NDLI: Operating the Helicon Double Layer Thruster in a Space Simulation Chamber

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Author	Charles, C. Boswell, R. Alexander, P. Costa, C. Sutherland, O. Pfitzner, L. Franzen, R. Kingwell, J. Parfitt, A. Frigot, P.-E. Del Amo, J. Saccoccia, G.
Copyright Year	1973
Abstract	A prototype of the helicon double layer thruster (HDLT) is designed and manufactured. Initial tests with the thruster mounted on a small vacuum chamber (pumping speed of 700 l ldr s^-1) show successful operation in xenon with the formation of the double layer which generates a low divergence ion beam, which is the source of thrust. The prototype is subsequently inserted inside a much larger space simulation chamber (pumping speed of 7000 l ldr s^-1). A high-density blue mode is found when increasing the RF power above 380 W, and measurements with a Langmuir probe give an estimated density of 10¹² cm^-3 in the thruster. An image of the HDLT operating in the high-density blue mode is presented.
Sponsorship	IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society
Starting Page	1196
Ending Page	1197
Page Count	2
File Size	233176
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00933813
Volume Number	36
Issue Number	4
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2008-08-01
Publisher Place	U.S.A.
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Prototypes Manufacturing Testing Xenon Ion beams Virtual prototyping Radio frequency Density measurement Power measurement Probes propulsion Acceleration ion beams plasma engines
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Nuclear and High Energy Physics Condensed Matter Physics

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