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Kiara
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Say you built a magnetic array, and two long electrodes running perpendicular to the magnetic field, whose electric field is then perpendicular both the electrodes and the array. Most magnetoplasmadynamic thrusters (built as previously described) then send current at an enormous voltage through the electrodes to ionize the air in between to create electrically conductive plasma, which then accelerates down the length of the electrode, creating thrust. My question is, if charged particulates (dust or something of the like) were introduced into the thruster, would they mimic the behavior of the plasma whilst requiring much less voltage?