DATASHEETS
HALL EFFECT THRUSTERS
Hall
Thrusters
generate
thrust
by
creating
and
accelerating
ionized
gas
via
magnetic
and
electrostatic
fields.
Busek
is
a
leader
in
hall
thruster
development,
culminating
in
the
flight
of
the
first
US-based
hall
thruster
on
TacSat-2
and
recent
launch
of
FalconSat-5.
Busek
has
developed
numerous
hall
thrusters,
each
of
which
are
capable
of
a
range
of
power
and thrust levels.
Busek
produces
a
range
of
hall
thrusters
with
power
levels
from
100
to
20,000W
as
shown
below.
See
data
sheets
for
a
full
range
of
low
power
and high power hall effect thrusters.
MULTIPLE CONFIGURATIONS
Busek has studied various Hall Thruster configurations including (from L:R)
circular, clustered, racetrack and nested.
MULTIPLE PROPELLANTS
Busek has used hall effect thrusters to create plasmas composed of
various elements / propellants (shown at right). These plasma sources are
used in studies of general plasma properties as well as space applications,
such as in-situ research utilization for interplanetary missions.
XENON
ARGON
IODINE
KRYPTON
CIRCULAR
CLUSTERED
RACETRACK
NESTED
GASES
METALS
ADVANCED
AIR
BISMUTH
ZINC
MAGNESIUM
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