Shear-based model for electron transport in hybrid Hall thruster simulations

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 36, Issue 5 PART 1, 2008, Pages 2058-2068

  Scharfe, Michelle K ^a   Thomas, Cliff A ^a,b   Scharfe, David B ^a   Gascon, Nicolas ^a   Cappelli, Mark A ^a   Fernandez, Eduardo ^c  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c ECKERD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical models; Anomalous transport; Computational modeling; Electron shear; Fitting; Hall effect devices; Mathematical model; Numerical models; Plasma properties; Propulsion; Simulations; Temperature measurement

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC COILS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRON TEMPERATURE; ELECTRONS; HALL EFFECT DEVICES; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMA DEVICES; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PLASMA TURBULENCE; PLASMAS; PROPULSION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TOKAMAK DEVICES; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; TURBULENCE;

ANALYTICAL MODELS; ANOMALOUS TRANSPORT; COMPUTATIONAL MODELING; ELECTRON SHEAR; FITTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NUMERICAL MODELS; PLASMA PROPERTIES; SIMULATIONS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 59749083242     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2008.2004364     Document Type: Article

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