Wall Ion Loss Reduction by Acceleration Zone Shifting in Anode-Layer Hall Thruster

No AccessTechnical NotesWall Ion Loss Reduction by Acceleration Zone Shifting in Anode-Layer Hall ThrusterRei Kawashima, Yushi Hamada, Shu Kawabata, Kimiya Komurasaki and Hiroyuki KoizumiRei Kawashima https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5844-9340The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan*Assistant Professor, Department Aeronautics Astronautics; . Member AIAA.Search for more papers this author, HamadaThe Japan†Graduate Student, Advanced Energy. Student KawabataThe Japan‡Graduate Astronautics.Search KomurasakiThe Japan§Professor, Astronautics. author KoizumiThe Kashiwa 277-8561, Japan¶Associate authorPublished Online:4 Apr 2022https://doi.org/10.2514/1.B38460SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail About References [1] Zhurin V. V., Kaufman H. R. 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