11th International Workshop on Radiation of High Temperature Gases for Space Missions

Session

Plasma facilities, simulations and diagnostics

22 Sept 2026, 17:00

The Angevin Castle (Mola Di Bari)

Conveners

Plasma facilities, simulations and diagnostics

• Brett Cruden (AMA Inc/NASA Ames)

Plasma facilities, simulations and diagnostics

• There are no conveners in this block

219. Measuring the surface accommodation of molecular hypersonic plasmas

Gilles Courret (HEIG-VD)

Plasma Facilities, Simulations and Diagnostics

Background of the study

A few years ago, the HES-SO team completed an ESA/OSIP project which indicated that our 1 kW pulsed microwave sulphur lamp can produce plasmas exhibiting significant similarities to weakly ionised molecular hypersonic plasmas encountered during the intense heat phase of shuttle atmospheric entry [1]. In particular, the wall temperature of the bulb reaches values...

193. Relevance of gas-phase radiation in cubesat-class hybrid rocket propulsion

Sergio Cassese (University of Naples "Federico II")

High Speed Facilities, Flight Testing and Propulsion

The rapid growth of small-satellite and CubeSat missions has increased the demand for compact propulsion systems capable of providing safe, flexible, and reliable in-space maneuvering capability. Mission scenarios involving orbit insertion, formation flying, constellation reconfiguration, collision avoidance and de-orbiting require propulsion technologies that can be integrated within highly...