Title :
Modeling of double stage Hall effect thruster
Author :
Boniface, C. ; Hagelaar, G.J.M. ; Garrigues, L. ; Boeuf, J.P. ; Prioul, M.
Author_Institution :
Centre de Phys. des Plasmas et Applic. de Toulouse, Univ. Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
fDate :
4/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Hall effect thrusters (HETs) are ion sources used for satellite station keeping and orbit raising. In Single Stage HETs, the same electric field is responsible for electron heating and ion acceleration. We present a new HET concept where ionization and acceleration are separated in two different stages. This double stage HET allows for a more versatile operation and a separate control of thrust and specific impulse.
Keywords :
ion engines; ionisation; plasma heating; plasma magnetohydrodynamics; plasma sources; plasma theory; double stage Hall effect thruster; electron heating; ion acceleration; ion sources; ionization; orbit raising; satellite station keeping; single stage Hall effect thruster; Acceleration; Electrons; Hall effect; Ion sources; Ionization; Magnetic confinement; Magnetic fields; Plasma accelerators; Plasma confinement; Satellites; Electric propulsion; Hall effect thruster (HET); hybrid model; ion source;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2005.845117
