Electron cross-field transport in a miniaturized cylindrical Hall thruster

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 34, Issue 2 I, 2006, Pages 132-141

  Smirnov, Artem N ^a   Raitses, Yevgeny ^a   Fisch, Nathaniel J ^a  

^a PRINCETON PLASMA PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bohm diffusion; Electron transport; Hall discharge; Langmuir probes; Plasma propulsion; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ELECTRONS; TURBULENCE;

BOHM DIFFUSION; CROSS-FIELD TRANSPORT; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTRON-WALL COLLISIONS; HALL DISCHARGE; HALL THRUSTER; LANGMUIR PROBES; PLASMA PROPULSION;

PLASMA COLLISION PROCESSES;

EID: 33646034008     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2006.872185     Document Type: Review

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