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@inproceedings{lewellen:ipac2021-mopab372,
author = {J.W. Lewellen and L.R. Danielson and A. Essunfeld and J.A. Hollingsworth and M.A. Holloway and E.K. Lewis},
title = {{KARVE: A Nanoparticle Accelerator for Space Thruster Applications}},
booktitle = {Proc. IPAC'21},
pages = {1151--1153},
eid = {MOPAB372},
language = {english},
keywords = {acceleration, ECR, radio-frequency, bunching, simulation},
venue = {Campinas, SP, Brazil},
series = {International Particle Accelerator Conference},
number = {12},
publisher = {JACoW Publishing, Geneva, Switzerland},
month = {08},
year = {2021},
issn = {2673-5490},
isbn = {978-3-95450-214-1},
doi = {10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2021-MOPAB372},
url = {https://jacow.org/ipac2021/papers/mopab372.pdf},
note = {https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2021-MOPAB372},
abstract = {{We present a concept for using RF-based acceleration of nanoparticles (NPs) as a means of generating thrust for future space missions: the Kinetic Acceleration & Resource Vector Engine (KARVE) thruster. Acceleration of nanoparticles (NPs) via DC accelerators has been shown to be feasible in dust accelerator labs such as the Heidelberg dust accelerator and the 3 MV hypervelocity dust accelerator at the Colorado Center for Lunar Dust and Atmospheric Studies. In contrast, KARVE uses RF-driven acceleration of nanoparticles as the basis of a thruster design lying between chemical and ion engines in performance: more efficient than chemical engines in terms of specific impulse; and higher thrust than ion engines. The properties of multi-gap RF accelerators also allow an on-the-fly tradeoff between specific impulse and thrust.}},
}