No AccessPreliminary Plume Characterization of a Low-Power Hall Thruster ClusterBrian Beal, Alec Gallimore and William HargusBrian BealUniversity of MichiganSearch for more papers by this author, Alec GallimoreUniversity of MichiganSearch for more papers by this author and William HargusAir Force Research LabSearch for more papers by this authorSession: EP-22: Hall Thruster PlumesPublished Online:26 Jun 2012https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2002-4251SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookXLinked InRedditEmail About Previous chapter Next chapter FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee PDF for referencesCited byThe KM-10 Hall-Effect Thruster: Development Status and Application Prospects6 June 2022 | Cosmic Research, Vol. 60, No. 3Performance Analysis of a Low-Power Magnetically Shielded Hall Thruster: ExperimentsRyan W. Conversano, Dan M. Goebel, Richard R. Hofer, Ioannis G. Mikellides and Richard E. Wirz12 April 2017 | Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 33, No. 4Performance Analysis of a Low-Power Magnetically Shielded Hall Thruster: Computational ModelingRyan W. Conversano, Dan M. Goebel, Ioannis G. Mikellides, Richard R. Hofer and Richard E. Wirz12 April 2017 | Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 33, No. 4Performance enhancement of a long-life, low-power hall thruster for deep-space smallsats1 Mar 2017Computer simulations of Hall thrusters without wall losses designed using two permanent magnetic rings20 October 2016 | Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Vol. 49, No. 46Development and Initial Testing of a Magnetically Shielded Miniature Hall Thruster1 Jan 2015 | IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Vol. 43, No. 1Magnetically Shielded Miniature Hall Thruster: Performance Assessment and Status UpdateRyan W. Conversano, Dan M. Goebel, Ioannis G. Mikellides, Richard R. Hofer, Taylor S. Matlock, Richard E. Wirz and Ioannis G. Mikellides25 July 2014Experimental and Numerical Examination of the BHT-200 Hall Thruster PlumeMichael Nakles, Lubos Brieda, Garrett Reed, William Hargus and Randy Spicer18 June 2012Hall Thruster Cluster Operation with a Shared Cathode Mitchell L. R. Walker and Alec D. Gallimore 23 May 2012 | Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 23, No. 3Near Exit Plane Velocity Field of 200 W Hall ThrusterWilliam Hargus26 June 2012The Effects of Clustering Multiple Hall Thrusters on Plasma Plume PropertiesBrian Beal, Alec Gallimore and William Hargus26 June 2012Overview of USAF Electric Propulsion ProgramRonald Spores26 June 2012The Air Force Clustered Hall Thruster ProgramWilliam Hargus and Garret Reed26 June 2012Pressure Map of a Facility as a Function of Flow Rate to Study Facility EffectsMitchell Walker, Alec Gallimore, Chunpei Cai and Iain Boyd26 June 2012 What's Popular 38th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit 07 July 2002 - 10 July 2002Indianapolis, Indianahttps://doi.org/10.2514/6.2002-4251 Crossmark TopicsAircraft EnginesElectric MotorsElectric PropulsionEquations of Fluid DynamicsFluid DynamicsIon ThrusterJet EnginesPropellantPropulsion and PowerShock WavesSpacecraft Propulsion KeywordsHall Effect ThrusterElectron TemperatureShock WavesMagnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) ThrustersAir Force Research LaboratoryPropellantMagnetic Field StrengthKinetic EnergyMass Flow RateRankine Hugoniot EquationsDigital Topics Joint Propulsion