Thermal phenomena and power balance in a helicon plasma
This work is motivated by the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR) experiment. This device uses a helicon antenna to generate a plasma inside a dielectric tube, which is radially confined and directed towards the rocket nozzle by an axial magnetic field. An ion cyclotron heating a...
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| Language: | English |
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2152/17289 |