Electric Propulsion Test and Evaluation Methodologies for Plasma in the Environments of Space and Testing (EP TEMPEST)

Abstract

Overview: Technology Overview and Motivation; Principles of Hall Thruster Operation and Facility Interactions; T and E Lab Task Overview; Development of T and E Methodologies; Facility Interaction Studies; Program Status and Transitions; Next Steps; Summary and Conclusions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 14, 2016
Accession Number
AD1013040

Entities

People

  • Natalia A. Macdonald

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Collisions
  • Electric Propulsion
  • Electron Density
  • Electron Energy
  • Electron Mobility
  • Electrons
  • Environment
  • Hall Thrusters
  • Langmuir Probes
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • Simulations
  • Space Environments
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Vacuum Chambers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics.
  • Software Engineering.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster