Mark A. Cappelli

TL;DR: The 2017 plasmas roadmap as mentioned in this paper is the first update of a planned series of periodic updates of the Plasma Roadmap, which was published by the Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics in 2012.

TL;DR: In this paper, a comprehensive analysis of measurements supporting the presence of anomalous cross-field electron mobility in Hall plasma accelerators is presented, and the results indicate that in the vicinity of the anode, where there are fewer plasma instabilities, the electron-transport mechanism is likely elastic collisions with the background neutral xenon.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe a mechanism for the stabilization of ultra lean premixed methane/air flames by pulsed nonequilibrium plasma enhancement and demonstrate that the pulsed discharge plasma produces a cool stream of relatively stable intermediate species including hydrogen (H{sub 2}) and carbon monoxide (CO), which play a central role in enhancing flame stability.

TL;DR: In this article, a nanosecond pulsed plasma discharge located within a wall cavity is used to ignite jet flames (hydrogen and ethylene) in supersonic crossflows.

TL;DR: In this article, the results of laser-induced velocimetry of neutral and singly ionized xenon in the plume and interior portions of the acceleration channel of a Hall thruster plasma discharge operating at powers ranging from 250 to 725 W are described.