PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES & BOOKS

E.T.PACK Project
  • 1) Development and testing of a low-current applied-field magnetoplasmadynamic thruster with a rectangular discharge channel, Norman Gondol and Martin Tajmar, Journal of Electric Propulsion, doi: 10.1007/s44205-022-00025-8, 2022.
  • 2) A code for the analysis of missions with electrodynamic tethers, Gonzalo Sánchez-Arriaga, Gabriel Borderes-Motta, Luca Chiabó, Acta Astronautica, 2022, doi: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2022.06.021. PDF.
  • 3) Validation of enabling technologies for deorbiting devices based on electrodynamic tethers, A.Valmorbida, L.Olivieri, A.Brunello, G.Sarego, G.Sánchez-Arriaga, E.C.Lorenzini, Acta Astronautica, 2022, doi: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2022.06.013. PDF.
  • 4) A volume-averaged plasma model for heaterless C12A7 electride hollow cathodes, Norman Gondol and Martin Tajmar, CEAS Space Journal, 2022, doi: 10.1007/s12567-022-00449-w.
  • 5) Experimental investigation of electric propulsion systems using C12A7 electride hollow cathodes, Norman Gondol and Martin Tajmar, CEAS Space Journal, 2022, doi: 10.1007/s12567-022-00446-z.
  • 6) Key design and operation factors for high performance of C12A7:e- based cathodes, A. Post, J.F. Plaza, J. Toledo, D. Zschätzsch, M. Reitemeyer, L. Chen, A. Gurciullo, A. Siegel, P. J. Klar, P. Lascombes and B. Seifert, IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2022, doi:10.1088/1757-899X/1226/1/012092. PDF
  • 7) Deorbit kit demonstration mission, L.Tarabini Castellani, S.García González, A.Ortega, S.Madrid, E.C.Lorenzini, L.Olivieri, G.Sarego, A.Brunello, A.Valmorbida, M.Tajmar, C.Drobny, J-P.Wulfkuehler, R.Nerger, K.Wätzig, S.Shahsavani, G.Sánchez-Arriaga, Journal of Space Safety Engineering, 2022, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsse.2022.01.004. PDF
  • 8) Attitude determination and control for the deployment preparation phase of a space tether mission, Sergio Garcia-Gonzalez, Gonzalo Sanchez-Arriaga, Acta Astronautica, Volume 193, Pages 381-394, 2022, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2022.01.011. PDF
  • 9) Kinetic Analysis of the Plasma sheath Around an Electron-Emitting Object With Elliptic Cross-section, Luca Chiabó, Sadaf Shahsavani and Gonzalo Sánchez-Arriaga, Phys. Rev. E 104, 055204, 2021, doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.104.055204. PDF.
  • 10) Parametrization of current–voltage characteristics and operation domains of cylindrical emissive probes in collisionless Maxwellian plasmas at rest, Sadaf Shahsavani, Xin Chen, Gonzalo Sánchez-Arriaga, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion, 63, 115018, 2021, doi: 10.1088/1361-6587/ac2559. PDF.
  • 11) An in-line damper for tethers-in-space oscillations dissipation, L. Olivieri, A. Brunello, G. Sarego, A. Valmorbida and E. C. Lorenzini, Acta Astronautica, Vol: 189, Page: 559-566, 2021, doi: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2021.09.012. PDF.
  • 12) Deorbiting Performance of Electrodynamic Tethers to Mitigate Space Debris, Giulia Sarego, Lorenzo Olivieri, Andrea Valmorbida, Carlo Bettanini, Giacomo Colombatti, Marco Pertile, Enrico C. Lorenzini, International Journal of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Vol:15, No:4, 2021, URL: https://waset.org/Publication/10011977.
  • 13) Electronic, mechanical, and thermal properties of [Ca24Al28O64]4+(4e−) electride ceramic, Katja Waetzig, Jochen Schilm, Journal of Ceramic Engineering and Science, doi: 10.1002/ces2.10098. 2021, PDF.
  • 14) Design of a hollow cathode thruster: concepts, parameter study and initial test results, Norman Gondol, Martin Tajmar, CEAS Space Journal (2021), 2021, doi: 10.1007/s12567-021-00369-1. PDF.
