Analytical model of electron backstreaming for ion thrusters

39th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  Williams, John D ^a   Goebel, Dan M ^b   Wilbur, Paul J ^a  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC-AND-NUMERICAL METHODS; ANALYTICAL EQUATIONS; FINITE THICKNESS; GRID VOLTAGE; HIGH SPECIFIC IMPULSE; ION FOCUSING; ION OPTICS DESIGNS; SPACE CHARGE EFFECTS;

ION PROPULSION; PROPULSION;

ELECTRONS;

EID: 84897818214     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (10)

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2. K.R. Spangenberg, Vacuum Tubes, p. 348, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1948.
3. P.J. Wilbur, J.R. Beattie and J. Hyman, Jr., "An Approach to the Parametric Design of Ion Thrusters, " J. Prop. and Power, V. 6, No. 5, Sept.-Oct. 1990, pp. 575-583.
4. Y. Nakayama and P.J. Wilbur, "Numerical Simulation of High Specific Impulse Ion Thruster Optics, " Paper IEPC 01-099, International Electric Propulsion Conference, Pasadena, CA, October 2001
5. P.J. Wilbur, J. Miller, C.C. Farnell and V.K. Rawlin, "A Study of High Specific Impulse Ion Thruster Optics, " Paper IEPC 01-098, International Electric Propulsion Conference, Pasadena, CA, October 2001.
6. G. Soulas and V.K. Rawlin, " Memorandum: Beamlet Diameter Measurements, " NASA Glenn Ion Thruster Team, March 22, 1999.
7. A. Sengupta, J.R. Anderson, and J.R. Brophy, K. Rawlin, and J.S. Sovey, "Performance Characteristics of the Deep Space 1 Flight Spare Ion Thruster Long Duration Test after 21, 300 hrs of Operation, " AIAA-01-3959, Joint Propulsion Conference, Cleveland, OH, 2002. Also see references cited by this work.
8. J.D. Williams, "Attachment B: A Simple Analytical Model of Accel Grid Lifetime, " CSU monthly letter to V.K. Rawlin at NASA Glenn Research Center, October 15, 2002.
9. J.S. Snyder, J.R. Brophy, D.M. Goebel, J.S. Beatty, and M.K. DePano, "Development and Testing of Carbon-Based Ion Optics for 30-cm Ion Thrusters, AIAA-2003-4716, 39th Joint Propulsion Conference, Huntsville, AL, 2003.
10. D.M. Laufer, J.D. Williams, C.C. Farnell, P.B. Shoemaker, P.J. Wilbur, "Experimental Evaluation of Sub-scale CBIO Ion Optics Systems, " AIAA-2003-5165, 39th Joint Propulsion Conference, Huntsville, AL, 2003.