Novel excitation structure to improve the performance of a miniature radio frequency ion thruster-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Novel excitation structure to improve the performance of a miniature radio frequency ion thruster

Published:2023-06-22 Issue:4 Volume:41 Page:
ISSN:2166-2746
Container-title:Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B
language:en
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Author:

Jiang Wenjia¹²^ORCID,Wei Liqiu¹²^ORCID,Yang Xinyong¹²,Yang Zhou¹²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology 1 , Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, China

2. Key Laboratory of Aerospace Plasma Propulsion, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology 2 , Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, China

Abstract

This letter reports a new magnetic field-enhanced radio frequency (RF) ion thruster, which uses a high-frequency shielding network to isolate the direct current and RF supplies. This provides an additional magnetic field for a novel magnetized RF ion thruster (HRIT-4M) without changing the original thruster structure. The results show an improvement in the performance of an RF ion thruster in a verified magnetic field. Compared to other excitation structures, this excitation structure is simpler and more efficient. However, it is influenced by factors such as the size of the discharge chamber and pressure, which should be further investigated.

Funder

The Key laboratory of Hypersonic Aerodynamic Force and Heat Technology,AVIC Aerodynamics Research Institute,.China

The Characteristic Discipline Construction Project by the Harbin Institute of Technology

Publisher

American Vacuum Society

Subject

Materials Chemistry,Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Surfaces, Coatings and Films,Process Chemistry and Technology,Instrumentation,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Link

https://pubs.aip.org/avs/jvb/article-pdf/doi/10.1116/6.0002753/18013926/040601_1_6.0002753.pdf

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