The paper is devoted to the study of the ion beam energy spectrum of a thruster with an anode layer (TAL) at various accelerating channel depths. Differences in the ion energy distribution functions during operation on krypton, krypton-xenon mixture and xenon at different flow rates are considered. Measurements were carried out in the range of discharge powers from 500 to 1500 W with a step of 250 W, at a discharge voltage of 300 V. The measurements were carried out using a retarding potential analyzer (RPA).

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Influence of the Acceleration Channel Depth on the Ions Energy Spectrum in the Beam of a Thruster with Anode Layer During Operation on Krypton, Xenon, and Their Mixture

  • Sergey O. Shilov,
  • Evgeny V. Vorob’ev,
  • Olga P. Plotnikova,
  • Sergey G. Ivakhnenko

摘要

The paper is devoted to the study of the ion beam energy spectrum of a thruster with an anode layer (TAL) at various accelerating channel depths. Differences in the ion energy distribution functions during operation on krypton, krypton-xenon mixture and xenon at different flow rates are considered. Measurements were carried out in the range of discharge powers from 500 to 1500 W with a step of 250 W, at a discharge voltage of 300 V. The measurements were carried out using a retarding potential analyzer (RPA).