scholarly journals Impulse Bit Measurements from Metal Plasma Thruster

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Mahadevan Krishnan ◽  
Kent Frankovich ◽  
Jonathan A. Mackey
Keyword(s):  
Metal Plasma ◽  
Plasma Thruster

Metal Plasma Thruster for Small Satellites

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 535-539
Author(s):  
Mahadevan Krishnan ◽  
Katherine Velas ◽  
Simon Leemans
Keyword(s):  
Small Satellites ◽  
Metal Plasma ◽  
Plasma Thruster

Experimental studies of iodine stationary plasma thruster

2019 ◽  
pp. 81-90
Author(s):  
Boris A. Sokolov ◽  
Pavel A. Shcherbina ◽  
Ivan B. Sishko ◽  
Aleksandr V. Shipovskiy Aleksandr ◽  
Aleksandr A. Lyapin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Thermal Conditions ◽  
Economic Viability ◽  
Electron Drift ◽  
Experimental Facility ◽  
Operational Mode ◽  
Stationary Plasma Thruster ◽  
Stationary Plasma ◽  
Plasma Thruster ◽  
Closed Electron

The paper demonstrates the feasibility of using iodine as propellant for thrusters with closed electron drift and its economic viability. It describes a test setup for running experiments. It provides the results of experimental studies of the stationary plasma thruster using iodine as its propellant with xenon gas-passage hollow cathode, as well as of the operational mode of the thruster where a mixture of xenon and iodine is used. During tests gas dynamic and electrical properties of the thruster were analyzed. Thermal conditions in the iodine storage and supply system were studied. Conclusions were drawn on how the test object could be improved and upgraded. The paper describes the option to use a thermionic non-flow cathode as the compensator cathode for the operation of the iodine thruster. The paper provides the results of an experimental study of the prototype non-flow compensator cathode in diode mode. Based on the results of the studies an experimental facility was built for testing a thruster with non-flow compensator cathode. Key words: cathode, compensator cathode, thruster with closed electron drift, stationary plasma thruster, iodine.

Study of formation mechanism of double metal plasma jets in a low-current pulsed vacuum arc discharge

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 037103
Author(s):  
Jia Tian ◽  
Wenzheng Liu ◽  
Wenjun Zhang ◽  
Xitao Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Formation Mechanism ◽  
Arc Discharge ◽  
Plasma Jets ◽  
Vacuum Arc ◽  
Metal Plasma
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