An in-flight plasma diagnostic package for spacecraft with electric propulsion
Abstract The plasma diagnostics presented in this article target the plasma surrounding a spacecraft that is created by the electric thruster and its surface modifying effects. The diagnostic package includes a retarding potential analyzer, a plane Langmuir probe, and an erosion sensor. The paper de...
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| author | Thomas Trottenberg Florian Bansemer Stephan Böttcher Davar Feili Hartmut Henkel Marcel Hesse Holger Kersten Tony Krüger Jens Laube Alexey Lazurenko Daniel Sailer Björn Schuster Lars Seimetz Alexander Spethmann Stefan Weis Robert F. Wimmer-Schweingruber |
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| description | Abstract The plasma diagnostics presented in this article target the plasma surrounding a spacecraft that is created by the electric thruster and its surface modifying effects. The diagnostic package includes a retarding potential analyzer, a plane Langmuir probe, and an erosion sensor. The paper describes the instrument as well as suitable test environments for mimicking the effects expected in space and shows test results. The system is to fly for the first time on the Heinrich Hertz satellite, which is scheduled to be launched in 2023. The spacecraft will be equipped with a pair of Highly Efficient Multistage Plasma Thrusters (HEMPT) and a pair of Hall thrusters for redundancy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2e9d4fb66fd249d9aeaa2c6fee9db6eb2022-12-21T21:48:43ZengSpringerOpenEPJ Techniques and Instrumentation2195-70452021-10-018112310.1140/epjti/s40485-021-00073-8An in-flight plasma diagnostic package for spacecraft with electric propulsionThomas Trottenberg0Florian Bansemer1Stephan Böttcher2Davar Feili3Hartmut Henkel4Marcel Hesse5Holger Kersten6Tony Krüger7Jens Laube8Alexey Lazurenko9Daniel Sailer10Björn Schuster11Lars Seimetz12Alexander Spethmann13Stefan Weis14Robert F. Wimmer-Schweingruber15Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, University of Kielvon Hoerner & Sulger GmbHInstitute of Experimental and Applied Physics, University of KielEuropean Space Research & Technology Centre (ESTEC)von Hoerner & Sulger GmbHvon Hoerner & Sulger GmbHInstitute of Experimental and Applied Physics, University of KielInstitute of Experimental and Applied Physics, University of KielOHB System AGThales Deutschland GmbHThales Deutschland GmbHInstitute of Experimental and Applied Physics, University of KielInstitute of Experimental and Applied Physics, University of KielInstitute of Experimental and Applied Physics, University of KielThales Deutschland GmbHInstitute of Experimental and Applied Physics, University of KielAbstract The plasma diagnostics presented in this article target the plasma surrounding a spacecraft that is created by the electric thruster and its surface modifying effects. The diagnostic package includes a retarding potential analyzer, a plane Langmuir probe, and an erosion sensor. The paper describes the instrument as well as suitable test environments for mimicking the effects expected in space and shows test results. The system is to fly for the first time on the Heinrich Hertz satellite, which is scheduled to be launched in 2023. The spacecraft will be equipped with a pair of Highly Efficient Multistage Plasma Thrusters (HEMPT) and a pair of Hall thrusters for redundancy.https://doi.org/10.1140/epjti/s40485-021-00073-8Plasma diagnosticsElectric spacecraft propulsionIon thrustersSputteringCharge-exchange collisions |
| spellingShingle | Thomas Trottenberg Florian Bansemer Stephan Böttcher Davar Feili Hartmut Henkel Marcel Hesse Holger Kersten Tony Krüger Jens Laube Alexey Lazurenko Daniel Sailer Björn Schuster Lars Seimetz Alexander Spethmann Stefan Weis Robert F. Wimmer-Schweingruber An in-flight plasma diagnostic package for spacecraft with electric propulsion EPJ Techniques and Instrumentation Plasma diagnostics Electric spacecraft propulsion Ion thrusters Sputtering Charge-exchange collisions |
| title | An in-flight plasma diagnostic package for spacecraft with electric propulsion |
| title_full | An in-flight plasma diagnostic package for spacecraft with electric propulsion |
| title_fullStr | An in-flight plasma diagnostic package for spacecraft with electric propulsion |
| title_full_unstemmed | An in-flight plasma diagnostic package for spacecraft with electric propulsion |
| title_short | An in-flight plasma diagnostic package for spacecraft with electric propulsion |
| title_sort | in flight plasma diagnostic package for spacecraft with electric propulsion |
| topic | Plasma diagnostics Electric spacecraft propulsion Ion thrusters Sputtering Charge-exchange collisions |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1140/epjti/s40485-021-00073-8 |
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