Hall thruster discharge chamber plasma characterization using a high-speed axial reciprocating electrostatic probe

35th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Haas, James M ^a   Hofer, Richard R ^a   Gallimore, Alec D ^a  

^a University of Michigan   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODES; ELECTRON TEMPERATURE; HALL THRUSTERS; PLASMA THEORY; PROBES; PROPULSION;

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS; ELECTROSTATIC PROBE; FLOATING POTENTIALS; HALL THRUSTER DISCHARGES; ION VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; OPERATING CONDITION; PLASMA CHARACTERIZATION; RECIPROCATING PROBES;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 84895899852     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1999-2426     Document Type: Conference Paper

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