Parallel solution of surface-volume integral equations for the design of Helicon plasma thrusters
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چکیده
Radiofrequency (RF) magnetized Helicon plasma sources have been proposed as propulsive devices for space thrusters. In order to optimize the antenna-plasma coupling in a Helicon source the ADAMANT code, which implements the numerical solution of surface-volume integral equations, has been developed; the approach lends itself to parallel execution. Results concerning the speed-up obtained through parallelization will be discussed.
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