Performance and plume characteristics of an 85 W class Hall thruster
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2019.07.042
Abstract: Abstract An 85 W class Hall thruster with inner and outer electromagnetic coils was developed, and its thrust performance and plume characteristics were experimentally evaluated. The 85-W Hall thruster required a maximum magnetic flux density along… read more here.
Keywords: hall; hall thruster; class hall; performance plume ... See more keywords
Performance optimization of a krypton Hall thruster with a rotating propellant supply
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2020.03.021
Abstract: Abstract The use of krypton in the field of electric propulsion has become a key research topic owing to its high specific impulse and high reserves. However, because krypton has features such as a small… read more here.
Keywords: supply; propellant supply; hall thruster; rotating propellant ... See more keywords
Application of a microwave cathode to a 200-W Hall thruster with comparison to a hollow cathode
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2020.06.049
Abstract: Abstract A hollow cathode is an efficient electron source in the self-heating mode utilizing the discharge power. However, in sub-ampere currents, it needs keeper power to maintain the thermionic electron discharge, which could decrease the… read more here.
Keywords: cathode; hall thruster; cathode 200; microwave cathode ... See more keywords
Influences of cathode position on operations and thrust performance of side by side Hall thruster system
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DOI: 10.1016/j.vacuum.2018.12.056
Abstract: Abstract High-power electric propulsion systems are promising for future large-scale space missions. To develop a high-power Hall thruster cluster system, researchers at the Gifu University have been investigating the effects of plume interference using 500 W… read more here.
Keywords: thrust performance; position; side side; side ... See more keywords
Single electron dynamics in a Hall thruster electromagnetic field profile
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DOI: 10.1063/1.4982685
Abstract: In this work, the single electron dynamics in a simplified three dimensional Hall thruster model is studied. Using Hamiltonian formalism and the concept of limiting curves, one is able to determine confinement conditions for the… read more here.
Keywords: electron dynamics; electromagnetic field; single electron; hall thruster ... See more keywords
ID-HALL, a new double stage Hall thruster design. II. Experimental characterization of the inductive ionization source
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DOI: 10.1063/1.5043355
Abstract: Double Stage Hall Thrusters (DSHTs) are designed to allow separate control of ionization and ion acceleration by adding a plasma source (ionization stage) upstream of the magnetic field barrier (acceleration stage) of a standard Hall… read more here.
Keywords: hall; hall thruster; stage; ionization ... See more keywords
Influence of a power supply model on simulated Hall thruster discharge voltage oscillations
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DOI: 10.1063/1.5063440
Abstract: Hall thrusters are spacecraft propulsion devices that generate and accelerate plasma to provide thrust. Despite the use of constant voltage supplies to power these devices, complex finite-rate and convective effects lead to significant discharge current… read more here.
Keywords: voltage; influence power; hall thruster; model ... See more keywords
Growth of the modified two-stream instability in the plume of a magnetically shielded Hall thruster
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DOI: 10.1063/5.0020075
Abstract: The electrostatic dispersion relation for an unbounded homogeneous plasma in the presence of unmagnetized ions, magnetized electrons, and an applied magnetic field has been solved numerically in the near-plume of a magnetically shielded Hall thruster.… read more here.
Keywords: hall thruster; plume magnetically; shielded hall; magnetically shielded ... See more keywords
Ion-neutral phasing in Hall thruster breathing mode oscillations
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DOI: 10.1063/5.0229616
Abstract: This study uses concurrent spectroscopic measurements that provide evidence of the predator–prey behavior between ions, neutral atoms, and electrons that is theorized to drive the Hall thruster breathing mode, a crucial oscillation in Hall thrusters… read more here.
Keywords: hall; breathing mode; hall thruster; predator prey ... See more keywords
Influence of propellant injection directionality on the performance of an argon Hall thruster
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DOI: 10.1063/5.0241386
Abstract: The performance characteristics of an argon propellant Hall thruster with two types of propellant injectors, the axial and swirl injectors, were investigated. In the swirl injector, the propellant is injected in the tangential direction. At… read more here.
Keywords: injector; performance; hall thruster; injection ... See more keywords
Global modeling of iodine Hall thruster performance and discharge properties
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DOI: 10.1063/5.0244131
Abstract: A 0D model for an iodine-fed Hall thruster is presented. A complete set of reactions is used to account for iodine plasma chemistry phenomena and trace the presence of multiple neutrals and ionized species. The… read more here.
Keywords: modeling iodine; iodine; hall thruster; global modeling ... See more keywords