An electron trap for studying cross-field mobility in Hall thrusters

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 36, Issue 5 PART 1, 2008, Pages 2088-2094

  Fossum, Emily C ^a   King, Lyon B ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric fields; Electric potential; Electron traps; Hall effect devices; Magnetic confinement; Magnetic fields; Plasma confinement; Plasma devices; Plasma measurements; Plasmas; Probes

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRON MOBILITY; ELECTRON TRAPS; ELECTRONS; ELECTROSTATICS; GALVANOMAGNETIC EFFECTS; HALL EFFECT; HALL EFFECT DEVICES; HALL MOBILITY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETISM; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; PLASMA DEVICES; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PLASMAS; PROBES; PROGRAMMING THEORY;

CLASSICAL THEORIES; CROSSFIELD; DIELECTRIC WALLS; ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC FIELD STRENGTHS; ELECTRON DYNAMICS; ELECTRON PLASMAS; ELECTROSTATIC PERTURBATIONS; FIELD MOBILITIES; HALL THRUSTERS; HALL-EFFECT THRUSTERS; MAGNETIC CONFINEMENT; NEUTRAL DENSITIES; PLASMA EFFECTS; PLASMA MEASUREMENTS; STATIC ELECTRIC FIELDS;

MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

EID: 59749102906     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2008.2004231     Document Type: Article

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