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Plasma properties in the plume of a hall thruster cluster

Publication ,  Journal Article
Beal, BE; Gallimore, AD; Haas, JM; Hargus, WA
Published in: Journal of Propulsion and Power
January 1, 2004

The Hall thruster cluster is an attractive propulsion approach for spacecraft requiring very high-power electric propulsion systems. Plasma density, electron temperature, and plasma potential data collected with a combination of triple langmuir probes and floating emissive probes in the plume of a low-power, four-engine Hall thruster cluster are presented. Simple analytical formulas are introduced that allow these quantities to be predicted downstream of a cluster based solely on the known plume properties of a single thruster.

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Published In

Journal of Propulsion and Power

DOI

EISSN

1533-3876

ISSN

0748-4658

Publication Date

January 1, 2004

Volume

20

Issue

6

Start / End Page

985 / 991

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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Beal, B. E., Gallimore, A. D., Haas, J. M., & Hargus, W. A. (2004). Plasma properties in the plume of a hall thruster cluster. Journal of Propulsion and Power, 20(6), 985–991. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.3765
Beal, B. E., A. D. Gallimore, J. M. Haas, and W. A. Hargus. “Plasma properties in the plume of a hall thruster cluster.” Journal of Propulsion and Power 20, no. 6 (January 1, 2004): 985–91. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.3765.
Beal BE, Gallimore AD, Haas JM, Hargus WA. Plasma properties in the plume of a hall thruster cluster. Journal of Propulsion and Power. 2004 Jan 1;20(6):985–91.
Beal, B. E., et al. “Plasma properties in the plume of a hall thruster cluster.” Journal of Propulsion and Power, vol. 20, no. 6, Jan. 2004, pp. 985–91. Scopus, doi:10.2514/1.3765.
Beal BE, Gallimore AD, Haas JM, Hargus WA. Plasma properties in the plume of a hall thruster cluster. Journal of Propulsion and Power. 2004 Jan 1;20(6):985–991.

Published In

Journal of Propulsion and Power

DOI

EISSN

1533-3876

ISSN

0748-4658

Publication Date

January 1, 2004

Volume

20

Issue

6

Start / End Page

985 / 991

Related Subject Headings

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