This study presents the first experimental demonstration of a Hall Effect Thruster operating
with water electrolysis-derived constituents: oxygen for the anode (thruster) and hydrogen …

A hollow cathode with a modular design has been developed to assist with laboratory
testing of plasma-based thrusters for satellite applications. This novel modular design …

Radio-frequency and Helicon Plasma Thrusters have emerged as viable electric propulsion
systems due to their high plasma density, thrust density, and useful life. Helicon Plasma …

Plasma instabilities in the plume of hollow cathodes have been extensively researched in
particular for high-current operation. The rise of plume mode ionization-like instability leads …

DEVELOPMENT OF HOLLOW CATHODES FOR HALL EFFECT THRUSTERS AT ALIENA:
DESIGN, GROUND TESTING AND QUALIFICATION FOR SPACE Page 1 1 …

Hall effect thrusters (HETs) remain as the most deployed electric propulsion systems to date,
1 a feat attributed in part to the extensive adoption of such satellite propulsion systems for …

V volume/potential, m− 3 or V Greek η resistivity, Ω· m σ cross section, m2 φ potential, V or
eV Subscript/Superscript ck cathode-keeper d discharge ds double sheath e electron ef f …

Hall and ion propulsion systems at power levels of ten kilowatts or higher are in
development or application stages in recent years, yet research on the operational …

URA Thrusters Ltd., the Imperial Plasma Propulsion Lab, and Aliena Pte. Ltd. present a
summary of the results of a collaboration for the development of a 1-2 kW level Hall effect …

When operated with a Hall effect thruster, either centrally or externally mounted, the hollow
cathode discharge occurs in a magnetic field environment. Therefore, it is important to …