Michael Nakles

The Aerospace CorporationUnited States

Engineering · Physical Sciences

11h-index410citations37works0.02yr avg

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Research Topics

Plasma Diagnostics and Applications(31), Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics(23), Atomic and Molecular Physics(8), Advanced Data Storage Technologies(5), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma(5)

Publications37 total

Journal of Propulsion and Power·2019· 43 citedOpen Access
AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum·2019· 1 citedOpen Access
Wavelength Modulation Spectroscopy for Temperature and Species Concentration in the Plume of a Supersonic Nozzle (Conference Paper with Briefing Charts)
2017
Comparison of Medium Power Hall Effect Thruster Ion Acceleration for Krypton and Xenon Propellants
2016
An Investigation into the Spectral Imaging of Hall Thruster Plumes
2015· 7 cited
Characterization of a Diverging Cusped Field Thruster Operating on Krypton
Bulletin of the American Physical Society·2014
A 205 Hour Krypton Propellant Life Test of the SPT-100 Operating at 3 kW
2013· 1 cited
Background Pressure Effects on Krypton Hall Effect Thruster Internal Acceleration
2013· 7 cited
Review of Scientific Instruments·2012· 10 cited
Demonstration of Laser-Induced Fluorescence on Krypton Hall Effect Thruster
2011· 10 cited
Experimentally Characterizing the Plume of a Divergent Cusped-Field Thruster
2009· 12 cited
A Plume Comparison of Xenon and Krypton Propellant on a 600 W Hall Thruster
2009· 11 cited
Hall Effect Thruster Ground Testing Challenges
2009· 2 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

William A. Hargus(30), Lubos Brieda(6), Garrett Reed(4), Jared Ekholm(4), Carrie S. Niemela(4), Gregory M Azarnia(4), Natalia MacDonald-Tenenbaum(3), Nickolas Pilgram(3), C. W. Larson(3), Taylor S. Matlock(3), Michael Holmes(2), Randy Spicer(2), Matthew Domonkos(2), Landon J Tango(2), Amanda S. Makowiecki(2), Torrey R. S. Hayden(2), Natalia A. MacDonald(2), Gregory B. Rieker(2), Michael Gorrilla(2), A. C. Barrie(2)