Published May 2001 | Version v1
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Parametric investigations of a nonconventional Hall thruster

Creators

  • 1. Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University, P.O. Box 451, Princeton, New Jersey 08543 (United States)

Description

Hall thrusters might better scale to low power with nonconventional geometry. A 9 cm cylindrical, ceramic-channel, Hall thruster with a cusp-type magnetic field distribution has been investigated. It exhibits discharge characteristics similar to conventional coaxial Hall thrusters, but does not expose as much channel surface. Significantly, its operation is not accompanied by large amplitude discharge low frequency oscillations

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1063/1.1355318;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics of Plasmas
Journal Volume
8
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 2579-2586
ISSN
1070-664X
CODEN
PHPAEN

Conference

Title
42. annual meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics of the American Physical Society; 10. international congress on plasma physics
Dates
23-27 Oct 2000
Place
Quebec City, PQ (Canada)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
34072099
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CUSPED GEOMETRIES; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; MAGNETIC FIELD CONFIGURATIONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PLASMA JETS; THRUSTERS
Descriptors DEC
MAGNETIC FIELD CONFIGURATIONS; OPEN CONFIGURATIONS

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Notes
(c) 2001 American Institute of Physics.