An investigation of internal ion number density and electron temperature profiles in a laboratory-model Hall thruster

36th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  Haas, James M ^a   Gallimore, Alec D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; HALL THRUSTERS; IONIZATION; PROBES; PROPULSION;

DISCHARGE CHANNEL; DISCHARGE CURRENTS; DISCHARGE VOLTAGES; IONIZATION MECHANISMS; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; RADIAL MAGNETIC FIELD; RECIPROCATING PROBES; UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN;

ELECTRON TEMPERATURE;

EID: 85088185816     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2000-3422     Document Type: Conference Paper

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