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

Abstract

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.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC) (US)
OSTI Identifier:
814790
Report Number(s):
PPPL-3864
TRN: US0304379
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-76CH03073
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 8 Sep 2003
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; ELECTROSTATIC PROBES; PLASMA; POSITIONING; PROBES; THRUSTERS; DIAGNOSTICS; HALL THRUSTER; SHEATH

Citation Formats

Dorf, L, Raitses, Y, and Fisch, N J. Diagnostic Setup for Characterization of Near-Anode Processes in Hall Thrusters. United States: N. p., 2003. Web. doi:10.2172/814790.
Dorf, L, Raitses, Y, & Fisch, N J. Diagnostic Setup for Characterization of Near-Anode Processes in Hall Thrusters. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/814790
Dorf, L, Raitses, Y, and Fisch, N J. 2003. "Diagnostic Setup for Characterization of Near-Anode Processes in Hall Thrusters". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/814790. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/814790.
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abstractNote = {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.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Sep 08 00:00:00 EDT 2003},
month = {Mon Sep 08 00:00:00 EDT 2003}
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