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CROSSED ELECTRIC MAGNETIC FIELDS [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launchers (Astronautics)
CONT

The Hall thruster is an electric rocket engine, which accelerates ions in crossed electric and magnetic fields in a quasineutral plasma.

CONT

In Electro-Static thrusters, the propellant is ionized and the resulting ions are accelerated through an electric potential. Common examples include Hall effect and Kaufmann type thrusters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lanceurs (Astronautique)
CONT

Étude expérimentale dans différents régimes de fonctionnement du comportement de 2 types de propulseurs à effet Hall pour les sondes spatiales : un propulseur à forte puissance et un propulseur bi-étage en utilisant principalement la fluorescence induite par laser comme diagnostic.

Spanish

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