Abstract A technique of integral diagnostics for an RF inductively coupled plasma gas discharge unit of an ion thruster is proposed. This technique includes a priori measurements of antenna coil electrical parameters in free space and in assembled state as well as experimental determination of the antenna coil currents with and without discharge.
Technique of integral diagnostics for a radio-frequency inductively coupled plasma discharge unit of an RF ion thruster
Russian Aeronautics (Iz VUZ) ; 58 , 4 ; 448-453
2015-10-01
6 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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