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Variable frequency matching to a radiofrequency source immersed in vacuum

Charles, Christine; Boswell, Roderick; Bishop, Adrian

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A low-weight (0.12 kg) low-volume fixed ceramic capacitor impedance matching system is developed for frequency agile tuning of a radiofrequency (rf) Helicon plasma thruster. Three fixed groups of capacitors are directly mounted onto a two loop rf antenna

dc.contributor.authorCharles, Christine
dc.contributor.authorBoswell, Roderick
dc.contributor.authorBishop, Adrian
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-08T22:27:06Z
dc.identifier.issn0022-3727
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/33929
dc.description.abstractA low-weight (0.12 kg) low-volume fixed ceramic capacitor impedance matching system is developed for frequency agile tuning of a radiofrequency (rf) Helicon plasma thruster. Three fixed groups of capacitors are directly mounted onto a two loop rf antenna
dc.publisherInstitute of Physics Publishing
dc.sourceJournal of Physics D: Applied Physics
dc.subjectKeywords: Driving frequencies; Frequency agile; Ignition frequency; Power transfer efficiency; Radio frequencies; Resonance frequencies; Space qualification; Variable frequencies; Ceramic capacitors; Plasma density; Plasma devices; Vacuum; Natural frequencies
dc.titleVariable frequency matching to a radiofrequency source immersed in vacuum
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.citationvolume46
dc.date.issued2013
local.identifier.absfor020204 - Plasma Physics; Fusion Plasmas; Electrical Discharges
local.identifier.ariespublicationu4695161xPUB107
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationCharles, Christine, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationBoswell, Roderick, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationBishop, Adrian, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.bibliographicCitation.issue36
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage365203
local.identifier.doi10.1088/0022-3727/46/36/365203
dc.date.updated2016-02-24T11:18:22Z
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-84883141000
local.identifier.thomsonID000323608600007
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