  • 15) Limitations of Stationary Vlasov-Poisson Solvers in Probe Theory, Luca Chiabó and Gonzalo Sánchez-Arriaga, Journal of Computational Physics, 438, 110366, 2021, doi: 10.1016/j.jcp.2021.110366. PDF.
  • 16) A bare-photovoltaic tether for consumable-less and autonomous space propulsion and power generation, M. Tajmar and G. Sánchez-Arriaga, Acta Astronautica, 180, 350-360, 2021, doi: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2020.12.053. PDF.
  • 17) Deployment requirements for deorbiting electrodynamic tether technology, Giulia Sarego, Lorenzo Olivieri, Andrea Valmorbida, Alice Brunello, Enrico C. Lorenzini, Lorenzo Tarabini Castellani, Eduardo Urgoiti, Asier Ortega, Gabriel Borderes‐Motta, Gonzalo Sánchez‐Arriaga, CEAS Space Journal, Springer, 2021, doi: 10.1007/s12567-021-00349-5, PDF.
  • 18) Test of tethered deorbiting of space debris, Olivieri L., A. Valmorbida, E. Lungavia, D. Vertuani, E. C. Lorenzini, Advances in Astronautics Science and Technology, Springer, 2020, doi:10.1007/s42423-020-00068-9, PDF.
  • 19) Low work-function tether Deorbit Kit, L.Tarabini Castellani, A.Ortega, A.Giménez, E. Urgoiti, G. Sánchez-Arriaga, G. Borderes-Motta, E.C. Lorenzini, M. Tajmar, K. Wätzig, A. Post, J.F. Plaza, Journal of Space Safety Engineering, 2020, doi: 10.1016/j.jsse.2020.07.001, PDF.
  • 20) The E.T.PACK project: Towards a fully passive and consumable-less deorbit kit based on low-work-function tether technology, G. Sánchez-Arriaga, S. Naghdi, K. Waetzig, J. Schilm, E.C. Lorenzini , M. Tajmar, E. Urgoiti, L. Tarabini Castellani, J.F. Plaza, A. Post, Acta Astronautica, 2020, doi: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2020.03.036, PDF.
  • 21) Ionospheric Experiment with a Low Work Function Tether Loop, G. Sánchez-Arriaga and S. Naghdi, Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 43 (2), pp 212-221, 2020, doi: 10.2514/1.G004746, PDF.
  • 22) Electrical model and optimal design scheme for low work-function tethers in thrust mode, G. Sánchez-Arriaga and J. R. Sanmartin, Aerospace Science and Technology 96, 105519, 2020. PDF.
  • 23) Contacting Methods for C12A7 Electride Ceramic, K. Waetzig, A. Rost, J. Schilm, M. Tajmar, A. Michaelis, J. Ceram. Sci. Technol. 1-6, 2019. PDF.
  • 24) Book of Abstracts of the Sixth International Conference on Tethers in Space, Edited by G. Sánchez-Arriaga, S. Naghdi, and S. Shahsavani, Madrid, 12-14 June, 2019. PDF.
E.T.PACK-F Project

  • G. Sharifi, J. González-García, G.Sánchez-Arriaga, “A Low-Cost Experimental Setup for Determination of the Residual Magnetic Dipole of Small Satellites”, IEEE Sensors, 2025. PDF.
  • A. Brunello, G. Anese, S. Chiodini, G. Colombatti, G. Polato, S. Salmistraro, A. Valmorbida, E.C. Lorenzini, “The Deployment Mechanism of the E.T.PACK Deorbit System: Functional and Qualification tests”, Acta Astronautica, Volume 226, Part 2, 2025, Pages 39-47. PDF.
  • A. del-Pino-Jimenez, A. Velasco, and G. Sanchez-Arriaga, Simulator and hardware emulator of a short electrodynamic tether system, Acta Astronautica 226, 298–308, 2025. PDF
  • Giulio Polato, Matteo Urbinati, Andrea Valmorbida, Giovanni Anese, Alice Brunello, Samantha Salmistraro, Sebastiano Chiodini, Giacomo Colombatti, Enrico C. Lorenzini, “Experimental test and numerical validation for evaluating the dynamics of the In-Line Damper for the E.T.PACK-F project”, Acta Astronautica, 2025. PDF.
