Volume 26, Issue 6 No AccessEnergy-Loss Mechanisms of a Low-Discharge-Voltage Hall ThrusterJerry L. Ross, Jason D. Sommerville and Lyon B. KingJerry L. Ross Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan 49931Search for more papers by this author, Jason D. Sommerville Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan 49931Search for more papers by this author and Lyon B. King Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan 49931Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:23 May 2012https://doi.org/10.2514/1.47777SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookXLinked InRedditEmail About Previous article Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee PDF for referencesCited byElectron cyclotron resonance discharge enhancement in a cusped field thruster16 September 2021 | Plasma Sources Science and Technology, Vol. 30, No. 9Effect of anode magnetic shield on inner magnetic pole etched in anode layer Hall thruster1 Jan 2019 | Acta Physica Sinica, Vol. 68, No. 21Unstable Discharge Phenomenon and Stabilization of Hall Thruster Operating in Self-Excited Mode Ke Han , Liqiu Wei , Yongjie Ding , Yanchao Ji and Daren Yu 6 September 2013 | Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 28, No. 1Unstable Discharge Phenomenon and Stabilization of Hall Thruster Operating in Self-Excited Mode1 Jan 2012 | Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 28, No. 1Study on the mechanism of Hall effect thruster discharge with bistable state1 Jan 2012 | Acta Physica Sinica, Vol. 61, No. 7Bistable phenomenon of discharge in a Hall plasma accelerator1 Sep 2011Bistable phenomenon of discharge in a Hall plasma accelerator1 May 2011 What's Popular Volume 26, Number 6November 2010 Metrics Crossmark TopicsAircraft EnginesElectric Power ConversionElectric PropulsionEnergyEnergy ConsumptionEnergy ConversionEnergy EconomicsEnergy FormsEnergy Forms, Production and ConversionIon ThrusterJet EnginesPropellantPropulsion and PowerSpacecraft Propulsion KeywordsHall ThrusterPropellantPropulsion SystemMass Flow RateVelocity Distribution FunctionElectric PropulsionAerojetEnergy EfficiencyData AcquisitionPower SuppliesDigital Published online23 May 2012