The successful application of a fully shielding magnetic field topology in a low-power Hall thruster is demonstrated through the testing of the MaSMi-60 Hall thruster (an improved variant of the original Magnetically Shielded Miniature Hall thruster). The device was operated at discharge powers from 160 to 750 W at discharge voltages ranging from 200 to 400 V. Several techniques were used to determine the effectiveness of magnetic shielding achieved by the MaSMi-60 and to estimate the reduction in discharge channel erosion rate enabled by the shielding field topology. This ultimately suggested an improvement in discharge channel life by a factor of at least 10 times, and likely greater than 100 times, when compared to unshielded devices. Thruster performance, measured both directly by a thrust stand and indirectly by plume diagnostics, was lower than expected when compared to results from high-power magnetically shielded Hall thrusters. However, the plume diagnostic measurements enabled the identification of the primary causes for the MaSMi-60’s moderate performance.


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    Title :

    Performance Analysis of a Low-Power Magnetically Shielded Hall Thruster: Experiments



    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2017




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English



    Classification :

    BKL:    55.50 Luftfahrzeugtechnik / 55.50
    Local classification TIB:    770/7040



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