| タイトル | Adapting magnetoelectrostatic containment to inert gas thrusters |
| 著者（英） | Ramsey, W. D.; James, E. L. |
| 著者所属（英） | Xerox Electro-Optical Systems |
| 発行日 | 1981-01-01 |
| 言語 | eng |
| 内容記述 | Two different types of 12 cm magnetoelectrostatic containment (MESC) ion thrusters have been adapted to argon-xenon operation. Discharge chamber optimization produced excellent performance with both the hexagonal and hemispherical shaped thrusters. The hemispherical thruster design yielded the best performance, ionizing 75 to 96 percent of the xenon propellant with a discharge energy consumption rate of 185 to 320 eV/ion. Argon operation of the same thruster achieved 60 to 80 percent propellant ionization at 215 to 370 eV/ion. |
| NASA分類 | SPACECRAFT PROPULSION AND POWER |
| レポートNO | 81A20625
AIAA PAPER 81-0140 |
| 権利 | Copyright |
| URI | https://repository.exst.jaxa.jp/dspace/handle/a-is/418237 |
