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Title: Design and Operation of Hall Thruster with Segmented Electrodes

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/9073· OSTI ID:9073

Principles of the Hall thruster with segmented electrodes are explored. A suitable vacuum facility was put into service. For purposes of comparison between segmented and conventional thruster approaches, a modular laboratory prototype thruster was designed and built. Under conventional operation, the thruster achieves state-of-the-art efficiencies (56% at 300 V and 890 W). Very preliminary results under operation with segmented electrodes are also described.

Research Organization:
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER) (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH03073
OSTI ID:
9073
Report Number(s):
PPPL-3353; DE-AC02-CHO3073; DE-AC02-CHO3073; TRN: US0102741
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1 Jul 1999
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English