Azimuthal Velocity Measurement of μ 10 Microwave Ion Thruster by Laser Induced Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Azimuthal Velocity Measurement of μ 10 Microwave Ion Thruster by Laser Induced Fluorescence Spectroscopy
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激光诱导荧光光谱法测量μ10微波离子推进器方位角速度
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2017
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H. Kuninaka
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R. Tsukizaki;Yuta Yamamoto;Y. Yamashita;H. Kuninaka
This paper reports the first ground study to measure the azimuthal velocities of an ion thruster that produces roll torque. Through the operation of ion thrusters in space, it has been confirmed that thrusters cause an unexpected roll torque about the ion beam axis. To reveal the physical mechanism that produces this torque, laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy was applied to a microwave ion thruster that has been installed in Japanese asteroid probes. This technique can be used to measure the azimuthal velocity by estimating the Doppler shift of the velocity functions of Xe II 5p(P2)6p [3] 5/2. To simplify this problem, the measurement was conducted without a neutralizer cathode to avoid the possibility of the cathode affecting the trajectory of the ion beam. The azimuthal velocities were successfully measured and were found to range from -700 to 600 m/s. The based on the results, the roll torque was estimated as 0.5 μN·m about the thrust axis. Also the azimuthal velocity profile was modeled based on the rotational misalignments of the grids and the magnetic field from the discharged chamber, which will be reported in oral presentation.