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Effect of oscillating sheath on near-wall conductivity in Hall thrusters

  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • CAS - Beijing Institute of Control Engineering

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Abstract

The effect of an oscillating sheath on near-wall conductivity has been studied using a model of the incident electron motions with the characteristic parameters of the oscillating sheath quantified. The model predicted an increase in both the frequency of electron-wall collisions and the coefficient of secondary electron emission compared to the steady sheath regime. This effect indicates that near-wall conductivity is enhanced in the oscillating sheath regime.

Original languageEnglish
Article number064505
JournalPhysics of Plasmas
Volume14
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007

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