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A 100 KW Class Applied-field Magnetoplasmadynamic Thruster
Published on: December 22, 2018
Ion source based on a circular anode layer plasma thruster
Vasily Gushenets1, Alexey Bugaev2, Efim Oks1
1Institute of High Current Electronics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, Tomsk 634055, Russia.
Abstract:
A new version of pulsed ion source based on plasma thruster technology has been developed and tested. The ion source design uses a circular anode layer geometry in which the ion beam is extracted radially from the full circumference. The source has been tested for operation in argon, nitrogen, and air at a gas flow rate of up to 20 SCCM with discharge current and voltage measurements in low- and high-current modes. The source, having a simple design and open acceleration gap geometry for observation and photography, is suitable for the treatment of the inner surfaces of pipes and tubes.
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