Controlling the plasma potential distribution in segmented-electrode Hall thruster

abstract

• Segmented electrodes and ceramic spacers (CSs) placed along the Hall thruster channel are shown to produce strong modifications of axial and radial plasma potential distributions as compared to conventional nonsegmented thruster. These modifications are associated with differences in secondary-electron-emission properties of materials used for electrodes and CSs and correlate with plasma-plume divergence. 2008 IEEE.

authors

• Staack, David

published proceedings

• IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PLASMA SCIENCE

author list (cited authors)

• Raitses, Y., Staack, D., & Fisch, N. J.

citation count

• 11

complete list of authors

• Raitses, Yevaeny||Staack, David||Fisch, Nathaniel J

publication date

• August 2008

publisher

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)  Publisher

published in

• IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science  Journal

keywords

• Hall Discharge
• Plasma Propulsion

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1109/TPS.2008.924410

start page

• 1202

end page

• 1203

volume

• 36

issue

• 4

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tps.2008.924410