What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Electrical engineering
- Electric current
- Mechanical engineering
Richard R. Hofer focuses on Specific impulse, Electromagnetic shielding, Electrical engineering, Atomic physics and Voltage.
His studies in Specific impulse integrate themes in fields like Hall effect thruster and Electrically powered spacecraft propulsion.
His Electromagnetic shielding study combines topics in areas such as Electron temperature, Pulsed inductive thruster, Orders of magnitude, Mechanics and Shielded cable.
His study in Atomic physics is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Debye sheath, Magnetohydrodynamics and Kinetic energy.
His Voltage study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Impulse and Spacecraft propulsion.
His research in Impulse intersects with topics in Ionization and Anode.
His most cited work include:
- Magnetic Shielding of the Channel Walls in a Hall Plasma Accelerator (140 citations)
- Development and Characterization of High-Efficiency, High-Specific Impulse Xenon Hall Thrusters (118 citations)
- Magnetic shielding of a laboratory Hall thruster. I. Theory and validation (104 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His scientific interests lie mostly in Aerospace engineering, Hall effect thruster, Specific impulse, Electrically powered spacecraft propulsion and Electrical engineering.
When carried out as part of a general Aerospace engineering research project, his work on Ion thruster, Propulsion, Jet propulsion and Spacecraft is frequently linked to work in Bandwidth throttling, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of study.
His Specific impulse research incorporates themes from Xenon, Anode and Electric potential, Voltage.
His Anode research integrates issues from Ion current, Cathode, Atomic physics, Electromagnetic shielding and Magnetic circuit.
As a member of one scientific family, Richard R. Hofer mostly works in the field of Electrically powered spacecraft propulsion, focusing on NASA Deep Space Network and, on occasion, Flow control valve.
His study in the field of Shielded cable also crosses realms of Current density.
He most often published in these fields:
- Aerospace engineering (37.19%)
- Hall effect thruster (29.75%)
- Specific impulse (25.62%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2020)?
- Hall effect thruster (29.75%)
- Aerospace engineering (37.19%)
- Electromagnetic shielding (18.18%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His primary scientific interests are in Hall effect thruster, Aerospace engineering, Electromagnetic shielding, Electrically powered spacecraft propulsion and Shielded cable.
His work deals with themes such as Mechanical engineering and Hall effect, which intersect with Hall effect thruster.
His primary area of study in Aerospace engineering is in the field of Ion thruster.
His work carried out in the field of Electromagnetic shielding brings together such families of science as Cathode, Anode, Propulsion and Propellant.
Electron temperature and Xenon is closely connected to Topology in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Shielded cable.
As part of his studies on Specific impulse, Richard R. Hofer often connects relevant subjects like Electrical engineering.
Between 2014 and 2020, his most popular works were:
- Development and Initial Testing of a Magnetically Shielded Miniature Hall Thruster (42 citations)
- Conducting Wall Hall Thrusters (30 citations)
- Performance Analysis of a Low-Power Magnetically Shielded Hall Thruster: Computational Modeling (27 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Electrical engineering
- Mechanical engineering
- Electric current
The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Shielded cable, Electromagnetic shielding, Electrical engineering, Anode and Aerospace engineering.
His Shielded cable research includes themes of Hall effect thruster, Mechanical engineering and Pole piece.
Richard R. Hofer has included themes like Optoelectronics, Pulsed inductive thruster and Specific impulse in his Electrical engineering study.
His Specific impulse study is concerned with the field of Thrust as a whole.
A large part of his Aerospace engineering studies is devoted to Ion thruster.
His research on Ion thruster also deals with topics like
- Electron temperature which intersects with area such as Plasma parameters, Langmuir probe, Low voltage and Voltage,
- Xenon that connect with fields like Mass flow rate.
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