Effect of backpressure on ion current density measurements in hall thruster plumes

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 408-415

  Walker, Mitchell L R ^a,b   Victor, Allen L ^a,b   Hofer, Richard R ^a,b   Gallimore, Alec D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Plasmadynamics and Electric Propulsion Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FARADAY EFFECT; HALL EFFECT; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; ROCKETS;

CHARGE EXCHANGE (CEX) COLLISIONS; HALL EFFECT THRUSTERS (HET); ION ENERGY; LANGMUIR PROBES;

SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

EID: 19644387361     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.7713     Document Type: Article

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