Research Publications

Journal Articles

O. Hitchens, and A. Lucca Fabris, "Effect of Magnetic Field Strength Gradient on Electron Cyclotron Resonance (ECR) Magnetic Nozzle Thruster Performance", Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2026. — doi:10.1088/1361-6463/aea230

Conference Proceedings

O. Hitchens, S. Lane, C. P. Bridges, and A. Lucca Fabris, "Frequency Difference Effects on the Performance of a Dual Frequency ECR Magnetic Nozzle Thruster", 39th International Electric Propulsion Conference, 2025. — Paper

O. Hitchens, and A. Lucca Fabris, "Development of a Novel Electron Cyclotron Resonance Magnetic Nozzle Thruster with Magnetically Thickened Resonance Region", 38th International Electric Propulsion Conference, 2024. — Paper

Ph.D. Thesis

O. Hitchens, Performance increase of electron cyclotron resonance magnetic nozzle thruster via magnetically thickened resonance region, Ph.D. thesis, University of Surrey, 2025. — doi:10.15126/thesis.901635

Patents

O. Hitchens, "Electron Cyclotron Resonance Magnetic Nozzle Thruster, WO2025262418", 2025. — WO2025262418