Using a pulsed radio-frequency discharge to increase the efficiency of a gridded ion thruster
Zadiriev I. I.1, Kralkina E. A.1, Vavilin K. V.1, Nikonov A. M.1, Shvidkiy G. V.1, Dudin V. S.1
1Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Email: iizadiriev@yandex.ru

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The paper presents the results of experimental study of a laboratory gridded ion thruster during its operation on a pulsed inductive radio-frequency discharge and various working gases: argon, oxygen and nitrogen. It is shown that the use of such a discharge leads to an increase in the extracted ion current compared to that in continuous operation modes. Keywords: ion thruster, radio-frequency discharge, pulsed discharge.
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