Measurements have been obtained for the operating characteristics of a 30 cm diameter ring-cusp ion thruster (RCIT), quantitatively comparing its performance parameters to those of a divergent-field J-series cluster of the same size. The high level of performance established for the RCIT is due to its maintenance of both a higher primary-electron population and Maxwellian-electron temperature, as the beam-ion production cost is reduced to its baseline value. Ion losses to the discharge-chamber walls can be reduced by an applied electrostatic field.


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    Titel :

    Characteristics of ring-cusp discharge chambers


    Beteiligte:
    Matossian, J. N. (Autor:in) / Beattie, J. R. (Autor:in)


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    01.12.1991



    Medientyp :

    Sonstige


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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