Effect of exhaust magnetic field in a helicon double-layer thruster operating in Xenon

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 36, Issue 5 PART 1, 2008, Pages 2141-2146

  Charles, Christine ^a   Boswell, Rod W ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Double layer (DL); Electric propulsion; Helicon; Ion beam; Ion beams; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic fields; Particle beams; Plasma measurements; Plasma thruster; Plasmas; Solenoids

Indexed keywords

BEAM PLASMA INTERACTIONS; ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; ELECTRIC MOTORS; ELECTRIC PROPULSION; HELICONS; ION BEAMS; ION BOMBARDMENT; IONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETISM; PARTICLE BEAM DYNAMICS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PLASMA DEVICES; PLASMAS; PROPULSION; SOLENOIDS; XENON;

DOUBLE LAYER (DL); HELICON; ION BEAM; PLASMA MEASUREMENTS; PLASMA THRUSTER;

MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT;

EID: 59749106100     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2008.2004233     Document Type: Article

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