Effect of Exhaust Magnetic Field in a Helicon Double-Layer Thruster Operating in Xenon

Date

2008

Authors

Charles, Christine
Boswell, Roderick

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE Inc)

Abstract

A xenon ion beam is spatially characterized by using a retarding-field energy analyzer positioned 7 cm downstream of a helicon double-layer thruster (HDLT) operating at 500-W radio-frequency power, 0.07-mtorr (9.33 × 10-3Pa) gas pressure, and with an exh

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Keywords: Beam plasma interactions; Electric field measurement; Electric measuring instruments; Electric motors; Electric propulsion; Helicons; Ion beams; Ion bombardment; Ions; Magnetic fields; Magnetic materials; Magnetism; Particle beam dynamics; Particle beams; Double layer (DL); Electric propulsion; Helicon; Ion beam; Ion beams; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic fields; Particle beams; Plasma measurements; Plasma thruster; Plasmas; Solenoids

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/21955

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ANU Research Publications

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IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

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Journal article

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10.1109/TPS.2008.2004233

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