Spectroscopic investigations of a field emission generated radiative zone: Mass spectroscopic measurements. Final Report
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:6065011
In view of the application of liquid metal field ion sources as electric thrustors for space propulsion, the basic physical features of the field ionization mechanism were analyzed experimentally. An ultrahigh vacuum test chamber and a liquid metal ion source were built. Diagnostic methods, e.g., basic measurements of the emission characteristics, probe measurements of the ion current distribution, mass spectroscopic measurements of the particles emitted from the ion source, and spectroscopic measurements of the visible radiation accompanying field ionization, were developed. Experimental data which can be transferred to prototype field ion thrusters are presented, but experimental facilities limit conclusions regarding theoretical aspects of field ionization.
- Research Organization:
- Technische Univ., Vienna (Austria)
- OSTI ID:
- 6065011
- Report Number(s):
- N-8231499; ESA-CR(P)-1589
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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