Operation of an annular helicon plasma source

44th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Palmer, Douglas D ^a   Walker, Mitchell L R ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; ELECTRON ENERGY ANALYZERS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; PLASMA SOURCES; RADIO WAVES; XENON;

AXIAL LOCATIONS; ELECTRON ENERGY DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY; HELICON PLASMA SOURCE; MAGNETIC FIELD STRENGTHS; NUMBER DENSITY; OPERATING CONDITION; PLASMA PARAMETER;

HELICONS;

EID: 77957828277     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2008-4926     Document Type: Conference Paper

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