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Hall thruster

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ID 576078 Last modified 04.12.2020
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Domain spacecraft & rockets
  • type of ion thruster [ IATE:1412819 ] in which the propellant is accelerated by an electric field
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    • See also: thruster (broader) [ IATE:1871766 ] ion thruster (broader) [ IATE:1412819 ]
põtkur Halli efektil preferred
Hall effect thruster preferred
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  • Hall effect thrusters have been classed as both electrostatic and electromagnetic propulsion systems. An electrostatic field accelerates the ions in the propellant stream but that field is, to a large extent, produced by the actions of plasma electrons interacting with a magnetic field, giving both classes a claim to the technique.'
Hall thruster
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  • 'The Hall thruster, which uses gases like xenon and krypton as propellants, can enable modern spacecraft to travel farther, faster, and cheaper than chemical propulsion technologies. Hall thrusters are currently used for stationkeeping, orbit raising, and life extension on satellites and for main propulsion on deep space probes.'
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