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Dynamic characteristic of a 30-cm mercury ion thruster
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Mantenieks, M. A. Serafini, J. S. Rawlin, V. K. |
| Copyright Year | 1975 |
| Description | Measurements of the fluctuations of the discharge and beam plasmas of a 30 centimeter ion thruster were performed using 60 Hertz laboratory type power supplies. The time-varying properties of the discharge voltage and current, the ion beam current, and neutralizer keeper current were measured. The intensities of the fluctuations were found to depend on the beam and magnetic baffle currents. The shape of the frequency spectra of the discharge plasma fluctuations was found to be related to the beam and magnetic baffle currents. The measurements indicated that the discharge current fluctuations directly contribute to the beam current fluctuations and that the power supply characteristics modify these fluctuations. |
| File Size | 708635 |
| Page Count | 21 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19750007669 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t8jd9n88t |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1975-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Propulsion And Power Ion Propulsion Combustion Physics Dynamic Characteristics Ion Engines Plasma Propulsion Ion Beams Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
