A fundamental study of a newly developed rectangular pulsed laser‐electromagnetic hybrid thruster was conducted. Laser‐ablation plasma in the thruster was induced through laser beam irradiation onto a solid target and accelerated by electrical means instead of direct acceleration only by using a laser beam. The performance of the thrusters was evaluated by measuring the ablated mass per pulse and impulse bit. As results, significantly high specific impulses up to 7,200 s were obtained at charge energies of 8.6 J. Moreover, from the Faraday cup measurement, it was confirmed that the speed of ions was accelerated with addition of electric energy.
Acceleration Mechanism Of Pulsed Laser‐Electromagnetic Hybrid Thruster
BEAMED ENERGY PROPULSION: Seventh International Symposium ; 2011 ; Ludwigsburg, (Germany)
AIP Conference Proceedings ; 1402 , 1 ; 391-401
10.11.2011
11 pages
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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