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Table 2 Design parameters of the RIT4 and further input parameters of the global models

From: Global models for radio-frequency ion thrusters

Parameter

Symbol

Value

Unit

Radius of discharge chamber

R

21.5

mm

Length of discharge chamber

lDC

41.0

mm

Thickness of screen grid

tScreen

0.5

mm

Thickness of acceleration grid

tAccel

1.0

mm

Thickness of deceleration grid

tDecel

1.0

mm

Space between adjacent grids

s

0.75

mm

Diameter aperture screen grid

dScreen

1.9

mm

Diameter aperture acceleration grid

dAccel

1.2

mm

Diameter aperture deceleration grid

dDecel

1.9

mm

Number of coil windings

NCoil

6.0

1

Slope of the coil

sCoil

5

\(\frac {\text {mm}}{\text {winding}}\)

Number of beamlets

N

151.0

1

Grid transparency for neutrals1

βn

5.29

10−2

Temperature of the neutral gas2

Tg

423.15

K

Resistance of the coil3

RCoil

0.48

Ω

RF-frequency

fRF

2.53

MHz

  1. 1hexagonal arrangement of apertures
  2. 2theoretical value
  3. 3Experimental value including feeding cable, used as input of the 0D model.