Performance evaluation of 40 cm ion optics for the next ion engine

38th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Soulas, George C ^a   Haag, Thomas W ^a   Patterson, Michael J ^a  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APERTURE GEOMETRIES; BEAM CURRENTS; BEAM DIVERGENCE ANGLES; INPUT POWER; LABORATORY MODELS; PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS; PERFORMANCE TESTS; SCREEN GRIDS;

ION ENGINES; NASA; PROPULSION;

GEOMETRY;

EID: 84896694009     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (10)

1. Patterson, M. J., et al., "NEXT: NASA's Evolutionary Xenon Thruster, " AIAA Paper 2002-3832, July 2002.
2. Soulas, G. C., "Improving the Total Impulse Capability of the NSTAR Ion Thruster with Thick-Accelerator-Grid Ion Optics, " IEPC Paper 01-081, October 2001.
3. Soulas, G. C., "Design and Performance of 40 cm Ion Optics, " IEPC Paper 01-090, October 2001.
4. Soulas, G. C., "Performance Evaluation of Titanium Ion Optics for the NASA 30 cm Ion Thruster, " IEPC Paper 01-092, October 2001.
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8. Soulas, G. C., "Performance of Titanium Optics on a NASA 30 cm Ion Thruster, " AIAA Paper 2000-3814, July 2000.
9. MacRae, G. S., Zavesky, R. J., and Gooder, S. T., "Structural and Thermal Response of 30 cm Diameter Ion Thruster optics, " AIAA Paper 89-2719, July 1989.
10. Soulas, G. C., Haag, T. W., Patterson, M. J., and Rawlin, V. K., "Titanium Optics for Ion Thrusters, " IEPC Paper 99-149, October 1999.