Comment on "Effects of Magnetic Field Gradient on Ion Beam Current in Cylindrical Hall Ion Source

Technical Report · Fri Aug 29 00:00:00 EDT 2008

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/938977· OSTI ID:938977

Raitses, Y; Smirnov, A; Fisch, N J

It is argued that the key difference of the cylindrical Hall thruster (CHT) as compared to the end-Hall ion source cannot be exclusively attributed to the magnetic field topology [Tang et al. J. Appl. Phys., 102, 123305 (2007)]. With a similar mirror-type topology, the CHT configuration provides the electric field with nearly equipotential magnetic field surfaces and a better suppression of the electron cross-field transport, as compared to both the end-Hall ion source and the cylindrical Hall ion source of Tang et al.

• Research Organization: Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC)
• DOE Contract Number: DE-ACO2-76CHO3073
• OSTI ID: 938977
• Report Number(s): PPPL-4346; TRN: US0806764
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
CONFIGURATION
ELECTRIC FIELDS
ELECTRONS
ION BEAMS
ION SOURCES
MAGNETIC FIELDS
THRUSTERS
TOPOLOGY
TRANSPORT
Ion Sources
Hall Thruster
Magnetic Mirrors