ACCELERATOR GRID TESTS ON AN ELECTRON-BOMBARDMENT ION ROCKET
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:4803652
A systematic investigation of screen-accelerator grids was made with an ion rocket having a 10-cm-dia. electronbombardment ion source. Mercury ion beams of 0.03 to 0.44 ampere were operated at net accelerating voltages of 900 to 6100. The experimental work was conducted in a bell jar connected to a vacuum tank of 5- ft-dia. and 16-ft length. Various multihole grid plate spacings, hole sizes, plate thicknesses, and grid materials were studied. Data are presented for 15 different sets of screen-accelerator multihole plate grids and, for comparison, wire grids. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Lewis Research Center, Cleveland
- NSA Number:
- NSA-16-012787
- OSTI ID:
- 4803652
- Report Number(s):
- NASA-TN-D-1168
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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