• DocumentCode
    1487328
  • Title

    Fast Camera Imaging of Hall Thruster Ignition

  • Author

    Ellison, C.L. ; Raitses, Y. ; Fisch, N.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Princeton Plasma Phys. Lab., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    39
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    2950
  • Lastpage
    2951
  • Abstract
    Hall thrusters provide efficient space propulsion by electrostatic acceleration of ions. Rotating electron clouds in the thruster overcome the space charge limitations of other methods. Images of the thruster start-up, taken with a fast camera, reveal a bright ionization period which settles into steady-state operation over 50 μs. The cathode introduces azimuthal asymmetry, which persists for about 30 μs into the ignition.
  • Keywords
    ignition; ionisation; plasma diagnostics; plasma magnetohydrodynamics; plasma transport processes; propulsion; space charge; Hall thruster ignition; bright ionization period; cathodes; electrostatic acceleration; fast camera imaging; rotating electron clouds; space charge; space propulsion; steady-state operation; Cameras; Cathodes; Ignition; Image color analysis; Plasmas; Space charge; Plasma devices; plasma diagnostics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-3813
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPS.2011.2121925
  • Filename
    5741860
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1487328