Plasma-sheath instability in Hall thrusters due to periodic modulation of the energy of secondary electrons in cyclotron motion

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Sydorenko, D ^a,c   Smolyakov, A ^a   Kaganovich, I ^b   Raitses, Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b PRINCETON PLASMA PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOTRONS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; HALL EFFECT DEVICES; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; PLASMA STABILITY; SECONDARY EMISSION;

CYCLOTRON ROTATION; HALL THRUSTERS; PLASMA SHEATH INSTABILITY;

PLASMA SHEATHS;

EID: 44649154983     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2918333     Document Type: Article

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