@inproceedings{b610e781df764068ba4b1b17f117a628,
title = "Low power cylindrical Hall thruster performance and plume properties",
abstract = "A low power cylindrical Hall thruster (CHT) and fully cylindrical Hall thruster (FCHT) both demonstrated plume divergence reductions of approximately 25% by running a keeper discharge along with the anode discharge. Thruster anode efficiencies varied from approximately 15 to 35% over input powers from 70 to 220 W. A 2 A keeper discharge resulted in an approximately 20% increase in anode specific impulse for both thrusters, and the FCHT specific impulse was, on average, 13% higher than that of the CHT. Both thrusters exhibited mass utilization efficiencies greater than 100% due to generation of multi-charged ions. The quantity of channel erosion products in the plume correlated with that of multi-charged ions.",
author = "Diamant, {Kevin D.} and Pollard, {James E.} and Yevgeny Raitses and Fisch, {Nathaniel J.}",
year = "2008",
doi = "10.2514/6.2008-4998",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9781563479434",
series = "44th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit",
publisher = "American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc.",
booktitle = "44th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit",
}