Effects of enhanced cathode electron emission on Hall thruster operation

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Raitses, Y ^a   Smirnov, A ^a,b   Fisch, N J ^a  

^a PRINCETON PLASMA PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Rancho Santa Margarita   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSS-FIELD TRANSPORT; DISCHARGE CURRENTS; DISCHARGE PHENOMENA; HALL THRUSTERS; HIGHLY-IONIZED; IONIZATION INSTABILITY; LARGE AMPLITUDE; LOW FREQUENCY; PLASMA PROPERTIES; STEADY STATE PARAMETER; VARIOUS CONFIGURATION; VOLTAGE DROP;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRONS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PLASMAS;

PLASMA STABILITY;

EID: 66449126516     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3131282     Document Type: Conference Paper

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