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Ion-energy plume diagnostics on the BHT-600 hall thruster cluster

Publication ,  Journal Article
Victor, AL; Zurbuchen, TH; Gallimore, AD
Published in: Journal of Propulsion and Power
January 1, 2006

The use of electrostatic analyzers to measure ion energy-to-charge distributions and angular trajectories of plasma exhaust particles for Hall thruster plume diagnostics, is discussed. Electrostatic analyzer consists of a sphere and a concentric shell with an aperture at the apex of the outer shell. Topaz has been designed for high energy measurement, is a far-field plume-diagnostics instrument. Topaz was placed 1 m downstream of a cluster of four 600-W BHT-600 hall thrusters to characterize the plume of a cluster of Hall thrusters. The BHT-600 cluster was acquired for basic research on Hall thruster cluster characterization, cluster facility effects, and plume diagnostics. A K&M Electronics model 7550 m channel electron multiplier (CEM) is employed to detect ions after they have passed through TOPAZ. It is found that the beam ions along with the centerline of each thruster have energies closest to the discharge voltage.

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Published In

Journal of Propulsion and Power

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EISSN

1533-3876

ISSN

0748-4658

Publication Date

January 1, 2006

Volume

22

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1421 / 1424

Related Subject Headings

  • Aerospace & Aeronautics
  • 4001 Aerospace engineering
  • 0913 Mechanical Engineering
  • 0901 Aerospace Engineering
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
 

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Victor, A. L., Zurbuchen, T. H., & Gallimore, A. D. (2006). Ion-energy plume diagnostics on the BHT-600 hall thruster cluster. Journal of Propulsion and Power, 22(6), 1421–1424. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.20514
Victor, A. L., T. H. Zurbuchen, and A. D. Gallimore. “Ion-energy plume diagnostics on the BHT-600 hall thruster cluster.” Journal of Propulsion and Power 22, no. 6 (January 1, 2006): 1421–24. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.20514.
Victor AL, Zurbuchen TH, Gallimore AD. Ion-energy plume diagnostics on the BHT-600 hall thruster cluster. Journal of Propulsion and Power. 2006 Jan 1;22(6):1421–4.
Victor, A. L., et al. “Ion-energy plume diagnostics on the BHT-600 hall thruster cluster.” Journal of Propulsion and Power, vol. 22, no. 6, Jan. 2006, pp. 1421–24. Scopus, doi:10.2514/1.20514.
Victor AL, Zurbuchen TH, Gallimore AD. Ion-energy plume diagnostics on the BHT-600 hall thruster cluster. Journal of Propulsion and Power. 2006 Jan 1;22(6):1421–1424.

Published In

Journal of Propulsion and Power

DOI

EISSN

1533-3876

ISSN

0748-4658

Publication Date

January 1, 2006

Volume

22

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1421 / 1424

Related Subject Headings

  • Aerospace & Aeronautics
  • 4001 Aerospace engineering
  • 0913 Mechanical Engineering
  • 0901 Aerospace Engineering
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics