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Title: Diagnostic Setup for Characterization of Near-Anode Processes in Hall Thrusters

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/814790· OSTI ID:814790

A diagnostic setup for characterization of near-anode processes in Hall-current plasma thrusters consisting of biased and emissive electrostatic probes, high-precision positioning system and low-noise electronic circuitry was developed and tested. Experimental results show that radial probe insertion does not cause perturbations to the discharge and therefore can be used for accurate near-anode measurements.

Research Organization:
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC) (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH03073
OSTI ID:
814790
Report Number(s):
PPPL-3864; TRN: US0304379
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 8 Sep 2003
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English