| Creation of a high-temperature plasma through merging and compression of supersonic field reversed configuration plasmoids J Slough, G Votroubek, C Pihl Nuclear Fusion 51 (5), 053008, 2011 | 69 | 2011 |
| Pulsed plasmoid propulsion: The ELF thruster J Slough, D Kirtley, T Weber 31th International Electric Propulsion Conference, 20-24, 2009 | 69 | 2009 |
| Apparatus, systems and methods for establishing plasma and using plasma in a rotating magnetic field JT Slough, DE Kirtley US Patent 9,145,874, 2015 | 50 | 2015 |
| Air Force Research Laboratory high power electric propulsion technology development DL Brown, BE Beal, JM Haas 2010 IEEE Aerospace Conference, 1-9, 2010 | 42 | 2010 |
| Air Force Research Laboratory high power electric propulsion technology development DL Brown, BE Beal, JM Haas 2010 IEEE Aerospace Conference, 1-9, 2010 | 42 | 2010 |
| Pulsed plasmoid propulsion: air-breathing electromagnetic propulsion D Kirtley, J Slough, C Pihl, E Meier, R Milroy International Electric Propulsion, Conference, 2011 | 21 | 2011 |
| Details on an AFRL field reversed configuration plasma device D Kirtley, B Brown, A Gallimore, J Haas 29th International Electric Propulsion Conference, 2005 | 21 | 2005 |
| Details on an AFRL field reversed configuration plasma device D Kirtley, B Brown, A Gallimore, J Haas 29th International Electric Propulsion Conference, 2005 | 21 | 2005 |
| The electrodeless Lorentz force (ELF) thruster experimental facility TE Weber, JT Slough, D Kirtley Review of Scientific Instruments 83 (11), 2012 | 20 | 2012 |
| The development of a flexible, usable plasma interaction modeling system J Fife, M Gibbons, D VanGilder, D Kirtley 38th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit, 4267, 2002 | 18 | 2002 |
| The Fusion Upstarts M Waldrop Nature 511 (7510), 398-400, 2014 | 17 | 2014 |
| Steady operation of an FRC thruster on Martian atmosphere and liquid water propellants D Kirtley, A Pancotti, J Slough, C Pihl 48th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit, 4071, 2012 | 17 | 2012 |
| Steady operation of an electromagnetic plasmoid thruster D Kirtley, J Slough, M Pfaff, C Pihl Joint Army Navy NASA AirForce Conference, 2011 | 14 | 2011 |
| Flexible three-dimensional modeling of electric thrusters in vacuum chambers M Gibbons, D Kirtley, D VanGilder, J Fife 39th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, 4872, 2003 | 14 | 2003 |
| Plasma magnetoshell for aerobraking and aerocapture J Slough, D Kirtley, A Pancotti 32nd International Electric Propulsion Conference, 9, 2011 | 12 | 2011 |
| Pulsed Inductive Thruster (PIT): Modeling and Validation Using the MACH2 Code PG Mikellides NASA Contractor Report, 2003 | 12 | 2003 |
| Initial results on an annular field reversed configuration plasma translation experiment CS Niemela, DE Kirtley Proceedings of the 6th MS/4th LPS/3rd SPS Joint Subcommittee Meeting, No. TP …, 2008 | 11 | 2008 |
| Study of the synchronous operation of an annular field reversed configuration plasma device DE Kirtley University of Michigan, 2008 | 11 | 2008 |
| High density magnetized toroid formation and translation within XOCOT: An annular field reversed configuration plasma concept D Kirtley, AD Gallimore, J Haas, M Reilly Proceedings of the 30th International Electric Propulsion Conference …, 2007 | 11 | 2007 |
| 3-D Computation of Surface Sputtering and Redeposition Due to Hall Thruster Plumes,” JM Fife, MR Gibbons, WA Hargus, DB VanGilder, DB Kirtley, LK Johnson International Electric Propulsion Conference, 03-136, 2003 | 11 | 2003 |
George R VotroubekPrincipal Scientist, Helion EnergyVerified email at helionenergy.com
