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HALL THRUSTER [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-11-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Launchers (Astronautics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- plasma thruster
1, record 1, English, plasma%20thruster
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- SPT 1, record 1, English, SPT
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A type of Hall effect thruster. 2, record 1, English, - plasma%20thruster
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This plasma thruster relies on the "Hall effect" to accelerate xenon ions to speed up to 16, 000 km/hour. It is able to deliver 70 mN of thrust with a specific impulse(the ratio between thrust and propellant consumption) 5 to 10 times better than traditional chemical thrusters and for mush longer durations(months or even years, compared to the few minutes’ operating times typical of traditional chemical engines). 3, record 1, English, - plasma%20thruster
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Lanceurs (Astronautique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- propulseur plasmique
1, record 1, French, propulseur%20plasmique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- propulseur à plasma 2, record 1, French, propulseur%20%C3%A0%20plasma
correct, masculine noun
- moteur à plasma 3, record 1, French, moteur%20%C3%A0%20plasma
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Moteur en cours de développement (Russie, France, USA) pour la propulsion et le contrôle des gros satellites et des sondes interplanétaires dans lequel le carburant est remplacé par un gaz rare. 4, record 1, French, - propulseur%20plasmique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-05-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Missiles and Rockets
- Launchers (Astronautics)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- electrostatic thruster
1, record 2, English, electrostatic%20thruster
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- electro-static thruster 2, record 2, English, electro%2Dstatic%20thruster
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 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. Electro-Magnetic thrusters utilize electric and magnetic body forces to accelerate ions. The most common type of electromagnetic thruster is the magnetoplasmadynamic thruster, or MPD. 2, record 2, English, - electrostatic%20thruster
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Missiles et roquettes
- Lanceurs (Astronautique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- propulseur électrostatique
1, record 2, French, propulseur%20%C3%A9lectrostatique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-05-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Launchers (Astronautics)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Hall effect thruster
1, record 3, English, Hall%20effect%20thruster
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Hall thruster 2, record 3, English, Hall%20thruster
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Hall thruster is an electric rocket engine, which accelerates ions in crossed electric and magnetic fields in a quasineutral plasma. 3, record 3, English, - Hall%20effect%20thruster
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 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. 4, record 3, English, - Hall%20effect%20thruster
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Lanceurs (Astronautique)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- propulseur à effet de Hall
1, record 3, French, propulseur%20%C3%A0%20effet%20de%20Hall
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 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. 2, record 3, French, - propulseur%20%C3%A0%20effet%20de%20Hall
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-05-04
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Missiles and Rockets
- Launchers (Astronautics)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- electromagnetic thruster
1, record 4, English, electromagnetic%20thruster
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- electro-magnetic thruster 2, record 4, English, electro%2Dmagnetic%20thruster
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 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. Electro-Magnetic thrusters utilize electric and magnetic body forces to accelerate ions. The most common type of electromagnetic thruster is the magnetoplasmadynamic thruster, or MPD. 2, record 4, English, - electromagnetic%20thruster
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
High-power electromagnetic thruster. 1, record 4, English, - electromagnetic%20thruster
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Missiles et roquettes
- Lanceurs (Astronautique)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- propulseur électromagnétique
1, record 4, French, propulseur%20%C3%A9lectromagn%C3%A9tique
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] dans le propulseur électromagnétique, le projectile (un morceau de résine isolante) porte sur sa face arrière de minces feuilles de cuivre, qui fondent rapidement et se vaporisent lorsque elles sont traversées par un courant de très forte intensité ; on est alors en présence d'un plasma (gaz ionisé conducteur, localement neutre). La température de ce plasma est suffisamment élevée pour que tous les atomes de cuivre soient ionisés [...] 1, record 4, French, - propulseur%20%C3%A9lectromagn%C3%A9tique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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