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Li Bo, Wang Yibai, Zhang Puzhuo, et al. Design of helicon plasma source for VASIMR[J]. Journal of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2012, 38(6): 720-725. (in Chinese)
Citation: Li Bo, Wang Yibai, Zhang Puzhuo, et al. Design of helicon plasma source for VASIMR[J]. Journal of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2012, 38(6): 720-725. (in Chinese)
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Design of helicon plasma source for VASIMR

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    School of Astronautics, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing 100191, China

  • 2. Institute of Microelectronic of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China

  • Received Date: 02 Mar 2011
  • Publish Date: 30 Jun 2012
    Abstract
  • Helicon plasma has the advantages of very high density, strong controllability and electrodeless. Therefore, it is applied in variable specific impulse magnetoplasma rocket (VASIMR). A helicon plasma source was designed, and the design methods of two key components, magnet coils and helicon antenna, were given. The experimental results of the helicon plasma source indicate that electron density rises linearly as radio frequency power increases, and it is estimated that the order of electron density of the helicon plasma source could absolutely reach 1011 cm-3 when working fluid is injected in.

     

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