A study of cylindrical Hall thruster for low power space applications

Raitses, Y. ; Fisch, N.J. ; Ertmer, K.M. ; Burlingame, C.A.

Princeton University. Plasma Physics Laboratory.

关键词: Propulsion Systems;    33 Advanced Propulsion Systems;    Hall Effect;    Thrusters;    Space Flight;   

DOI  :  10.2172/759246
RP-ID  :  PPPL-3479
RP-ID  :  AC02-76CH03073
RP-ID  :  759246

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

A 9 cm cylindrical thruster with a ceramic channel exhibited performance comparable to the state-of-the-art Hall thrusters at low and moderate power levels. Significantly, its operation is not accompanied by large amplitude discharge low frequency oscillations. Preliminary experiments on a 2 cm cylindrical thruster suggest the possibility of a high performance micro Hall thruster.