This paper utilizes a low-power Hall thruster to investigate its flow field's neutral flow
dynamics. Specifically, under a free molecular flow with a high Knudsen number (K n> 10) …

Reliable measurements of electron properties are key for the validation of simulations of Hall
thrusters and similar plasma sources. In this paper, a recently-developed incoherent …

Operation of closed drift thruster (CDT) relies mainly on neutral gas, whose trajectory and
distribution in the flow field have a significant influence on performance. Neutral flow …

The fluctuation of the azimuthal electric field caused by the electron drift instability or the
rotating spokes in the E× B plasma is known to enhance the electron cross field transport …

Results in the development of a 150 W-class Hall thruster system employing iodine as
propellant are reported. Fundamental phenomena such as plasma chemistry and neutral …

This paper experimentally evaluated the effect of the disruption of the symmetrical
distribution of the propellant on the characteristics of the anode current. The change in the …

Evolution of electron cross-field transport induced by an equilibrium azimuthal electric field in
an E × B Hall thruster discharge under an azimuthally inhomogeneous neutral supply | Physics …

Azimuthal non-uniform propellant supply operation shows representative characteristics of
suppressed discharge oscillation and increased axial electron current. These characteristics …

The electron cross-field transport by the induced azimuthal electric field in a Hall thruster
exhibits the mobility scaled by $1/B $. This study investigates parameters affecting this …

Hall thrusters (HTs), having a cylindrical geometry, employ an external radial magnetic field
and axial electric field. Due to the orthogonal configuration of the magnetic and electric field …