A low-current LaB6 open-end knife-edge emitter hollow cathode for low-power Hall thrusters

Potrivitu, GC; Xu, L; Xu, S

Potrivitu, GC (corresponding author), Nanyang Technol Univ, Plasma Sources & Applicat Ctr, Space Prop Ctr, Natl Inst Educ, Singapore 637616, Singapore.

PLASMA SOURCES SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 2021; 30 (8):

Abstract

Heated thermionic cathodes based on LaB6 emitters are known to consume a relatively large amount of power during the heating part of the ignition phas......

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