PPPL-3817 is available in <a href="PPPL-3817.pdf">pdf</a> format (1 MB).

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<b>Diagnostic Setup for Characterization of Near-anode Processes in Hall Thrusters</b>
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<b>Authors:</b> L. Dorf, Y. Raitses, and N. J. Fisch
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<b>Date of PPPL Report:</b> May 2003
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<b>Presented at:</b> the 28th International Electric Propulsion Conference, Toulouse, France, March17-21, 2003.</p>


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A diagnostic setup for characterization of the near-anode processes in Hall thrusters was designed and assembled. Experimental results with a single floating probe show that radial probe insertion does not cause perturbations to the discharge and therefore can be used for near-anode measurements.

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