• DocumentCode
    2554990
  • Title

    Three dimensional modelling of a µN Radiofrequency IonThruster (RIT)

  • Author

    Henrich, Robert ; Heiliger, Christian

  • Author_Institution
    Justus-Liebig-University, I. Physikalisches Institut, 16 Heinrich-Buff-Ring, Giessen 35392, Germany
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    8-13 July 2012
  • Abstract
    Summary form only given. The “micro Newton Radiofrequency IonThruster” (µN-RIT)1 is a very promising candidate for a high precision positioning of spacecrafts. In this type the plasma is produced in a cylindrical vessel by a surrounding coil. Afterwards the created ions are accelerated by an extraction grid system consisting of hexagonal arranged holes. The achieved kinetic energy of the ions is up to a few keV. The typical gas pressure in such a system is in the range of 10−3 Pa. Due to the low particle interaction the usual tool to describe the plasma is the Particle in Cell method (PIC)2.
  • Keywords
    Acceleration; Computational modeling; Engines; Ions; Plasmas; Radio frequency; Solid modeling;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Plasma Science (ICOPS), 2012 Abstracts IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Edinburgh
  • ISSN
    0730-9244
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-2127-4
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0730-9244
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PLASMA.2012.6383389
  • Filename
    6383389
    • Link To Document
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