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Time‐Resolved Measurements of Plasma Properties Using Electrostatic Probes in the Cross‐Field Discharge of a Hall Effect Thruster
Author(s) -
Dannenmayer K.,
Kudrna P.,
Tichý M.,
Mazouffre S.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
contributions to plasma physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1521-3986
pISSN - 0863-1042
DOI - 10.1002/ctpp.201310011
Subject(s) - langmuir probe , plasma , atomic physics , plasma diagnostics , plume , materials science , oscillation (cell signaling) , electron temperature , field (mathematics) , plasma parameters , electron , physics , chemistry , meteorology , biochemistry , mathematics , pure mathematics , quantum mechanics
Time‐resolved measurements of the plasma parameters are performed in the plume of a cross‐field discharge. The plasma potential is measured with a cylindrical Langmuir probe and an emissive probe. The electron temperature and density are measured with a cylindrical Langmuir probe. The cross‐field discharge is maintained in a harmonic oscillation regime to guarantee reproducible conditions for all measurements (© 2013 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)