@inproceedings{6360365271a44dc7b47e54a39c0a34dc,
title = "Experimental investigations and optimization of CAMILA Hall thruster with strong longitudinal magnetic field",
abstract = "The features of CAMILA Hall thruster operation at the strong longitudinal component of the magnetic field in the anode cavity, which is comparable with a typical radial component in the acceleration area, are experimentally studied. A special attention is paid to operation of the anode cavity in a self-maintaining mode. It was found that at typical values of the discharge currents, the potential drop in the anode cavity is ∼ 25 V. The conductivity of plasma transverse to the magnetic field in the cavity is Bohm's one. The reason of such high conductivity of the plasma is Raleigh-Taylor (convective) instability. It is shown that increasing the longitudinal magnetic field in the anode cavity leads to growth of the effectiveness of propellant ionization in the thruster and to increasing the fraction of ion current in the discharge current.",
author = "Maxim Rubanovich and Alexander Kapulkin and Vladimir Balabanov and Ehud Behar and Pini Gurfil",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015 by the International Astronautical Federation. All rights reserved.; 66th International Astronautical Congress 2015: Space - The Gateway for Mankind's Future, IAC 2015 ; Conference date: 12-10-2015 Through 16-10-2015",
year = "2015",
language = "الإنجليزيّة",
series = "Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC",
pages = "7508--7515",
booktitle = "66th International Astronautical Congress 2015, IAC 2015",
}