Thrust measurements of a radio frequency plasma source

LT Williams, MLR Walker - Journal of Propulsion and Power, 2013 - arc.aiaa.org
There is interest in the use of a helicon plasma source in propulsive applications as both an
ion source and a thruster. Development of a helicon thruster requires a performance …

Design and simulation of NBI heating system using high dense helicon plasma source for Damavand Tokamak

S Fazelpour, A Chakhmachi, D Iraji… - Fusion Engineering and …, 2018 - Elsevier
A neutral beam injection system by using standard COMSOL software is designed and
simulated for plasma heating of small size Damavand tokamak. In context of theoretical …

Initial performance evaluation of a gridded radio frequency ion thruster

LT Williams, MLR Walker - Journal of Propulsion and Power, 2014 - arc.aiaa.org
Helicon plasma sources are devices that are capable of efficiently producing high-density
plasmas. There is growing interest in using a helicon plasma source in space propulsion as …

[PDF][PDF] Ion acceleration mechanisms of helicon thrusters

LT Williams - 2013 - core.ac.uk
The acknowledgements section is interesting, because it is the first section the reader will
see, but it is the last section that I write. I must confess that I've had moments where I …

Thrust measurements of a helicon plasma source

L Williams, M Walker - 47th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion …, 2011 - arc.aiaa.org
ELICONS have been studied as high efficiency, high density plasma sources since the
1960s. 1-3 A helicon plasma source is a device that ionizes a gas by launching a helicon …

The study of helicon plasma source

TT Miao, HW Zhao, ZW Liu, Y Shang, LT Sun… - Review of Scientific …, 2010 - pubs.aip.org
Helicon plasma source is known as efficient generator of uniform and high density plasma. A
helicon plasma source was developed for investigation of plasma neutralization and plasma …

Experimental results of helicon sources

M Ting-Ting, S Yong, L Zhan-Wen… - Chinese …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
Helicon plasma sources are known as efficient generators of uniform and high density
plasma. A helicon plasma source was developed for the investigation of plasma stripping …

Development of the RF ion sources for focused ion beam accelerators

V Voznyi, V Miroshnichenko, S Mordyk, D Shulha… - 2013 - essuir.sumdu.edu.ua
The paper presents the results of investigations of ion sources developed in the IAP of NAS
of Ukraine for generation of high brightness ion beams with small energy spread. A series of …

Development of a helicon ion source: Simulations and preliminary experiments

M Afsharmanesh, M Habibi - Review of Scientific Instruments, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
In the present context, the extraction system of a helicon ion source has been simulated and
constructed. Results of the ion source commissioning at up to 20 kV are presented as well …

Development of a new high-current triode extraction system for helicon ion source: design and simulation

M Khoshhal, M Habibi, RW Boswell - Laser and Particle Beams, 2018 - cambridge.org
Three triode extraction systems are simulated by IBSimu ion optical code for Amirkabir
Helicon Ion Source (AHIS). The optimized pierce and suggested parabolic electrodes are …