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Direct thrust measurement of a permanent magnet helicon double layer thruster

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Takahashi, K.; Lafleur, T.; Charles, C.; Alexander, P.; Boswell, R. W.; Perren, M.; Laine, Robert; Pottinger, S.; Lappas, V.; Harle, T.; Lamprou, D.

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Direct thrust measurements of a permanent magnet helicon double layer thruster have been made using a pendulum thrust balance and a high sensitivity laser displacement sensor. At the low pressures used (0.08 Pa) an ion beam is detected downstream of the thruster exit, and a maximum thrust force of about 3 mN is measured for argon with an rf input power of about 700 W. The measured thrust is proportional to the upstream plasma density and is in good agreement with the theoretical thrust based on...[Show more]

dc.contributor.authorTakahashi, K.
dc.contributor.authorLafleur, T.
dc.contributor.authorCharles, C.
dc.contributor.authorAlexander, P.
dc.contributor.authorBoswell, R. W.
dc.contributor.authorPerren, M.
dc.contributor.authorLaine, Robert
dc.contributor.authorPottinger, S.
dc.contributor.authorLappas, V.
dc.contributor.authorHarle, T.
dc.contributor.authorLamprou, D.
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-09T22:44:36Z
dc.date.available2015-12-09T22:44:36Z
dc.identifier.issn0003-6951
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/38461
dc.description.abstractDirect thrust measurements of a permanent magnet helicon double layer thruster have been made using a pendulum thrust balance and a high sensitivity laser displacement sensor. At the low pressures used (0.08 Pa) an ion beam is detected downstream of the thruster exit, and a maximum thrust force of about 3 mN is measured for argon with an rf input power of about 700 W. The measured thrust is proportional to the upstream plasma density and is in good agreement with the theoretical thrust based on the maximum upstream electron pressure.
dc.publisherAmerican Institute of Physics (AIP)
dc.rightshttp://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/0003-6951..."Publishers version/PDF may be used on author's personal website, institutional website or institutional repository" from SHERPA/RoMEO site (as at 9/12/15). Copyright 2011 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in Applied Physics Letters and may be found at https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3577608
dc.sourceApplied Physics Letters
dc.subjectKeywords: Double layers; Electron pressures; High sensitivity; Input power; Laser displacement sensors; Low pressures; Maximum thrust; Thrust measurement; Magnetic devices; Permanent magnets; Plasma density; Helicons
dc.titleDirect thrust measurement of a permanent magnet helicon double layer thruster
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.citationvolume98
dc.date.issued2011
local.identifier.absfor020204
local.identifier.ariespublicationu4735977xPUB65
local.publisher.urlhttps://www.aip.org/
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationTakahashi, Kazunori, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, CPMS Research School of Physics and Engineering, Plasma Research Laboratory, The Australian National University
local.contributor.affiliationLafleur, Trevor, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, CPMS Research School of Physics and Engineering, Plasma Research Laboratory, The Australian National University
local.contributor.affiliationCharles, Christine, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, CPMS Research School of Physics and Engineering, Plasma Research Laboratory, The Australian National University
local.contributor.affiliationAlexander, Peter, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, CPMS Research School of Physics and Engineering, Plasma Research Laboratory, The Australian National University
local.contributor.affiliationBoswell, Roderick, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, CPMS Research School of Physics and Engineering, Plasma Research Laboratory, The Australian National University
local.contributor.affiliationPerren, M, ASTRIUM-EADS, France
local.contributor.affiliationLaine, Robert, ASTRIUM-EADS, France
local.contributor.affiliationPottinger, Sabrina, Univeristy of Surrey, United Kingdom
local.contributor.affiliationLappas, Viaos, University of Surrey, United Kingdom
local.contributor.affiliationHarle, T, Surrey Space Centre, United Kingdom
local.contributor.affiliationLamprou, D, Surrey Space Centre, United Kingdom
local.bibliographicCitation.issue14
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage141503
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage1/3
local.identifier.doi10.1063/1.3577608
local.identifier.absseo880305
dc.date.updated2016-02-24T11:22:34Z
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-79954527920
local.identifier.thomsonID000289297800015
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