Influence of the position relationship between the cathode and magnetic separatrix on the discharge process of a Hall thruster

• Published in: Plasma science & technology Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 15504 - 15511
• Main Authors: CAO, Xifeng, MA, Hongning, XIA, Guojun, LIU, Hui, ZHAO, Fangzhou, WANG, Yuhang, CHEN, Juhui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Plasma Science and Technology 01.01.2024
• Subjects: cathode; Hall thruster; magnetic separatrix

Previous studies have shown that there is an obvious coupling relationship between the installation location of the external cathode and the magnetic separatrix in the plume region of a Hall thruster. In this paper, the particle-in-cell simulation method is used to compare the thruster discharge pro...