Plasma cycle
Below is a clean list of ~100 plasma / electric propulsion concepts (real, experimental, theoretical).
I grouped them so it stays understandable + practical-oriented.
๐ PLASMA & ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEMS (UP TO 100)
๐น ION & ELECTROSTATIC (CLASSICAL)
Ion Thruster (Gridded)
Kaufman Ion Engine
NSTAR Ion Engine
NEXT Ion Thruster
Colloid Ion Thruster
Field Emission Electric Propulsion (FEEP)
Electrospray Thruster
Liquid Metal Ion Thruster
Cesium Ion Thruster
Xenon Ion Thruster
๐น HALL-EFFECT & DERIVATIVES
Hall Effect Thruster (HET)
Stationary Plasma Thruster (SPT)
Anode Layer Thruster (ALT)
Cylindrical Hall Thruster
Dual-Stage Hall Thruster
Nested Hall Thruster
Segmented Hall Thruster
Magnetic Shielded Hall Thruster
Variable Specific Impulse Hall Thruster
Miniature Hall Thruster
๐น MAGNETOPLASMADYNAMIC (MPD)
MPD Thruster
Self-Field MPD Thruster
Applied-Field MPD Thruster
Lithium MPD Thruster
Pulsed MPD Thruster
High-Power MPD Thruster
Nuclear MPD Thruster
Coaxial MPD Thruster
Quasi-Steady MPD Thruster
Hybrid MPD Thruster
๐น RF / MICROWAVE PLASMA
VASIMR (Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket)
Helicon Plasma Thruster
RF Plasma Thruster
Microwave Plasma Thruster
Electron Cyclotron Resonance Thruster
Inductively Coupled Plasma Thruster
Wave Heated Plasma Thruster
Magnetized RF Thruster
Resonant Plasma Thruster
Plasma Antenna Thruster
๐น PULSED & MICRO-PROPULSION
Pulsed Plasma Thruster (PPT)
Ablative PPT
Solid Teflon PPT
Liquid PPT
Micro-PPT
Nano-Satellite PPT
Exploding Wire Plasma Thruster
Z-Pinch Plasma Thruster
Plasma Spark Thruster
Capacitor-Driven Plasma Thruster
๐น ELECTROTHERMAL (PLASMA-ASSISTED)
Arcjet Thruster
Resistojet (Plasma-enhanced)
Arc Plasma Thruster
Microwave Electrothermal Thruster
Laser-Heated Plasma Thruster
Nuclear Thermal Plasma Rocket
Plasma Steam Thruster
High-Temperature Plasma Jet Thruster
Hybrid Arcjet-Ion Thruster
Plasma Torch Thruster
๐น FUSION / ADVANCED (THEORETICAL–EXPERIMENTAL)
Fusion Plasma Rocket
Direct Fusion Drive (DFD)
Antimatter Plasma Thruster
Fission Fragment Plasma Thruster
Magneto-Inertial Fusion Thruster
Plasma Mirror Rocket
Dense Plasma Focus Thruster
Tokamak-Based Plasma Rocket
Stellarator Plasma Propulsion
Muon-Catalyzed Fusion Thruster
๐น BEAM / FIELD / EXOTIC
Plasma Beam Propulsion
Neutral Beam Thruster
Electric Sail (Plasma interaction)
Magnetic Sail (Plasma braking)
Plasma Sail
Lorentz Force Plasma Thruster
Alfven Wave Plasma Thruster
Magnetospheric Plasma Propulsion
Solar Wind Plasma Propulsion
Plasma Drag Thruster
๐น EXPERIMENTAL / CONCEPTUAL
Photonic Plasma Thruster
Laser-Induced Plasma Propulsion
Plasma Bubble Drive
Vacuum Plasma Thruster
Space-Time Plasma Coupling Drive
Quantum Plasma Thruster (theoretical)
Dark Plasma Propulsion (hypothetical)
Relativistic Plasma Jet Drive
Plasma Wakefield Propulsion
Gravitational Plasma Coupling Drive
๐น MICRO / FUTURE / HYBRID IDEAS
Chip-Scale Plasma Thruster
CubeSat Plasma Microthruster
AI-Controlled Plasma Thruster
Variable Geometry Plasma Nozzle
Self-Healing Plasma Thruster
Plasma Recycling Propulsion Loop
Plasma Shielded Rocket
Plasma-Atmosphere Breathing Thruster
Hybrid Chemical–Plasma Rocket
Closed-Cycle Plasma Propulsion System
๐ FINAL NOTE
✔ Not all are flying today, but many are:
Operational (Ion, Hall, PPT)
Experimental (VASIMR, MPD)
Future / theoretical (Fusion, antimatter)
If you want, I can:
๐ฅ Rank top 10 most realistic
๐ Explain which can reach Mars fastest
⚛️ Compare plasma vs fusion propulsion
๐ง Explain which paradoxes these systems face
Just tell me which direction you want next.
Propellant Injection
↓
Ionization
↓
Plasma Formation
↓
Magnetic Confinement
↓
Electric / Magnetic Acceleration
↓
Plasma Exhaust
↓
Thrust Generation
↓
Charge Neutralization
↓
Recombination (space)
↓
Cycle Repeats
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