This is now an inactive research group it's members have moved on. You can find them at their new research groups:
- ESD - http://esd.ecs.soton.ac.uk
- ESS - http://ess.ecs.soton.ac.uk
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Development of hollow cathode emitters.
This project aims to investigate the performance of hollow cathode emitters which are used primarily in space propulsion applications. High pumping rate turbo pumps allow the vacuum chamber to simulate the space environment even when significant propellant gas flow rates are used. The current investigation encompasses the following elements:
- The use of alternative propellant gasses.
- Novel methods of lowering effective work function.
- Spot to plume transition.
- Analysis of optical emission spectra.
- Development of probe measurement techniques.
Research Group: Electronics and Computer Science
Themes: Applied Electromagnetism, Plasma and Space Science
Dates: ? to ?
Funding
- QinetiQ
Principal Investigators
Other Investigators
- Matthew Praeger
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