Characterization of the Plasma in a Hall Thruster
Characterization of the Plasma in a Hall Thruster
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霍尔推进器中等离子体的表征
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2001
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E. Ahedo
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E. Ahedo
anchez Dep. of Aeronautics & Astronautics, M.I.T., Cambridge, MA 02139 IEPC-01-017 A model of the plasma axial discharge in a Hall thruster, which includes effects of both losses to dielectric walls and heat conduction is presented. The interaction of the plasma with dielectric walls is included through three frequencies accounting for ion recombination, energy losses, and near-wall-conductivity. These frequencies depend on the secondary emission of the dielectric walls and the dynamics of the radial plasma flo w. Energy losses, concentrated in the acceleration region, reduce plasma temperatures, near-wall conductivity is marginal, and ion recombination is high in the diffusion region. The main effects of heat conduction are the smoothing on the temperature profile around the ionization region, and a strong restriction to the parametric range where efficient stationary solutions are found.