Electrically powered ion acceleratot with contact ionixation for perspertive electrically powered thrusters

• Published in: St. Petersburg Polytechnical University Journal. Physics and Mathematics Vol. 13; no. 2
• Main Authors: Tsybin Oleg, Makarov Sergey, Dyubo Dmitry, Kuleshov Yuri, Goncharov Pavel, Martynov Viktor, Shunevich Nikolay
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University 01-06-2020
• Subjects: computer simulation; electrically powered spacecraft propulsion; experimental studies; ion accelerator; ion beam; ionization; vacuum chamber
• ISSN: 2405-7223
• DOI: 10.18721/JPM.13208

A number of characteristics of ionic and ion-plasma accelerators laboratory samples designed for electrically powered spacecraft propulsion were investigated in the experimental research. In a large-sized vacuum chamber (2.4 m^3, 10^-3 Pa) in the MCA named after A.F. Mozhaysky provided the necessary physical and technological processes, methods and means of measurement, parameters and operation modes of ion accelerators with contact ionization were provided in a large-sized vacuum chamber (2.4 m3, 10-3 Pa) in A.F.Mozhaysky`s Military-Space Academy. The theoretical analysis, including by computer simulation, of samples design features, as well as physical processes and operating parameters was carried out. It is established that the implemented and tested measurement methods, technologies, and ion-physical laboratory samples characteristics correspond to the tasks of developing promising electrically powered spacecraft propulsion.