DocumentCode
1277060
Title
Kinetic Analysis of Electron Transport in a Cylindrical Hall Thruster
Author
Brieda, Lubos ; Pai, Shaunak ; Keidar, Michael
Author_Institution
Dept. of Mech. & Aerosp. Eng., George Washington Univ., Washington, DC, USA
Volume
39
Issue
11
fYear
2011
Firstpage
2946
Lastpage
2947
Abstract
Transport of electrons across magnetic field lines in a Hall thruster is driven by factors such as collisions with background heavy particles, plasma turbulence, and wall effects. In this paper, we analyze the influence of secondary electron emission and electron scattering with thruster walls on cross-field diffusion in cylindrical Hall thrusters.
Keywords
plasma kinetic theory; plasma magnetohydrodynamics; plasma simulation; plasma transport processes; plasma turbulence; plasma-wall interactions; background heavy particles; cross-field diffusion; cylindrical Hall thruster; electron scattering; electron transport; kinetic analysis; magnetic field lines; plasma turbulence; secondary electron emission; thruster walls; wall effects; Anodes; Electron emission; Kinetic theory; Magnetic domains; Magnetic resonance imaging; Numerical models; Plasmas; Electron transport; hall thruster; multi-scale simulations;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0093-3813
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TPS.2011.2159741
Filename
5958617
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