EPJ Techniques and Instrumentation

Diagnostics for electric propulsion systems

Cluster of electric thrusters for astronautic and robotic INPPS flagship space flights to Mars and Europa moon

Force probes for development and testing of different electric propulsion systems

Single- and two-photon absorption laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy in rare gases for gridded ion thruster diagnostics

In situ erosion measurement tools for electric propulsion thrusters: triangular laser head and telemicroscope

Thrust measurement and thrust balance development at DLR’s electric propulsion test facility

An in-flight plasma diagnostic package for spacecraft with electric propulsion

Non-invasive assessment of plasma parameters inside an ion thruster combining optical emission spectroscopy and principal component analysis

Global models for radio-frequency ion thrusters