Computational design of a high-efficiency accelerator grid for a miniature ion thruster by full-aperture ion optics simulations
Full-aperture ion optics simulations have been conducted for the inhomogeneous plasma source of a miniature ion propulsion system (MIPS) to design a high-efficiency accelerator grid that provides high degree of the neutral confinement and absence of direct ion impingement. The designed accelerator g...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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AIP Publishing LLC
2019-03-01
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| Series: | AIP Advances |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5090413 |