Low Power Planar Antenna Inductive Discharge Ion Source
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چکیده
A 10 cm stand-alone gridded ion thruster discharge chamber based on a laboratory demonstration model that utilized a planar inductive antenna was designed and fabricated. The source features multipole confinement which has been shown to dramatically improve performance based on significant increases in ion density observed in demonstration tests. The thruster design considerations and the performance goals are discussed. Preliminary thruster discharge operation will be commented upon as well as the future development work necessary to complete the performance assessment.
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