: Y2018/NMT-4750 (PROMETEO-CM)
Research Stays
Institutions: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Department/Group: Institute of Space and Astronautical Science: ISAS
Host: Ryudo Tsukizaki
Period: from September 2022 to November 2022
PhD in Aerospace Engineering UC3M 