Comment on "Growth of Low-Frequency Electrostatic and Electromagnetic Instabilities in a Hall Thruster" by Singh and Malik(IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. 39:10 (2011) 1910–1918)

Yves Elskens (1, 2) , Nicolas Lemoine (3)

1 AMU - Aix Marseille Université
2 PIIM - Physique des interactions ioniques et moléculaires
3 IJL - Institut Jean Lamour

We revisit the electrostatic instability model of Singh and Malik (IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. 39:10 (2011) 1910--1918) and correct some errors.

Mots clés: Hall thruster; resistive instabilities; low-frequency oscillations; ion and plasma propulsion; electrostatic waves and oscillations

Domaines: Physique des plasmas [physics.plasm-ph]

Yves Elskens, Nicolas Lemoine. Comment on "Growth of Low-Frequency Electrostatic and Electromagnetic Instabilities in a Hall Thruster" by Singh and Malik(IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. 39:10 (2011) 1910–1918). IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 2020, 48, pp.3272-3274. ⟨10.1109/TPS.2020.3014226⟩. ⟨hal-01906635v2⟩