Plasma hysteresis caused by high-voltage breakdown in gridded microwave discharge ion thruster μ10

Volume: 185, Pages: 179 - 187
Published: Aug 1, 2021
Abstract
A cluster of gridded microwave discharge ion thrusters μ10 contributed to the success of the deep space exploration missions of the Japanese asteroid explorers Hayabusa and Hayabusa2. To meet the demands of the next mission DESTINY+, the maximum ion beam current was increased to 200 mA from the 170 mA used in Hayabusa2 by redesigning the magnetic field and grid configuration. However, this thruster exhibited the plasma hysteresis caused by a...
Paper Details
Title
Plasma hysteresis caused by high-voltage breakdown in gridded microwave discharge ion thruster μ10
Published Date
Aug 1, 2021
Volume
185
Pages
179 - 187
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