Open AccessMagnetic steering of a helicon double layer thruster
Author(s) -
Christine Charles,
R. W. Boswell,
Wesley Cox,
Robert Lainé,
P. MacLellan
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
applied physics letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.182
H-Index - 442
eISSN - 1077-3118
pISSN - 0003-6951
DOI - 10.1063/1.3033201
Subject(s) - helicon , solenoid , beam (structure) , plasma , double layer (biology) , atomic physics , physics , layer (electronics) , materials science , optics , nuclear physics , nanotechnology , quantum mechanics
The ion beam generated by a helicon double layer has been electrically steered up to 20° off axis by using a solenoid placed normal to the two axial solenoids of the helicon plasma source without significantly changing the beam exhaust velocity.
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