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July 1, 2010Journal of Propulsion and Power

Operating Radio Frequency Antennas Immersed in Vacuum: Implications for Ground-Testing Plasma Thrusters

Michael D. West Christine Charles Rod Boswell

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Several of the challenges associated with operating the radio frequency (RF) antenna of the Helicon Double Layer Thruster (HDLT) prototype immersed in a vacuum have been discussed. Antennas immersed in vacuum can come into contact with the plasma and, if

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9ade2020f9c94955608bc7 https://doi.org/10.2514/1.49384

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