Faraday Accelerator With Radio-Frequency Assisted Discharge (FARAD): A New Electrodeless Concept for Plasma Propulsion

Abstract

A new electrodeless accelerator concept that relies on an RF-assisted discharge, an applied magnetic field, and electromagnetic acceleration using an inductive coil is presented. The primary advantage of this concept is that a preionized plasma is employed to lower the initial voltage threshold which applies to the formation of an inductive current sheet in other pulsed inductive accelerator concepts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA494710

Entities

People

  • Ashley Hallock
  • Edgar Choueiri
  • Kurt Pozin

Organizations

  • Princeton University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Circuit Boards
  • Current Density
  • Electric Propulsion
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Frequency
  • Geometry
  • Image Processing
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • Photography
  • Plasma Accelerators
  • Pulsed Inductive Thrusters
  • Pulsed Plasma Thrusters
  • Radio Frequency
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.