A simple plasma global model of a gridded ion thruster using xenon.

This script is based on the Chabert, Pascal, et al. "Global model of a gridded-ion thruster powered by a radiofrequency inductive coil." Physics of Plasmas 19.7 (2012): 073512. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4737114

The xenon cross-section data included here was obtained at https://lxcat.net and the proper references and credits are given in the files.