Ion Detachment in the Helicon Double-Layer Thruster Exhaust Beam
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2006
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Gesto, Fernando
Blackwell, Boyd
Charles, Christine
Boswell, Roderick
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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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This study is devoted to simulating the orbits of the ions in the supersonic beam observed experimentally in the laboratory development of the helicon double-layer thruster. Given the cylindrical symmetry of the problem, the particle orbits are generated
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Keywords: Axial values; Beam density profile; Helicon double-layer thruster; Magnetic field effects; Magnetization; Orbits; Oscillations; Supersonic aerodynamics; Thrust bearings; Ions
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Journal of Propulsion and Power
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