Research Publications

Ph.D. Thesis

Hitchens, O., 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 

Conference Proceedings

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

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

Patent Pending

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