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| * Discharge current measurements - Measurement of total current, I_elec + I_ion. | * Discharge current measurements - Measurement of total current, I_elec + I_ion. | ||
| * Highspeed videos of exhaust. | * Highspeed videos of exhaust. | ||
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| + | ====== Ionization region ====== | ||
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| + | ==== Length of ionization region ==== | ||
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| + | [Boeuf2017] | ||
| + | * TODO | ||
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| ====== Questions ====== | ====== Questions ====== | ||
| * Why is there no ion saturation limit to Hall thrusters? | * Why is there no ion saturation limit to Hall thrusters? | ||
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| * [Boeuf2017] As the thruster size and power change, the current density does not change and stays on the order of 1000 A/m^2 in most Hall thrusters. | * [Boeuf2017] As the thruster size and power change, the current density does not change and stays on the order of 1000 A/m^2 in most Hall thrusters. | ||
| * Would secondary electrons generated by electron striking channel walls be an alternative source of electrons? | * Would secondary electrons generated by electron striking channel walls be an alternative source of electrons? | ||
| + | * There' | ||