Published March 19, 2008
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Journal article
On the Origin of Low Frequency Oscillations in Hall Thrusters
Creators
- 1. Institute of Fundamental Technological Research-Polish Academy of Sciences, 00049 Warsaw (Poland)
- 2. E.T.S.I. Aeronauticos, Universidad Politecnica, 28040 Madrid (Spain)
Description
The breathing mode is a low frequency, longitudinal bulk instability observed in a majority of Hall thrusters. Its occurrence is accompanied by wide, regular discharge current oscillations in the 10-30 kHz range. A concise outline of the prevailing interpretations of this mode is provided, followed by an overview of a recently proposed theory. It is eventually shown that this ionization instability is not related to the motion of the ionization front but to an ionization predator-prey cycle, the former phenomenon being rather a consequence of the latter
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.2909170;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- AIP Conference Proceedings
- Journal Volume
- 993
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 439-442
- ISSN
- 0094-243X
- CODEN
- APCPCS
Conference
- Title
- International conference on research and applications of plasmas; 4. German-Polish conference on plasma diagnostics for fusion and applications; 6. French-Polish seminar on thermal plasma in space and laboratory
- Acronym
- PLASMA 2007
- Dates
- 16-19 Oct 2007
- Place
- Greifswald (Germany)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 40017617
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- COLLECTIVE ACCELERATORS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; IONIZATION; KHZ RANGE; OSCILLATIONS; PLASMA INSTABILITY; PLASMA PRODUCTION; PLASMA WAVES; PROPULSION; THRUSTERS
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCELERATORS; CURRENTS; FREQUENCY RANGE; INSTABILITY
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics