Feasibility Study on C ₆₀ Plasma Application to Ion Thruster

Abstract

Angular distributions of photoelectrons (ADPs) from the 2σ g shell of a fixed-inspace N 2 molecule have been measured for left-and right-elliptically polarized, as well as for linearly polarized, light. From these data a set of dipole matrix elements and phase shift differences characterizing the process has been determined taking into account the acceptance angles of both electron and ion detectors, i.e. the complete experiment has been performed. Good agreement between the experimental and the relevant theoretical values calculated in the random phase approximation is obtained. Based on the results of the complete experiment, three-dimensional ADPs and ions are predicted for different light polarizations.

Demonstration of Negative Fullerene Ion Thruster Combined with Positive Xenon Ion Thruster

“…13) It is considered that the carbon atom comes from dissociated C60 but the dissociation will be suppressed by decreasing the discharge voltage (from 40 to 35 V). 14) CO2 + and CO + (or N2 + ) should be shown at 40 and 50 V in the E × B probe measurement; thus, the two peaks in Fig. 5 may represent these species.…”

Experimental Visualization of Ion Thruster Discharge and Beam Extraction

“…3, the VIT is a two-dimensional rectangular parallelepiped 11) . Plasma is produced by direct current discharge: the VIT is an electron-bombardment-type thruster.…”

Polymer Nanocomposites for Aerospace Applications: Properties

“…Nakayama and Takegahara [90] designed and fabricated an electron bombardment ion thruster. They explored on the application of C60 to an ion thrusters that would in turn improve thrust generation without increasing electric power consumption since this molecule has a lower ionization potential and larger molecular weight than the conventional/ typical ion thruster propellant.…”