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Characterization of Vacuum Arc Thruster Performance in Weak Magnetic Nozzle

Satyajit Chowdhury and Igal Kronhaus    

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Vacuum arc thruster performance in a magnetic nozzle configuration is experimentally characterized. Measurements are performed on a miniature coaxial thruster with an anode inner diameter of 1.8 1.8 mm. The magnetic field B is produced by a single air coil, 18 mm in diameter. Direct measurement of thrust, mass consumption and arc current are performed. To obtain statistically viable results ?6000 ? 6000 arc pulses are analyzed at each operational point. Cathode mass erosion is measured using laser profilometry. To sustain thruster operation over several measurement cycles, an active cathode feeding system is used. For 00.2 B > 0.2 T, the arc discharge is shown to be suppressed nullifying any additional gains by the nozzle effect.

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