Xenon Ion Beam Detachment From a Helicon Double Layer Thruster
-
Altmetric Citations
Gesto, Fernando; Charles, Christine; Boswell, Roderick
Description
Ion magnetic detachment in the helicon double layer thruster exhaust beam is studied by calculating the orbits of the ions accelerated by the double layer and analyzing the curvature of the trajectories in the diverging magnetic field. An image of the detachment flux surface is presented for standard operating conditions, where a xenon ion beam has been experimentally observed. The results of the simulation are compared with that of the experiment.
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
---|---|
Date published: | 2008 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/24086 |
Source: | IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science |
DOI: | 10.1109/TPS.2008.924424 |
Download
Items in Open Research are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.
Updated: 19 May 2020/ Responsible Officer: University Librarian/ Page Contact: Library Systems & Web Coordinator