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Specialized turbomolecular pumping stage for RF ion thrusters

Leonov, Max (2011) Specialized turbomolecular pumping stage for RF ion thrusters. (Paper No. 22-12-2011). Dublin City University.

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Abstract

This paper proposes the application of a highly specialized Turbomolecular Vacuum Pump (TMP) device as a subsystem for electrostatic RF ion thrusters, using D. Fearn’s Dual-Stage 4-Grid design as a cutting-edge example. The TMP turbine’s rotor impulse is transmitted via collisions to neutral gas atoms en route to their ionization, with the goal of producing an anisotropic ion flux that is directed at the extracting screen grid. Operating regimes of such thruster design are hypothesized, and electromagnetic complexities of realization of this concept are identified.

Item Type:Working Paper (No. 22-12-2011)
Refereed:No
Uncontrolled Keywords:TMP-DS4G; DS4G; TMP; turbomolecular; RF ion thruster; anisotropic
Subjects:UNSPECIFIED
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > DCU Business School > DCU Business School Research Paper Series
Publisher:Dublin City University
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
ID Code:17913
Deposited On:27 Mar 2013 11:14 by Fran Callaghan . Last Modified 19 Jul 2018 14:58

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