  • A. Brunello, G. Anese, G. Borderes-Motta, A. Valmorbida, G. Sánchez-Arriaga, E.C. Lorenzini, Optimal design and current control strategies of an electrodynamic tape for ISS station-keeping, Acta Astronautica 223, 621–629, 2024. PDF.
  • G. Sánchez-Arriaga E. C. Lorenzini, S. G. Bilén, A review of electrodynamic tether missions: Historical trend, dimensionless parameters, and opportunities opening space markets, Acta Astronautica 225, 158–168, 2024. PDF.
  • Giovanni Anese, Alice Brunello, Giacomo Colombatti, Andrea Valmorbida, Giulio Polato, Samantha Salmistraro, Sebastiano Chiodini, Angel Del Pino Jimenez, Enrico C. Lorenzini, “Bare Photovoltaic Tether characteristics for ISS reboost”, Acta Astronautica, 2024. PDF.
  • C. Drobny, M. Tajmar, “Reproducibility of operating potentials for a C12A7 electride plasma-based cathode with constant keeper current control”. J Electr Propuls 3, 22. 2024, https://doi.org/10.1007/s44205-024-00086-x.
  • G.Sharifi and G.Sánchez-Arriaga, Strategies for hollow cathode command in short electrodynamics tether-based deorbit devices, Acta Astronautica, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2024.04.039
  • Drobny, C., Tajmar, M. Concerning the ignition of a C12A7 electride plasma-based cathode. J Electr Propuls 3, 2. 2024, doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s44205-023-00064-9
  • Drobny, C. Development of a Low-Current Plasma-Based Cathode using the Emitter Material C12A7 Electrode for Space Applications. Dissertation. TU Dresden. 2023, https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa2-884187
  • Drobny, C., Tajmar, M. Characterization of a C12A7 electride plasma-based cathode using different keeper orifice sizes. J Electr Propuls 2, 25. 2023, doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s44205-023-00061-y
  • Andrea Valmorbida, Alice Brunello, Lorenzo Olivieri, Simone Fortuna, Giulia Sarego, Marco Pertile and Enrico C. Lorenzini, “Laser Vibrometry-Based Precise Measurement of Tape-Shaped Tethers Damping Ratio Toward Space Applications” IEEE Transaction on Instrumentation and Measurement, Vol. 72, 2023, doi: 10.1109/TIM.2023.3271733. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10113340
Pro-BPT
  • A bare-photovoltaic tether for consumable-less and autonomous space propulsion and power generation, M. Tajmar and G. Sánchez-Arriaga, Acta Astronautica, 180, 350-360, 2021, doi: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2020.12.053. PDF.
  • Peiffer, L.; Perfler, C.; Tajmar, M. , Feasibility Study of the Bare-Photovoltaic-Tether Concept: Prototypes and Experimental Performance Evaluation of the Photovoltaic Tether Segment. Aerospace, 2023, 10, 386. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace10040386.
  • Peiffer, L.; Tajmar, M.; Sánchez-Arriaga, G.; Harnisch, M.; Perfler, C., Electrical Performance Evaluation of Photovoltaic Tether Samples for Deorbit Applications. International Journal of Energetic Materials and Chemical Propulsion, 2023, 22(2), 1–19 https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/17bbb47e377ce023,06dee87c522923ec,7f235fa7484c77e5.html
  • Angel del-Pino-Jimenez and Gonzalo Sanchez-Arriaga, An electric model for bare-photovoltaic tethers in the passive mode, Acta Astronautica 214 (2024) 609–618. PDF.
E.T.COMPACT
  • Giovanni Anese, Alice Brunello, Giacomo Colombatti, Andrea Valmorbida, Giulio Polato, Samantha Salmistraro, Sebastiano Chiodini, Angel Del Pino Jimenez, Enrico C. Lorenzini, “Bare Photovoltaic Tether characteristics for ISS reboost”, Acta Astronautica, 2024. PDF.