High Power Laser and Particle Beams, Volume. 33, Issue 6, 065020(2021)
Generation and propagation characteristics of plasma applied to pulsed metal ion plasma thruster
Fig. 1. Schematic of experimental setup of the pulsed vacuum discharge system
Fig. 3. Side-view images of discharge phenomenon for an electrode structure
Fig. 4. Schematic of electrode structure and its parameters and electric field distribution (insulating sleeve diameter is 4 mm)[24]
Fig. 5. Typical waveforms of discharge voltage and cathode current of the insulated anode structure
Fig. 7. Side-view image of discharge phenomenon when insulating sleeve diameter is 4 mm[24]
Fig. 8. When the insulating sleeve diameter is 1 mm, schematic of electrode structure and its parameters and electric field distribution[24]
Fig. 9. Side-view image of discharge phenomenon when insulating sleeve diameter is 1 mm[24]
Fig. 11. Side-view images of discharge phenomenon for PMIPT with different structures[25]
Fig. 12. Typical waveforms of discharge voltage, cathode current and anode current[25]
Fig. 15. Side-view images of discharge phenomena for PMIPT structures with different micropore widths[25]
Fig. 16. Anode current waveforms with different micropore widths[25]
Fig. 20. Side-view images of discharge phenomenon for different PMIPT structures (the second-anode is not shown in the picture because of its long distance from the cathode)[27]
Fig. 21. Typical waveforms of discharge voltage, cathode current and anode current (the anode current refers to that flowing through the first anode)[27]
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Jia Tian, Wenzheng Liu, Wenjun Zhang, Xitao Jiang. Generation and propagation characteristics of plasma applied to pulsed metal ion plasma thruster[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2021, 33(6): 065020
Category: Plasma and Its Application Technology
Received: Feb. 21, 2021
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Published Online: Jul. 22, 2021
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