Title :
Extraction and acceleration of ions from an ion-ion plasma - application to space propulsion
Author :
Popelier, L. ; Aanesland, A. ; Mazouffre, S. ; Chabert, P.
Author_Institution :
Lab. de Phys. des Plasmas, Ecole Polytech., Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
Recent progress in the ion acceleration from the PEGASES thruster ion-ion region is presented here. Preliminary to positive and negative ions acceleration from an ion-ion plasma, the acceleration scheme is investigated in an Argon plasma. With time-averaged Langmuir probe and RFEA.
Keywords :
aerospace propulsion; PEGASES thruster ion-ion region; RFEA; argon plasma; ion-ion plasma; negative ions acceleration; space propulsion; time-averaged Langmuir probe; Acceleration; Argon; Electric potential; Ion beams; Ions; Plasma measurements; Plasmas; Ion-ion plasma; acceleration; grids; ion beam; ion ejection velocity; plasma biasing;
Conference_Titel :
Recent Advances in Space Technologies (RAST), 2011 5th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Istanbul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9617-4
DOI :
10.1109/RAST.2011.5966933
