Effects of internally mounted cathodes on Hall thruster plume properties

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 36, Issue 5 PART 1, 2008, Pages 2004-2014

  Hofer, Richard R ^a   Johnson, Lee K ^a   Goebel, Dan M ^a   Wirz, Richard E ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cathodes; Discharges; Fault diagnosis; Hall thrusters; Hollow cathodes; Magnetic fields; Plasma propulsion; Plasmas; Probes; Propulsion

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON TUBES; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MAGNETIC CIRCUITS; MAGNETIC CORES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETISM; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PLASMAS; POLES; PROBES; PROPULSION; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

DISCHARGES; FAULT DIAGNOSIS; HALL THRUSTERS; HOLLOW CATHODES; PLASMA PROPULSION;

CATHODES;

EID: 59749094524     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2008.2000962     Document Type: Article

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