Table C-3: Plasma conditions on exit plane of several electric propulsion thrusters
|
Hall thruster |
Ion thruster |
FEEP thruster |
Application |
Telecommunication satellite and primary propulsion |
Telecommunication satellite and primary propulsion |
Scientific satellites |
Exit plasma density |
1017 m-3 |
1016 m-3 |
1015 m-3 |
Exit neutral density |
1017 m-3 |
1018 m-3 |
1010 m-3 |
Ion energies |
300 eV |
1 keV |
8 keV |