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.

๐Ÿš€ PLASMA & ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEMS (UP TO 100)

๐Ÿ”น 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

๐Ÿ”น 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

๐Ÿ”น 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

๐Ÿ”น 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

๐Ÿ”น 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

๐Ÿ”น 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

๐Ÿ”น 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

๐Ÿ”น 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

๐Ÿ”น 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

๐Ÿ”น 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

๐Ÿ”‘ 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:

๐Ÿ”ฅ Rank top 10 most realistic

๐Ÿš€ Explain which can reach Mars fastest

⚛️ Compare plasma vs fusion propulsion

๐Ÿง  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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